Recent content by JMarchant

Hi - anyone know where the gear oil level plug is on a 1953 Farmall cub? I've seen websites showing a square head bolt on the left side of the case but I don't have one. The fill (behind the stick) and drain at the bottom are obvious but there is nothing else. Can the level be checked from the...

Hi - I have a JD301A and the FEL float mode is engaged by pushing the lever all the way forward. The lever should remain there but instead it always moves back to neutral. To use the float, I have to hold the lever pushed forward so this is not a good solution. In the attached images, the lever...

Hi - I have a John Deere 301A with a block heater. Sometimes it will heat the block without problems but most of the time it trips the breaker within 10 seconds or so. The heater has about a 6' cord and I'm using a heavy duty 8' extension cord. Do you think the cord is the problem? I was...

Silly question but I need to check the coolant level in my JD301A. The manual says the level should be "midway between the radiator core and filler neck". Where do you look to see this level?? Also, if anyone happens to know, my hydraulics have been very noisy in the cold (under 10F) and I've...

I have a rebuilt JD 301A tractor. After about 20 hrs the bucket started to drop while in use - fast enough that I have to keep raising it while moving around. I sent the loader valve to the person who rebuilt it and he repacked it and said it looked great. When I reinstalled it, no luck. As far...