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A 12 oz. spray can from John Deere is only $4.95 and goes a long ways. Nothing like the authentic. I sometimes cover it with a clear top coat that helps with reduced fading.

John Deere Paint
John Deere Tractors
Replies 7 Post by yooperpete

Here in mid-Michigan is a little German tourist town called Frankenmuth that has an annual snow and ice fest starting Jan. 25th and goes for a week. They have world class snow and ice carvers. They don't have any snow to speak of and have ice shipped in from Alaska. A neighboring town has a Shiver on the River fest for ice fishing but no ice. Up North at Houghton Lake is Tip-up Town. I here they have 8" of ice. Don't know where that came from.

BX 23 brake
Kubota Tractors
Replies 17 Post by yooperpete

Did you replace more than one tensioner? Peters may also be correct about the fan clutch. Mine went out on my old '89 F-250 with a slight noise.

F-250 SD 7 3L Diesel Engine help
Pickup Trucks and Trailers
Replies 28 Post by yooperpete

On a rear blade you can manually adjust the one arm of the 3 point to get a tilt. If you want to use the bucket of your FEL you can attach an edge that sticks out further on the left side than the right side. When you tilt the bucket down to back drag, the left side will then go deeper. That way you can drive up to a 90 degree corner and back drag a natural slope. Works best if soil is softer.

NO TILT
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 12 Post by yooperpete

Hardwood:
I was quite young when my dad purchased the 400 and it was new. Now that you mentioned it, shortly, after that, I remember something about fire-crater pistions being installed. I really liked that tractor.

old tractor serial number
Antique Tractors
Replies 15 Post by yooperpete

We had our dog (lab) washed at the vet last fall with a soap and conditioner with fragrance, prior to our U.P. trip. That's when she found the bear sxxt! That was nasty!!

Advance warning
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 44 Post by yooperpete

Art:
RE: downshifting from mid-range to low-range to get my FEL bucket full struck in stone crete or hard clay soil. That is by driving staight into a pile and maintaining the loader height skimming just above the ground.

In mid-range, I usually can get it only about 3/4 struck before it begins to bogg down and run out of HP. At about that time the hydro has gotten fronts and back to slightly spin and that also poos out. I've always said my tractor could use about another 5 HP. Cadet replaced my 7275 model with 7305 which went from 27 to 30 HP. My neighbor traded in the 7275 (which I got) for the 7305 through our local dealer. He said the extra 3 HP did make a difference.

3120 ehydro or 3320 Pwr Reverser
John Deere Tractors
Replies 12 Post by yooperpete

If you don't charge for your services, your homeowner's policy should cover. I have a $2,000,000.00 umbrella policy in addition to my homeowners stuff to carry the burden.

Road and driveway maintenance
Garden and Landscape
Replies 32 Post by yooperpete

I consider the applications being completely different. Snow is lighter and softer than soil and stone. When moving soil with a rear blade for instance you usually will be removing 2 inches or less, going forward and driving over the material you are scraping. You need shoes on the rear blade adjusted to limit the amount you are scraping. With a small CUT you may not be able to remove 2" of soil from lack of HP and weight.

For leveling soil or stone you will remove the shoes and use the back side of the blade. You can do so by going in reverse and backing over what you have leveled to make driving easier since you are driving on a more leveled surface. You also can rotate the blade 180 degrees and use the back side of the blade while going forward. This works if you are doing allot of it to help with neck strain and if the soil/stone you are driving on is already somewhat flat.

When removing snow you may use the back side of the blade without shoes and back over small amounts of snow. Usually you don't want to drive over the snow first. This usually works good for small snow amounts or last pass finishing. Usually I rotate the blade 180 degrees and push larger amounts of snow while backing the tractor not to drive over it first. I have my shoes up high, so you don't dig into the stone driveway. When you are doing this, you may be pushing 6-12" of snow at a time. The downward push from the curve in the blade puts a tremendous amount of downward force on the shoes. If the ground is not frozen, the upside down mushroom shape of the shoes still digs in and gets stones intermixed with the snow. This results in having lots of stones on your lawn in the spring. Sometimes heavy wet snow packs in front of the blade and the weight of the snow packs around the stones and drags them off onto your lawn for spring removal. I usually try to keep the blade up as much as 4 inches above the driveway to prevent this and push this pure snow way off and away from the driveway. When coming back for the finishing passes, I push the snow that has stones mixed with it onto some convenient driveway turnarounds. When it melts, it piles high right on the edge of the turnaround. In the spring, I scoup it up and re-distribute it.

Likewise, there are differences when using the FEL. I'd explain this also if you are interested.

P.S. I use my tractor as much in the winter as the summer. Dealing with "Snow" is better than "Bugs"!

Moving snow versue dirt
Tractor Projects
Replies 8 Post by yooperpete

Happy Ho idays!

Best wishes during this Christmas season.

No L

Merry Christmas to all TP Members
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 35 Post by yooperpete

I have a 27 HP tractor with 2650lb less loader. I use a 72" blade with no problem and have turf tires.

What size rear blade for 3520 with r4 s
John Deere Tractors
Replies 6 Post by yooperpete

Tractor Supply sells a cheapie vinyl 3 sided windbreaker cab. See my photos. It retails for about $140.00. They have several sizes for small, medium and big. Not all stores carry them but they can be ordered. I'm on my 4th or 5th year with it. It has a universal mounting (cobble to suit).

BX22 Soft sided cab or windshield
Kubota Tractors
Replies 3 Post by yooperpete

Doesn't the blower have shoes on it? If so, can you round the corners so there are no sharp edges to dig in!

Snowblower damaging asphalt
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 10 Post by yooperpete

The structural design is also important. Suggest you visit local trailer dealers and compare designs. Copy the best looking one. You can make hand sketches and measurements after business hours without being disturbed.

trailer
Parts and Repair
Replies 23 Post by yooperpete

The mention of a Vega brings back some wild memories. One of my former college room mates had one when we graduated. His was a Vega GT. Actually it went pretty fast for mid-70's vintage cars and did handle well. After a long tough night of partying, we woke up and looked at his poor car. In mid August we did a bunch of crop touring in corn fields. The hood was all dented and grille was broken from the cobs. The under carriage by the shock towers had corn stalks hanging everywhere. We were making crop circles before it got popular and mysterious.

The Car You Wish You Never Bought
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 24 Post by yooperpete

1. 1968 Z-28 Camaro 4 Speed.
2. 1965 Impala SS
3. 1980 2 door Dodge Ramcharger

Favorite Cars From the Past
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 26 Post by yooperpete

It is just out of adjustment. I have a different model with the same trouble. I took the sheet metal cover off last summer but couldn't find any place for adjustment. My local dealer tech said it is easy to fix.

Cub Cadet 1450 Slow in Reverse---Help Please
Cub Cadet
Replies 7 Post by yooperpete

I have a model 7275 which is older (1995)and am very happy with it. It does not have a turbo. I have several local Case IH tractor dealers that sell the Cub line. Since Case IH merged with New Holland and they have their own brand, they promote the CNH brand more but still sell the Cub brand.

I can't remark on the model you're looking at. If you drive it and like it, are getting a good price and have a local Cub dealer for parts and service support you have the ingredients for a good tractor.

Any input on Cub Cadet 7532
Cub Cadet
Replies 3 Post by yooperpete

That is a tough one. I agree with Murf, how can they prove it was one of the stolen tractors. If you have a bill of sale, you purchased it in good faith. Definitely get a lawyer and fight this to the bitter end.

Let The Buyer Beware
Website Operations Howto
Replies 12 Post by yooperpete

I would also like to add my condolences!

Wildman 1 is no longer with us
Website Operations Howto
Replies 18 Post by yooperpete