FIRST Tractor- Kinda nervous!

Soundguy · Jan 29, 2009

Cone seeders are pretty decent.. get one with an agitator...

keep it painted if it is a metal cone... paint protects the metal...

spray a little food service grease on the orifice plate to keep it moving.

soundguy

Soundguy · Jan 29, 2009

Some of us less fortunate guys actually have to leave our implements outside..

soundguy

Little John · Jan 29, 2009

I'll be moving the Duck boat outside or selling it. I may have to put some of this stuff outside, but if I can find room, it will go in the barn.

flINTLOCK · Jan 29, 2009

If you plan to keep the cutter indoors on concrete floor, make you a dolly from used skids and caster wheels for it to rest on. Saves me lots of aggravation. An expert probably wouldn't see the need, though.

Little John · Jan 29, 2009

flINTLOCK said:
If you plan to keep the cutter indoors on concrete floor, make you a dolly from used skids and caster wheels for it to rest on. Saves me lots of aggravation. An expert probably wouldn't see the need, though.

Good Tip! As my screen name implys, I'm not the biggest guy in the world!

Anything to save me from more back pain is worth it!

kebo · Jan 29, 2009

Little John said:
I got the 48" cutter for 2 reasons. 1) I am VERY limited on space in my barn. Its a 30x50 barn but it has a pretty large insulated work shop in there, never measured how big. I keep my Fishing boat, duck boat, atv, 5' disc, lawn Tractor (Kubota GR2110) and now a tractor w/ implements! Its Fillin up FAST!

I still need a Tiller and a 3pt. spreader for pellitized lime / grain seeding.
Any recommendations?

Thanks....this site is AWESOME! Tractor **** for sure!

It is a great tractor forum, lots of wisdom and experience here that people are willing to share for the asking.

I was thinking there might a space reason why you were going with a 4ft bush hog but I thinking more inline with trying to get the cutter into narrow cutting spaces. But, it was really about getting it into a tight parking place!!!

If you get one of the standard cone spreaders, be sure and rinse it out after everytime you use it to spread fertilizer. Someone else already mentioned to keep it painted, but I think if you keep it clean that should do should work just as well. Fertilizer is rather corrosive and will eat through thin metal REAL quick! After rinsing ours out, we usually wipe every part of it down with a cloth soaked with some diesel fuel in it. Be sure and include the round disk and the blades that spin the seed outward. It will corrode too!

Another thing I thought I would mention here since I noticed you already have an atv, you might want to look at getting a seed spreader for it, and that will take up a bit less room in the barn. Search the internet for atv spreaders and you will get a lot of hits. Moultrie makes a couple of nice ones. THe good thing about this setup is you wouldn't have to change implements on the tractor quite as much. Something else to think about anyway....

RalphVa · Jan 29, 2009

Just watch out moving that thing around doorways. I've one door and a doorway that bear some marks from my loader. Also, make sure you secure that PTO. Tug it both ways when you get it on to make sure it snaps in place.

Always wear you seat belt and go slowly on slopes.

Ralph

Little John · Feb 2, 2009

Well, I got the tractor. I worked with the loader moving snow for about 2 hours. One major complaint. The HST peddle, in reverse, is a ***** to push.
It's like it is too close to the driver and requires an odd position and too much force to get the dam thing to go down. Is this how it is or is there something wrong? Otherwise it seems to be a nice piece of equipment.

Thumper & Buttercup · Feb 2, 2009

Hey Little John,

I find that it's easier with regular shoes, I can drive it with snow boots but I have to watch that rear part of the peddle. I got to use regular shoes Saturday and it makes a big difference.

Little John · Feb 2, 2009

Well, I never wear shoes, if I'm outside, I'll be wearing boots. I think I may need to "modify" that peddle some how. I'm still limping today!
Who ever designed that peddle, and put it in that location should be hung!

Valorum · Feb 2, 2009

Congrats on the new tractor!

I'm not familiar with that particular brand / model. What does the pedal look like? Is it a rocker type of pedal? If so, how are you putting your foot on the reverse? Are you using your toes or your heel? If you are using your toes, i can certainly see how it'd feel awkward, and you should try using your heel instead.

Maybe that's stating the obvious, but i figured it's worth mentioning.

Little John · Feb 2, 2009

It is a rocker peddle. I am using my heel, almost have to stand up to get enough pressure/leverage to push it down.
Same style peddle as on my kubota GR2110, just ALOT tougher to push.

Soundguy · Feb 2, 2009

Check the linkages for rubbing / binding.. also.. some have grease zerks.. Sometimes they have adjustable tension springs as well.

worth checking out..

soundguy

MtnViewRanch · Feb 2, 2009

Little John said:
It is a rocker peddle. I am using my heel, almost have to stand up to get enough pressure/leverage to push it down.
Same style peddle as on my kubota GR2110, just ALOT tougher to push.

I'm not familiar with your tractor, but if the rocker pedal is hard to push down, it sure sounds like something is wrong. Might just need lubing, but sounds to me like something else is wrong. Maybe get the dealer to check it out if you can't see anything wrong. The pedal should work easily.

kthompson · Feb 2, 2009

As to rim's rusting, think that will depend on what you fill it with and not the amount of fluid.

Look for a stick in the HST linkage or such. I have had them in mine to where they stopped the tractor.

Little John · Feb 3, 2009

I talked to the dealer and he said I am not the first one to complain about the peddle. Just a bad design/placement. We are going to try to modify the peddle for easier operation. This will take a while to do, but I will post pics. of what we come up with.

Is there a place I can find step by step instructions of how to unhook the loader? The tractor is a T2220 and loader 240TL.

Also, I am thinking of buying a tiller. I noticed some are chain drive and some are gear drive. What are the advantages of each?

Thanks Guys...I'm learning!

Thumper & Buttercup · Feb 4, 2009

Hey Little John,

A block of wood on the rear pedal might help.

The loader book has good instructions for taking it off,

Raise the bucket, lower the support arms and lock them in the down position.

Lower the bucket, turn off the tractor and release the pressure on the system by rotating the joystick. If you look at the back of the loader attachment there is a pin, take off the inside pin, then pull that pin unit out and reinstall the pin on the long shaft.

With that long pin pulled you can rotate the main pin and pull it out, at this point I disconnected the hyd hoses and
then started the tractor and backed up. Watch those hoses mine are zip stripped to the loader support bracket, it's a tight fit between the tractor and the loader. I've got photos of the loader off that might help if you would like I'll post them or e-mail them to you.

A biggie, if you take the loader off in the shop and heat up the shop you will have to hit the hyd hose connectors to bleed off the excess pressure to reattach the hose. I ended up using a piece of wood and a hammer to get them to release.