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It amazes me what things can somehow randomly penetrate a tire by just driving over it. Pulled this 7/16"x11/4" bolt out of the wife's car tire this morning.

Went to visit my daughter in the city yesterday and as it was time to have the oil changed in her car, we decided to drop it off at the Toyota dealer while we went out to lunch. When I told the service guy I wanted the synthetic oil, I was suprised when he replied " Toyota synthetic is...

I went to Home Depot. Got a length of 1/4" zinc plated rod. With a hammer and a vise I bent into shape. I even slid a piece of clear 3/8 tubing on the hook end to keep it from scratching the top link cylinder. Then I mounted it where the original was. You can see the original and larger toplink...

Been there,done that. Here's some pics of the inside of the OEM/Denso oil filter for a 3215. Never seen this type of filter material before. Was like a hard brittle sponge.

With a little over 2000hrs on my 2006 Gator I had to replace my original starter. Not too suprised as we use it every day and start and stop the machine faily often. Was pretty sure it was the solenoid that was not fully engaging, but was able to replace the whole starter with an aftermarket on...

It's time to hook up some extra lighting to my canopy. I know there is a rear electrical connection for a rear light. It gets power from the headlight switch. Wondering if this cicuit can handle 2 additional 55 watt halogen lights. At the fuse holder in the engine compartment there is a 10 amp...

Thinking of adding needle valve/s to get finer control of my hydraulic top link cylinder. I have one set of remotes (2 hoses with 2 QD). Do I need to add a valve on each hose or just one since I understand a needle valve restricts flow in both directions? Thanks.

Was looking under my 3215 seat yesterday on the right side and was wondering if these connections are hydraulic? There are two connections. Couldn't get a real good picture of the second port. Looks exactly like the one you can see though. I added arrows for clarity. Thanks.

Just thought I'd share. After warming up the tractor and then changing the oil, I ran it for about 5 minutes and then came back in about 30 minutes to check the oil level. It was showing a tad high on the stick, maybe a 1/4 of an inch over the full hole. Not a lot. Of course being new oil it...

It was time for the annual oil change on my Mahindra (Mitsubishi) 3215 tractor, so I decided to cut open my used Denso oil filter. Was suprised by what I found. The filter material is best described as compressed felt formed in 12 large pleats. It was saturated with oil, like a sponge,firm and...

Well, it's that time of year again. Time to do the annual oil change on the 3215 tractor. She's goin' on 4 years old, can't believe it. Put a whopping 68hrs on her this year too.:laughing: The clear coat on the hood is peeling pretty good now. Dealer never did get back to me about repainting it...

Finally had to get a Rotary Mower. With all this rain and hot weather we've been having, my pastures were getting overgrown in some areas. The horses couldn't keep up with it!:laughing: Went with a 5' Razorback for my 25 PTO HP tractor since all I'm mowing is tall grass. Handles it well. Never...

Got a Bush Hog finally. With all this rain and heat we've been having, the horses just couldn't keep up with the growing grass and it's been getting out of control in spots. Went with a 5' Razorback, since I'm really just dealing with tall grass. Does the job and didn't slow the tractor down at...

I've been reading through the posts for Caroni flail mowers and noticed that several people had to cut the pto shaft they got with the mower. I know it varies somewhat with tractor used, but was wondering what the final measurements are for the correct length? Thanks

Working the 3215 at what I do best: loading horse manure!:thumbsup:

Question for you fellow 2815/3215 owners. When you raise the 3 point hitch all the way with the control lever, can you still manually lift the 3 point arms at the ball ends up about another 2"-2.5"? In other words do you still have some up play in the hitch or is it up as far as it can go? Thanks.

I noticed on the hood of my 3215 that there are three spots that are starting to peel. It looks like the clear coat is coming off. I also included a pic showing the stripe decal under the Mahindra logo on the side of the hood. This has always had a film which has been peeling off since new...

It's amazing how many threads on here seem to start out by saying "the tractor was working fine, then shut her off and when I came back to start her up..... click...nothing". Well, that's what happened today. Turned out to be a simple fix though. Opened the hood and first thing I checked were...

I decided to have my dealer pick up my tractor and do the 100hr hydraulic service on it while I was on vacation. When I got back I noticed they had put a new holland hst filter on. (They are also a new holland dealer). I called the service mgr who insisted it would work fine. I thought to...

For some reason my dealer chose to put a new holland hst filter on my mahindra tractor. I didn't notice it till I got the tractor home. Needless to say I removed it and put on the right filter from mahindra. Now I have a "used" filter with 2 minutes of use on it ( minute to drive tractor on...

Fired up my 2003 33" Snapper riding mower today and white smoke billowed out of the exhaust. It's got the 14.5 HP B&S engine. Shut her down and noticed oil spray around the area of the spark plug, spark plug wire and muffler. Cleaned up the oil, started her up. Got the white smoke again and more...

After owning my 3215 HST almost two years now, I'm almost embaressed to admit I recently found it has a quick dump feature with the FEL. The diagrams are right there on the FEL. I always new that if you pushed the joystick control all the way forward you can get the bucket to float. But the...

Looking at getting a 60" cut Zero turn lawnmower. Looked at a JD Z520. I'd like to get into a commercial grade mower if possible. The JD is their most reasonable, but it's gonna run around $7,000. Wondering on opinions if I should be considering another brand for this price or possibly a little...

My 06 TH6x4 gas Gator on occassion gets flooded when trying to start. I pull the plugs, dry and clean them up, put back in and she starts up runs a little rough and then runs fine. Any one run into this? Just wondering if it's a tricky choke or something in the ignition causing a faulty spark...

I was checking over my 3215 today and I noticed there was a slight space on the bottom of where the front axle bolts to the bevel gear on the right side. There are six bolts with 14mm heads and lockwashers. When I got my wrench I was suprised to find them all in need of tightening. Especially...

Found another use for my 3215. After loading my friends flatbed with horse manure, he managed to get it stuck in the mud on a slight grade on the way out of the pasture. He has a 4 wheel drive F250 with a 16 ft trailer with 4 foot sides. I had the trailer pretty fully loaded. Needless to say it...

My tractor tires are loaded with a water/antifreeze mix. Can I check my tire pressure with a standard tire guage or do I need a special tire guage? Thanks for any responses.

I have a bumper pull 6'x 16' dual axle landscape trailer. It has the flip down ramp which is the full width of the trailer. It has the metal mesh grilling supported by 4 angle irons. The trailer is rated at 5000# with two 3500# rated axles. The ramp is rated to support 2000#. My question is can...

My '06 3215HST with about 45hrs on it did something strange today. I was doing a little bit of front loader work today for about 10 minutes. Then I stopped the tractor, lowered the rpms, put on the parking brake and got off to close the gate. When I got back on the tractor I brought up the rpms...

I have a 3215HST with just 44 hrs on it after about seven months of use. I lited the engine hood late yesterday just to do my routine check on the radiator screen and site check and clean the engine area. The tractors been working great, no troubles. However, I noticed that the brackets to hold...

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I know JD is getting out of the atv business and are closing the Buck series out. I am looking at getting a 650 EXT and was wandering what their past experience has been? I would appreciate any advice. Thanks

I know JD is getting out of the ATV business and they are closing out their Buck models. I'm looking at getting the 650 EXT and wanted to know what their past history has been. If anyone has any advise I would appreciate it. Thanks.

I have a gator 6x4 that uses a chain drive for the rear wheels. It gets used in a somewhat dusty area and was wondering what method works best to clean the chain before relubing. Also are there some good dry lubes other than what JD offers that I can use?

I know the 3215 series brochure says that I can lift 2600# with my 3 pt but honestly, how much am I able to lift and carry around safely? I have a FL to help balance out the rear weight.

Looking into adding a rear blade to my 3215hst. Checked out a 35 series bush hog for about $500. Trying to get some input on this or any other recommended brands. I have a low lying area that gets a rut. Just want to smooth this out with a blade. Thanks

Looking to add a rear blade to my 30 hp 4 wheel drive tractor. Looked at a 35 bush hog model. Need help with this or any other brand suggestions. I have a low lying area that gets washed out and creates a rut. Just want to smooth this out with a blade. Thanks.

Have a new 3215HST and I noticed that the speed of the FEL seems to be related to the gear level. For example if I'm in H gear setting the FEL dumps slower than if I'm in L gear. Can anyone explain?:rolleyes: