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Hey there, oh yea I always operate the FEL as low as possible. I had thought about selling it at one point and that pic was done just to demonstrate the ability to rise high and the reach. Good point though and I think all rookie tractor operators need that told to them at some point. I know I...

That’s a good point and yep I keep an eye on that gauge. Do you use Kabota coolant or another premium brand?

Thanks for the info. You know, I had a neighbor a few years ago that had an old JD and he let me use it to spread some rocks on my driveway and dirt mounds I had hanging around. He told me to be smart about it but "don't be afraid to work the damn thing, it's a tractor, it ain't gonna collapse...

I agree 100% on the sale pic's. An owner that has pride in their equipment will show better pics with a good write up. Hoping to get a couple thousand hours out of this one before something big and expensive happens. Thanks !

I agree with you whole heartedly. Although it may not ring true always (but honestly what does) I agree it is a good indicator. I only expect to put 100 hrs on it a year but I've never had a machine with a meter that worked for me to track. I'm ok with prior use but as you said, abuse is...

I like to hear stuff like that. My tractor is definitely the biggest machine investment I have besides my truck. Glad to see you got another 800 out of it under regular use. I don't think I'll be putting anywhere near 200 hrs on it per year but we'll see. Thanks!

That is good to hear. I know I take care of it, but with over 3k hrs from the other guy, I don’t know how he maintained it. Seems to be cared for though. Just read another post on here from another person saying their transmission is out and it only has 1800 hrs. This makes me cringe 😬 Any...

2010 L4330 4x4 w/ FEL Hi folks, I’ve got roughly 3200 hrs on my tractor and since I’m not the first owner (I’m the second) I’m not exactly sure how it was treated before I got it. Now it does seem that it’s in pretty darn good shape for the hours and fairly well taken care of but the time will...

Thx. After reading these posts, I’ll be less apprehensive to use the Medium gear when working. Thx.

Thanks for the input. Glad we have a place like this to get educated. HD

Great write up! Thx for taking the time to do that. I actually read it 3x lol. It seems like (as NC also mentioned) there seems to be a balance between the pedal, the throttle and the gear chosen. I do feel better now about how I’ve been working this machine. Low gear keeps me on my row, 2500...

Hey, thanks for the info. I actually did have it in Low gear. This machine has a High, Mid and a Low. I was told once by the dealer that I should be in Low when working the loader and generally working the machine. Med or High is fine to move a full loader of sand from A to B but when digging in...

Thanks for that info. I have heard in some circles that pushing the pedal down further when under a load is counter productive. Unsure why this is but I noticed NCL4701 indicated that it was fine, so differing opinions I guess. Sounds to me like your advice is to idle the machine up a little...

Hi folks, Just wondering what the more experienced tractor operators would say here. I was plowing today with my L4330 4x4 w/ FEL and at I had it idled up to about 2400 RPM’s. Once plowing and working it would drop to about 2200 RPM’s. My foot pretty much had the floor pedal mashed 90% of the...

Hey I noticed your equipment list shows RCK60. That same number is posted on my ZD21 as a model number. Does the RCK60 indicate the 60” deck or something else? Just curious. Thx.

Yes they look just like cv joints. I was just floored with the amount of play there is. But if you all say some slop is normal, that’s good for me. It just surprised me. Thx!

Gotcha. Thanks.

Looks like one long white shaft running from the front gear box back to the engine/transmission. There’s a boot on each end, surprisingly no Universal joint. Anyway, the amt of play seems to be the same at the front boot as the rear boot. What do you think?

2010 RTV900 I've been posting and asking alot of the past few days. Machine is new to me and I'm doing some basic maintenance. In any case, I was changing out the knuckle oil in the front and was grabbing and shaking things looking for play. Grabbed the drive shaft that powers the front gear...

Thanks Hokie for that write up and that does indeed make sense for operation. Great explanation :)