I ate a cinder block that was hidden in the tall grass yesterday with the F2880. It pulverized it. Oh well, poop happens. I ordered a 2 rear anti scalp rollers and axles. They are shot and the axles are worn to points. Could probably make them in the shop but easier to order new ones. If the new rollers don't have grease fittings in them, they will. Sucker has plenty of balls. I was mowing the edges of the hat fields with it. Never slowed down at all but I am running it in low range, Having issues with the 'treadle-pedal' as well, goes forward fine but backing up, it's slow to non-existent. I need to adjust the reverse linkage I suspect and it needs a new headlight bulb but I have a spare LED left over from when I replaced them in the M9's. Just have to take the front cover off and handle that, not that I'll ever use it because I won't.
Like I stated elsewhere, the bonnet is in pretty deplorable condition and I'm contemplating fixing it or just buying a new one. Ain't cheap, over a grand for a new one. Fixing it will entail Tigging the cracks and then sanding and painting it, a winter time project. I'll probably pull all the sheet metal and redo that as well and paint the frame as well. It ris fine and my dealer changed all the fluids and filters and forgot to top off the Hydrostat. I had to add 4 quarts of SUDT to get it on the dipstick where it was supposed to be. I don't ordinary have SUDT on the shelf but I did and I used it. I don't use it in my big tractors at all. I use 85-140 GL5 gear oil in the front axle and Chevron All Weather Synthetic THF in the gear boxes. Napa is running a sale on it right now, Regular price for a 5 gallon pail is 232 bucks. NAPA is running a sale on it for $125 a pail, online. I ordered 4 pails of it. Chevron is hard to find. My jobber carries it as well as NAPA and that is about it. I like it, does real good in the winter and it comes colored orange of all things so it's easy to see on the dipsticks. Don't need to change it this year, but next year I will plus the 4 filters.
I did add my usual AR 9100 Nano-Borate additive to the motor which is SOP for me.