Recent content by LodiCal

I corresponded with Ron via private message. I have not made much progress. The engine now runs. I cleaned up the rusted fuel tank and installed a new fuel bowl. The hydraulic motors were leaking so I purchased gasket kits for both and they are on the bench waiting for me to rebuild. Currently I...

Deere dealer is out of the way for me and I found the coupler on Amazon. On Sunday I placed the order. I called them on Monday just to make sure everything was ok. Folks at Hartville Hardware could not have been nicer. I was told that they received my order and that it would be fulfilled that...

Great information TractorTech. Thank you. They appear to be half the price of the dealer as well. The only thing that I am not able to discern from their website is if their coupler has a "notch" for a snap ring that secures it to the support. The photo of the coupler body I provided does not...

Thank you for the replies. There is no part number on this side of the coupler. Went to 4 AG stores and none of them had this fitting. Looked on-line and it appears that this coupler is not to much more expensive from the dealership so I will head there Monday. For anyone coming across this...

I have searched this forum and the WWW and I have not been able to find anything like this. Is this a rare event? We have never disconnected the lines and we have had this JD 790 with bucket & scraper for about 12 years - second owners. I was not driving the tractor when this happened but as...

Thank you for the thoughtful replies. If the Permatex HP Thread Sealant does not work, I will try one of the aviation products. (grammar edit)

rScotty, since you brought it up, I purchased Permatex High Performance Thread Sealant for both the hydraulics and the fuel system (recommended by the Hydraulics place where I purchase my seals, fittings and hydraulic hoses). The Permatex website states the following: "Stainless steel fittings...

Thank you for the replies! It seems pretty straight forward/"common sense" like, but I just wanted to check with people who know much more than I. It seems that I spend 25% of my time thinking about how I should do something, 25% of my time working on stuff, another 25% of my time re-doing...

I searched the WWW for an answer, but I am still not certain about how far I should run the tap through this 5/16" bar stock. I am replacing the fuel bowl that had 1/8" pipe thread to this new fuel bowl that has 3/8" pipe thread. Do I essentially bottom out the tap in the bar stock or should I...

Thank you for the reply old grind! I was thinking some sort of fancy machine to bench test it, but I will try your recommendation first!

I have a couple of hydraulic motors; Char-Lynn/Eaton 101-1005-009. I am restoring an old lift that uses them as drive motors. Is there a way to load test them so I can see if they’re good or not? I can turn one of the motors by hand with the sprocket on fairly easily and the other one has more...

Searching the WWW, I have not come up with a definitive source for seal kits or motor replacement. I am guessing my terminology is off? One supplier states they are Buna seal kit's and others do not mention what the seal is made of. 30 years ago or so, I used to replace the seals in motors like...

I edited my original post to reflect new information.

I should have included this photo as well. re: stability, they used this in the orchards and the farmer stated that he could crawl over 6" cuttings with no problem or suffer from any stability issues.

08/04/2021 - EDIT. Ernest Rotheisler is semi-retired. He states that we have one of the "new ones" because this one has hydrostatic drives. Ernest states that for the first 100 machines, they used car differentials. Our serial number is 255 and it was built in January 1979. My original post from...