Recent content by Michael Ides

I have a Yanmar grey market tractor, FX28D. It has wet internal brakes. I lost the reservoir line into the brake valve and so the brakes are not functional. I replaced and refilled the line but no brakes, I am assuming that I have air in the line. I am not finding a place to bleed the lines...

Has anyone ever shimmed out their wheels to expand wheelbase? This would be to increase stability. I have an abundance of clearance, (big wheels). What about changing out wheels, keeping the wheel circumferences on ratio. This second option sounds expensive. Any other ideas?

Anyone have any experience with one of these or a sibling?

Hello everyone, I am hoping for some advice. I have been looking for a 4wd tractor and I have found a Ford 1900 for sale. I realize this is a Japanese (Shibaura) tractor rebadged. My needs are to use a loader to load a pickup truck with landscaping materials. The truck has sideboards for...