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In my opinion R4s are pretty much useless for work anywhere except on very hard surfaces. They are ridiculously stiff - they can be nearly out of air and you can't tell by looking at them. That makes the ride very stiff. In the clay soil here they get terrible traction both when the soil is powder dry (they slip and slide) and when the soil is muddy (the lugs plug up and they aren't self-cleaning like R1s). I hated them but had a good dealer that traded them out for R1 ag tires.

If you need to work on turf then turf tires are the way to go. By all accounts they may be the best tire in the snow, and they are certainly the best on turf.

If you work in a lot of raw soil, or muddy conditions, then R1 AG tires are probably best but they will leave heavy tracks behind.

Turf tires vs R4 s
John Deere Tractors
Replies 9 Post by kwschumm

Ha. Shows what I know. :)

New Boomer looks like an 8N
New Holland Tractors
Replies 28 Post by kwschumm

I'm no Ford engine expert but google returned this page that indicates the 370 is a 385 series Lima engine that shares the same basic block with the 429 and 460.

Neede 370 Ford gas engine swap advice
Pickup Trucks and Trailers
Replies 15 Post by kwschumm

A correction, when I said the price seemed high I did not realize the blower was included. It does not seem out of line with a blower.

John Deere 4100 Price advice
John Deere Tractors
Replies 14 Post by kwschumm

It probably depends on the generator. If the generator has any sort of filtering/conditioning electronics on the output side it could damage them by running components out of spec.

pto generator speed question - help
Operating and Attachments
Replies 14 Post by kwschumm

I'm no expert in this regard, but if it were my tractor I'd start out this way. First, relieve all pressure in the hydraulic system and then disconnect all four hoses going to the loader at the quick disconnects. Then start the tractor and operate the 3ph a few times. Does it still jump around? If no, then the problem is somewhere in the loader circuit.

JD 3520 eHydro 4x4 hydraulis problems
John Deere Tractors
Replies 15 Post by kwschumm

[QUOTE=8x56mn;160727] Well not sure if it's legal what with all the envioronmental issues, but I have done this a few times with very good success. Drill several holes in the stump from the top down as deep as you can. Pour motor oil into the holes and let it soak for awhile and then pour a little FO into the hole and light it up. It will slowly burn the entire stump from the inside out after a day or two. Call me crazt, but it works. [/QUOTE]

There can be some surprisingly nasty side effects to this method. A friend of mine did this. It smoldered for days and days (maybe weeks) and after awhile smoke was coming up from the ground over an area ~35 feet in diameter and growing. Thankfully a few days of solid rain put it out. You've probably heard of those underground fires that have been burning for decades.

Kubota for Stump removal Part 2
Kubota Tractors
Replies 22 Post by kwschumm

After rereading your original post I missed the electric solenoid part. Not sure what that does, so can't rule it out. Maybe it closes to prevent fuel from draining into the crankcase when the engine is off? When you cleaned the tank did you refill it with very fresh fuel or fuel that's been stored for six months or more? Some of my engines (esp. Hondas) won't start or run on fuel that is more than ~two months old unless it was treated with Stabil.

John Deere Gator 6 x 4 wont run
Utility Vehicles UTV/ATV
Replies 8 Post by kwschumm

What happens when you jumper the solenoid with the starter bolted up to the engine?<br>
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FWIW, I think these machines do have a history of ignition switch and other assorted electrical problems. They like to blow fuses too - have you checked all the fuses?

New Holland TC29D Starting problem
New Holland Tractors
Replies 13 Post by kwschumm

I'm with Frank on this one. The type of stump makes a difference too. If it's a shallow rooted tree it's doable, if it's deeply rooted you'll be in for a very long day.

Kubota Model for Stump Removal Part 1
Kubota Tractors
Replies 11 Post by kwschumm

Is the pto switch disengaged? (Assuming the 4600 has an electric pto clutch).

John Deere 4600 trouble codes
John Deere Tractors
Replies 7 Post by kwschumm

I'd buy a couple extra sets of brushes and then forget about it.

PowerBoss Brush versus brushless Generators
Shop Tools
Replies 4 Post by kwschumm

I can't recommend a brand, but I can recommend a brand to avoid - ThermaTru. Most of our exterior doors are ThermaTru and they are horrible. The finger joints in the frame are coming apart, the pine trim is seeping sap, and they have never been as weather tight as they should be.

Finishing Basement -- French Door recomendations
Home Improvement
Replies 4 Post by kwschumm

I've never seen Atlantis, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

The backhoe on my JD has outriggers that face down and out and it can easily shove the tractor all over the place.

It sounds like you're convinced you're right. That's OK, nothing wrong with a guy being right unless they prove themselves wrong. Although that's the best kind of experience to have, it can be expensive.

I'm sure if you google you'll find stories of broken tractors with 3-point backhoes. Some might even have pictures, but then there's always photoshop.

Backhoe Hydraulic Hose Line Set up
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 43 Post by kwschumm

[QUOTE=DennisCTB;160498] On the Natural Gas versus propane choice I have heard that propane can lead to more maintenance than NG. [/QUOTE]

Dennis, do you know what extra maintenance may be required? The Kohler engine in our propane genset hasn't needed anything except oil & filter changes in 9 years. Even the plugs are original and still look new after ~5-600 hours.

Diesel or propane genset
Shop Tools
Replies 13 Post by kwschumm

[QUOTE=kodiak_mech;160471] You guys really aren't much help are you....just teasing...thanks for trying.it's kinda hard diagnosing a problem from messages. [/QUOTE]

That's because you did it wrong. You're supposed to give us the answer (Loose washer in injector pump) then we would come up with the question (why won't my tractor run?)

:)

Congrats on fixing it, and thanks for the follow up.

no fuel pressure
Shibaura
Replies 12 Post by kwschumm

Regular gas here is back over $2.00.

1 99 Gas thing from Dodge
Autos SUV Trucks
Replies 9 Post by kwschumm

About five years ago we had a wasp nest in the attic in a spot that was absolutely unreachable from inside the attic. I paid a guy to come out and he put on a bee suit, climbed up a ladder, and sprayed dust in and around the opening. The wasps dropped on the spot and we haven't had a wasp back in there since. Money well spent. You can buy the dust and applicator from the link below (all kinds of professional pest stuff from this place). During wasp season you can do the work at night without much worry about getting stung.

Current Event is BEES
Everything and Anything
Replies 11 Post by kwschumm

Click refresh on your browser, that fixed it here. It's reading old code out of the browser cache.

B7800 price
Kubota Tractors
Replies 11 Post by kwschumm

Not here. We have an 07 truck and an 08 car, both paid off. I thought about selling the truck and buying an economy car and a beater truck instead, but the dollars just don't work out in my favor.

Car Buying Opportunity
Autos SUV Trucks
Replies 4 Post by kwschumm