Recent content by kjacob

Hi Folks, On my TC-30 I have the (new) problem that I can't lock the brakes, put the machine into neutral (both gear controls) and get out of the seat without the engine turning off. The seat-based engine shutdown mechanism and circuit seem to be fine because if either gear control is NOT in...

Hi Folks, One of the hydraulic hoses leading to my front loader sprung a leak on my TC-30. I purchased a replacement hose. Do I need to do anything special to bleed any air out of the system once I attach the new hose? Or does the hydraulic system do that automatically? Thanks very much...

Hi Folks, I'm a beginner. Please be gentle. I have a TC-30, purchased at about 450 hours about a year ago. It's great. A guest who grew up on a farm was checking the hydraulic fluid level and noticed that the hydraulic fluid was "milky", an indication, he said, that there was water in the...

Hi Folks, I recently purchased a used TC30. This weekend I borrowed a neigbor's John Deere brush hog. I believe it's a 5' model. The brush hog worked beautifully, with one exception. When making relatively sharp turns, and especially on sloping terrain (New England hay field), one or the...

I'm looking for a tractor for my 50 acre place in Western CT, a mixture of meadows and forests.