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Just finished plowing my 5 acre field and upon return my 1940 9n steering locked up. my usual mechanic isnt around anymore. Does anyone know where to start. I think it is a gear problem it seems my wheels pivot smoothly. is it a big job to get to the gear box and replace the gears if that is the...

I went out this morning with my 3pth chipper on. chipped the branches from 2- 25' trees flawlessly. when i went to put the tractor away the chipper wouldnt lift more than a 1" off the ground. i took off the chipper and the 3pth worked fine (no weight). if anybody could offer me info on the...

It seems im losing my power steering on my 2425. At times it gets really hard to steer and it even locks up sometimes. If i turn the steering wheel back and forth it seems to free up the steering until the next turn. Has anyone had a similiar problem. Would this be bad rack and pinion? or the...

Im having trouble with my starter engaging. Lately it just spins until i turn the key a second time. im also having trouble finding out where to buy a new one since the company i bought my tractor from went out of business. i use this tractor (farmpro 2425) commercially so i would like to fix...

I recently purchased a pto wood chipper and it states to run at 540 pto speed only. Does anyone know what the true 540 is ? Idle, half throttle, or full throtte? My lever is in 540.It seems that it doesnt perform well at idle speed (chips just barely shoot out). Half throttle peforms well but...

i just recently noticed that going up any incline it seems the clutch is slipping (smells). does anyone know what step i should take next before it gets too bad. if i need to replace the clutch how do i get to it? hopefully its just an adjustment. the machine has 130hrs on it. any info would be...