New PT1430 arrived.

ponytug · Feb 22, 2015

I love mine. I till in cubic yards of compost and green fertilizer. It is a champ.

If you have any rocks around, don't for get a box of locknuts and bolts for it... Hitting a large rock can easily shear bolts in one or two blades.

All the best,

Peter

PTWannaHave · Mar 9, 2015

PTWannaHave said:
Didn't get around to taking the wheels off; heard back from PT/Terry to use it as it was meant and call back if the leakage is still there after 10hrs. on the clock. So, that's what I'll do.

I now have 8.5 hrs. on the machine, and the leakage has slowed down significantly. The machine is in the cold when running, but currently stored at about 60F.

Btw, I think the above may be a rarity...? Glad I have the manual with several diagrams (that are hopefully accurate). I did notice two separate set of instructions for putting in tow-mode, and they are not identical... I'll get back to the forum about that later; I do want to test that at some point before it is needed.

Cheers,

RegL · Mar 9, 2015

That page is kind of confusing. You just need to Turn that tow valve in the picture 2 full turns counter clockwise. I think the rest of the instructions are for pumps that don't have tow valves.

joshlee · Mar 10, 2015

Hi RegL, I think your machine was on Brian's gooseneck trailer with the PT-425 he dropped it off for me on Feb. 28th. That was a really cold morning and we had a awful time trying to start the PT-425. I wanted the PT-1430, but the hood is a bit too heavy for me.

RegL · Mar 10, 2015

joshlee said:
Hi RegL, I think your machine was on Brian's gooseneck trailer with the PT-425 he dropped it off for me on Feb. 28th. That was a really cold morning and we had a awful time trying to start the PT-425. I wanted the PT-1430, but the hood is a bit too heavy for me.

Yea, that was mine. Brian said he had a heck of a time getting the 425 started. Had to go buy some eather. Thank God warmer weather is coming.

joshlee · Mar 11, 2015

Yeah, I've been thanking God also for the warm up thats coming, although, our winters don't compare to how cold it gets in New England. How long have you have had Power Trac machinery? I love the engineering of them.

RegL · Mar 11, 2015

joshlee said:
Yeah, I've been thanking God also for the warm up thats coming, although, our winters don't compare to how cold it gets in New England. How long have you have had Power Trac machinery? I love the engineering of them.

Got my first 1430 in 2003. It has over 2000 hours and still going. I was going to try to sell it when I got this one but my wife has claimed it. She actually wants to clean it up and paint it. Can you imagine?

MossRoad · Mar 12, 2015

RegL said:
Got my first 1430 in 2003. It has over 2000 hours and still going. I was going to try to sell it when I got this one but my wife has claimed it. She actually wants to clean it up and paint it. Can you imagine?

No, I can't imagine.... at my house, I'd get the old one and she'd get the new one.

joshlee · Mar 12, 2015

Haha, thats great! Is there anyone near you that also has a Power Trac?

PTWannaHave · Mar 24, 2015

Got my skidsteer adapter plate mated to PT female/receiver plate, and beefed up the tow adapter as well... (Local welding shop.) Easier to see with primer, before black paint...

MossRoad · Mar 24, 2015

Nice. However, and I don't want to be a Debbie Downer here, I hope your skid steer attachments are at a good angle for you to get the best use out of them. You'll notice that most Power Trac attachments have some sort of angle compared to the angle of the quick attach plate. Hopefully your dump/curl circuit will give you enough play to get the angles you want. :thumbsup:

woodlandfarms · Mar 25, 2015

So, this may not work for you. My concern is that I have a similar setup (so does ken) and we found out that the plate cannot be welded to the QA plate directly, it needs to have the bottom kicked out by a couple of inches (At a bit of an angle). The PT QA plate is not straight up and down but angled forward a bit.

Just be careful on your first attachment with the QA, the angle down might be too much.

woodlandfarms · Mar 25, 2015

OHHH Moss... i didn't see your response...

MossRoad · Mar 25, 2015

woodlandfarms said:
OHHH Moss... i didn't see your response...

SILENCE!!! :laughing:

woodlandfarms · Mar 26, 2015

Not really, he is outside, staring at it cursing Power-Trac and the idiocy that is its design. He may even be wondering if he made a mistake making the purchase. Panic. How do I tell the wife...

Tomorrow, he will wake up, realize it is a quick fix and be back in love again.

woodlandfarms · Mar 26, 2015

Not really, he is outside, staring at it cursing Power-Trac and the idiocy that is its design. He may even be wondering if he made a mistake making the purchase. Panic. How do I tell the wife...

Tomorrow, he will wake up, realize it is a quick fix and be back in love again.

PTWannaHave · Mar 30, 2015

MossRoad said:
Nice. However, and I don't want to be a Debbie Downer here, I hope your skid steer attachments are at a good angle for you to get the best use out of them. You'll notice that most Power Trac attachments have some sort of angle compared to the angle of the quick attach plate. Hopefully your dump/curl circuit will give you enough play to get the angles you want. :thumbsup:

woodlandfarms said:
So, this may not work for you. My concern is that I have a similar setup (so does ken) and we found out that the plate cannot be welded to the QA plate directly, it needs to have the bottom kicked out by a couple of inches (At a bit of an angle). The PT QA plate is not straight up and down but angled forward a bit.

Just be careful on your first attachment with the QA, the angle down might be too much.

Hi, I'm back into the land of the living after a self-imposed exile with a very nasty winter cold/flu... Not over it yet, but definitely on my way. Spring is in the air, but my body sure did not feel it yet!

I should've paid more attention to the angle between the PT and SS plates. I didn't, but seem to be fortunate that it seems to be working out alright. (Phew!) I moved a pallet off the ground with relative ease, and as you can see in the attached pic, I don't think I'll have (angle) issues trying to dig holes. Time will tell... I do think it would have been a good idea to kick out the bottom of the SS plate 1-2 inches to provide more flexibility/range of motion.

SpringHollow · Mar 30, 2015

Yes, normally you need to kick the bottom out. You can put the PT plate flat on the ground which is more than many CUTs but not as much past vertical as most CUTs.

Ken

PTWannaHave · May 22, 2015

Getting my 1st battle scar at 30hrs. ...! A small & short hose that runs from the top of the 1st pump to the Draft Control module blew... Power-Trac confirmed that I do not need to bleed anything; just replace the hose and go.

Must've been a defect in the single-braid hose... Machine was being worked hard enough, but in cool temperature, and not with the Draft Control engaged.

On an unrelated note, I am including pics of my Virnig grapple rock bucket. Very happy with it so far. (Not sure why one pic rotates; it's fine in Windows Explorer...)

woodlandfarms · May 22, 2015

Ahhh.. Hoses. Someone asked how long hoses last, 1 hr or 100 years. I have a hose on my tractor that should have blown the day I got it and it is still strong. I have had another that didn't last much more than 3 weeks.

IMO and this is probably untrue, it is the small 1/4" hoses that seem to be the most fail prone.