Recent content by Wayne_H

Well it's time to change the hydraulic filter on my 4400 again. Last time I did it I changed the seven gallons of hydraulic fluid and cleaned the screen, but I'm hoping to not drain 7 gallons of oil this time. So my question is, when I unscrew the filter do I need to be ready to catch 7...

I'd like to load some gravel into the dump bed of our RTV1120, but I want to also protect the outer bed sides. I started looking into taping some cardboard on them, but quickly realized they were made of plastic and not painted metal like we had on our RTV900. Has anyone removed these plastic...

Well, the time has come to down size a bit and get rid of my Vicon PS203 Spreader. New today they sell for $2,800. New Chinese spreaders guaranteed to rust out in two years sell for $500. This has stainless plates and a fiberglass hopper. Pretty hard to wreck it. Any thoughts? Thanks Wayne

Well, my trusty 4400 that is only 12 years old sprung a leak in one of the hydraulic hoses that go to the power steering cylinder. Deere has the two hoses listed as the same part, so I took the broken hose off and brought it to the local hose maker to make two new hoses. I get home, replace the...

Sorry to keep bothering everyone, and thanks for Randy and everyone for all the help so far. I need to remove the shaft that the bronze transmission gear is on. I've pulled out both assemblies that have the "O" ring in them, and the "C" clip is not on it (which is why I am taking it...

Guys: I'd like to take out the axle to check the bushings and repace the seals in the wheel axle of this old Troy Bilt Horse I picked up. I don't exactly see anything holding it in, but I don't want to start banging yet either.... It looks like I need to remove the shift level for changing...

Hello: I just acquired a Troy Bilt Horse that needs some work. Serial 178675. The pulley that goes to the engine does not seem to attach the way I think it should. From the looks of it, the pulley "floats" on the engine crankshaft, and all the crannkshaft bolt holds a washer and the square key...

Hello: I'm usually on the John Deere tractor side of this forum, but I bought a used Troy bilt horse tiller yesterday that was siezed. I've looked at the engine and I will replace that, but I have a question about the pulleys on the engine shaft and transmission input that are have pulleys to...

OK, on every trailer I've owned (two....) pins five and six (left and right turn signal) connector pins on the trailer ALWAYS get corroded, even though they don't get wet. What the heck? What are the chances the onboard trailer battery is causing some kind of galvanic action to cause the...

OK, like a lot of folks with 318痴 I壇 like brighter headlights. Several of the threads on this forum suggested changing the stock 1156 bulbs to either 50 watt 795 or 35 watt 796 bulbs. A few folks were worried about the wire getting hot, so I decided to do an experiment or two. First off...

OK, my 420 loader on Deere 4400 would not stay up. Not just not stay up, it would drop six inches in two minutes. It did't happen with my snow plow, so I figured it was not the valve on the tractor, but internal leaking of the cylinder. This is loader serial number 017441. For that serial number...

OK, my local Deere dealer struggles all the time with parts. I assume they just don't sell parts for real tractors, so I get part numbers on line usually before I go in looking. Two weeks ago I was in Muncie Indiana and drove past Reynolds Equipment. Compared to Maryland, these boys have real...

OK, time to open up another 20 acres or so of land. We've saved this for last since to get to it I needed to span about 26 feet of creek. The last bridge spanned 24 feet, so I was comfortable using 2x12's spliced together for the beams, spaced 20 inches apart. The beams to do this needed to be...

Well, it looks like the front axle seal near the wheel is leaking. I looked at the parts manual, and if I am looking at this right, just this seal should not be a big deal, with no special tools needed. Am I missing something? thanks Wayne

Wonder who has the most hours on a 3x20 series tractor? I looked at a cabbed tractor last weekend... Certainly reaa nice cab, just not sure some of the features were as strong or heavy duty as my older 4400. I'm not bashing anything or anyone's rig, I just wonder if they're holding up as well...