Recent content by Jens767

Hi ;) Finally I received an invoice for my last oil filter mentioned in post #8. The price on the invoice from my local BCS dealer is 24.44 Euro ($26.61) plus 19% sales tax/VAT, making the total price that I have to pay 29.08 Euro ($31.66). I was surprised that the filter is this expensive...

Hi ;) More than 8 years ago RussellRay was looking for an alternative oil filter to his BCS 740. Two experienced members, oldmech and rickyd79, recommended the original BCS filter in order to be on the safe side, and to avoid problems if the tractor is still under warranty. I fully agree...

Hi again Nibbana ;) I think you are absolutely right! If you look carefully on the left photo, you might notice a little dark patch on the left hand side of the crack. That spot was a little bit rusty, which might indicate that it had been there for a while, and that the troubles probably...

Hi ;) As I wrote in post #18 in the following thread recently, I have been blessed with good luck for most of the 13 years that I have had my BCS 740: Zanon ZRF 1000 drum mower I have only had minor issues like a flat tire or a broken starter rope - that is until October 30th, when the above...

Hi again 2manyrocks ;) As you can see in post #6 in this thread, I installed an hour meter on my tractor in spring 2013: Show me your mods As I keep a logbook on all my jobs with my tractor, I know exactly how many hours I have worked with each implement, as well as the total sum. I...

Hi ;) For the 13 years that I have had my BCS 740, I have been fortunate to have had very few breakdowns and no damage done to neither tractor nor its implements, but that all changed some 3 weeks ago :cry: My last mowing job with the drum mower this season, was a large 2-day job in a former...

Hi Erling 😉 Based on my experience, I can fully agree with Shrew_Gardens and Joel in their recommendations and views. I check the oil level occasionally before using my implements, and if needed I top up, which have hardly ever been necessary. Looking at the oil when checking it - even on my...

Hi Erling ;) I have a BCS 740 tractor and a Berta 2-stage snowblower like you do, and I also have had similar thoughts as you concerning a possible oil change. It sounds to me like you have done a number of good things to get your snowblower running again. If the chute doesn’t turn freely, you...

Hi ;) Although this thread has been quiet for some time, I think my post relates well to the content here. The advice given by farmerboybill above ist also still valid and worth remembering today. I have had my BCS 740 for 13 years now, and it has served me well for more than 400 hours without...

Hi Shrew_Gardens ;) You bring up a very interesting topic - ergonomics - which I think has never been a topic in this forum before. I fully agree with your comments and your experience seems to be the same as mine, when it comes to the steering brakes. When jolting over uneven terrain, I...

Hi JonKimbel ;) I have read your post a few times, and every time I do, it brings a smile to my face, as I have had a very similar experience to yours with my tractor and its brakes for 13 years now. I have a BCS 740, which is the European version of your BCS 749, as far as I know. I bought my...

Hi aovsurbanfarm ;) As a regular BCS owner/user - not a BCS technician - I have read your post a few times, trying to come up with some advice based on my experience. To take your last statement first, the tractor has no idea witch way the PTO is facing, so there is little reason to believe...

Hi Nibbana ;) You are probably thinking of the third photo in my last post especially? The cover is slightly bigger than the „business-end“ of the mower of course, as it supports the yellow tarpaulin hanging from it. The cover only protrudes about 2’’ in front of the tip of the spinning...

Hi ;) I would like to share the experience that I have gathered so far with my Zanon ZRF 1000 drum mower, and also show photos from some of the jobs that I have completed with it. Until I got my drum mower, I have used a 120 cm (47’’) sickle bar mower borrowed from a friend, so that is what I...

Hi ;) While mowing along a hedge last week, my Berta again picked up a string of barbed wire from an old fence. That’s one of the risks when mowing in tall vegetation in unfamiliar terrain, but luckily the flail mower is not that sensitive to fence wire. This time there was no damage done, but...