cpy911
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2020
- Messages
- 75
- Location
- Oregon City, OR
- Tractor
- John Deere 445, Craftsman GT 6000, Yanmar YM186D
First of all, I really appreciate all of the good advice and community found on this forum. I am new here and hope to be a good community member and contribute at some point.
I bought a new to me Beaver III S373D 4WD this weekend and brought her home.
The primary purpose of this machine is to do finish mowing and some very light brush hogging. With the FEL, I will be using it instead of a wheelbarrow and save my back to lift things I would otherwise do by hand. I do hope to eventually buy a tiller for a small garden spot.
The mostly good: Everything on the tractor works that I could tell, except the 3pt hitch does not drop down, it is in locked "up" position. I am hoping that is just a relieve valve settings? The tractor starts right up and engine sounds good. Gears shift well and clutch seems good.
The bad: All four tires are original and need replacement. I am looking at two of the Carlisle 8-16's for the rear.
One of the rear rims has rust damage and I am hoping to find a replacement. See image.
It is missing a headlight, not a show stopper but would be nice to get one.
The loader was damaged at some point and was repaired. It is painted in gold..I hope to do some basic paint work with it at some point.
The owner said that when he left it out in the rain, water would ingress into the hydralic fluid via the gear shift boot. This recently happened again. I have a new boot on order and will be draining and putting in new hydraulic fluid. Is the Walmart Super Tech Heavy Duty Tractor Hydraulic ok to use? He gave me about 3 gallons of it. Are there other areas I should look for water ingress? I do not plan on leaving it in the rain, it will be stored in a shop.
I plan to change every single fluid and filter on the tractor. I have an owners manual and it shows all of the service intervals. I plan on doing everything short of adjusting the valves as I have zero experience in that.
So, am I on the right track here? It has been a long time since I drove and fixed a JD 1050 with my Dad back in the 1980's, so I am just making sure I am thinking in the right direction. I just remember greasing every port on that JD 1050 religiously! Anyhow, I hope this machine gives a few more years of light duty work. Thanks!
I bought a new to me Beaver III S373D 4WD this weekend and brought her home.
The primary purpose of this machine is to do finish mowing and some very light brush hogging. With the FEL, I will be using it instead of a wheelbarrow and save my back to lift things I would otherwise do by hand. I do hope to eventually buy a tiller for a small garden spot.
The mostly good: Everything on the tractor works that I could tell, except the 3pt hitch does not drop down, it is in locked "up" position. I am hoping that is just a relieve valve settings? The tractor starts right up and engine sounds good. Gears shift well and clutch seems good.
The bad: All four tires are original and need replacement. I am looking at two of the Carlisle 8-16's for the rear.
One of the rear rims has rust damage and I am hoping to find a replacement. See image.
It is missing a headlight, not a show stopper but would be nice to get one.
The loader was damaged at some point and was repaired. It is painted in gold..I hope to do some basic paint work with it at some point.
The owner said that when he left it out in the rain, water would ingress into the hydralic fluid via the gear shift boot. This recently happened again. I have a new boot on order and will be draining and putting in new hydraulic fluid. Is the Walmart Super Tech Heavy Duty Tractor Hydraulic ok to use? He gave me about 3 gallons of it. Are there other areas I should look for water ingress? I do not plan on leaving it in the rain, it will be stored in a shop.
I plan to change every single fluid and filter on the tractor. I have an owners manual and it shows all of the service intervals. I plan on doing everything short of adjusting the valves as I have zero experience in that.
So, am I on the right track here? It has been a long time since I drove and fixed a JD 1050 with my Dad back in the 1980's, so I am just making sure I am thinking in the right direction. I just remember greasing every port on that JD 1050 religiously! Anyhow, I hope this machine gives a few more years of light duty work. Thanks!