Recent content by breedtractor

Hi everyone, I wanted to provide an update on this as it probably pertains to others who have bought used tractors. Coincidentally shortly after posting this in the forum, a mouse made a nest in my tractor and chewed into a hose going into the injectors on the top of the engine. That caused a...

Think you nailed it. I was thinking it looked too perfect to be very old. Thanks everyone!

Thanks, I'll check out some pics of those.

Found this buried in creek gravel while I was working on a ditch on an old wagon road in KY. Any thoughts on what it might be?

How did you get the plastic out?

Well, I've solved a few issues with my tractor over the past couple of weeks. First, I put cleaner in my fuel to try to get rid of any bio material and sludge. Second, my fuel solenoid was incredibly gummy to the point where it would not click. I ordered a replacement solenoid off of...

Thanks everyone. I'm continuing to debug this thing. When I figure it out I'll let everyone know.

I had that thought too and let the fuel get really low a week or two ago. I looked in with the flashlight but couldn't see anything obvious. Is there a good way to get stuff out of the gas tank? Is there any kind of cleaner I could add that would dissolve it maybe?

When I got out to bush hog this fall my tractor would quit when I would angle to go up a hill. It didn't usually start happening until I was at least 20 or 30 minutes into bush hogging. It won't restart until after a couple minutes. Thus far I've checked to make sure that the radiator screen...

1999 JD 790 FEL 4x4 synchro with ~630 hours $12500 - Pristine condition except for seat 2011 Massey 1532 FEL 4x4 hydro ~600 hours $12000 - beautiful cosmetically 2000 JD 4300 FEL 4x4 synchro with ~1500 hours $12900 - a little rough cosmetics, not horrible by any strech, but mechanically sound

I've looked at a number of tractors now, and my wife thinks I'm crazy for driving an hour and a half after looking at pictures to see if one might be the one. How far have you driven to inspect a potential tractor?

So these are the pics I was given. I assumed due to the rusty bucket and rust under the seat that maybe it had been stored outside. Also, look at the back of the seat...maybe I'm nit-picking? What do you guys think?

I've got an opportunity to get a 1996 Kubota L3600 with a box grader, bush hog and finish mower for $11,500. From the pics, it looks like it sits outside but seems to be in decent condition. I'll see it in person next week, but any thoughts about the price and or things to be leery of? Just...

I'm new to tractor buying, and have a budget of ~$11k. I acquired some property mainly used for recreation, but it has 15 acres of open, hilly pasture that I'd like to keep bush hogged. There's a local Yanmar refurb tractor (Grey Market) that I looked at the other day which runs and drives...