got my first tractor-

[mattellis2]

posted this elsewhere, but thought i would put it here too. looking for answers.

thanks!

I finally pulled the trigger on my tractor. I came home Friday night with a 2005 branson 2910 with a whopping 12.9 hours on it. It came with a 5 rotary mower, a 6 box scrape and boom pole. It also has ag tires, but no FEL. I paid $8K for the whole deal, + about a 3 hour drive each way to pick it up.

I unloaded it Saturday morning, and began checking it over before putting it to use. I greased all the zerk fittings, checked tire pressure, checked engine oil, coolant, hydraulic oil, etc. Everything looked pretty good, so I mowed for about 3 hours on Sunday. Little beast works like a champ, but it is a little light in the front end. I was cleaning up a downed tree, and lost my steering because the front end came off the ground! It moved it though! I think a FEL or front weights are definitely in my future.

The only real complaint I have is the service manual. I know there was some little Korean guy tasked with writing it in English, but it is pretty lacking. I want to go ahead and change the oil, but the only thing I found was to use grade CC or better. Now, I am not a member of API, and am somewhat of a newbie to diesel engines, so can someone tell me what weight to use (10w-40, 20w-50, etc)? Also, where can I get filters without ordering from branson? I am sure there has to be a cross-reference somewhere.

Thanks for any help.

i also posted this in the branson forum, but there isn't a lot of traffic down there.

-matt

 

[saparks10]

posted this elsewhere, but thought i would put it here too. looking for answers.

thanks!

I finally pulled the trigger on my tractor. I came home Friday night with a 2005 branson 2910 with a whopping 12.9 hours on it. It came with a 5 rotary mower, a 6 box scrape and boom pole. It also has ag tires, but no FEL. I paid $8K for the whole deal, + about a 3 hour drive each way to pick it up.

I unloaded it Saturday morning, and began checking it over before putting it to use. I greased all the zerk fittings, checked tire pressure, checked engine oil, coolant, hydraulic oil, etc. Everything looked pretty good, so I mowed for about 3 hours on Sunday. Little beast works like a champ, but it is a little light in the front end. I was cleaning up a downed tree, and lost my steering because the front end came off the ground! It moved it though! I think a FEL or front weights are definitely in my future.

The only real complaint I have is the service manual. I know there was some little Korean guy tasked with writing it in English, but it is pretty lacking. I want to go ahead and change the oil, but the only thing I found was to use grade CC or better. Now, I am not a member of API, and am somewhat of a newbie to diesel engines, so can someone tell me what weight to use (10w-40, 20w-50, etc)? Also, where can I get filters without ordering from branson? I am sure there has to be a cross-reference somewhere.

Thanks for any help.

i also posted this in the branson forum, but there isn't a lot of traffic down there.

-matt

I am not an expert when it comes to tractors but i would suggest looking into a good API certified 15w-40, preferrably synthetic. There is some good info about your tractor @ TractorData.com - Branson 2910 tractor data if you haven't already found it. Good luck.