What have you done to your Branson today?

[JM7500]

I changed my rear wheel spacing to the widest position to get more stability. It's about 78" from outside to outside of the tires. Only broke a 22mm socket and a 1/2x3/4 socket adaptor. I planned on using loctite on the lugs, but the tube was empty.

 

[K5lwq]

I changed my rear wheel spacing to the widest position to get more stability. It's about 78" from outside to outside of the tires. Only broke a 22mm socket and a 1/2x3/4 socket adaptor. I planned on using loctite on the lugs, but the tube was empty.

Personally I am glad your tube was empty. I do not like using anything on lug nuts.

 

[JM7500]

Personally I am glad your tube was empty. I do not like using anything on lug nuts.

I should have clarified I wanted to loctite (blue medium strength) the two parts of the wheels together and not the lugs holding the rim to the axle. I use anti seize on my truck lugs and where the wheel contacts the rotor or else they become very difficult to separate.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

JM,

I do hope you were able to torque those bolts to spec? Aren't they like 450 ft/lbs?

I haven't had mine off, but I expect my 1" impact would get them off. However, torquing them back on would be a problem for me here. I'd have to farm that part out.

 

[Fixastuff]

JM,

I do hope you were able to torque those bolts to spec? Aren't they like 450 ft/lbs?

I haven't had mine off, but I expect my 1" impact would get them off. However, torquing them back on would be a problem for me here. I'd have to farm that part out.

2ft long breaker bar if you weigh 225lbs ought to do it. I think that's correct check it online but it's pretty simple to get +- close enough like that.

 

[K5lwq]

I do like Dad taught me, tight as you can then half a turn.

 

[JM7500]

They didn't take that much torque to remove. I used a 30" breaker bar and it just needed a good push. The service manual shows the "Rim Disk Mounting Bolt" torque to be 122.4-151.2 lb-ft, which seems consistent with what it took to remove. Do you think this is wrong? I don't want the bolts loosing up. I have a 40" breaker bar that I can grunt on, but my torque wrench doesn't go upto 450 lb-ft. With the wheels far out, the nuts holding the rim pieces together can be easily accessed.

 

[JM7500]

I went and found my operator's manual. It's different than the service manual. It says 188-224 lb-ft. I think I'll ask the dealer too.

 

[LouNY]

Just get them them good'en tight with that long breaker bar then check them a few times while using her, they will be fine.

 

[JM7500]

My dealer referred me to call Branson. The Brason service technical department said 122-151 lb-ft.

 

[Asteral]

helpful advice my grandad taught me take a paint marker and draw a line over your lug bolts if they ever move you will be able to visually tell.

 

[JM7500]

I like to make a line from the threads to the nut, to the washer and to the wheel. And look for a break in the paint line. A paint pen has all kind of uses to make maintenance simpler.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I'm glad you checked. I wasn't sure how much torque they took, I just vaguely remember it being "a lot".

I've not had mine off, so I didn't need to get the specific torque spec. I was thinking it was higher, but that torque range is doable for most home shops anyway.

 

[JM7500]

The operators manual and service manual being different got me. My dealer wasn't sure which was correct either.

The only thing I have that takes 450 lb-ft is my 2=5/16 hitch ball. I don't have a torque wrench that big, but I think I got it to around 350 lb-ft. I tighten it every time I use and it has not loosened any.

 

[ptsg]

It's that time of the year again. Well, maybe a bit too late actually. I swear this brush grow like a foot per day during this time of the year.

 

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It's that time of the year again. Well, maybe a bit too late actually. I swear this brush grow like a foot per day during this time of the year.

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are those thistles/spiny plants I see? My land suddenly sprouted a bunch of those and I've been pulling them where I can't mow (we've had some rain, which is surprising in this definitely-going-to-be-a-drought year, and they're pulling out easily at least), great having yet another thing to add to the list

 

[ptsg]

are those thistles/spiny plants I see? My land suddenly sprouted a bunch of those and I've been pulling them where I can't mow (we've had some rain, which is surprising in this definitely-going-to-be-a-drought year, and they're pulling out easily at least), great having yet another thing to add to the list

Yes, these are thistles plants. Thank you for teaching me what those plants are called in English. I had no idea.

We also had very little rain but doesn't take much for these things to grow like crazy. In the last two months or so, these plants grew about 5 ft high in various areas on this land, which is full of these plants.

It used to be full of blackberries when we first started taking care of this land but fortunately we got that under control.

 

[Moak]

I added this 7.5 foot meyers a few winters ago (?) but I had problems controlling it. It worked flawlessly this winter after changing the mounting system. I removed the upper mount and chain connection and went with a rigid link. I had minimal gravel/slate loss.

How does it work thinking about doing this but worried about a push when the blade is angled and possibility of twisting or bending the loader arms when its pushing the tractor one way or the other

 

[Moak]

I haven't been on in a while but we have done some things to are 2610 and done a lot of things with 2610. But to keep on topic here is just a coulpe of things that we have done and actually have photos of on my phone so as to be able to share. The grille guard is not completed yet waiting to hear back from a powder coater on getting it done for me.

 

[FHHUBEr]

I've been working my 2020 (year) 2515H (model) hard since I got it.

It's 450 hr service time.
Mostly digging. Teeth on the bucket let you dig twice as fast.

The roll pin for the gear range selector broke today. Getting the selector arm off was easy. Getting it back on is not. the shaft wants to push on in instead of sliding into the selector arm. (not solved yet. Happened today)
Dealer supplied pin no charge (it's just a roll pin, but that's still nice of them)
I came here because this is where a search for the manual led me (to see if there's a trick to holding that shaft while getting the lever on)