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Anticlimax: I received the tractor and there's no problem. 2WD and 4WD work fine, at least for now. I would think that if a gear was busted, it would not present an intermittent problem. And since the clutch and shuttle shift are electronic, there could be an intermittent electrical trouble that...

Dave's was my first choice without a doubt, but they're way backed up. Still, they're better than any known alternative. There is a cover on top of the differential case, although I can't find it in the parts manual. Plus, there's other stuff mounted on it and it's under the seat, so there's a...

I pulled the trigger on a 2016 Branson 7845R with no rear drive. Front drive works in 4WD. Since you can't normally drive in 4WD without also driving the rears, I figure the only plausible scenario I know of is a busted gear, probably in the differential case. The usual suspects include the...

Ain't it gone yet?

Still haven't sold it?

Yes, I think the p/s/pto pump was sucking air along with oil. The external oil leak was relatively modest in view of the fact that the rubber inlet boot had a large circumferential hole around half of the circumference. This special hose has an internal spring to keep it from collapsing at...

Now I have a new mystery, although a fortuitous one. The steering effort had been way high ever since I’ve owned this tractor, and it had a nasty habit of wandering off the road in spite of steering correction, sometimes requiring a full stop and backing up. Maneuvering was so tedious that I...

Unbelievable!! Yes, one look at the quick connects and I see one partway popped out. Plugged it back and everything works now. I never, ever would have thought to look there! Thank you so much!!

I have a 2011 Branson 4520R with a BL25R loader. Suddenly the boom cylinders will only extend to less than half of their normal travel, or about 8" of rod chrome showing. The barrel is 23" long. Also, the boom won't lift the front end. The bucket cylinders works perfectly, as they always did...

The choice boils down to simple physics. If you pull from the rear, it transfers weight onto the rear wheels which in most cases are bigger. The extreme case is the front wheels lifting off the ground, possibly culminating in a backflip. So for tilling, seeding, injecting anhydrous, harvesting...

OK, I checked John Deere's site for a typical compact tractor and it has no optional foundation brakes. Show me one that does. https://configure.deere.com/cbyo/#/en_us/configure/164833281

You stated it but I have no idea how you know it since you offered no evidence. Contrary to the policy at Fox News, facts do matter here because people can get killed by misinformation. Name a tractor that does have foundation brakes. Maybe some do. Most don't. In the past, it was common to...

Sawyer Rob, they do have 4-wheel braking, but only when 4-wheel drive is engaged. They don't have foundation brakes which are the brakes at the wheels, like disc or drum brakes, as on cars, trucks, and trailers. No FWD = no 4-wheel braking.

I have slid down a hill in 2WD. Maximum pucker factor. Real danger to life and limb. Do not try it at home. Tractors have no foundation brakes like cars and trucks, only drivetrain brakes. Tractors only have braking on the driven wheels.

Be sure to test that it'll run the PTO. The PTO linkage can get stuck inside the gearcase. Go neutral, high, neutral, low, and back to neutral.

@ericm979: True. Next time this happens I'll have 25 new snap rings from McMaster in stock!

20 psi is not a huge increase. It could be stuck rings. They get stuck in the piston by deposits of partly burned oil and fuel. Then the pressure in the chamber can't get behind the ring to push it out against the cylinder wall to make a good seal. I've found that running good quality oil like...

All fixed, and not exactly what the threads said. Yes, it was the prop shaft, but no, there are no balls and no roll pins, and nothing else to act as a torque breaker. Both ends of the prop shaft and both the tranny and front axle are all male splines, mated with female spline couplings. During...

Thank you ptsg. I found the old thread: Branson 4WD They say both front and rear of the prop shaft have torque fuses. Now I'll go have a look.

I was doing various operations when I noticed that I had lost torque on my front wheels. With the front axle off the ground using the FEL, with rear wheel spinning, the front wheels have no spin. I don't hear any funny noises. The MFWD shifter feels normal. I've looked at the service manual and...

Actually, yes they do have their CO scrubbed by the catalytic converter which oxidizes it to CO2, and very effectively, with some of the oxygen coming from reduction of NO. These are called three-way catalysts and have been standard for decades now. The tailpipe gases are nearly free of oxygen...

The poison in spark-ignition engine exhaust is carbon monoxide (CO) which is scrubbed from road vehicles by the emissions system. Diesel engines produce negligible levels of CO. A small, wheeled generator will produce huge quantities of CO that will be very effective on anything that has...

defranks, I think your linkage needs adjusting. The hand lever is connected to a series of parts that eventually move a fork that slides a sleeve gear from one of three positions: High speed, neutral in the middle position, and low speed. If the adjustment is too far in one direction, neutral...

A small clarification: Comparing the 2014 manual, K25W-201406, to the 2015 manual, K25W-201504, the receiver dryer vanished. I've attached the system diagram pages for the two manuals, and the links to the full manuals, with thanks to Asteral of Caddo Mills, TX. TIER 4 2 SERIES.pdf -...

Here's more info on TXV block valves. Keep us posted, Cougsfan. Regarding ammonia, recall that liquid anhydrous ammonia is dumped all over farm fields as fertilizer with no mass casualties. Regarding propane, recall that commercial propane is used for heating all over rural lands, with only...

This great nation was founded by people who didn't know what they were doing, and it grew mighty with the help of many more such people. We're scolded for it, but it's our indomitable, independent spirit coming through. In looking at page K25W-201504 of the 20 series service manual which...

The stub rotates freely. Assuming that the gear train is intact, it only means that the output shaft and selector collar are free to rotate. The shifter remains frozen. The splines on the shifting parts are beveled so that they can slip easily into gear, and the stiffness of the shifter implies...

I'm still trying to get my PTO to run. The speed selector lever is stuck in neutral, and the trouble is not the linkage, as I've lubed it and can see it straining as it tries to rotate the shift shaft. Since I thought maybe it's stuck because the PTO clutch is not engaging, I did a little more...

Thanks to you all! The 3pt lift and lower works great now! Regarding the third function on the loader, here's a photo of the existing valve pack. I'll contact WR Long for a kit.

Hello Branson people. I'm new to tractors and new here, and I have two 3-Point troubles: 1. The lift and lower lever doesn't have any effect. I do have the lowering valve open. The loader and backhoe (when attached) work normally, so I would think low fluid is not the problem (although I...