Recent content by MHarryE

My sister & her family make about 700 acres of hay yearly, up to 4 crops on some. She has a gear drive for her job - raking, and it's fine. They have a similar sized NH that is used for tedding and on their grinder-mixer. Gear drive is fine for jobs like that. So in that power class tractor you...

Somebody said standard began in 1980. I have equipment older than that (New Holland) and shafts are rectangular. The old baler I recently sold and the ancient Haybine I still for the few acres of hay I cut are rectangular. I realize the OP's cutter is really old but I can't remember one that can...

Surprised to find so many "Wheatland" 806's were made. We got an early 806, big step up for a farm with a Case 400 diesel, 2 Farmall M's, 2 H's, and a Super A. Great to have a semi-mounted 5 bottom plow to replace the pull type. Having the spec sheet, I saw the Wheatland Special and wondered why...

The tractor you are looking at has only DPF. I've been running 4 DPF tractors (including a SVL75-2) for 10 years with one problem - forgot my M5-111 running at idle over a weekend and when I next went to it the DPF was at something like 195% if I remember right and needed cleaning. I replaced a...

I had a L5740 from 2010 to 2015 trading it for a L6060 when the FWD seal on the shaft out of the transmission failed and was leaking so bad from the weep jiggle pin under the center housing I couldn't use it. The dealer had 2 other Grand L's in front of me for the same repair. I needed the...

I had a KK gear driven tiller for many years until I finally upsized tractors to where I had too much power risking tearing it up. I remember noise when lowered because my ground is not loose soil and it needed to rip up my clay. I had to switch my pins to Cat 2 because I used mine on a L5740...

I needed more power so moved from a 60 HP CUT to a 105 HP shuttle. No comparison for what I used my rotary cutter for. Hydro so much easier to control speed and direction but my use is not cutting large acreage - I farm that and use the cutter to cut brush back around edges of my fields, cut...

Okay, USA backs off to zero regs - makes US diesels unsalable in most of the world including most of the USA as 17 states have tougher regulations than federal. Where else can you sell? Most developed countries have strict offroad emissions - but you can sell dirty tractors in Australia although...

Stop your tractor on a slope while in gear. If it rolls away, you can’t pull start it. If it stays in place but moves when you step on the clutch, you have a chance. But most engines with common rail injection need a minimum voltage to trigger, but many were electronically controlled before...

Earlier I mentioned my 1928 Case CC starting on gasoline and switching to kerosene. Here are pictures of the tractor after I recovered it from the trees. The fuel tank has 2 inlets - one in the middle for kerosene and if you look at the rear of the tank, a second portion with the slanted filler...

I have a 1928 Case CC. It starts on gasoline, run until engine is good and hot, then switch to the cheaper kerosene tank. It has a 2 gallon gasoline tank and 15 gallon kerosene tank. Yes, the kerosene mode needs spark. On the other hand, I have a 1939 TD-6 International crawler my dad got when...

Not familiar with your tractor but the Cat 4.4 l engine of that period - needs to be turning a certain rpm before injection is permitted. Not written in the book but you can crank all you want but until it senses that minimum cranking speed, no injection.

My dealer said we can't go by the book in our area. Too cold. 5W-40 synthetic for years, but now New Holland has a 0W-40 which is preferred. One of my neighbors was using 15W-40 which he was told to use year around, until he blew a crankshaft seal. New Holland told him they would replace one...

I checked the numbers on Mobilfluid 424, which is a high quality equivalent of most common tractor hydraulic oils. Viscosity is 55 CSt at 40C and 9.3 at 100C. Since you can measure temperature, find out what the temperature is when you have the problem. It could be the implement section of your...

Not a track loader (I do have a SVL75-2) but insurance - I was moving out of country and needed to sell my SUV. While in process of moving, my wife drove me to the airport one evening to catch my flight to Europe. Next afternoon, taxi driver dropped me off at my new office just as everyone was...