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I have a opportunity to let a local high school shop class repaint and do minor electrical repairs on my tractor. the cost would be a 2 to 3 hundred dollar donation and cost of parts (decals etc.) Is this a good deal? I want to start taking the tractor to tractor shows and the tractor need some...

looking to get a rough general idea of how much tractor restorers charge to repaint a tractor

MF1040 wont start. started fine yesterday, cleared a lot of snow. today turned key...nothing at all....cold, checked cables noticed pos slightly loose. gave up not enough time to continue. Put battery charger on slow charge and left overnight, checked next morning and batter up to 100%. tried...

Just got my ZD21 back from service and I got lucky and I have a great dealer(Horizon Lawn and Tractor). I was worried that one of the transmissions was going out. One side was not going as fast as the other and it was making a bit of screeching noise when i moved that side of the lever. Talked...

On one of these threads, I thought I saw a reference to a 100" deck. I think it was "100 incher" I went to the Kubota web site and I can find no indication of such a thing. The only decks i see as options for the F series are the 60" and 72". Is there such a thing as a F series with a 100"...

I put a new Battery on my MF 1040 yesterday. I ABSOLUTELY know i had the pos. and neg. post hooked up correctly. When I turned the key, it immediately blew a fuse or at least it clicked and went completely dead. I am taking the new battery back to the dealer today to see if somehow that new...

I bought one new in 1986. Has been a great tractor. Almost nouthing has gone wrong over the years. Last year the radiator cap went bad and had to get another. Dealer could not get one and I got a used one that cost me $35. As with anything old, parts sometimes can be a challenge.

I use a snatch strap and a box blade. drag them to burn pile with strap and then back up using the box blade to push them into a big pile. have to use common sence when backing as my BIL was pushing a 18" log into one of his piles and crinkled the box blade 3pt hook up. cutting torch and...

Had to get a radiator cap for a 1986 MF 1040 tractor. Should have been easy....Should have been...... I looked up the part number on the Massey website(I had called the dealer and got my user name and password). Called the closest dealer(100 mi) and ask to have it sent to me. He did not have...

Finally gave up on trying to start mt Stihl 55 rototiller. 1st that stupid plastic priming bulb had rotted after few yrs. Bought new in 2004 and used maybe 3 hrs. 2nd replaced that bulb and made new gas and oil mixture and still did not start and run. Would start after a lot of pulling but...

I have a 2002 Kubota ZD21 mower that requires greasing every mowing. I like the durability and all but that is getting to be a lot of greasing and I am wondering if a cordless gun might be worth it. Are they really that much better than a manual gun and are the Harbor freight guns any good...

just bought a 2002 ZD21 for $3500. Are these good mowers? Did I do ok on price? Where can i get a owners manual? Any experience with these mowers? Reason I went with this was my Woods 6180,s Briggs 18 hp Vanguard blew up with 750hr and the motor was going to have to be replaced at about...

I am seriously considering a ZD326 mower. I just had a 18hp Briggs Vanguard blow up at 800hrs on a Woods mowing machine. Got a buddy with a blown Koler on a 700hr machine. This is why I am looking at diesel and think the transmission on a ZD might be a bit tougher than the other main brands of Z...

my Woods 6180 front deck mower blew the 18hp Briggs vanguard engine. I do not think it is worth the almost 2000 dollars to get a new engine and get it installed. I am not very mechanically inclined. Nephew has a Grasshopper with a blown koler motor. I am thinking about a kubota zd326 or a...

This is my lifter my B-R-L designed. We started with a lifter from TCS(red to match tractor of course) Used 4*4 for base with all treated lumber. Note the casters on bottom to make attaching easier as this rig is not light! The back and base are secure but the sides, combo seat and tailgate, are...