I'm pretty sure it's hydraulic fluid - It's not engine oil and it isn't diesel fuel. Seems to be coming from behind the plate. Tractor is low hours, I haven't looked lately but I'm guessing 300. Any ideas what it is and can I run it (while monitoring the hyd fluid level) while it's leaking? I'm...
I did something dumb, put too much load on my loader with the cylinders fully extended. I bent both of the lifting cylinders, to the point that they are spewing oil around the seals when they retract. What are my options here? I was going to see if I could get a generic cylinder replacement but...
I have a slip clutch that is at least 50 years old, It came off of a Long Mfg 5' brush hog. I want to replace the springs as they were all bottomed out when I received the unit. There are more springs on this unit than most the slip clutches I'm seeing online, so I'm not really concerned about...
I am in desperate need of a large cutter, I've got 20+ acres of land that hasn't been cut in over a year. Mostly straw grass, but a good bit of mixed-in weeds. I have access to the neighbor's 5' bush hog but am trying to use it as little as possible. Tractor is a Mahindra 2545. I got a reply to...
I'm a tinkerer at heart, if I'm not changing something then I must be tired of changing it. :D
I was wondering if you guys could comment on some thoughts I had about making a hybrid cutter. I've got at least 20 acres to cut. The terrain isn't level enough for a finish mower and is too...
My wife's grandfather died, he was a small engine mechanic, has worked on tractors since the 60s. I was told to get whatever I wanted out his shop and wound up getting a wheeled string trimmer. This is something he was working on for a customer, either it was never picked up or he was having a...
I can't find any reference to actually reversing the lever from one end of the valve to the other. The machining marks indicate to me that this is entirely possible but I haven't tried it and was wondering if I could get myself into trouble disassembling the valve.
This is what I want to do -...
Can someone verify that I have identified these ports correctly? Seen in the diagram are the only indicators on the valves themselves (P,T) and (P,C,T).
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Bottom thumb valve is Prince MB11B5C1
Top FEL valve is Mahindra stock BESKO 8625-300-500-5
I'd really like to rebuild the gearbox on a bush hog that belonged to my grandfather. It was seized up as of a couple weeks ago so I pulled the gearbox off and started evaluating. It is fairly rough, I wouldn't consider rebuilding if it weren't for the sentimental aspect. The gears are fairly...
I have 45 acres of sand. Nearly all of it has been farmed for the past 50 years at least. We are building a house on the site, we are currently under contract. My #1 priority is to get the driveways set up. We are having to put sand clay over the existing sand to get vehicles in and out due to...