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I am blessed to own a shuttle shift and while I have never owned a HST, I am glad I don't have to listen to the whine of a hydraulic pump all the time! When one breaks down, which is going to be easier to fix? Cheaper to fix? Cheaper to maintain? Hydraulic fluid isn't getting any cheaper and...

WHY? and please don't tell my Bride! Is there a reason you can't pick more than one tractor? David from jax

Welcome to the forum. Hopefully someone will be along soon to give you an idea of what could be wrong. I have a Kubota with shuttle shift and can't imagine having to deal with it stuck in reverse! David from jax

How about this? The states who don't want diesels don't get diesels? So the motoring public driving those big 18 wheelers with diesel engines just don't take any freight going to those states. Let the 18 wheelers deliver it to a warehouse and somebody with an electric pickup can come get it, 500...

I am thinking that you should get a test light and check to see if the glow plugs are actually getting power to them. When you said you held the key for 30 seconds, I thought, hmmm, two of my tractors have a limit of about 10-15 seconds and then they automatically stop the power to the glow...

I was told by my math teacher when I was in seventh grade that the USA would not convert to metric in a single instance, but it would slowly over many decades convert, one business at a time. He was a pretty smart man, and I am glad he has been right. I am still not ready to convert...

The control setup for my TPMS can easily be moved from truck to truck. (like moving your GPS) The harder part would be to remove the sensors from each tire valve stem. Not hard on SRW trucks, but a DRW is a pain in the tail. David from jax

MAC Tools must have offered a set at one time or another, as I have a large drawer full of all kinds of snap ring pliers, mostly MAC. The toolbox was owned by a friends Dad who owned a semi truck transmission and rear end shop. I have never needed a set of snap ring pliers that something in that...

The stories I could tell you guys! (almost 4.5 million commercial driving miles) Mike, it isn't just Florida! It isn't just phones! The attitude "it's all about me" and to heck with the rest of you is alarming! I am almost ready to retire! (but that isn't going to fix the...

That is a lot better than some people, but even that has it's drawbacks. You have to actually stop to check them. (I used to walk around the vehicle, touching the tire and then the hub.) I left home at 7am a couple months ago to run down to Stuart to pick up a Toro Workman 4x4 that a Lady...

I purchased the trailer in 2019 that was a 2015 model, with 2014 tires on it. Only two of us ever pulled the trailer since new, and the 3rd guy who tried burnt the transmission up in his truck, going to Disaster Relief. I purchased it and the team purchased a 14 foot trailer so that it could be...

Tires are designed for a little bit shorter time frame than 8-10 years. I start looking for new ones at 6 years. I replaced the tires on my 20 ft enclosed trailer at six years before I went to Ft Lauderdale to haul an unknown weight back to Jax. They had less than 1000 miles on them, but had...

I am a big advocate of getting more tire than I need, simply because i know the idiot that owns the trailer is going to put as much on the trailer as will fit, despite the weight, LOL. My Big Tex came from the factory with 10 ply tires, which blew rather quickly. They were replaced with 12...

Thanks, very good points. It was a long day and we were fighting time and oncoming rain storm. I actually added 6 more straps the next morning when I got up and looked at it from a different perspective. The trailer moved 2-3 inches during the desent from TN hills to the flat ground of GA which...

Just curious, how would you have secured it? I like to hear other ways to do things, but in this case I was limited with what I had available to use as straps and chains. The straps are E-trac straps, used in the picture aren't made to hook to anything except E-trac channels but they work...

4 layers high, is that safe? David from jax

I was thinking, it is just a u-joint, buy it from Kubota! Then I went to Messicks and looked it up and it is $110! For a U-joint!! WoW!!! Good luck finding a one! David from jax

Mine has been putting up with me for 43 years next month. Hopefully She will put up with me for many more! I am glad I got married when I did with whom I did! David from jax

I bought 2, one for the shop and one for the camper! David from jax

I was wondering about the winch being mounted on top of the FENDERS! Hopefully the other end of the block and tackle is hooked to the drawbar to give it less chance of flipping the tractor! Overall, a winch is a great thing to have on a tractor, either full time or set up to quick connect...

Hey chim, pass the popcorn! David from jax

I wish I had bought stock in 30 amp fuses! I went through a bunch with my camper trying to get things straight! I am not a big advocate of amazon but I did buy a huge assortment of fuses on there. David from jax

I used a boxblade to level and grade the roadway going down past my house. I finally built a 3pt landplane to make the job easier. A box blade will require a little bit of a learning curve, but if you have time, it will make sense as you work with it. It will take several passes to become...

I would also like to mention that when you start drilling with the PHD, don't let it feed itself. Make sure that it is pulling the loose soil up and out. I had a very small tractor digging post holes at a friends house and he just let the auger screw in, and it lifted the front of the tractor...

Wonder what part of the world he lives in? There are plenty of salvage yards to check, but if you don't know where he is, no sense in putting the ones near me. David from jax

Supposedly, I am first in line to buy this 2003 2500 with roll up windows and no carpet. It is a 6 speed manual tranny. My little sister won't let it go until My 95 year old Dad passes, so it may end up having issues from sitting. I made trips out there and started it every six months, but now...

You could be very much correct, however... if the lift pump runs off the gear in the engine, then it requires a good starter and battery to get it to turn over if the engine won't run. Don't run the starter for long periods, as they get hot very quickly and take a long time to cool off...

Thanks WinterDeere! We didn't take the time to search Kohler's website for the engine, although I knew I probably should. I sent the link to my Bride for her to file. JDeere's manual is only 28 pages and covers not much more than how to crank it! David from jax

A million miles on a clutch is not as big a deal as you would think, but most companies or owner ops never give a clutch a chance to last that long. When service is done to the tranny, if it needs pulling, a new clutch always goes back in, never the old one. Why take a chance on a well used...

I have given up on trying to replace blades without replacing the bolts. I use a torch to remove the bolt, and sometimes even that doesn't make it easy! The last time I replaced the blades on my Bush Hog 3008 mower, it took me a day and a half with a lot of sweating on my part in the Florida...

Mudflaps aren't $5 anymore, closer to 5 times that at any chain truckstop! However, if you have a source for them at that price, you better buy all you will ever need! David from jax

Most likely when you emptied the fuel/water separator, you introduced air into the system and now it will probably need bleeding before it will run. Hopefully your starter and battery are in good shape, as bleeding a system is never easy on them. David from jax

I hadn't seen this posting before, and clicked on it to see what it was all about. Seeing a post on the front page where Soundguy had replied, I knew this was an old thread! David from jax

In the case of this particular JD LT160 with one of a couple engine options, the manual does no good at all. While JDeere says "install" the dipstick, they don't specify if it is screwed in or not. I guess being vague gives them a way out when someone decides they don't like what their mower did...

My Toro Workman has a lever to engage the differential lock. When purchased used (and almost 20 years old) it didn't have diff lock, it didn't have hi-lo tranny, and the bed was "tilt" according to the seller. I had never seen one without these features, but due to limited pictures and vague...

Or hook to something that is hard for it to pull and see if it helps when you put it in 4 wheel drive. My tractors tend to pull a lot more when in 4 wheel drive, versus not being in 4 wheel drive. David from Jax

I know of few without some sort of A/C around here. Dad's house has 60 amp service and worked for a family of seven! There are people I know who can't afford their electric bill due to a/c costs, but it is mainly from inflation since the time they retired on a marginal retirement plan. I...

Another thing to consider is if it is the correct dipstick for that unit? I lost the dipstick for my JDeere 2555 and I ordered one from JDeere. It came in, and was not the correct length. (I had found the old one while waiting on the new one to arrive. I also wonder if the dipstick should be...

A slight overfill could mean a lot of things to different people. We all know that running an engine over full isn't good for it, but just how much is too much. Each engine as well as each manufacturer is different and the variances of what "slight overfill" is, could mean trouble. Unless I...

I think the 525 used a hydraulic system to offset the weight. Never quite understood it, but it must have worked because I never had any issues like what you're having. What I can't understand is how a weight in front of an articulated machine can take weight off the front axle. With the...

That doesn't seem all that high when you compare it to the hydraulic fluids for other brands of tractors. My Orange tractor uses their fluid that has been almost twice that for several years now. I found a dealer 200 miles away that was willing to give me a small price break, and since I...

The amount of money you will save not having to haul it to a shop and back, plus what you will spend on labor rate would pay for a nice lift! David from jax

Tractor tend to be described by model and not so much by the year they were built. B7100 would probably get you most parts. David from jax

I tend to shy away from Dihatsu engines, either gas or diesel, in Toro Workmans, so take that with a grain of salt. David from jax

Yeah, that is what they cut a hole into large enough to crawl through at my last place. I had the lock reinforced to make it troublesome, but they still cut thru the walls on the back side. David from jax

We seldom mow early morning, but if we do, we are still mowing by the time the grass dries out, so the dry grass should clean under the deck. Our biggest problem is not wet grass building up under the deck, as much as grass clippings, leaves and such getting caught on top of the deck and...

I left my tractor at a job site about 3/4 mile up the street. Owner is 80 and sleeps like a log, so I knew that while it would be under cover, it was sort of in sight of a main road, and two gates with cows between it and the road. Next door neighbor sleeps with a gun under his pillow. The area...

I had a container at a place I owned and moved out of. I had a car stored in it and the container was cut open with a grinder, large enough hole for a person to crawl into. There was candle wax all over the insides of the car where they sat and played in the car. I got a call one day from one of...

Well, if you do decide to get rid of it, let me know! I need a heavy one! David from jax

So, could you bolt a piece of 1/2" or 3/4" to it instead? Seems like it would prolong intervals between having to work on it? It would also allow a significant time before the wear got to the bolt heads which I assume are countersinked into the 3/8? (or did you drill and tap the 3/8" flatbar to...

Got to make it harder for them, so they go looking for an easier target. Now if your tractor is the one they want, good luck! I used to think that out in the open in plain view of the world passing by would be best, but nowadays that doesn't work. People just don't want to get involved when...

Having been in the trucking industry for years, I had a bunch of mirrors laying around. I ordered a couple of serious magnets with a sheet metal bar between them. Attached the mirror and I can stick it any where I want. Have to be careful, as some places don't like to let it go! I made...

I had a 1948 HG48 crawler that the clutch loved to get stuck on! Most people that had them thought you had to split them to get the clutch unstuck. However, you could open the access hole in the bell housing and mash each of the three springs to get it unstuck (rotating flywheel was a given)...

Take a gas unit and convert it to ptopane? David from jax

The general consensus is that, although a 14 foot will hold the tractor with a loader, you still don't have room to adjust the tongue weight. That will make a lot of difference! The second picture that PaulHarvey posted shows a tractor with a loader, with probably just about the right amount...

The Ford 7710 I had used a PTO mounted pump, had a 25 gallon auxiliary tank, and ran a 4 foot cutter along with all the hydraulics it took to run the rear boom that was configured just like an extending backhoe arm. Rear PTO pumps can deliver a LOT of gallons per minute. I also realize that...

Jackfalcon, Welcome to the forum! Finding the right salvage yard is as hard as finding just the right parts you need. Add to that, the shipping itself for a loader, or a complete(ish) tractor is going to be way up there in the cost. Add your general location to your forum...

My first job off the farm at 15 was at a chicken plant. Did pretty much every job there. Have a pretty good scar on left thumb from the razor sharp knifes we used. I don't think I have a problem with eating chicken (or eggs), tastes just like froglegs. David from jax

Glad your tractor (or house!!) didn't catch that tree! David from jax

Nice looking bench! David from jax

I probably don't use mine as much as you, but I started out with 2"x3/4" skids. They still have a little life left in them. Putting them on was a little bit of a challenge, to get them to roll up on both ends. The road I do is about half a mile long, but I don't do it to make it flat and pretty...

Tagslg, When you pull the belt off to inspect its condition, note the exact position of the idler pulley that is spring loaded. Make sure that pulley with spring isn't at its maximum travel point. Consider adding another spring to help the original pull the belt tight (and keep it tight!!)...

Lol, we used to use belt dressing at a place I worked at if we wanted some down time. Spray on Belt Dressing and an hour later you would loose a belt or two out of the 8 being driven. Became common knowledge, so if you went to the storeroom and checked out a can of belt dressing, they were...

I would do a couple of things. I would find the adjusting tensioner, which is probably a spring loaded tensioner or it has a threaded bolt that adjusts the tension on the belt. Going to require removal of the guards over the belt. Double check that it does move back and forth with a lot of...

Ummm, Smokeydog, on a taper loc bushing, the key between the spindle and the bushing is what would shear if you hit something hard. If there are taper loc bushings that are keyless, I am not aware of them. Are you sure? David from jax

That has been my way of doing it for years! David from jax

I have a 261 with a 16" bar, and can't imagine running much more than an 18" on it. I have a 310 and 311 and run 25" bars on them with no issues. David from jax

bcp, That video just proves that there are a few more idiots in this world than I knew about! David from jax

I think you should install multiple cameras on at least one tractor, powered by the tractor battery and running all the time. While you are using the camera, keep it sending pictures to wherever you can send them. The reason? Sooner or later someone is going to pull out in front of you while...

Plus I would need rims also! David from jax

I should have pulled the rear tires and wheels off of the red cab Toro before I sent it to TN. Once it arrived, there was no way the new owner would let them go. They were in great shape. I need to find another set and swap them out long enough to see just how much difference it does make. I...

My TN buddy just talked to a gentleman who rebuilds the 3 cylinder Mitsubishi engines on a regular basis. Do I need to put the two of you in touch with each other so you can get introduced to the rebuilder? My TN buddy wouldn't be impressed with someone who just says they can rebuild one...

I have never understood how you keep water out of a basement. Don't have anyway to learn around here because almost nobody has a basement! David from jax

I just ran the Toro Workman 3210 down the road with my GPS activated and it said I was doing 19 mph wide open. Don't know if that is what they are supposed to do, never heard what top speed is supposed to be. David from jax I just realized that the rear tires are solid tires, and are quite a...

Pretty sure this should be marked sold. David from jax

My 3210 had a dry master cylinder reservoir when it was picked up. It is located behind the heater core, so isn't readily accessible. I probably need to check that more often! The previous owner had been using the parking brake to stop it. Considering they had the governor disconnected, the...

I just thought I would update this post as far as my end of it. I sold the red cab Toro with the aluminum bed to my buddy in TN. The yellow/white cabbed Toro Industrial 3210 is now here, and is great. We are still looking for windshield wiper arms, because the original motor was bad and a...

There are gases that are put in bottles that will kill you upon inhalation of them! I happened upon 5 bottles that I could have just for hauling off, and had (just barely) enough sense to figure out what the gas was. It was something that would kill you with 3 parts per million if inhaled. I...

Some of my mowing is like that! Rough cut with a twist! I was mowing a 35 acre section last year and crossed over a roadway that they had made in the front pasture out of small gravel. I raised the mower up to clear the gravel, but not quick enough. I tossed a couple pieces of that gravel...

Don't you have neighbors? If one of my neighbors was unloading a tiller, and needed me to bring my tractor down to unload it, I would be happy to do so, especially if I were going to be putting in a garden, as I would probably bargain for a little "swapping of time and materials"! Most...

By the way, welcome to the forum! David from jax

Wonder if the "ticking noise" is that bomb someone placed under the seat? Actually it may be your differential lock or the parts to it. That is one thing I have heard that makes a ticking noise. Turn hard left in a circle, then try hard left in a circle and see if anything changes with the...

My Bush Hog 3008 is what is known as a semi-mount, and has some characteristics of a trail mower so I will mention the drawbacks of it, which apply to a trail type (I think). When I go to load my M7040 on my 20+5 trailer, with folding ramps, the tractor is as long as the deck of the trailer...

Every time TIG welding comes up in a discussion, I think of what a welding class instructor told me. I had drawn one of the "tig booths" as an assignment and went after it like I was on a mission. I got pretty good at it, and got itchy to want to try out one of those new-fangled "MIG Guns"! I...

I have seen the little bars or U shaped bars that are on some bush hogs, to help with mowing uneven terrain. While they do work, most of the time they are limited by just how far they will allow the terrain to change and still work. I always use them, and if I have to do any modifications to a...

I have a set of shop built adapters that I had built when I worked at a machine shop to put duals on a Ford 1100 that is four wheel drive. It made that little tractor look like it could pull anything! It was fun to play with the only time it ever saw snow! David from jax

Florida Wire and Cable, Jacksonville, Florida. There were 3 wire companies side by side on North Lane Ave and none were competitors. We all made different types of wire. David from jax

I have had blades cross and get stuck before. Spinning them while crossed and they shake violently, but usually come uncrossed and all the vibrations stop. David from jax

That "wire rope" that he used for the winch which is a 7 wire strand, is probably "guy wire" which is used to anchor poles, and is also used to suspend the conductor wires between poles. I would like to have a penny for every mile of that stuff I made or did QC work on! Depending on the size of...

Three years ago, we bought the house and property across the street. We had paid our house mortgage off, so I went to the credit union and asked for a new mortgage on our house. We took the proceeds from the loan and purchased the house across the street with cash. When and if we move across the...

Last 3126 Cat I drove was a little bigger than a water pump as far as HP! The bad thing was it was hooked to what Dispatch told me was a 13 speed tranny. Didn't shift like a 13, so i rode around to the guy who taught me to drive, for him to take a look at. He drove it across the rail yard a...

Is it 800 miles south or west? Consider having someone else look it over before it takes to the road? David from jax

I bought a JD2555 from TN off of Facebook Marketplace sight unseen. I asked for more pictures, and noticed the owner (a business) was not giving me much in the way of pictures of the bucket. I flat out asked him about it, and he agreed to send one of the bucket. Yep, bucket had some issues, been...

If you are really worried about condensation, put a block heater on it and run it year round. David from jax

That is what I was always taught. If you add red dye to either one, then it becomes off road and no taxes are charged. Consider this... A gas station owner calls the distributor and orders 3000 gallons of diesel to top off his 5000 gallon underground tank, The trucker picks up whatever...

Or it may be backing up underground and taking an alternate course to one of the other springs in the area, thereby feeding someone else's pond. Water takes the course of least resistance. David from jax

I got a load of limerock donated to my driveway, and it packed well. It was suggested that once I got it packed, that I buy several bags of cement and spread them over the limerock to prevent washing. I didn't due to the fact that a loaded semi-truck pulls into the driveway just about every time...

Sister in law owned a dirt road with about a dozen houses on it. I typically grade it, and one day I was digging out the ditch. Now, I had the main water line "located" but I was taking a deep dig with the dirt pan down the ditch area, and looked behind me, and I was dragging a 3/4" cable...

I found a powerline day before yesterday. I went to a friends place northeast of Knoxville. My trailer was the biggest one that had been up his driveway. We unloaded, and reloaded it with a lot more than I hauled up. On way down his driveway (which was fun in itself, as I had to have tractor...

Read and understand everything in the descriptions and look at the photos. A simple word substitution can make all the difference in the world with an ebay purchase, which makes a "way out" of them selling you what you thought you were buying. I bought a name brand item one time on ebay that in...

That bleeder bolt looks like a banjo fitting to me, and while it will allow a bleed function, I don't think it was made to be "bleed here". It sounds like you have introduced air into your system, which is a pain in the rear for diesels. You are probably going to need to follow the proper...

Soundguy... David from jax

I did the mowing of a 10 acre field up at our Church for years for free. They had a pond dug, and the business agent of the Church changed after about 10 years. The new business agent was looking for someone to mow that field with expensive results. He asked one of the "oldtimers" who asked if...

I recognize several of those early names, and miss a couple others not on the list. MrJimi and Soundguy were fairly close to me and posted frequently. MrJimi passed, Soundguy moved on to greener pastures although I haven't tracked him down lately. Soundguy was amazing with 50-90 hp Ford...

I think he just moved the fixed ones over to my account and totally left yours alone? (Just messing with Muhammed, lol) David from jax

I need to take a video of the fuel depot out near the mouth of the river here! Trucks with Shell, Chevron, Love's and a host of independent fuel haulers all use the same tanks to receive their truckloads of fuel which goes to the underground tanks at the respective stations. How long it is...

If there are no signs of algae growing in the fuel, I would not hestitate to use it. I am currently running fuel in a diesel tractor that I loaded up from out in the middle of the field where the tractor sat for a minimum of 5 years. It was clear, didn't have any algae growing, and I had already...

Prestress is what it was supposed to say! Thanks, I edited it. David from jax

I made hundreds of thousands of miles of stranded rope and cable during my employment at a wire and cable company. Same principal as above, but using steel wires instead. We also had big motors instead of hand cranks, as well as large capstan to pull the wire as it was stranded, which controlled...

I kind of have a soft heart for animals missing a leg. At the age of three, I was severely burned on my left leg. The emergency room doctors (on Navy base) wanted to remove my leg halfway up my thigh. My Mom refused to let them, and when I came out of shock screaming, She asked the Doctor if...

Hopalong Jane standing in the rain on one leg, just a few feet from me on the porch with a cell phone camera. David from jax

Kind of my thoughts, although we don't have mice issues here (which is surprising due to the amount of corn we put out daily). I would think one or two of those 10x10 collapsable tent coverings set up end to end might be better but unfortunately, those things don't hold up in the wind...

One of my "techy" friends has been working on my Toro Workman. The cab door had been jerry rigged, and he got with one of his buddy's at work and they printed the parts to make the door latch mechanism operational again. Toro didn't make the cab, and the cab manufacturer is hard to deal with...

If you loan it out, send a tarp with it. If they won't cover it with a tarp, they probably wouldn't cover it with a custom made or fitted cover. Is mice an issue in your area? Covering it with a tarp or cover all the way to the ground is going to increase humidity issues along with access to...

I was doing something on the tractor out back when I heard a noise that sounded "different". I stopped, sat still and listened. The noise I heard was a one legged wild turkey hopping thru the leaves. We went and picked up a bag of corn, and she got where she would come to the front yard to eat...

These tractors are available in the used market and also in the salvage yards in the USA. You might consider purchasing the part and having it shipped to you. It won't be cheap to have it removed and shipped, but it would get the tractor pto working again. As an example, I purchased a...

Maybe in a tractor salvage yard. David from jax

Scootr, M7040 with shuttle shift means I can be going full bore one direction, flip the lever and be going full bore in reverse without touching a gear shifter or the clutch. Works at any speed, any gear, just flip it and you are going the opposite direction at the same speed, instantaneously...

Interesting, because I own an M7040 with a gear transmission and shuttle shift. I also own a JD2555 without the shuttle shift and I wouldn't want to use the JD2555 for regular loader work. I also wouldn't want to have to have the engine running wide open all the time when trying to do close...

Not sure I understand exactly what you are referring to with the over running clutch. I was not aware that the 1210 came with one installed. As far as needing an overrunning clutch to keep the momentum of the bush hog from pushing the tractor, they make them that go on the pto shaft with a...

Or maybe a little more! I priced a diesel with 72" cut by a major player in the zero turns a couple years ago. My bride nixed that idea, even though I could justify "some" of it through a business that would help pay for it. It was hovering around $23K... David from jax

While some people are ok with stuff that happens, I would also wonder where all that fluid went and how your going to clean it up if the land owner complains. David from jax

Last in person auction I went to was memorable. I went with my Dad, over to Brinkley Auctions over in Idabel, OK. I needed a boxblade and they had about a dozen. I bid on the first one, quit bidding when I got to my max. Went to 2nd, 3rd, 4th and was bidding on the 5th when a guy walked up and...

I would not have paid for the pallet, unless it was a steal of a deal even with the missing stuff. I got banned from a radio station auction once for refusing to pay for a winning bid, but when they alter what I am buying, I alter my attitude...and my wallet! David from jax

I wonder if the copper pipe getting eaten by the water is the result of steel pipe not being isolated from the copper pipe. Or does the sediment carry the sand which basically sandpapers the inside of the copper pipe? David from jax

Since my Big Tex sits out in the weather all year long, and seldom even gets used, I figured if I didn't do something serious, every time I wanted to use the trailer I would have to fix the floor. With no more home time than I get, when I start to do a project, I end up getting side tracked...

Cross section of what the aluminum flooring that i put on my trailer looks like. David from jax

You are correct! Somewhere I had mentioned it before, a couple years ago when I first decked it out. Years ago I bought a 40 ft flatbed to deck out a trailer I built. Buyer got in a hurry, so I decked it with bar grading. Later I got paid to change it out with the aluminum. Didn't use all of...

Second replacement of wood gave way under my M7040 when 100 miles from home so I went a different route. David from jax

I thought that if the slip clutch didn't slip like it was supposed to, the damage would be to the drive gears in the rear of the tractor! David from jax

Make sure there are no sharp edges on the sides of the hole where pin goes thru. I had a pin shear, and got smeared around the inside of the outer piece, which caused an edge. I kept shearing pins till I took a dremil tool to it. David from jax

I had a pair of Snap-on ball peen hammers in a toolbox that was seldom used. They literally turned to dust. I called Snap-on and they required me to send them in, and in a couple weeks, I got a new pair back. Snap-on handled all costs. David from jax

I worked for a company for a brief time back in the mid 70's and ran a lot of pipe in a new shop that a power company was building. I dropped by there last year, and those pipes were still there for the most part. Some modifications as could be expected, but still handling the huge volume of air...

Tell the officer that you thought you were still in the state of Hawaii and that you knew you were within limits there! That would get you even more than the .36 inches when measured in metric! David from jax

Like 5030 said, very few people read the instructions!! I haven't!! I do understand the mechanics of a Torque Multiplier, and it would increase the torque going to the nut or bolt. That number can be calculated, but I wouldn't trust it. David from jax

Yeah, I didn’t even want to step into "Ag" because it isn't in my wheelhouse. I only know what I know, but 102 is something I know! David from jax

The issue with using an air powered impact wrench of sufficient capacity...is you can't carry that out to the field where you have a flat tire. Most people don't even have the air capacity to run a one inch drive impact, much less own an impact of that size. The new battery powered impacts are...

While I agree with your first paragraph, my Bush Hog 3008 using twin spindles far outperforms a 6 foot mower as far as cutting size and quality of cut. (I can compare a 6, as I own one) The blades on that unit are serious blades, not the typical lighter weight blades found on most brush cutters...

Also note: Tarping systems for open top trailers or semitrailers are excluded provided no part of the system extends more than 3 inches from the sides or back of the vehicle. On the O/P question, I own and haul a Bush Hog 3008 twin spindle mower. I haul it around town a lot, but two or...

This was copied straight from FMCSA's website. WIDTH REQUIREMENTS The maximum width limit for CMVs on the NN and reasonable access routes was originally established at 102 inches, except for Hawaii where it is 2.74 m (108 inches). (See discussion of Reasonable Access on page 12.) To standardize...

Just to make sure it is clear, a Torque Wrench is not the same thing as a Torque Multiplier. A Torque Wrench is used to make sure that a bolt is as tight as you are supposed to have it, and a Torque Multiplier is used to loosen nuts and bolts that are too tight to get loose without breaking...

The semi truck I drive has some seriously bright low beam lights. I almost never run the high beams because they are so bright. Someone mentioned that down-grading the lights would be a nice thing to do, but due to cost of the low beams, no thanks! I had a low beam go out, and the light to fix...

Here is one of my Torque Multipliers removing a lug on my M7040 with almost no effort. David from jax

Torque multiplier is the way to go if you have lug nuts that are being a pain. Yes, a good battery powered impact wrench or a good air driven one (if you have enough air volume) will usually do the trick, but when that fails, a Torque Multiplier will spin off just about any tight lugnut within...

Good luck, hope it works! David from jax

I bought a Big Tex trailer that came with 235/75r/16 and previous owner changed them out to 14 ply tires. I started out on a 2k mile trip and a bearing started warming up, so I stopped and had new bearings installed. First hub they pulled, the brake shoe fell apart...So now new brakes. While...

If you decide to repair it, and want to add a very fine mesh stainless steel to the epoxy, let me know and I will give you some. I had to buy a huge sheet for a project that used a 1 inch square, and I have a lot left over! David from jax

That guy was lucky the tractor didn't come all the way over on him! However, without a ROPS, a seat belt isn't a good safety device! David from jax

I am so close to taking the premiums and investing them and doing what the insurance companys do, make money off of that! My "older" house, 1964 era is built a whole lot better than the stick built stuff they are throwing together today! Insurance has been a real pain in the rear here! David...

Don't usually post f/b links, but couldn't find the picture in my gallery. Here is a screenshot of picture. David from jax

Adding remotes when there are none can be interesting. Good luck! I am sure someone will chime in soon. David from jax

If it is still stuck, and you can get it to move, get a chain hooked to a a big heavy pickup truck with a competent driver in it, and start towing it. As you start loading the tractor with the weight of the pickup truck behind you, mash the clutch and leave it down. Then have the person driving...

More likely someone has modified it somehow, or the actual dimensions on the replacement clutch aren't More likely someone has modified it somehow, or the actual dimensions on the replacement clutch aren't the same as what came installed from the factory. A clutch that didn't work from the...

A worn out motor, bad pump and leaky cylinder splitter showed up here one day. I had previously put a large base on the foot for my brother and when they replaced the splitter, he figured I would want that piece of 1" thick plate back. A friend saw the old splitter and decided he wanted to put...

You can't see, because there isn't a large enough hole to view thru, or there is NO hole to view through? If there is ANY size of hole, you might be able to see if you beg, borrow or steal a bore scope to slip into an existing hole to access the area around the clutch. Do be careful if you...

That was my thoughts also! David from jax

hmmm, have to look closer at these when I get a chance. David from jax

For winter operation when you have an open station, is it feasible to dress like you are going for a motorcycle ride? I own several items of outer clothing sold by Gerbing, and they could easily be used on a tractor. The smaller charging system of a motorcycle will support the electric clothing...

An increase of 8 horsepower when you are over 80 hp isn't as much as you would think. I own a JD2555 and a JD2555 that had a 2755 engine installed in it. From the operating station, I can't tell the difference in the two tractors doing the same jobs, such as pulling the 15' batwing. There are...

I was under the impression that gas and diesel will mix, won't separate without distillation process. If they will separate, that would make the process a lot easier. Easy enough to blend in six ounces with a tank full of fuel and drive it till it is empty. (just kidding!!) I would fill...

I have the same issue with the house across the street, and just replaced the water heater. However, that house is on a slab, so no crawl space. I am considering a small hot water heater inline, but tearing out all that sheetrock to get to the lines, and where to put the new heater is an issue...

I was in a truck stop one night many years ago, and a guy backed in next to me. My sleeper windows were tinted dark, so he couldn't see that I was just reading a book. I watched him open his side compartment and was immediately concerned about a pump he had mounted there with a long black hose...

The change in the sound of the motor probably has more to do with the filter change than the gas if all you put into it was 6 ounces. Had it been my tractor, I would have merely topped off the fuel tank completely with diesel and ran it out. If more than 6 ounces, I would have filled the tank...

I would have two of those pins made, because now that you have figured out how to loose them, you will continue to do so! David from jax

The pin is the part he lost, and all it is...is a pin. The rounded off end might take a little more time, but using a piece of stock the size of the pin, turn it down to the step size, then turn down the second step size, then clamp it in a mill or a drill press and drill the cross hole to...

Someone with a metal lathe could knock that out in a few minutes... David from jax

I went and picked up a couple Toro Workman which appeared to be junk. Having trouble loading them is what started this thread. Wife's always glad to assist in me getting rid of accumulated junk. I try not to bore Her with trivia like those Toro's didn't belong to me. She was glad to see them...

life of an OTR trucker. Honey-do list takes priority over most tractor fun! She did let me go p/u another tractor! David from jax

When the low bidder breaks his main piece of equipment and doesn't have a good relationship with the local tractor dealership, and they put him in line to get it fixed during the middle of the mowing season...the HOA will figure out why your prices were where they are! It costs money to have...

I am learning a lot from this post! Just to let everyone know that I won't be increasing the size of my Kubota loader cylinders. I just purchased another JD2555, this one with a 640 loader (and 4wd). Now if one won't pick it up, I get a someone to grab the other one and between the two, they...

When the low bidder defaults, and they come back to get you to take over the rest of his contract, make sure you get the 25% over your previous price! David from jax

I needed a toolbox at home and at work. When I left that job, I had two sets of tools at home. Brother passed away, got all his. This put me with plenty of tools up to 1.5 inches. A good friend's Dad passed away and he donated his Dad's two toolboxes to me. His Dad owned and ran a semi-truck...

Not a myth, it is fact. The acetone that keeps the acetylene gas stable will affect regulators. Those bottles aren't empty like high pressure gas bottles are. The filling "looks" like concrete but isn't. David from jax

The fact that it has the name embossed on the neck ring doesn't mean it is owned by the gas supplier. There are prefix letters and numbers on the tanks serial number that denote if it is a customer owned bottle in sizes that are both company and customer owned. Some sizes are always company...

Even some of us with a local compressor plant still do the exchange. The only way that makes sense as far as time goes. I don't want to wait until they are running a fresh batch of bottles or have to make two trips to come back and pick up filled bottles. The other option is if they have 3 or 4...

That does appear to be a nice way to fix a problem! David from jax

The utility with a generator backup doesn't really work in Hawaii. Too poor of transmission lines along with very uneven ground which causes landslides. The wind they get from Typhoons is also an issue, so while you have mainland power, flat ground with basically no wind, the O/P is working...

Solar not working when the grid goes down means you loose power like everyone else! I would think a battery backup of some sort would be a smart investment if the power goes out very often. Not sure how adding a generator would allow you to harvest solar when the grid drops, but this topic...

My Bride is a pretty good shot, much better than me. I tell people She hunts turkey hunters, as these are grazing right in front of Her office window. I have lots of pictures of them! David from jax

Never thought much about having a tractor dyno'd but it would answer the question one way or the other! Although I now have two of these tractors, I doubt I will be able to tell from the seat if 10 more horsepower is present in the engine. Tire sizes, 4wd versus 2wd and a loader on the 4wd...

We run dehumidifiers here...all winter! David from jax

Turkeys are common around here. Yes they are as close as it appears! David from jax

My other 2555 with a 2555 engine is also turbocharged. They were available both in turbo and non turbo in the 2555. The turbo and the non turbo 2555 were rated the same horsepower, just consumed fuel differently. If I am reading this correctly, you could put a 2755 engine right into your 2355...

I see that they are both the same cubic inches, I see that they are the same bore and stroke, I see that the more powerful one is rated at a lower rpm (77 at 2500 versus 88 at 2300). What I don't see is how they attain the horsepower difference. I know they are different, just not how they are...

I am just wondering what the differnce is between the two engines. Appear to be same in everything I can see on Tractordata. How to tell the difference between the two? Anyone have any idea on how to tell if an engine has been swapped or has it just been turned up to get additional power...

I have been over 200 in a vehicle with a six cylinder, and that one has a v-8 with a lot more cubes and close to the same aerodynamics. My Kawasaki 900 Z-1 would do 60mph in first gear also, back when the speed limits were dropped to 55, so shifting to second would get you a ticket...

I have a homemade 7 footer and although it was built extremely heavy, I wish it was 8 foot. When I am moving piles of dirt and it fills up above the 20" sides, the JD 2555 (70-77 hp) knows it is back there, but I have no weights on nose and its 2wd. David from jax

Welcome to the forum! That is the same way most of us use to connect our third functions. No idea on the New Holland. David from jax

You're not going to get Aunt Jemina at the store anymore... David from jax

I only consider Atlanta a parking lot from 4am till somewhere after midnight. I miss the old paper logs that didn't have a 14hr clock. You could roll up to the outskirts of any major traffic jam and take a nap while waiting on traffic to clear. So much better to be in the bunk getting some rest...

Hmmm, my parking brake hasn't been set in years and my M7040 has never rolled an inch. However that might have something to do with my property being dead level FLAT! That is good information to remember if I ever take it anywhere. David from jax

Apparently B'ham people like you! I go up towards Haleyville a couple times a week usually. Usually travel up 231 instead of going thru Atlanta. The only thing worse than Atlanta traffic is McDonough traffic, so I tend to run around it as best I can. David from jax

Not very many members have an exit that has their member names on it! Cahaba Valley even has a College with his name on it! I see it a lot in my running around! David from jax

It does sound like fun in that cold! Must be nice to have a loader on a 1210. The capacity of it probably isn't much, but the convience of it would be priceless! David from jax

There are diverter valves all over ebay and the internet. Just need to figure out which one works best for you. I assume it is for the front end loader? (since it is under the floorboard) instead of on the rear where a diverter is used to "add remotes", which is what I am looking at them...

Anyone near Omaha, GA?

pclose, Where are you located? I am on the westside of Jacksonville, Florida and have a 1210. I haven't had to do much work to it, or the previous 1100 as they have been faithful servants. Nowadays the 1210 is lucky to get started once every couple of months. I would have probably pulled...

I would pull the starter and check it before I split it again. David from jax

Somebody bought a loader from Steve out of Bell Buckle, TN and is having it delivered to Omaha, GA. I would really like to talk to them if possible before it leaves TN. David from jax

SO... your cousin is the one causing all these issues!!! People pass trucks and pull over in front of them and then slow down!! That is a good way to really tick a trucker off! (i wanted to use some fouler language but trying to be nice here) The crash mitigation systems in most new trucks...