Recent content by Hay Dude

I understand your concerns, but they are tough machines and well protected from overheating. I would say that you have to be careful when/if you see grass material floating in the air. Best prevention is to make sure you have good, clean properly mixed anti-freeze. Then flush the radiator clean...

Would fuel in the oil produce white smoke?

Now that Cummins has built and will be offering the new 6 cylinder 6.7L “Octane” gas engine, I think that will be a great option for anyone wanting a gas tractor engine. With 600+ ftlbs of torque, it will equal similar size diesels.

Smart. When comparing tractors, always look at weight. Kubota makes great tractors, but IMO AGCO makes a more “farmer oriented” tractor, while Kubota is more “utility” oriented.

I have been watching tractors of all sizes and frequently see 100+ HP tractors sell for less than new pint-sized 35HP compact tractors. I would encourage any TBN member looking to push snow or mow fields to look at older and bigger AGCO, NH, Deere models which will dwarf the little compacts guys...

No on-board engine. There isn’t an engine powerful enough to power-up a big square baler. Generally, they need a minimum of 200 PTO HP to run them. Yes, everything is PTO powered except the hay pickup up/down, the jack up/down, the tailgate up/down and bale eject chute functions, which are...

If the bottle is constantly empty even though you are refilling, absent a bottle or system leak, that coolant could be getting pulled into the cylinder combustion chambers. Then maybe your tank is cracked.

Just a big bale chamber and a big plunger, but it has complex electronics, sensors and automatic lubrication systems. It also has a large on-board air compressor which blows dust & chaff off the knotters every few minutes. They are amazing machines. Yes, basically. I used to round bale, but...

Back to a little baling today. First bales of 2nd cutting!!! Here we go again! First a little raking. Then its go-time with the baler. I made some tweaks & repairs to the Krone baler. It baled the first 8 bales perfectly. Hoping to make a bunch more tomorrow. Today was more of a...

Forget about brands. Find tractors with loaders and look at their weight. The heavier the tractor, usually the heavier-duty the tractor. Other things to look for are the GPM of the pump and the size/construction of the wheels/tires. More GPM is usually going to result in stronger hydraulics and...

Did you check coolant level? Is there any drips of coolant up near the head gasket? If you run the motor until warm, then shut down, do you hear any “bubbling” noises? A blown head gasket can pressurize your radiator and cooling system, which will make it puke coolant.

I am, yes. Massey Ferguson 7495 Pennsylvania I fabbed-up a Western Heavyweight from a large dump truck to work off my front 3-point hitch. Added a crossover relief valve.

Another crazy day…. Started with loading some bales. Here’s (2) more 1800 pounders on the forks ready to go on the trailer. Then over to a new field I just acquired! :) Small, but connected to a much larger parcel I already farm, so it’s a nice additional 10 acres. Looks like a little...

Not always. Could be a little coolant getting through sleeves if cavitation. I don’t know if you have a sleeved engine or a parent bore engine. Could be just enought to get in combustion chamber and burn off. A head gasket could also allow small amounts of coolant to enter combustion chamber. Is...

They say….. Too much noise to make hay v. rotary mowing Nobody wants me to access the field over their precious yards. Strangely, there is a tractor access path, but they didn't maintain it and it was allowed to overgrow with trees & brush.