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Hello again TBN, not sure if anyone has seen exactly this situation but I thought I'd put it our here to see. Tractor started and ran just fine 5 days ago, shut it off and tried to start it up and the 3 lights on the dash came on and the heater lamp went off and I tried to start. All I heard...

Hello, I's had my TC35 Boomer now for over 10yrs and have loved most all of it. Here's an issue that kind of confounds me. From my throttle lever on the dash down to the lever on the engine block that controls the engine speed the cable seams to be in good shape and not broken or kinked. It's...

Hello NH folks again, it seems that I've gotten a "nest" in my fuel tanks that once in a while will get part of the way down my fuel line and cause the tractor to stop. I pull the fuel line off the tank side of the filter and BLOW and after a few secs I blow it back into the tank and I hear...

Hello All, while not stuck, the spring doesn't seem to be pulling the cable bach to the stop there under the hood. I've hit the whole spring/bell crank/end of cable with lube. I can pull the cable to the stop by hand and the rpm drops to the ~700rmp idle range. I'm thinking i probably need to...

Hello, I致e got 5 10' x 8" white oak boards that i've surfaced planed then to thickness, and not I致e trying to figure the best way to get one good straight edge in order to put it on my table saw and get another good edge to biscuit join them together for a large desktop I知 building. I've got a...

Not that i use them too often, but they are handly when taking a road trip. They must be somehow connected to the same relay or wiring. I've got the wiring diagram from the OM, but can't quite follow the wire from the 10A fuse through the wiring bundle. After wiping a lot of dust/dirt from...

Hello, I've come upon a nice old 200gal steel storage tank. I'm trying to drain all the old diesel out of it, and the drain plug on the bottom is a 5/8 square nut, but in the process of trying to get it out I broke the square nut almost off. I was wondering if i could weld another nut to the...

About 8 years ago I cut the in ground power line(120v 20A) to my septic tank high water alarm with a tiller. Needless to say it was a mess. I spliced it the best i could do back then, I had to add about a 4ft piece of in ground rated electrical line. I soldered the wires and use shrink tubing...

I've been told I can connect a 3pt backhoe's hydrulics to the power beyond circuit from my 16LA loader on my TC35DA. Has anyone done that or had it done? Can you post some pictures, or some good instructions? Is it located pretty close to my FEL controller? thanks gary

We just had a bad expierience with our propane company and we ready to wash our hands of those crooks. I filed a complaint with the BBB and sent a letter to the State Atty General's office. Now we want to get another supplier and a new tank, or a new supplier and buy our old (inground) tank from...

Has anyone tried to convert their ole chipper shredder to a leaf vac. The main vac unit looks the same as the units at Norther Tool. to this I've checked parts at Agri-Fab and can get the new flanges for about $200 and that with about 8' of hose. thanks gary

Has anyone tried some of these things? quick stripper I got a pair of them at the Hillsville Va. Flea Market this weekend and they are part metal and part plastic. The plactic broke on the larger one when I tried to strip some 14g wire. Why would they put plastic in a tool like this? Gary

They should really call them suicide cables. I've had to replace 3 sets of cables now on my last 2 trucks and this last time was a near serious mishap. Now the NHTSB has opened an investigation into the GM tailgate cables news link If one looks at the way these things are engineered, I think...

I saw these at the farm show a few weeks ago and thought they were pretty neat. web page I made up a couple of them over the last week or so. Pretty neat, easy to store and transport. gary

gary\'s pole barn project(not Spencer\'s) Well, thanks to this economy, I'm free to start my pole barn project now. I've been playing with the dirt for about 2years now in between the wet times. You can see some of my piles in these pictures. My plan is to build a 20x30x11' main barn then on...

I'm drilling hole for my pole barn now and got my PHD stuck in a hole. The shear pin broke and I'm having trouble getting the pin out of the shaft. Once I do that though are there any suggestion for getting the auger out. I'm pouring water down the hole now. thanks gary

Well 18 tractors in all he said. Some look like they are brand new. He had 4 sitting out last night and was telling me one was a 1958 320, the sitting next to it was a 1959 330(he said only like 27 of these were ever built), next to it was a 220 and the last was something else. He said he's...

My 16LA\'s first busted hydraulic hose I had one of the loader hydraulic hoses crack this weekend at 225hrs. It's the ~15" hose that is connected from the main steel line to the back of the top cylinder for the bucket roll motion. Looked like it had a hairline crack in it that really shot fluid...

For the last couple of evenings we've been working in the garage until after dark and with the garage door open to catch what little breeze there is. Well, we been catching something else that is starting to really bother me. Hornets, not yellow jackets, or wasps, but the big Bald Faced Hornet...

Going back ~35 years ago, I can remember for the 4th of July, the local fire dept would dig a huge hole in the ground ~(10'x20') and 6'-8' deep a week or so before the 4th. They would get a huge fire going in the pit and after a day or so would cover it with a layer of dirt. Then the rest has...

I've done it again I've buried my TC35 Boomer. Last week I was moving a few pieces of firewood from the backside of the house and as I started up the hill the wheels just fell through the surface of the ground and sunk. I had gone over this area once earlier and it seemed solid enough. But...

here's a picture of the Imatch, looks like it wouldn't be too hard to build myself.

Another tractor at the show yesterday

Here a picture of a pretty Branson Tractor at the Raleigh Farm Show

Here's a picture of the new front grills for the NH tractors, I saw this yesterday at the Raleigh Farm Show. Don't know, but I like the current Boomer look. Salesman said all NH line would have this front look to them over the next few years. Argh gary

I saw a 30-45sec add on DIY the other day for a new socket wrench tool that is a 3 in 1 wrench. You can use it as a regular 3/8 socket wrench or you can turn the handle (like a screw driver) or you can pull the last ~3" of the handle out to use it like a crank to torque the socket. Look pretty...

We had out masonry chimneys cleaned out the other day and they found chunks of flue liner chipping out with the soot on the flue for my woodstove in the basement. Said we probably had a chimney fire at some point. Anyway, he poked a flashlight up the shaft and said he could see one of the tile...

Hello All, just a little FYI to all of you that have a Northern Tool store near you, to be carefull when doing some online pricing of parts. I've gone to thier website for several items and saw the price, but to only get to the store and see and extra $2-$5 for the item. I asked today why this...

Hello all, I'm looking to get a 12-15hp gas engine for a saw mill I'm building. OK, yes I know Honda are really the great small engines, but I'm not looking for something to run 6hrs a day and for 10years, I need something for just occasional use and not over load it. So let's look at the...

Harv and anyone else with Stainless Steel welding knowledge. I'm trying to weld together two 8" dia SS 1/8" pipe for a flue. I'm using my Henrob torch with a carburizing flame <A target="_blank"...

Where does everyone go to get parts/materials when HD doesn't carry it? Sometimes I get so frustrated when I go to the big orange box and they don't have the parts or pieces that I need to do something. We now have a Northern Tool place nearby that sometime will have what I'm looking for, but...

I was wondering if anyone has taken a pine tree and made a rot resistant telephone pole? I've got access to hundreds of nice size southern yellow pine trees and need 4 poles for my pole barn project. The poles will be ~5' in the ground so I'd need to give them some rot protection plus some anti...

This morning I opened my garage door to get in my truck, and I looked about 60' away and saw the flashers on my tractor(TC-35D) were on and blinking. I had parked the tractor near a large oak tree the night before after using it and I knew for sure that I didn't leave the lights on. I went out...

Argh!!!! :>( I was out working on a dirt moving project and the sweat running in my eyes must have kept me from seeing the fuel gauge. It started to sputter, I managed to get it out of the mud and it then died. I added 4 gal of fuel and haven't tried to start it yet. Do the NH have a bleed...

Hello, I was visiting my 79 year old mother near Columbus last week and noticed her gravel drive had almost grown over with grass and weeds. Basically, it needs a good scraping to bring the rock back up to the top. I know the rock is there because a few years ago I shoveled it around by hand...

building a \"Pretty\" Barn Ok, I havn't caved into this idea yet but I told her I'd investigate the options. I'm in the planning process of building a pole barn, I've got the poles and a pretty good idea for this 40x30 barn on our 8ac property. The problem is that my wife/forman has some ideas...

Has anyone tried one of these little tools. Here's an Australian link <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.amweld.com.au/frames.htm>Henron 2000</A> and click on the weld pics And here's a great one too, check out the video section <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.cut-like-plasma.com>US site</A>...

I'm going this morning so I'll try to post some pics later tonight of anything interesting... gary

Hello, I took my tc35d in for it's 50hrs a few weeks ago and just noticed that a little drip is coming from the rear engine oil drain plug. I torqued it another 1/4 turn and it slow the drip considerably, but not completly. Is there a gasket that perhaps got forgotten for the drian plug? I...

OK...I'm tring to convert a 4 "C" battery toy to use a AC/DC transformer. I know the the 4 batteries when connected in series adds up to 6VDC. My question is how do I determine how many amps the toy needs. I hooked my multimeter up to the 4 batteries and I get around 10amps, but that's the MAX...

I made a slight mis-calculation on the location of a snow covered curb last week and bent the arm on the box scrapper that has the 3pt pin bilted to it. The pin wasn't even 1/8" out of alignment, but the impact bent the 3"x3/8" arm about 15 degrees out. I tried to take a long piece of pipe...

Has anyone seen one of these little things in action. http://www2.primushost.com/~logsplit/index.html Looks like a cool concept, a great cycle time and a little engine. gary <P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by gmason on 12/20/01 11:57 AM (server time).</FONT></P>

Hello All, Just looking to see what pressure range ya'll can recommend for general around the house useage. Washing the dust/dirt off the cars/trucks/atv's. Will 1500psi do it or do you need over 2000psi. I'm sure more the better here, but I'm looking at some of the electric ones and they...

I was just curious what other TC35 owners are seeing with the lifting capabilities of the FEL. I tried to get a full bucket of soil(moist) up to the full height to dump over a fence and the FEL stopped lifting about 18" from the max height. Engine rpm was max'ed and no hydro presure being...

GM\'s Duramax Diesel engine Hello all, I'm looking at the GM line of trucks with this new Diesel engine that was introduced in last years trucks. They are a lot more quiet that the Ford/Dodge lines. It produces 300hp and has a turbocharger. Has anyone been driving one of the models? Do they...

I'm attemping to get a replacement tire for my finish mower and I know that I need a tire not larger than 9" in diameter because of the yoke and the wider tread the better. Can someone explain what all these number mean?? 16-6.50-8 as an example... I think 8 is the diameter... thanks gary

Hello all, I just pick-up a new Genset with a Yanmar Y-100 Deisel V-2 engine. And I can't get this brand new, never been run before engine to fire up. I don't believe there was ever fuel in the engine before, the tank and fuel filter looks perfectly clean. The engine turns over very nicely...

Hey All, How do you recommend drilling holes larger than 3/4" in metal?? My standard titanium drill bits go up to 3/4", but if I have a 7/8" or 1" hole what do you do? I don't want to go pay $40-$50 for a single drill bit I may use once or twice. These cheesy stone grinding cones don't hardly...

Hello All, Does anyone have a good source for mower blades on-line? I've got to get a few new one for my finish mower.I visited Home Depot, didn't have them, and Northern Hydo didn't have much of a selection at all. Thanks gary

I'm a little courious if anyone knows if there's any standard for tractors 3pt lower arm distance clearance from the rear wheels? I guess this does have something to do with the size tires that are on the model tractor, but the most important number really is "if I have implement A, what is the...

I was on my TC35D last night and moving a load of firewood in the bucket and going up our driveway in low and hitg the CC switch and the green light came on but didn't stay on when I let go and the CC did not enguage. I tried several times, even stopping and turning the engine off(rebooting )...

I received in the mail yesterday a tin of very high end cookies from the NH dealer I purchased my tractor from a few weeks ago. After spending close to 19k, this was a nice gesture that was unexpected.

A neighbor/friend of mine has a slightly use but in very goor shape 28hp Yammar engine for I think it's a jd 855 tractor for sale. He put it ou on ebay and didn't get his reserved price which is around $900. Anyone looking for a engine, I could put you in touch with him. gary

Is anyone surprised that the Boomer tractors don't actually have the Boomer trade mark anywhere on the tractor? I've scaned the logo into my computer and I'm going to make a cutout and paint the logo on the hood of my tc35. My mother-in-law has a programable sewing machine that she can...

Here's my opion of the NH 72" Standard bucket for the NH loaders. If your going to do ANYTHING other than just playing with sand or loose snow, don't bother. Upgrade to the Heavy Duty 72" bucket option for ~$175. My standard bucket I just recieved had already seen several dents from just...

I just got my tc35d with a 72" bucket on the loader. I've seen some thing that talk about a HD 72" bucket. Are there 2 different buckets or are there just one std 72" from the factory? One reason is that last night I was "testing" out the capabilities of my new tractor/loader and I was poping...

My tc35d arrived yesterday. A funny story here too. I was coming home from work to meet the delivery and about 2 miles from home I came up on this truck with a beautiful blue tractor on it. Yes it was mine! I got to follow it home for 2 miles. Perfect timing don't ya'll think. Got it off the...

Has anyone opted for the NH grill guard for there TC tractor. I'm getting one put on mine and just wondering if it is as needed as the one on my b2400 was? It looks very sterdy but it has to be swung down out of the way to open the hood According to the pictures. I've not seen one up close yet...

I just filled out all the paperwork for my new tc33d w 16la loader. I thought I'd get to a few of the question I've got from my test drives. The 72" loader bucket seems very good. How has it been holding up for everyone? I see that it has a tube/pipe type top to the bucket. This will make it...

I got a quote for a tc33d with a NH loader for $19,500, seems quite high, but I was checking for a better price?

Hello all, I attended the Southern Farm show here in Raleigh yesterday and got to see all the cool toys. Woods had 14 pieces of equipment on display. All of the major players were there and well represented. Manufacturing reps from the tractor industry were out in force. I of course stopped by...

Are other tractors’ brands FEL similar to Kubota’s? Specifically, the top rounded lip. I’ve used mine on my b2400 for 2 years now and there have been so many occasions hat I need to “hook” something to the loader and all I found was the top lip. And of course the metal there is not up to...

How's all this gloomy news on the economic front going to affect tractor sales? I've heard larger farm tractors are going real cheep if at all. Several AP stroies are talking about "durable goods" and the large inventories at many wholesalers pointing to droping prices/rebates. Some automakers...