What have you done to your Branson today?

[2515R Dude]

I am thinking that because you said it was more red in color.

I thought 2515 has only motor oil and transmision/gydraulic oils, am i wrong again?

 

[K5lwq]

I thought 2515 has only motor oil and transmision/gydraulic oils, am i wrong again?

It should have gear oil in the front end.

 

[LouNY]

Factory fill is often "hytran" fluid.

 

[2515R Dude]

It should have gear oil in the front end.

Are they connected that it comes out of the bell housing? And i think the gear oil W80 is not red, is it?

 

[2515R Dude]

Spent about 20 minutes today and $13 on Fan installation. I know it is a child's game but it is what i was doing before splitting some wood. Connected to the running lights harness (rear running lights went to my "I'll give it to the buyer when i sell it" pile on the next day after delivery).
Currently installed with the zip ties, but i plan to use HF 65# magnet not to brake it when i run in to a low hanging branch.

 

[ptsg]

Are they connected that it comes out of the bell housing? And i think the gear oil W80 is not red, is it?

Doesn't look that it's coming from the weep hole in the plate, other wise we would see the drop coming from the cotter pin in there.

 

[2515R Dude]

Doesn't look that it's coming from the weep hole in the plate, other wise we would see the drop coming from the cotter pin in there.

Everything else is dry as a bone, when i opened the weep plate, it was wet inside with oil. Where it came otherwise? I looked around, no other signs of leaking oil.
What is more interesting, it was leaking for 3 days, then it stopped for sometime, then started again. Now there is no new spots on the floor for 3 days already. Drives me crasy

 

[K5lwq]

Update;

Got a call from the dealer and they suspect a leak on the front drive line seal. They are going to fix it under warranty so that is great. But I asked them to pull the bell housing cover and look at the top of it because I am almost certain that is motor oil. It is too black to be gear oil to me. They said they would look. So I may have more than one leak which is disappointing to say the least.

The tractor just has not been worked very hard at all. Mostly mowing in 2WD. Pulling the land plane to help my brother is the hardest it has ever worked and that was just a long day and should not have been an issue. But I was pulling in 4WD on that job.

I will say I feel very blessed to have a great dealer that is willing to help! So many times we hear of dealers failing their customers but mine is doing things the right way. More to come!

Update;

Dealer called this morning and said tractor is fixed and ready for me to pick up. Unfortunately I am in Florida for work so it may be next week before I can get it unless things go good and I make it home by Saturday.

Hopefully there is some good notes on what they found but was told they replaced the seal in the front end and the rear main seal. But maybe there is more info on the work order. All covered under warranty with no questions at all. I am very thankful for a Great dealer and so glad TYM is supporting the Bransons.

 

[2515R Dude]

So, they changed both crankshaft seals. Interesting why they changed the front one. I guess they know something, otherwise the company would not pay for it. Just a guess.

 

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No tractor action pics, but I got a bunch of 30-100# rocks from various places on the land and moved them to my wife's new herb garden where she wanted stepping stones.

Also did a bunch of oak tree pruning, including this set of branches over where my wife's got a raspberry patch in a partial-sun area and I wanted to increase the sun a little bit and remove the chance of something dropping on the plants - the two branches outlined in red:

These branches are about 20' above the ground at the raspberry plants and aimed right at them.

I used a rock tied to some mason's twine as a throw bag and pulled my come-along's rope up and over

Gave it some good tension and then cut most of the branch off using my pole saw with three segments:

I was standing on ground up above the berries, but with the angle the saw was at it still needed the full 20' plus half my height to reach

While I cut, my wife gave the come-along a few cranks to give it more pull. Finally it dropped and pulled back into the crap chain link fence:

didn't damage the fence, which barely matters because it's a relic from before I put a better fence around further out. This chain link fence will get pulled out during the winter when the poles can be yanked out of the ground with ease; right now they're kinda cemented in (with some cement and lots of hard clay).

Tractor was involved after I chopped up this and many more other branches' greens, forking piles over to an area I store piles and let dry until burn season. Still haven't gotten a chipper...