Recent content by StuartDK45SE

I do not, but I could buy a cheap one. What exactly are you referring to with the wedge points? I've watched every assembly video out there an people are able to just slip the shaft on. Thanks for the input.

Well, I can’t get the PTO shaft onto the grinder. I’ve taken a file and cleaned up the splines on the PTO shaft (basically took the paint off). I can’t see any defects , burrs etc. I finally got the shaft to go on about 1/2” , tapped it with a piece of wood and sledge. Nothing. It simply...

I ordered mine Oct 21st and it came in yesterday, Nov 13th. Not bad.

Bought the tractor new in 2014. The vast majority of the hours have come from mowing 10 acres either with a 6 ft brush hog or a Woodmaxx FM78 flail mower (sold). To get to the chase, I've had zero breakdowns. Tractor stays inside a barn. I have noticed that the ends of all four of my...

Thanks. Yep, have one of those gizmos and inside of clamp and outside of post are bright and shiny. I'm going to take the negative lead off the frame give it a good cleaning and start eliminating things one thing at a time.

2014 DK45 SE. I thought my old battery was bad, so I bought a new one. After getting the cables connected , I turned the key to the on position, the dash lights came on, glow plug indicator went off in a few seconds etc. When I try to start it, just a click. Then if I turn the key off and...

2013 model bought new in 2014. I believe this was the last year before Tier IV ? Happy to report zero issues so far. The only thing concerning me at the moment is the forward / reverse lever is getting a little harder to engage. I would say usage has been as follows. 80 % running a...

This site was helpful when I was gathering equipment to do my own hay. I already had a Kioti DK45 SE (gear tractor) that had 39 PTO horsepower so I gathered equipment based on that. Here is what I ended up with Drum mower from Small Farm Innovations in Caldwell TX : I decided to go with...

Well, I ended up only getting 18 4x4s off the 5 acre piece. My Kioti Dk45 managed the New Holland 630 with no issues. Now if people will come through that have messaged me saying they will come get it will, I’ll have this piece of field behind me.

Finally dry enough here on the Texas gulf coast. I cut one of my 5 acre fields yesterday. The little drum mower I bought from Small Farm Innovations did great. I fluffed it with my 3 point rake a couple hours afterwards. It does a pretty good job. Will fluff again today , rake it tomorrow. I...

I need a new chain for the twine wrapper on my New Holland 630 round baler. One parts diagram I have says it is RC41 chain. What other dimensional values do I need to know? Thanks

Going to drive up to Small Farm Innovations this weekend to pick up one of their drum mowers they sell. They also have a 4 wheel, 3 point rake that I am looking at. I only have 10 acres I am haying and I've been looking at tractor house and craigslist, but haven't really found anything other...

I need a new draw bar for my 45 horse tractor, one that is straight and not offset like my current one. I think I can find a piece of flat bar stock online that is 1.25" thick x 2" wide. Do I need to look at anything particular? Hot roll? Cold rolled? I will take to a shop just down the...

My next trailer will be a deck-over. Picked up a used baler Saturday. We had to flip the baler wheels around to get some more clearance. I think we had 1/4" on each side. Truck is a 2003 5.9 Cummins with 122,000 miles.

Here is a picture off the net. The chains on either side of mine are missing. I think they are just for transport anyway. I'll see if my tires wheel adjust down as they are all the way up on my baler.