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I think JDGreen is on target. The problem most likely lies in the drive gear. All things being equal, if it worked great before without shims, shims are not the answer. You would have noticed a gradual inability to engage if shims were the issue, sounds like the pinion is spinning under load.

jd 1050 starter problems
John Deere Tractors
Replies 26 Post by Abbeywoods

Blue, first let me say everyone who has responded here has given you very good advice. My wife, too, is the all time champ on negotiating prices for almost all of my purchases. However, she does so after I narrow the range of what to buy and how it is equipped. One slightly different opinion, you may be interested in looking at a small diesel skid steer unit, especially for mucking. They take a wide range of quick attach implements, can make right angle and zero radius turns (great for stalls and corrals), and with the wider tires work well in muddy paddocks. Most important, be yourself, be honest with the dealer, and be educated before you step out of the house. Good luck.

Female Negotiating Tractor Purchase
Website Operations Howto
Replies 14 Post by Abbeywoods

I also prefer Stihl products, but you are going to find Echo has fine products also. I have no idea of the use you will put this trimmer through, but some food for thought: if you trim all day or large areas, then look into a cycle bar unit with weight carrying harness. The off-the-shelf Home Depot types are O.K. for your small yards, but the last thing you want to do is lug one over acres, six to ten times a day (if you are a pro that's what you'll be doing). The larger units like Stihl have enough torque to drive saw blades, and heavy line heads that carry more line and are prone to break line less often. And for pete's sake, forget about the ones that have tillers, blowers, edgers, and such because in my experience, those features work best as separate dedicated units.

New String Trimmer Needed
Garden and Landscape
Replies 13 Post by Abbeywoods

AC, you know what they say is true, "...be nice to the folks on the way up, because you may meet them on the way down!" Sounds like your not-so-neighborly neighbor just had his first lesson in CUT diplomacy. I had a similar situation with a neighbor who didn't like my equipment being stored at my house, even though almost all of it is under roof. She called the town to complain, and then we had a micro-burst hit the neighborhood and she lost seven large poplars. Gee, turns out my schedule book was filled, and by gosh, so were the other area landscapers' (after breakfast conversation at the local diner). She eventually got cleaned up, but not until she was humiliated by her high toned friends who thought her usually manicured yard was "just a Gawd awful mess."

my amazed neighbors
Kubota Tractors
Replies 8 Post by Abbeywoods

Caterpillar has offered a number of remotely operated units for the military, mining, and hazardous environment operations. Maybe you could talk to them for a demo, but in the long run, a well trained chimp will do just as well, for less money, and, gosh, for peanuts. Sorry, couldn't resist.

Robotic SubCompacts
Kubota Tractors
Replies 11 Post by Abbeywoods

Nearly all New England source mulch is tub ground/chipper ground indigenous species, it could be almost anything. The better yards amend the shredded/chipped stock with mild boric acid for insect control and add a dye for color. Playground mulch is dictated by the state for size of chip, material, and allowable percent of "other" material, it's usually dye free. Only mulch sold by species name, such as red cedar, cypress, pine, cocoa shell, hemlock, etc. can be sold if the content of "other" material is less than 10%. Pine needle mulch is ideal mulch, but if you worry about the ph, there is nothing wrong with mulching with aggregate, it won't alter your soil ph or produce artillery fungus (which can shoot its spores over twenty feet and cause damage to metal, plastic, and wood surfaces). Regardless of what you use, renew it every spring to eliminate fungus and dye fade. I thank you very mulch.

Mulch Of Choice
Garden and Landscape
Replies 43 Post by Abbeywoods

Ncrunch, remember that a wider wheel setting is good insurance, but what is a stable condition one day may be unstable the next. High ground water, rain soaked ground, thawing frost, wet grass, and your ability to attain the same position you did prior - all have an effect on your ability to keep the shiny side up. If you have an FEL, carry your load low, and always use the proper counter-balance or ballast.

Tractor Stability on Hills
John Deere Tractors
Replies 37 Post by Abbeywoods

Dennis,
The squish is definately not good. You are doing the right thing, it is vet time! You probably caught it in time, and all will get better. May require a drain tube. Good luck, I hate to see any dog (and their owner(s) suffer).

Dog Ear Infections
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 28 Post by Abbeywoods

The angle at which your rake meets the ground, using a 3pt hitch without downforce feature, will determine the aggressiveness of "bite." The rake frame should be adjusted so that it is level with a flat surface when lowered all the way down for normal use. To increase bite, adjust the top link so the teeth of the rake tilt back about 3 to 5 degrees. This will rough up a surface fairly well. But remember, a rake is not a planting implement.

landscape rake use
Garden and Landscape
Replies 11 Post by Abbeywoods

Oly, there is an alternative method to the welding that could have saved you some grief, and maybe some cash. The bolt-on replacement cutting edge for the 6ft HD JD (110 tlb)bucket mounts to the bottom of the bucket with seven counter sunk bolts. Grind the damaged edge so that it will mate flush with the bolt-on edge, clamp the new edge in place, transfer drill from the bottom, and c-sink the seven holes, (nuts go on top)and now you have a replaceable edge. Yes, the new edge will be fatter at the lip, but I still think it is cheaper than welding. Once I plasma cut a damaged edge off of a Woods five foot loader bucket and rewelded a new edge on. I must have gone through an easy $20.00 worth of mig wire and the better part of a day. The plasma cut was the toughest to make straight, required grinding a bevel all along the length of the area to be welded, before welding, but I took it slow and it worked out well. I think you may be able to bolt on the replaceable edge as described above with the JD 4in1.

430 Heavy Duty Bucket Question
John Deere Tractors
Replies 13 Post by Abbeywoods

Paul, it is also very important to match the thumb's hydraulic demands to the psi and gpm of your machine, that is, provided you are interested in the hydraulic type. There are some thumbs that just pin in place and can be removed or folded flat on the dipper stick when not in use. If you go with the hydraulic type, you will have to decide how the flow is going to get to the thumb, where you are going to mount the control valve (where it won't interfere with other controls), and that location should be well out of range of the boom's full range of motion.

Small Backhoe Thumbs
Kubota Tractors
Replies 6 Post by Abbeywoods

If ever there was one too close to call this is it! Yes, Art is right, Kubota pioneered the commercial grade tlb's (B21, L35, L48) and they were the industry standard for small tlb's for years. However, Deere has done something that few makers of cut's do, and that is customer use related research and development. Deere took Kubota's idea and made more than a passing attempt to improve upon it. Deere took the time to listen to customer/user input. I have personally tested both machines (I owned an L35 and to keep peace in the family, let it go to a niece and nephew, it is an excellent machine), and in the limited time I tested them, I'd be a liar if I told you one was better than the other in actual ability to work. Both dig like there is no tomorrow, have powerful self-leveling loaders, and have plenty of versatility with the skid steer bucket system. I do slightly favor the Deere hydraulic spools over the Kubota. The difference in engine output is minimal, both makers' engines are powerful and smooth 4 cylinders. Kubota has the deeper digging depth for its hoe. Both hoes have tremendous swing force on the boom for finishing off. Deere offers an off the shelf thumb for the hoe as an option, as well as a hammer, and a quick attach bucket system. I know Kubota has an excellent hammer, but I'm not sure if they have a Kubota brand thumb or Q/A for their hoe buckets. Both machines have excellent fit and finish and have comfortable turn-around seating to operate the hoe. Both have side mounted engine control panels, just where they should be for hoe work, and both have inching spools for creeping to reposition for the dig. Deere has some bells and whistles based on the 4000 series that the L48 lacks, but they may not be important to you. Complaints I've heard from owners are few; on the Kubota I've been told the hydraulic self-leveling feature of the loader has problems, on the Deere I've been told the hoe doesn't go on and of as easy as they would like you to believe. Both makes have their offerings' origins in compact utility tractors, Kubota's is a bit more "hardened" in its standard offering, while Deere does require a few extras for rough terrain use. Regardless of which one you pick, you should take the time to test each one in a real work condition. It may come down to which dealer you like and what they can do for you on price and service.

Deere 110 verses Kubota L48
John Deere Tractors
Replies 12 Post by Abbeywoods

For gravel or aggregate drives I would recommend a rake over a blade. I have both, the rake wins every time. But as with many implements, there are usually more than one use associated with each.

pull type grader blade
John Deere Tractors
Replies 9 Post by Abbeywoods

Here in New England we are experiencing the wholesale destruction of hemlocks due to the Asian wooly adelgid. The Asian lady bugs are predators of the adelgid and we landscapers use them when homeowners are reluctant to use insecticidal soap spray. It takes about two years for the lady bugs to get a thirty foot hemlock under control, that is, provided they don't fly away, which of course, they naturally do to our great dissatisfaction.

Small bugs like lady bugs
Garden and Landscape
Replies 7 Post by Abbeywoods

Amen, Murf. After all is said and done, the bottom line better not be in the red. Some comments regarding the tub grinder, there is a local who clears land and harvests trees for lumber (around here it is mostly poplar or tulip)and charges $3000. per acre of heavily wooded land. He uses the Vermeer tub grinder, a feller/buncher, an excavator w/thumb, a forwarder, a skidder, a TreeLand whole tree chipper, and two lumber trucks, plus assorted related equipment. As a businessman I call that a "smoking deal," one of my customers called it "highway robbery!" Go figure.

Pole saws
Garden and Landscape
Replies 63 Post by Abbeywoods

I had a Curtis once that turned into a sail when I folded my ROPS on a CC 7275. The result was cracked fiberglass and an angry owner. That is one heck of a cantilever that has little support. The FOPS I had on the L35 was a four post support system, that worked much better.

canopy
Parts and Repair
Replies 4 Post by Abbeywoods

Hi Peters, you are, to the best of my knowledge, correct for the most part. The MTD/CC 7000 series tractors (719x, 720X, 723X, 726X, 727X, 730X, and 7360) with various mixed drives of hydro's, non-hydro's, 2 wheel and MFWD models, are made by Mitsubishi, the new 8000 series units are Kioti DK40 and DK45. I've been embroiled in a running argument about the 7360, which I was certain was also a Mitsubishi, however, a fellow landscaper said it was the first of the Korean Cubs, and first to have a four banger. I'm not convinced about that Korean part, but for sure it is a four cylinder and a very nicely made machine. Maybe Mr. White could weigh in on that one with the definitive answer. And as a side note, before Mitsubishi sold under the CC name they had an exclusive marketing agreement with Case, which dropped the line for reasons including overheating issues, electrical problems, and marketing strategies. Issues Mitsubishi cleared up for MTD, and now that MTD has dropped these Mitsubishi units in favor of "American made" gas/diesel sub-compact ut's, Mitsubishi went looking for another distributor. Guess they found one. I've owned several Mitsubishi Cubs, and so did my uncles, and all but one was used commercially with good results.

orange vs Red
Kubota Tractors
Replies 23 Post by Abbeywoods

If you have an implement that can lift a load, it may be capable of lifting an amount that, because of leverage, will cause your tractor/implement to tip while the load is not in motion. It is possible to tip or rollover. An example would be lifting weight in your FEL bucket to a height that causes the rear wheels to raise (with or without counterweight), without the tractor being driven forward or in reverse (static or stationary). This rating is very important not to exceed, especially on uneven ground or while moving the tractor.

Komatsu Static tipping load specification
Other Tractor Brands
Replies 6 Post by Abbeywoods

Thanks for the tip on "MOT," Harvey. That may get out of trouble some day. I must admit that sometimes I just keep my mouth shut around these guys because they give very little ground. Win one small battle against them, and they try for winning the war. I like straps, especially because they do little damage to my equipment. But it is tough dealing with a mind as closed as a fist.

Chains vs Straps
Parts and Repair
Replies 12 Post by Abbeywoods

Code3, it was unfortunate that you had such a rude experience, especially from a multi-national manufacturer of excellent reputation. You neglected to tell us what you did about it other than your post here. I think that your expectation that someone from NH corporate would be reading your post here is, at best, naive. Did you get the names of the NH staff? Every exhibitor must have a registration number or identification number. I'm sure the people who sponsor and run the event would be very grateful to know about your experience. A letter to your local newspaper editor is a good place to have your experience aired. With the names of the NH staff in hand (from the organizers of the show), an e-mail to NH would be in order. If you let these guys do this to you, they'll keep doing it to other people. Your outrage was shared here, how about placing it where it will do some good. I think your motives for sharing this with us were genuine, but there is nothing wrong with taking the fight to their doorstep. You may get a cold shoulder, or an appology, but most important is I doubt these clowns will get another chance to be rude to someone else.

Louisville Farm Show and Rude NH Staff
New Holland Tractors
Replies 18 Post by Abbeywoods