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Hello Tom. I had posted about a smoke screw adjustment earlier. I just received the repair manual for my Boomer TC33D and it has a page on the adjustment. Sounds like the screw is located in a similar place on the TC33D. From the description in the manual, it looks like the end result of fiddling with the screw is a fuel mixture adjustment. - Jeff

smoke level adjustment
Parts and Repair
Replies 8 Post by Jeff B

Congratulations, Bob! It sounds like you are getting set up for a great adventure. If you know cattle, then you know that everything involved with keeping them (including the cows themselves) is heavy, muddy, unresponsive, and needs to be moved - all the time. A tractor with a loader will sure save your body. Few folks are more frugal than farming people, and every one that I know owns the best tractor he can afford. Get that front end loader and 4wd if you can. You can't buy a new back for $20K.

JD 5105 Price Suitability
John Deere Tractors
Replies 8 Post by Roger L.

Hmm...I say "hydraulic fluid" myself. My reasoning is that hydraulic fluid doesn't have to be an oil....there are lots of instances where it is not. Although I can see that in a tractor hydraulic fluid would be an oil - at least it is in most places in my tractors.
For instance, about five years ago my buddy and I faced the necessity of repairing the brakes on our old farm truck by the side of the road. Because we had minimal tools and were 100 miles from home, the hydraulic fluid that we ended up using in the brake system had a lot in common with beer. It worked just fine.
I don't know how the B8200 hydraulic pump is mounted. Maybe it is totally remote from the engine like the power steering pump on a car. If so, please tell me and disregard the following explanation.
On many tractors the hydraulic pump is a gear pump enclosed in its own housing and bolted to the block - with the pump gears driven by a shaft from the engine. It seems to be popular to drive the pump and governor together via a common shaft from a spur gear in the timing chest. All it would take is for the seal around this shaft to be slightly leaky, and high pressure hydraulic fluid (luckily it is hydraulic oil in this case) would be injected into the timing cover where it would drain into the sump. This would not be a disaster. The oils should have similar enough qualities so that the engine would be ok for a little while, and the seal is accessible without major mechanical work. Personally I'd rather have this problem than some of the scenerios where diesel fuel is getting into the oil.

oil level
Kubota Tractors
Replies 11 Post by Roger L.

I just went to another site and stumbled across the Farmi home page, which is: http://www.normet.fi/forest/index.html

Looks like it's a Finish company rather than Norwegian.

Winch for a tractor
Operating and Attachments
Replies 9 Post by TomG

I too was evaluating small compacts and found a "good deal" on a Kubota BX1800. The machine was very capable of doing all my grass cutting chores, but I found it be very challenging to hook-up 3 pt implements. That is, the machine comes with a Category 1, 3pt., but from my experience it was very difficult to attach a bush hog cutter or rear blade. Also, I found the hydro to be a little odd at times; that is, from time-to-time the machine would continue to move forward even though you lifted off the forward motion. In short, it acted like a part time cruise control, which I found unconfortable. I have found the hydro motion to be similar on other tractors, while visiting other Kubota discussion groups. As for strength and reliability, I sure the machine would have preformed very well; however, I sold my BX1800 with less than 20 hours for a 4100 John Deere. I decided to switch to Deere for a number of reasons: a)I love to attend old tractor shows and the level of pride exhibited in some older folks with their Deere tractors tells me there is something to these green machine; and b) In my view, the hydro mechanics (stopping and starting) and 3 pt. attachment assembly are easier to use in the 4100. There is no question, you will spend more money for a Deere, but I have yet to find anything to complain about on my 4100. In fact, I could have lived with the little "challenges" of my Kubota, but for me, I didn't mind spending the extra money for a Deere for the reasons stated above. As for the Kubota, I'm confident it will last and perform well over a long period of time for they are known to be reliable and durable.

What to get JD445 JD4100 or wait for new JD BX clone
Operating and Attachments
Replies 39 Post by Mickey Latour

Thanks Tom for the response - good advice!

All-American Box Blade
Operating and Attachments
Replies 3 Post by David Webb

I have a JD955 with about 600hrs on it<br>The hydraulic hose on the front steering cylinder rubbed a hole into the<br>oil pan. Be sure to check your hose and make sure that it is not up against the oil pan.

955 alert
John Deere Tractors
Replies 1 Post by Jim Thomson

I checked it out but couldn't find one that has Kubota parts, thanks for the effort anyway, take care.

Kubota Salvage Yard
Kubota Tractors
Replies 6 Post by Larry Cole

We took delivery two weeks ago of our<br> new tractor. L 4310 HST, LA 681 loader, Woods 9000 backhoe, with subframe, and PTO pump. R4 loaded tires. It now has 16 hours on it, and it is amazing what this machine can do. This is down sizing for me, as our<br>old tractor is a 1961 Case, model 530, which<br>is equipped with a front end loader, and backhoe. I am very happy with the HST, and<br>for loader work it is great. The ease of handling is very good. The weight difference of the 4310, versus the 530 is about 6000 lbs. It took me over a year to make my mind<br>up, and this web site has been one of my best rescources of information. <br>

Kubota L4310
Kubota Tractors
Replies 2 Post by John Zayka

I think I have settled on a TC40D for $21K, FEL, Turf Tires, Hydro. JD 4500 only offered the Power Sync Reverser in its 40HP tractor. $3000 to go to the 4600 with hydro. Doesn't seem worth the bucks.

Price of NH TC35
New Holland Tractors
Replies 11 Post by Michigander

We shall all try to get a first hand review of the power trac series of tractors. I will hopefully be able to test operate one near me, but if anybody else is able to provide a factory review, please post it.
Andrew

Power trac
Articulated Tractors
Replies 27 Post by andrew

Sorry I don't have an answer. My 13-1710 repair manual section on wheels and tires doesn't give rim widths. However, I believe that many tires can tolerate a fair variation in rim widths, and a tire dealer should be able to say.

I'm commenting to point out something maybe you've already thought about. If your 1310 is a 4wd model, the rolling circumrances of the front and rear tires are important, because they affect the front/rear axle drive ratios. A mismatch can create a lot of power hopping and can be hard on the front wheel drive train. Rolling circumfrance is different than a tire's circumfrance. I know the Ford recommended rear tires for my 1710 are 16" turfs and 24" ags. I don't know if there is a 16" ag tire that has a rolling circumfrance close enough to my turfs to keep the lead/lag ratio within limits. Again, a tire dealer should know. If you know this stuff, then maybe my comment will help somebody else.

ford 1320 rim size
Parts and Repair
Replies 2 Post by TomG

I have new ones, 20% discount at sheaftractor@coiinc.com or 815-284-3226.

back hoe for 770 john deere
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 2 Post by lsheaffer

Mahindra is a product of Mahindra & Mahindra of India. Tractors are only a small portion of their business. Their tractors are assembled in Korea and imported by Mahindra USA. (They have a web page.) I've got at 3510 4wd that I'm very pleased with. Compares very favorably with the Japanese tractors. Not at all like the Chinese or Russian.

Mahindra
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 24 Post by Clark

Thanks so much, Art, for taking the time to help me out. I will get a hold of my dealer tomorrow and see what they can do for me. They are really nice people, who I am sure will get this fixed for me as soon as they can figure out exactly how to do it. At the time that I took the tractor up there, they had not yet heard back from Kubota, so the best they could do was tell me to wait until my 50hrs service. I don't blame them for that. Maybe Kubota has gotten back to them by now. I will keep you informed as to how things turn out.

Still have jerk in hydro
Kubota Tractors
Replies 22 Post by Duane Pearl

The one I have is the same one the dealer installed on his 790 (except he burnt the paint around the NPT plug). I got mine right from Phillips & Temro, in the USA call 1-800-328-6108 or 952-941-9700, in Canada 204-667-2260.

790 Block Heater
John Deere Tractors
Replies 4 Post by Kevin K

Bob,

Don't feel bad, if it hadn't been a simple question may not have been able to answer....take care....Jerri

Thank you Webmaster
Website Operations Howto
Replies 7 Post by Jerri Neese

Let's try and put this in perspective. Both the Kubota and NH are good machines. The extra weight of one over the other, if it actually exists, doesn't always translate into additional "ruggedness" as the Kubota is as tough as they come. For the approximately $2,500 price difference between comparable machines you can afford to add a lot of weight to the Kubota - filled tires, wheel weights, front/rear weights, etc. Weight is one of those things that you can always add on but can't always take off - my waistline will restify to that. So, the answer would seem to pretty simple, buy the Kubota, if traction is a problem (which I don't think it will be) - add weight, save $2,500. If the cash savings isn't all that important, send check to me at .........

Kubota vs NH how important is weight
Kubota Tractors
Replies 10 Post by Frank R Taylor

I currently have 9.5 X 24 Bridgestones (AG) and 6 X 14 Bridgestones (AG) tires on my Shibaura SD1843 tractor. Since I've done most of the clearing on my property I would like to switch to turf tires. Any suggestions the rolling circumferance on the fronts is 200CM per revolution and the rears is 310 cm per revolution. Has anybody found the right tires for this conversion. Thanks in advance.<br>Mike

Turf tire conversion
Parts and Repair
Replies 2 Post by Mike Casper

Jeff,
The new MF 1200 series are made by Iseki. I have a 1250-4 and I am real happy with it. I have a had it 13 months and have put almost 600 hours on it.
JerryG

Massey 1010
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 8 Post by JerryGoucher