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My hydraulics need rebuilding, it struggles to lift even moderate loads and bleeds down quickly when I shut the tractor off. But when these are rebuilt, are they capable of lifting a 60" brush hog, 72" finish mower? What about a 60" blade? I'm just trying to decide if it's worth rebuilding it...

1951 8N. If I have any weight on the three point, when I lift it up I get a kind of knocking/ratcheting noise. It lifts ok, but the noise is there (not there with nothing on the three point) Is that a normal noise? It's fresh oil in there and when I had the trans apart I cleaned what little...

Is it ok to shift gears, like 1st to 3rd, when moving? Pulling away in 3rd when towing or carrying an implement seems a strain on the clutch (longevity wise)

A good position to be in I guess, first year doing hay too, but I've run out of covered storage room and at the moment have 16 round bales on one trailer and 8 on a wagon. I have a tarp covering them that I remove by day if it's dry and replace at night. Is it ok to just leave them covered or...

dry hay in humid, heavy dew conditions? We’ve got the ever present warnings of daily thunderstorms ( but low percentage) and it’s going to be a real feel of over 100 most days this coming week but the dew doesn’t burn off until late morning at best. I’ve just cut ( sickle bar ) some pretty dense...

What’s it’s job? What’s it’s purpose in life?

I’m sure this story sounds familiar. I badly needed to rebuild the steering gearbox, then when I’d got that removed I thought I may as well split the tractor and do the clutch that will need replacing in the near future…. and then there’s that noisy transmission bearing …. So steering g/box is...

What is the relationship between the input shaft and the mainshaft that it backs on to? Is the bearing between the two constantly turning or only when in neutral? Maybe at differing speeds depending on what gear you're in? The reason I ask is, I'm just rebuilding the trans because it's a bit...

I’ve finally got this baler knotting and packing bales pretty tight but ….. no matter what I try the twine is never tight around the bale. So if you pick the bale up by the two twines, it really sags. If I put more tension on the bale as it packs it, it breaks the twine. If I put more tension...

I need some advice from those in the know! I’ve just installed new axle bearings ( ‘51 8N), both sides and setting the preload. I shimmed it right to the point where one axle stayed stationary when I turned the other ( it didn’t rotate in the same direction as the book suggests). It seemed so...

Another dumb newbie haying question! Do you ignore hay left over after baling, knowing the grass will grow through? Or tedd it to disperse it or brush hog to disperse? Last time I went around with the tedder to disperse it but I’d rather save diesel if it’s really not a problem! Most fields have...

I've made around 60 bales with this baler since I bought it in the Spring. Apart from a driven sprocket bearing incinerating itself it's done well, but .... on every bale I get a 4-6 foot length of twine laying on the ground so I have to get off the tractor and tie every one so I don't run over...

I need to replace the belts on my NH634 but which type? So many choices at americasbelting.com! Opinions please! Baler Belts | NEW HOLLAND - FORD | 634 | Americas Belting

Is there a way to adjust the bale density on a 634? The bales were 'ok' but could do with being tighter. And how much would the type/condition of the grass affect it?

I recently bought a 542 as a back up/ sideline machine. It’s old ( no sh*t Sherlock!) and tired but I’ve managed to get it tying ok now but bales are loose and mis shaped. I discovered the lower right hand hay dog, spring and pin are missing so I’m guessing that could be my tension issue? Does...

Sorry guys and gals but I just bought an 8N so now I have lots of dumb questions! Firstly, what year is it? ( photos below) Number on block looks like 8N 10446 which would make early? but lots of visual clues suggest it’s later ( to me anyway) Fittings for proof meter, steering box, side mount...

So I cut and baled my first ever hay this week! All went well and the weather was better than expected. I baled on Thursday although now, on Friday evening, I wish I'd left it 'til today. When I baled, the windrows were nice and crunchy. The grass would break easily and felt good to my...

I have a question ... or two (as usual!) , first time making hay, stupid kind of questions! I blinked and I missed the boot stage. Some of it (mixed grasses) is just out of boot, some have good seed heads. It's only about 12-18 inches tall so I wasn't paying much attention. We had a lot of rain...

Is there actually anything that either kills them or keeps them away? All 4 barns were swarming with them today. I tried all kinds of lotions and potions last year to no avail. At this rate I'll be rebuilding the barns before long! Even my new 'treated' fence posts that I put in last year...

I have 30 hours on my 2023 2850M now and today it started acting a bit weird. When I press the forward pedal gently, instead of the revs rising and then smoothly moving forward, it now ‘nudges’ forward quite firmly and then the auto throttle works as normal. It happens every time, at any preset...

Another newbie question! Do you clip ( or top? not sure of proper terminology!) early in the season to promote growth or just let it grow from winter to first cutting? Thanks for putting up with all these dumb questions!

Grass gurus .... I'm over seeding horse pastures with Orchard Grass this Spring to raise hay. A couple of the pastures had a lot of Crab Grass last year. Is there a selective herbicide I can use to just kill the crab grass? If so, when should this be applied bearing in mind I'm overseeding too...

The more I realise how little I know! We are going to attempt to hay ( for horses) 15 acres of horse pasture this summer. Several acres were hayfield in the past ( before I lived here) and have some green grass all year round although I have no idea what. My plan was to over seed it all with...

I'm looking at buying my first baler (amongst all the other equipment) to hay 15 acres on our farm. A JD447, standard pickup, no ramp has come up for sale locally. Are they any good? There seems to be so little info on them out there. If they're 'ok' is there anything I need to look out for in...

I'd appreciate any wisdom and personal experience you've had with Tonutti and Maschio sickle bar mowers. They are both reasonably priced but is one better than the other? We are going to try to raise our own hay this year but don't want to drop 50-60k into equipment for a 'trial' and such a...