First Post

bobhere · Aug 18, 2006

Hello All, Bobhere in B.C. Canada. Got my JM 284 with a Hanmey FEL a week ago, my first tractor. Going to go over it with a torque wrench and grease gun, and do a couple mods to it. The tractor was a demo with 30 hrs on it, and i put about 6 hrs in the seat clearing blackberries away from horse riding trails. If anybody has any suggestions on grease type or oil weights, it would be welcome.

lakespirit · Aug 18, 2006

Scan this site and you'll find lots of good stuff. I used to sell lube oils, etc. I'd recommend 15w/40 in the engine, 80w/90 in the gear box, and final drive. A good E.P. #2 grease is good for these types of application, but once you go to a specific grease compound, I'd stay with it. Just my opinion.

bobhere · Aug 18, 2006

Thanks for the reply. If you worked in that field, says a lot.

lakespirit · Aug 18, 2006

I must admit, however, that since all the manuals I got with my KAMA were in Chinese, , I had to ask about specific fluids, but in reality, most every diesel engine made uses the 15w/40, with very few exceptions. Rotella T is an excellent oil (what I sold).

Harrygoodwrench · Aug 19, 2006

I concur with Lakespirit. I would also recommend AW-32 for the hydraulics.
Good luck, Harry

njrqs · Sep 30, 2006

Hi all.

Anyone know anything more about Hanmey implements? I assume they are a chinese brand?

Cheers

Hawk J · Mar 1, 2009

bobhere said:
Hello All, Bobhere in B.C. Canada. Got my JM 284 with a Hanmey FEL a week ago, my first tractor. Going to go over it with a torque wrench and grease gun, and do a couple mods to it. The tractor was a demo with 30 hrs on it, and i put about 6 hrs in the seat clearing blackberries away from horse riding trails. If anybody has any suggestions on grease type or oil weights, it would be welcome.

Howdy Bob & Everyone else. I plan to clear some blackberries on my place with my 2006 JM 284. My tractor came with a 5' boxblade with rippers. Is this the best implement to use to get rid of berry vines?

Thankyou

Jack

greg_g · Mar 1, 2009

I just shredded mine with a rotary cutter.

//greg//

studor · Mar 1, 2009

I'd vote for the bush hog as well -- I clear raspberry bushes every year on my trails with the rotary cutter . The box blade will just help them by breaking off the dead canes

regards

Hawk J · Mar 1, 2009

All i also have is the Spider 5' finish mower made by J Bar Corp. & I also have a 5' blade.
i just want to cut up the berry vines on an overgrown logging road to the creek.
Will this mower be ok? or is the blade better?

Thankyou

Jack

greg_g · Mar 1, 2009

The canes are dry this time of year, so the finish mower will work too. But understand that you may be dealing with rocks in the stubble. Might want to set the gauge wheels up to the highest cut for starters. If you don't find rocks, you can always go back over at a lower cutting height.

//greg//

Diamondpilot · Mar 2, 2009

You will burn up the belt on your Finish Mower trying to cut the bushes with it. You really need a BushHog. Get or borrow a BH for the job then follow up with your Box Blade.

The vines will just rap around the blades of the finish mower and bind things up then burn up the belt before you know what is going on.

Chris

greg_g · Mar 2, 2009

Chris, I'm gonna go out onna limb here - and guess that you've never cut dead blackberries. A 5' finish mower will go through them like butter this time of year. Later on the green ones will wrap, but the dead ones now - will just shatter.

//greg//

Diamondpilot · Mar 2, 2009

Yea, I have cut about 600' of them along my property line but never in the winter. In the summer a Finish Mower would not touch them but I guess you make a good point about them being brittle this time of year.

When I did cut them I had to back into them with the bush hog raised up slightly. Worked good for the first pass then went back over them multiple times forward to really break the up. After that we burnt the mess and planted grass to reclaim the land.

Chris

Ranch_Hand_Supp · Mar 2, 2009

Diamondpilot said:
Yea, I have cut about 600' of them along my property line but never in the winter.

Chris

I am willing to bet Greg has never backed or pulled into a thicket of blackberrys with a finishing mower lol...... those belts ain't going to take it if they are very thick ... dead or alive !!

You can't cut grass but so high/tall with a finishing mower.

Ronald
Ranch Hand Supply

greg_g · Mar 2, 2009

Ranch_Hand_Supp said:
I am willing to bet Greg has never backed or pulled into a thicket of blackberrys with a finishing mower lol......

What possible justification can you come up with for wasting forum space on such a pointless taunt? You may as well open your wallet now. Or don't you realize that blackberry stalks only bear once, then brown up and turn brittle? It's like chopping up big pretzel sticks.

I got rid of most of mine with a 60" belly mower under a 24hp Yanmar - after they turned brown and dried up that is. Drive in one side, out the other. Turn around, do it again. Repeat till they're gone. Simple as that.

//greg//