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I am fixing a late 50's 35 for a neighbour; he buggered up the clutch after splitting the tractor and it ate the release fingers, release bearing, bearing carrier and the release forks. I have sourced replacement parts except for the release fork (that attaches to the clutch pedal). The...

Remember that there is all the subframe to consider also... I strongly considered building my own from a used set of loader arms (for an old Ford 2000) and spent a lot of time on design alone - calculating the range of motion and lift capacity. This is not difficult to do but requires a lot of...

My buddy has the same tractor but LS brand. It is a little beast and should handle that. To echo others: low range? place tractor on level ground in neutral - can you rock it a bit (confirm brake is released), check plow to make sure it is aligned properly - not diving too deep or somehow...

Fuel pump replacement should be easy. Look for a reciprocating pump rated for low pressure - such as a marine pump for a carb Mercruiser. For my truck with a 7.3 IDI I installed a Walbro FRB pump. This is a very high quality marine grade, but the IDI world uses many lower cost pumps - such as...

You could also buy a double row sprocket. Might need to remove one row of teeth but this might allow your clutch face to be a larger diameter too.

Use a tape measure and compare the loader arm pivot (nearest to operator) to bucket pivot on each side. This measurement will be a diagonal, doesn't matter where you reference as long as you measure each side the same (center to center or outside of pin to outside). I would check this with...

I bought used (but brand new) tractor-trailer chains (kijiji / craiglist) for cheap and fit them to my fronts. Absolutely awesome and inexpensive. I also made a pair for my F250. Having chains on the front of a diesel truck is pretty impressive.

I put a rubber edge on my 7' rear blade. For the rubber, I cut the tread off of an old LT tire (think "retread"). I sandwiched it between the moldboard and the existing cutting edge and it works perfect! Pull it one way you get a smooth finish, pull the other way and the left over tread makes...

Can you reinstall the lower pins so they point inwards? That combined with relocating the pin holes lower might be the simplest fix (other than messing up the geometry slightly). I would cut the verticals shorter, drill new holes to mount the verticals to the deck, and then install the lower...

Updated the link to my build.

I built one. link in my signature.

This project sounds like grinding off brush and leaving fuzzy stumps everywhere. Since we now know you already have a bush hog, perhaps you would do better with another implement that helps you pull out the brush - stump and all. Make a burn pile and you will be better off in the long run...

https://www.amerequip.com/document-library.html Page 11 of the manual has everything you are asking.

I have an ARPS 70. I assume you have the PTO pump so the hoe has its own reservoir. I know the tank on mine is inclined with the pump feed low; possibly when you are facing uphill your reservoir is too level and you are sucking air. I would run the PTO pump and extend your stabilizers...