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Finally! This took well over a moth to organize. So under the brush hog, there are 2 blades/beaters (no sharp leading edge anymore if ever was) that are on pivots at the side of a large disk.
Nice machine you got there. Standard shredder with a stump jumper.
Same exact design as my 12' flexwing.
Of course yours looks showroom perfect! I was really pleased with the fact that the box scraper looks like it had almost no use. My friend told me that these little tractors get transmission (for the hydrostatic transmissions) problems when they get over worked with "ground engagement". Looks like all it ever did was mowing. No evidence of any oil leaks anywhere. Since the blades/beaters will have any edge beat to a rounded leading edge hitting any rocks, is it even worth grinding some on the leading edge? Since the first field I need to mow I have no clue of any protruding rocks from the ground, we'll see how this year goes. We'll have to weld up a few areas on the mower cover where it took a beating. But other than that, it was originally sold in 2009, so for a 17 year old tractor, it seems in great shape. Much louder than I anticipated.
That pic is the dealer delivering it to me in 2018, was the only one I have of the decks lifted. Bottom doesnt look like that anymore.
You have a really nice machine there, thats probably a Yanmar engine under the hood, they make excellent diesels. Love the R4s too !
Keep us posted on it !!
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Heck yeah! Congratulations. The first night I had my tractor rats ate the wire harness. Costly first day. I keep cedar bags on there every time I put it away.
It is a Yanmar. Oddly enough, per the tag, the whole thing is made in Japan by Yanmar Industrial Ag Equipment
I should probably wear one of these while mowing lol
Damn, you were probably freaking out finding that. We used to keep toilet mints in and around the motorhome for just such a problem
Nice tractor, all it needs is one of these stuck on the ROPS
If I don't have a cup holder on it already, I might have to look into that. I'm hoping I have time on Saturday to do some tractor work, AKA play. One think I did notice is with that weight of the brush hog on the back, it really likes to go straight. Going to put some steel bars on the front before the weekend.
TM
Good excuse for a front end loader attachment. Counter weight with more purpose. 🤣
Right, but the budget thinks differently than the imagination. Presently the budget says scrap metal is the ticket while the imagination's wallet is empty.
Copied that!
First job done! Question, I didn't get any literature with the tractor so I was unaware of the lever by your left foot for engaging the 4wd. So I think I was in 2wd the whole time. So when the inside front tire during a tight turn got light, why would to still be spinning faster than the ground it was on? Because the outside tire is covering more ground and some how driving the inside tire? But it has a differential, so is that still the reason? After I got home I asked the googler if full time 4wd or you engage it. I don't recall the indicator light being on at all while mowing.
That is a locker isn't it? It has 4wd and when you need them all turning you hit the locker with you heel.
I'm not entirely sure. While that likely is the case, it's a bit different than my Dad's Honda compact tractor. His is in 4wd but has a heel lever that "locks" the diff so every wheel is turning. And the manual says do NOT use it in a high traction situation. But in this case I think it could be a situation where you just engage the 4wd when you think the job will require it? So ignorant to all this. Look forward to learning though. Gotta admit, it is fun.
TM
In addition the 2wd/4wd it also has a differential lock.
TM
Hey TM, after you conquer learning your green machine, maybe you can hang out with CS4, and teach him to get the most out of his green machine ! ✌️
LOL, he plows with the front, my tractor plows with the rear 🤣
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Apparently my 3 point hitch arms spread too wide. Looks like it's going to rip the corners of my tires. Who thought this was a good idea?
On a side note, this little tractor is bad ass!
TM
No one, so they invented check chains.
Some tractors use chain stabilizers, some had straight steel arms, some use telescoping pin style.
Google: Tractor Lift Arm Stabilizer
Your rear wheels are setup to narrow. You can swap tires/ wheels side to side and get a wider stance
I googled that, not sure how that helps me. It says those are for adjusting a consistent stop when you lower the attachment.
Thanks, TM
Looks like a turnbuckle is missing.
The pinned telescoping kind aren't too big of a hassle. Just pull a pin, detach, and re-pin.
That's what I was thinking, they just threw away the center of the turnbuckle. Probably didn't know what it was for (I didn't). I think I'll see if I can get a replacement center piece and modify it so it's 2 pieces that I can just pin together or something easy to separate. Between doing that and adding some spacers to push the ends closer (away from the lynch pin) that just might get me enough clearance between the tires. I was thinking to myself when dragging the brush hog, it really torques to the one side when you engage the PTO.
TM
Looks like you got most of the parts there, just missing the turnbuckle.
https://shop.deere.com/us/diagrams?dealer-id=057644&catalog_no=9500&story=st150057
Thanks for that info. I think I might be able to get it for a bit cheaper at mcmaster. But if not I'll be following your lead on this.
TM
There probably aren't a lot of farm stores like TSC in San Diego but they usually have a selection of hardware like this.
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