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When you replaced the pump was it a new , remanufactured, or salvage? Does it have a new filter in it?

Did you disconnect the lines and flush out the contaminated fluid before running the new pump?

If the pressure is too high from a clogged filter or the seals failing or defective the fluid will be pushed into the engine oil.

Best of luck.

MF 231 losing power steering fluid into engine oil
Parts and Repair
Replies 3 Post by Duster

To ad a little information, there's a company in Tulsa, Oklahoma and also in Oklahoma City called Seals Co. that has all the seals needed for complete cylinder rebuild on the old Terrain King mowers. I rebuilt my cylinders and got all the seals I needed from them. As far as the U joints for the PTO shafts, their impossible to find! I have one joint that won't last much longer and I have to convert them to a more modern U joint by a machine shop by using part of the old joint and adapting it to a later type. Mine has the square shafts which haven't been used for years. I've went through the dealer net work already and they only deal with the side boom mowers anymore which are hydraulically powered. Good luck on your quest! PJ

info on terrain king rotary mower
Other Tractor Brands
Replies 5 Post by Duster

My 12 volt converted 55 Ford 600 kept burning points until I installed a resister in line. That was 5 years ago and I haven't burnt up a set since then. This tractor just pulls a trim mower following a 15 foot bat wing, but it gets used quite a lot in the Summer months with no issues. PJ

CONDENSER EATING FORD 600
Antique Tractors
Replies 11 Post by Duster

You didn't say if the hoe was powered by the tractor hydraulic system or PTO pump! I would rather use a hoe with a separate pump set up, they run much cooler. As said before, hydraulic oil expands when hot,the dip stick should have a Max mark on it, never go over it. Swing cylinders are not designed for sweeping side to side pushing piles of dirt. I ran a 6 yard twin engine 100 ton Hitachi hoe that was designed the same way, you could lightly sweep, but not heavy pushing to the side. Commercial units have oil coolers, 3 point tag ons do not. I have a 3 point hoe on the farm that works very well and I've run it all day at times digging ditches, it never got to hot to run. It has an external pump. Main thing about a 3 pt hoe is, make sure your tractor chassis/housing is externally braced to take the extra pressure a hoe puts on it! Many have been broken in half because of this overlook. PJ<br>
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3 point hitch backhoe
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 8 Post by Duster

Yeah, the link works on this end, might be your set up or your server. Anyway, the old JD spreader has no bids on it, so put any bid out there and set on it, not too many people interested in an old wood s**t spreader and you could get one very cheap! Some guys just want to get that old machinery off their property! Depending just how much work you want to do, I'd make sure the bottom is not rotted out, which is the first thing to go. JMHO. PJ

Manure spreader
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 4 Post by Duster

[QUOTE=John Mc;32909] Note on Hammer Drills:If you are doing a lot of holes, you want a ROTARY HAMMER, not a Hammer Drill. They look the same, and are used for the same types of things, but a rotary hammer is a much heavier-duty tool, and more effective in rock (either seems to work OK in concrete). Rotary Hammer has much harder percussion , though not as rapid (generally) a hammer drill is basically a drill with a "vibrator" built in ... usually faster blows, but lighter.I unfortunately found this out AFTER buying a cordless hammer drill (nice unit, but a bit slow in harder rock... though it's about 1/3 - 1/4 the price of a cordless rotary hammer) [/QUOTE]

Rotary hammer is the only way to deal with boring rock in very small projects. Retired from 40 years in heavy construction, I've been around rock drilling a few times. A rock drill operates on high volume air, water isn't used in just about all cases as the bit is hollow and air blows through it all the time keeping the hole clean. It's an expensive and heavy operation using about $100,000.00 worth of equipment, not something for the home handy man. Just my 2 cents. PJ

3 point hitch rock drill
Operating and Attachments
Replies 9 Post by Duster

My old 1976 15 foot bat wing Terrain King mower has a square tube PTO shaft and it works very well. Problem was when various manufactures were making square tube PTO shafts, parts from one would sometimes fit another of a different make. The manufacturers stopped this practice by making their shafts unique to their own models. No one elses parts would fit. Terrain King secured their parts in their early years by making everything in odd ball sizes,U joints and all, unique to their own equipment. By doing that, your forced to buy their parts at a much higher cost. PJ<br>
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Broken, You have two things to consider, 1, do the two different cutters take the same type shafts on the gear box? 2, What are you going to use it for, grasses or brush? Grasses are light duty and throw very little strain on the mower, brush is another story and a heavier duty PTO shaft should be used. A slip clutch or shier pin is recommended and one or the other should be used. You can buy a separate slip clutch to mate up to your gear box and shaft. I don't recommend buying a PTO shaft with the slip clutch on it. If the shaft goes bad, your out of both! $$$$. JMHO. PJ

Pto redo question
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 8 Post by Duster

Hello fellas, just signed on to this site looking for Terrain King parts. But interesting thread on small cutters so I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents worth. We mow 18 acres of pasture with a 15 foot flex mower, but use a 6 foot Howse mower for trim. About 12 years ago we needed a small mower for trim, contacted Northern Tool to send me a 6 foot 3pt mower, it was a Howse. 12 years later and on the third set of blades, the mower is still in use hooked up to the little Ford 600, with the original gear box, PTO shaft etc. I'd say it'll last another few years. Just proves you don't have to pay a premium price for one to get one that will last. It all depends on how you take care of it. JMHO. PJ

6ft Kodiak cutter
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 29 Post by Duster