What’s the difference between a farmer and a welder? A welder doesn’t pretend he can farm.
I welded hooks onto my L3301 a little over 5 years ago and they’re holding up fine. Basically my welding experience was an ag mechanics class and YouTube. It’s been a while but I think I used a root pass...
Not sure if this applies to your tractor or not, but on my old kubota BX there were steel bars that acted as a “spring” against the seat keeping it off the safety switch when no weight was applied. Being skinny, I removed one of the bars and that helped. Perhaps there is something similar on...
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These guys still sell plates and have a helpful website. Maybe you can look at your plates and compare them with what they have. EBay too? In the old days plates would come with your order of seed, so there’s lots laying around the countryside still...
Most implements are designed to be operated when perfectly level. Obviously make sure you’re roughly centered around the length that gets you level, but I tend to bias towards a slightly shorter range vs longer if you have to choose. Making sure I have the right range on the short side means I...
The heavier the implement the more I’ve seen complaints from PEC. That said, your list of implements isn’t that demanding compared to say an offset hay mower or needing to till 40 acres. I suspect they’d hold up fine if you’re more somewhere around a weekend warrior or light duty hobby farmer...
The top link cylinder can rotate as long as there is no pressure on it. I rarely need to adjust mine.
I just added a hook end for the top link about a month ago and so far I like it.
It’s also worth mentioning that there is a bit of a trade off between speed and tension. I replaced my L Series Kubota turnbuckles with the pin style and I cannot get them as tight as I can with the Deere style or the old turnbuckles. For me this only is a problem when cultivating where you want...
The trick will be finding one compatible to your tractor but I really love these Deere 5 series style turnbuckles. They are threaded on one end for fine adjustment, but also have pins for quick adjustment. The best part is with one quick quarter turn they go from a standard Cat 1 width to...
To add to Brian’s comment if you don’t find one with a narrow cat 2 ball you’ll need a grinder to make it fit. I went with one from Agristore USA and the check valve banjo fitting can also contact the top link bracket when raised causing damage/leaks. Ask me how I know. Other solution is buy a...
If you have established cover like grass but want to add clover on a budget I second the frost seeding method.
In worked ground I think you’ll find a cultipacker or roller will greatly help. I double pack when using a brillion type or spinner seeder. Timely rain certainly helps too.
When I...
I found my quick hitch to be in the way when hooking up the PTO. On a smaller tractor with shorter three point arms the more I found it to be a problem. This was part of the reason I put weld on euro hooks on my tractor.
Brian will do a nice job and you'll also get a high quality hook. One of the sets of hooks I bought was a cheaper set off of Ebay and while they work, they're not as nice as the AMA hooks that I assume Brian is still using. Every now and then my cheap ones don't automatically allow the ball to...
I'm a big proponent of the euro style hooks, but it's not like there is a one size fits all answer. I had a one piece QH, but have since sold it and never looked back. I’ve never tried Pats because I was worried they wouldn’t be sturdy enough for heavy Cat 2 implements based on some reviews out...
I haven’t found a source for moderately priced “generic” extendable link arms. When I was considering switching my two tractors with standard arms the best I could find was through the OEM and they were outrageously priced.
I ended up welding euro hooks on. They’re heavier duty than the Pats...