Recent content by Modrob

Maybe…tell me more…

We bought a new 425 this year and our old one is just sitting outside. The tram pump blew up and as you know is a major deal. (Hardheaded me would still be working to replace it and get it back operating again but wife says get over it LOL) Has the Kohler engine in it, that was running ok...

Just a plain ol’ homeowner here with several hilly WV acres, and have a Power Trac articulated tractor with grapple/bucket. Handles most of my needs. But a couple of years ago I needed some stumps removed and holes dug, so I bought a HF towable backhoe. Cheap, still today around 3 grand. It’s...

Hmmmm…what are “flat face” connectors? (I’ll try a search…😉) That was quick—I found them. Thanks! 😊

I finally got around to seeing that little nib down in there and on the feeder line (maybe I should call it “tractor” line?) It did cross my mind that maybe a little pressure could be holding things up, so I did press on them and they moved. Still was having no luck…but it was soooo close. Both...

Again, thanks for the great info and tips… Yes, I was looking at those connectors and thinking “how do I keep them clean?” I’m thinking there has to be caps available somewhere that cover and protect them when not in use—I believe my hydraulic portapower set has them…I’ll spend a few minutes in...

Got it! Yay!! Makes plenty of sense to me now. LOL

Oops sorry just saw this… He told me to raise bucket up about a foot or so, then move the joystick to the Float position. The bucket will drop down to a Float level. I was starting with it already flat on the ground and that’s when he said raise it up to start with. His directions made it much...

Also, when it comes time to mount the auger head, I think Terry told me that the lever underneath would control the auger—so that would tell me that the auger head’s two hoses are basically a On/Off turned on by that lever, right? And when using these implements, the Quick Connect is...

Thanks again… I tried it today (the part about removing implement) and did what Terry told me. I then hooked up the Connect hoses to the Outside feeds (same ones the bucket came off of) and moved the PTO lever to make it “unhook”. I had some trouble though—one side the connector from the Quick...

Here is a pic of my hose connectors:

Our new 425 has the quick-attach feature that our old one didn’t have. I’m about ready to swap out the grapple bucket and put on the auger head. I got the run down from Terry on how to take off the grapple, but I didn’t think about any particulars hooking up the auger. I know there are the 4...

I happened to be looking at YT videos today and look who I ran across—Terry from Power Trac! My wife and I had visited with him a couple of times before we bought our new 425 from him. Super nice fellow on top of being a guru of all things Power Trac. 😊 This is from a few years back—maintenance...

Dang…awful strong evidence that I’m in over my head. LOL…I think now there is so much to know about how these hydraulics work, that I’d have to spend a lot of time TRYING to learn about these hydraulic systems. I believe I’m oversimplifying it, and that, I can see, would get me in a lot of mess...

@ponytug Just had another thought! (Oh lort!) I have another lofty project in mind—I have a HF towable backhoe/trencher that’s a handy machine. However it could be greatly improved with some kind of propulsion system to maneuver it around on its own. Wonder if the 425 wheel motors (2) could be...