555

So I just bought 1984 555 this morning and I’m dealing with electrical gremlins to the new starter. Do the battery cables, both positive and negative, route directly to the starter with no branches? I believe the positive is a straight shot but what about the negative?…does it run from battery...

I’m going to look at a mid 1980’s 555 next week. It’s not known to the current owner if there’s an electrical issue or the engine is seized because he can’t get it to turn over. He said he has a new, but way undersized, regular car battery on it and that the starter isn’t that old. It will not...

My local dealer has a screaming deal on an L3560 but it has the 555 loader. It would be almost $15k more to have him order one with the 805 loader. Will I regret it? I'm on 6 treed acres and have to take out some trees to make way for a pole barn, but after that it will be mostly brush...

I have a 1998 Ford New Holland backhoe plain Jane tractor, ROPs, standard no 4 in 1 bucket, no extend-a-hoe only 3,300 hrs. The front bucket works flawlessly, and the stabilizer's work great, but nothing on the backhoe. All lines look good, all levers are working. Anyone with any knowledge on...

I have a Montana 555dtc with a leaking rear brake boot. When the tractor is running it sprays hydraulic fluid out under pressure. My question is should the rear axle have pressure? If not is there a vent that might be clogged or should I be looking for something else? While I have experience...

Hey ya'll I'm back with another DIY farm repair, this time replacing the master cylinders on my 1998 555E backhoe. When we bought it the brakes were okay but a little spongey and after a bit they stopped working. We bought a pair of rebuilt master cylinders online and swapped them out ourselves...