Recent content by jonsstihl

deere wants almost $6000 CAD for their powerflo setup for the x700 series mowers. I paid $2000 CAD brand new for mine in 2015. I love mine but at that price I would look at other options.

it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. especially if you have to remove the loader attachment to fit in the shed. and as long as the attachment doesn't need the third function you just leave your valve set to the QA. Once you try it you will never go back.

I changed the filter with a full tank once and it made a mess. now I only change the filter when the tank is almost empty

try it again with fuel level below 1/2 a tank. I think the return line back flows to the filter housing if the tank is too full.

I don't think weight is the issue freezing water is an incredibly powerful force it will burst pipes. I did 15 ft by 8 ft with large thin rocks and planted thyme in between. yes they move a little but I can live with that. this is to go between my deck and the SPA. the thyme has done...

i don't think the FEL joystick is electronic. pretty sure it has cables but there is a throttle up button on it to raise the RPM's to a certain adjustable setting. too bad they made it momentarily on so you have to hold it to keep the rpm's up. and if it s got a third function it will have...

I found a extra plate on jd parts that you can get and I'm assuming you weld it to the bracket so you double the surface area but I seem to remember seeing pictures of a plate that was 90 degrees to the bracket so you would have much more surface area to avoid the wear.

I have a problem when I disconnect my mower. the lift arm has worn a groove in the lift bracket on the mower which causes it to hang up on the lift arm and makes it frustrating to remove the mower for cleaning. I seem to remember my dealer showing me a repair kit that was a smooth bracket...

I may get flack for this but I use John Deere coolgard 50-50 mix. and I change every 5 years. the test strips are expensive and they expire quickly so I figured just changing it was cheaper in the long run. plus I did the first change in 2020 so it is easy to remember next change is in 2030...

I don't know how much that valve is but I used two valves. one for each line. I have a post about it somewhere on here. cost me about 500$ to put it on. but I did bend one of the links that are between the lever and the pin, probably when hooking up not perfectly aligned. the links are 140$...

Just remember the extra money you spend now you will get back on the resale end of it. look at MX vs Grand L used prices. I could sell my L4740 for probably 15,000 more than I paid for it before covid. they are just investments. a place to park money for a while, be useful and sell after in...

jus t a trick but you can start with hot water so the heater just keeps it hot instead of heating it up. I use water and put the cleaning solution in a ziploc to use less solution.

thanks for updating the thread. it is nice that it was a simple solution too bad you already had the axle out by the time you figured it out. must by industrial tires the carcass is so stiff it doesn't go flat even at 0 PSI.

the old hours meters were on a cable and 1 hr was at PTO rpm. An hour at idle would not amount to 1 hr on the meter. I think those models have a screen on the hydraulic system as well as the filters. did that get cleaned out at the last hydraulic fluid change. perhaps its a clutch issue...

shouldn't be a problem as long as the filters are clean and connections don't leak.