Recent content by jt7157

My 2006 New Holland TC55DA has started to belch a misty white fog from the breather hose attached to the valve cover. This fog is thick, thick enough to make breathing miserable under certain conditions, and it varies some, sometimes more thick than other times, though I can discern no pattern...

Can any of the other X Series owners on the forum tell me how they've devised a way to mow in reverse? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

My new 7 Iron deck for my new X748 does not have caster wheels in the front like the old design. All four anti-scalp wheels are fixed. What's odd to me is that the rear wheels are pigeon toed. Wouldn't it make sense for all four anti- scalp wheels to be parallel with the tractor itself? Has...

I've heard several people say that burying sheetrock actually helps the ground by adding lime to the soil. And I've heard of people using a chipper/shredder to grind and spread unused sheetrock onto a garden. Has anybody heard of such a thing, and are there any harmful binding chemicals in...

I'm getting ready to pour a concrete porch. It will be eight feet wide and five inches inches thick at the house and four inches thick at its end. My main concern is cracking. I will use steel re bar in a grid on two foot centers. I plan to use the concrete with the fiber mixed in the...

I got my new TC55DA about two weeks ago, and today I ran it for about six hours bush hogging some pretty steep hills. On three occasions, the tractor broke traction and started accelerating down the hill. Since the overall distance to the bottom was not too great, I just rode it out--no real...

I would appreciate any advice on what implements I should consider purchasing for yard finishing and landscaping around a new house I'm building. Work will include manipulating dirt around the house foundation and grading and finishing the yard. I would assume a box blade would be helpful, but...

Do any TBN members have any expericence commercial bush hogging? What are the positives and negatives of this venture? I would appreciate any and all who share their experience as I am considering doing some commercial work in my area (middle Tennessee). Can it be profitable? What are the...

Have any New Holland TC55DA owners used a roto tiller with their machines? I'm curious if the machine's lowest speed is slow enough to till. Also, any overall feedback on this tractor would be greatly appreciated. I am very close to purchasing a new one for $25,900 with 270 loader, tires...

Hello. I am not a total newbie to tractors, but my experience with anything newer than our old Ferguson and Ford 8N is nil. I am considering an M6800 for my small farm in Tennessee, about sixty acres, half in woods. Some of my land is quite steep, so one of my real concerns is stability on...