Recent content by bernardcuziillo

Anticlimax: I received the tractor and there's no problem. 2WD and 4WD work fine, at least for now. I would think that if a gear was busted, it would not present an intermittent problem. And since the clutch and shuttle shift are electronic, there could be an intermittent electrical trouble that...

Dave's was my first choice without a doubt, but they're way backed up. Still, they're better than any known alternative. There is a cover on top of the differential case, although I can't find it in the parts manual. Plus, there's other stuff mounted on it and it's under the seat, so there's a...

I pulled the trigger on a 2016 Branson 7845R with no rear drive. Front drive works in 4WD. Since you can't normally drive in 4WD without also driving the rears, I figure the only plausible scenario I know of is a busted gear, probably in the differential case. The usual suspects include the...

Ain't it gone yet?

Still haven't sold it?

Yes, I think the p/s/pto pump was sucking air along with oil. The external oil leak was relatively modest in view of the fact that the rubber inlet boot had a large circumferential hole around half of the circumference. This special hose has an internal spring to keep it from collapsing at...

Now I have a new mystery, although a fortuitous one. The steering effort had been way high ever since I’ve owned this tractor, and it had a nasty habit of wandering off the road in spite of steering correction, sometimes requiring a full stop and backing up. Maneuvering was so tedious that I...

Unbelievable!! Yes, one look at the quick connects and I see one partway popped out. Plugged it back and everything works now. I never, ever would have thought to look there! Thank you so much!!

I have a 2011 Branson 4520R with a BL25R loader. Suddenly the boom cylinders will only extend to less than half of their normal travel, or about 8" of rod chrome showing. The barrel is 23" long. Also, the boom won't lift the front end. The bucket cylinders works perfectly, as they always did...

The choice boils down to simple physics. If you pull from the rear, it transfers weight onto the rear wheels which in most cases are bigger. The extreme case is the front wheels lifting off the ground, possibly culminating in a backflip. So for tilling, seeding, injecting anhydrous, harvesting...

OK, I checked John Deere's site for a typical compact tractor and it has no optional foundation brakes. Show me one that does. https://configure.deere.com/cbyo/#/en_us/configure/164833281

You stated it but I have no idea how you know it since you offered no evidence. Contrary to the policy at Fox News, facts do matter here because people can get killed by misinformation. Name a tractor that does have foundation brakes. Maybe some do. Most don't. In the past, it was common to...

Sawyer Rob, they do have 4-wheel braking, but only when 4-wheel drive is engaged. They don't have foundation brakes which are the brakes at the wheels, like disc or drum brakes, as on cars, trucks, and trailers. No FWD = no 4-wheel braking.

I have slid down a hill in 2WD. Maximum pucker factor. Real danger to life and limb. Do not try it at home. Tractors have no foundation brakes like cars and trucks, only drivetrain brakes. Tractors only have braking on the driven wheels.

Be sure to test that it'll run the PTO. The PTO linkage can get stuck inside the gearcase. Go neutral, high, neutral, low, and back to neutral.