Recent content by Ishkatan

See Tire capacity for fluid in tires - basically 800 lbs. total in fluid. Tractor + fluid = 4250 lbs. Leave the loader off for a service call.

I worked with Wheel Adapters, Wheel Spacers, Hub Rings for your car! | Motorsport Tech to get 6" Bora spacers. Not cheap but they make a huge difference with stability on a hill. Double check your thread measurements. The first set they sent were the incorrect pitch and coned but they were...

Just reassembled my RK37HC and will put fluid in tomorrow in daylight. Turns out I can’t get the mesh filter out without bending or damaging it. The opening is exactly the diameter of the end caps and the far end has a lip that catches on the casing, plus there is no room between the opening...

This video shows the same thing for an RK25. Around minute 22 is where he starts.

I called to RK web site sales and they shipped a TYM 13152302100 hydrostatic filter. The rep said they had 623 at the warehouse - but there were none at stores in a 100 mile radius. Another Hydrostatic filter that ends with 2100, and is on the shelves next to this one at the store, starts...

The RK37HC seems to have less power going backwards. At least it feels that way to me. With 4 wheel drive traction is not an issue, but the engine is working hard to haul 3400 lbs. of tractor, 800 lbs. of beet juice, 1050 lb loader and 400-500 lb. bush hog up 10-20 degrees. I think it loses a...

Just a quick update - The 6" Bora spacers (12" total) have been on all summer. Really makes a big difference going across the hill. I keep the bucket very low and the bush hog running but feel much better. But the seat belt always goes on when crossing the hill. :) The only problem is that I...

I tried the site this weekend trying to get a filter and hydraulic filter based on published SKU numbers. Shipping was up to $13.xx so it goes up with item count. However, it would not let me complete the order - out of stock? I did look up the engine oil filter on line - KOMATSU...

This is the TYM part number used on the Rural King RK37. Or try: Hydraulique Filter 1472-230-2100 13152302100 3I-0743 Pou JOHN DEERE 4700 TRACTOR 4000 SERIES Engine YANMAR 4TNE88 Oil filter is 12915035153 Or I think John Deere AM101378 or Honda 15410-MJ0-405 or Fram PH7317 (but double check...

This is my poor man's grapple. I don't do a lot of wood moving so this servs for now. The chain hooks on the side are kind of overkill. The fork plate has a guard I can chain to but they were cheap and fun to bolt on. The 48" forks were about $700 at an auction after all costs. The paint is...

I LOVE how much more stable the tractor feels. I'm starting to bush hog across the hill, which reduces the strain on the engine. Still wary of the few places where the slope approaches 20 degrees. My issue now is that the seat is tilted. Motorsports-tech was very good about replacing the...

I got a new RK37HC tractor and specified R14 tires. I think it was a mistake. They get caked in mud and spin on my hilly terrain, and leave ruts if the ground has any moisture on it. The tractor is heavy, over 5,000 lbs with the loader on, and because they spin on the slightest incline I'm...

Motorsports said that in the past 16mm 1.5 thread is what RK had, and that is pretty much standard. However, they did not fit. I used a bolt measuring thingy ( Amazon.com ) and it showed my bolts were 16mm 2.0 thread (3rd picture in the Amazon description). They are making me new spacers with...

Ordered 6" Bora spacers but when they came the screw thread was 1.5 while my RK37 has 2.0 thread. The spacers are set up for angled bolt shoulders (like cars) but you can't get car style bolts in 2.0 thread. Motorsports has been easy to work with and they are making me a replacement set to fit...

If you order spacers for the rear wheels of an RK37HC double check your bolt thread pattern. I just got 6" Bora spacers and they came with 16x1.5 bolts with sloped heads. (Those have to go inside the spacers and attach to the wheel hub.) My RK37HC has 16x2.0 bolts with flat heads so those...