Recent content by 3pedal

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    Can't get warranty parts - any one have a contact number for Branson?

    My tractor has been sitting for over a month waiting for parts. My dealer closed up, so I contacted Branson on their website asking where to get Warranty work done. They sent me to a place they setup to service customers in the area. The tractor has been there ever since, and the service guy...
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    My 4720H just died in my driveway

    Last night I was bringing in the trash cans with the Tractor and noticed a loss of power. In the 1/4 mile drive I went from the tractor seems a bit sluggish to dead in the middle of my driveway. The engine made a clattering sound in the last couple hundred yards that would go away if I pulled...
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    Looking for automatic gate opener

    I have a pretty basic swing gate, and a busted Mighty Mule opener. I need to get a new automatic opener, and and wondering if people have suggestions on what has worked for them. It needs to be solar, but I imagine most can do that these days.
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    Toolbox?

    Has anyone found a good solutions for putting a small toolbox on your Branson? Got a 4720 last year, and would really like someplace to carry some pliers and a couple pins at least on the tractor.
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    7360SS questions

    A dealer just took a 7360 in on trade and emailed me about it. I don't know anything about it, other than it has about 660 hours and he is asking 14k for it and it has a loader. I have a couple questions I am hoping you smart types can help answer. Who made the tractor? How hard is it to...
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    Price check for 1736

    I stopped by one of the Massey dealers over the weekend to look at the 1736. On paper, I am pretty interested in it. They quoted me $25K with 3.9% financing or 28K with the 0%. The tractor has the power shuttle, the loader, no midpoint and no remotes. I expected it to be less than that...
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    L3130 150 hour service

    I have a L3130 tractor I borrowed from a friend, last June and still have. Since I have had it so long, and put 35 hours or so on it, I figure it is only right I take care of any service it needs. When it rolled 150 hours, the LED lit up with some kind of service check. I don't remember the...
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    Fuel bleeding problem with a L3130 - fuel won't come out of the tank

    Howdy While on my long tractor hunt, I have borrowed a tractor from a friend, and fairly nice L3130. I am pretty sure I ran it out of fuel, the gauge could be a little more accurate. As soon as it stumbled I shut it off, but the damage was done. Put some more fuel in, but it wont start. I...
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    Thoughts on a 955? Considering one this week

    Images from Craigslist 2SALE JOHN DEERE TRACTOR - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yco4dDZZ92Q He seems pretty firm on the price at this point, but he just listed it.
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    Thoughts on a 955? Considering one this week

    I'm looking for a decent general puropose tractor for my new place. I have never bought a tractor before. I have 10 acres with a 1/4 mile long driveway. Need to mow the fields as I won't have horses, deal with the driveway, handle snow removal and lots of landscaping. Found a 955 for...
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    Going to look at a 2002 LB1914 - have a couple questions

    I am going to look at a 2002 Kioti LB1914 with 380 hours this weekend. It has a Great Bend 220 loader on it. I think I can get it for $6000 He said he is selling as he got a bigger tractor to move hay bails The tractor is 130 miles away, so it is a some what non trivial event to go see it...
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    Thoughts on a Kioti LB1914?

    I'm looking for the forst tractor for 3Pedal Ranch, and found a 2002 Kioti LB1914 with 380 hours and loader for $6500. I had never heard of them before looking around this forum. It is a little smaller than I want, but at this point, I feel much more comfortable with the price range it is in...
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    Hello from Colorado

    New guy here in Colorado. I just bought a new for me house on 10 acres and am looking for a tractor to manage the place. The last time I was around them was the old family farm in Ohio, and things sure have changed. I know I want a FEL and 4x4 for the primary tractor. Right now, I think...
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    Buying Advice  New Guy looking for fist tractor - could a Massy 205 be it? I'll take suggestions

    Howdy I'm new here and am looking for my first tractor. I have 10 acres of not much i just bought. The previous owners had a couple horses, and it is mostly dry pasture. I have about a 1/4 mile long dirt driveway that will need maintained and cleared of snow. While most snows aren't bad...
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