New Holland Boomer 24 and LS XJ2025H

[John Fitzgerald]

I have the LS XJ2025H. I believe it's exactly like a New Holland Boomer 24. I have a nearly broken key. Does your Boomer 24 key look like this one? The New Holland dealer is much closer to me than the LS.

 

[John Fitzgerald]

Bump. Anyone have a key they could look at please?

 

[MiserableOldFart]

Have you had any luck? This might be worth checking out. To me it looks like a fit, but who knows? I do know that OEM tractor keys are a ripoff.

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My older NH has a completely different style key btw.

 

[John Fitzgerald]

No, that key is different in the middle part of the cut. No one has responded. I PM'd one member who has a Boomer 24, but no response so far. Thank you.

Edit: I finally found the part number for the key. It is MT40266850. The LS and New Holland part numbers are the same, and the same key fits the NH Boomer 24 and the LS XJ2025H, plus a number of other tractors, even some by Case.

 

[RustyA]

My Boomer 40 key uses the same key blank

 

[John Fitzgerald]

Thanks. I got a pair of keys today from the NH dealer. A little over 15 bucks with tax. Keys for old tractors are about $3 each. For some reason all the new tractors use expensive keys. No chip technology though. They use a blank that our local hardware stores do not carry. It's a very thin key.

Hopefully, this thread will help someone else. They really should redesign the key location on those tractors.

Edit: I just did the key fix shown in an earlier thread where the poster used a knurled aluminum disc and JB welded the key into a slot, after cutting off the head of the key, I have extra keys to try this now and see if it works long term. I made the disc myself with a hole saw on a drill press and did the slotting and knurling with a moto tool and 1/8 inch cutter using the pilot hole from the saw as a starting point. The key fits into the ignition with the disc flat against the face of the keyway. No more hitting my knee on the key nearly every time I turn to look back at the rear implement.