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I'm considering buying a Wallace bush hog from TSC (Tractor Supply Company). Has anyone owned one or know anyone who has? I'm just wondering how they compare to King Kutter. Both brands are in the same price range. Thanks.

Wallace bush hog from TSC
New Holland Tractors
Replies 1 Post by Danny Yerks

My TC29D (hydrostat) has an oil leak coming from a cotter pin that hangs down from a hole that's near the center in the bottom of the transmission. It only leaks a few drops while it's parked, but I don't know how much it's leaking while I'm using it. The tractor only has about 40 hours on it. Has anyone else had this leak?<br>

Oil leak on TC29D
New Holland Tractors
Replies 2 Post by Danny Yerks

I meant to say that it will do it even if it is warmed up when I'm going down hill.

Hydrostatic drive sticking
New Holland Tractors
Replies 14 Post by Danny Yerks

In case anyone is interested, I borrowed a 5' Ford bush hog from my neighbor and the TC29D handled it easily. It is much less of a load than my 6' finish mower. I was cutting grass that was higher than the hood of the tractor and thick, and it was no problem. I was also able to mow up a very steep hill (steep enough that I had trouble keeping the front wheels on the ground!) and the tractor handled it with no problem. I didn't try it in brush, since it was a borrowed mower, but I'm sure I won't have any trouble.

What size bush hog to use with a TC29D
New Holland Tractors
Replies 5 Post by Danny Yerks

I just wanted to point out one more thing regarding a TC29D and a Land Pride FDR2572 finish mower. I don't like to mow any more than I have to, so by the time I do the grass gets tall and very thick and dense in some areas of my yard. And, when I mow I mow fairly close to the ground so it will be longer before I have to mow again (I got this tractor and mower because I like having a big yard, 3 1/2 acres, but don't like spending too much time mowing it!). The lower the mower is the more suction it creates, so the more power it will take to run it. My yard also has a lot of hills. So, when I said "It works the tractor pretty good in tall thick grass", that's in those tall thick areas going up hill where I have to slow down a little to keep the PTO speed at 540. It could be the hill that's working the tractor more than the thick grass, since the tractor weighs 2500lbs (with front weights) and the mower weighs 650lbs.

NewHolland 84 quot rear discharge midmount mower
New Holland Tractors
Replies 7 Post by Danny Yerks

I pretty much agree with Kevin except I was told by a JD dealer that the JD790 2WD without power steering has a transmission driven PTO but the 2WD with power steering comes with a 2 stage clutch live PTO. He said the 4WD comes standard with power steering and a 2 stage clutch live PTO. With the 2 stage clutch, you can push the clutch in half way and the tractor will stop, even though the PTO is still running. This allows you to stop quickly if need be, and you can change gears, switch to reverse, etc, while the PTO is still running. If you push the clutch in all the way the PTO will stop (once the momentum of the implement dies down). There was only a few hundred dollars difference between the 2WD with live PTO and the 4WD, so I didn't even consider a 2WD. It's easy to tell if it has the live PTO because there's a very noticable difference in how hard you to have to push the clutch for the PTO. What I did was test drive one with the PTO lever engaged and practiced pushing the clutch part way down and shifting gears while the PTO is still running. I ended up not buying one, but not because I didn't like it. The New Holland dealer was much better to deal with than any of the JD dealers I went to (I went to 3 in my area). JD dealers seem to think that just because a tractor is green and yellow and says John Deere on the side they can treat potential customers as if they don't care whether the person buys a tractor from them or not. Just for the record, I really like my TC29D!

790 john deere pto
John Deere Tractors
Replies 3 Post by Danny Yerks

I'm surprised to hear that it takes you about the same amount of time to mow 3.5 acres with few obstacles with the 42" mower or the 72" mower. I was mowing 3.5 acres with a 42" hydrostat Craftsman mower and it did a nice job, but took forever and used a lot of gas. I just bought a TC29D and a 72" Land Pride FDR2572 3pt pull behind rear discharge mower. I get the mowing done fast now and it does a nice job, every bit as good as the Craftsman 42" mower. One section of my yard has several trees, but with the hydrostat drive on the Boomer I can still trim fairly easy, plus the rear discharge mower allows me to trim on either side. I kept the Craftsman mower for doing some of the trim because the branches on some of the trees are too low to get under with the Boomer, plus the Craftsman is nice for mowing near the house around the kids' swing set and stuff, and over the septic tank where I'm afraid the Boomer might be too heavy. In the open areas, the Boomer/Land Pride FDR2572 combo is great. I can back up and turn easy at the ends. The wide R4 (industrial) tires don't leave tracks any worse than the Craftsman mower did except where the ground is soft, so you might be happier with turfs. I'm sure a belly mower would do even better, but you can't get them in a rear discharge. I get the grass mowed in a third of the time it used to take, plus I can let it get taller in between if I want to and the heavy duty Land Pride mower will still cut it and do a nice job. I can imagine a 9N would be cumbersome when turning around, so that probably slowed you down a lot. With the TC29D I don't waste much time getting turned around. I do have to be careful that I don't turn too sharp or I'll leave marks with the R4's. What tires you get will depend on what else you want to use the tractor for. My dealer let me try the R4's with the option of switching to trufs if I wanted to at no extra charge. I know this doesn’t answer your specific question about a 914A mid mount mower, but I hope this helps. Have you considered buying the Boomer and using it with your 72” Bush Hog finish mower? You might be surprised how much easier it is to handle the pull behind type mower with a hydrostat vs the 9N. Good luck!

Quality of cut
New Holland Tractors
Replies 6 Post by Danny Yerks

Thanks for your replies. A couple of you mentioned using a 5' 3pt tiller. I can see where they would do a great job as far as getting the garden ready for planting. But, once the garden is planted they can't be used unless you space your rows 6' apart, right? The cheapest one I can find is $1100 (for King Kutter at Quality Farm & Fleet). Does anybody know of any cheaper ones?

1 row cultivator for 3pt hitch
New Holland Tractors
Replies 7 Post by Danny Yerks

I came real close to buying a JD790, so I researched them well. This is a question your JD dealer should be able to answer, if he can't, then my advice is to find another dealer. I'm seeing a variety of answers here. First, let me explain what is meant by the implement pushing the tractor. This will only happen with implements that have large flywheels or blades. For example, a finish mower has lightweight blades and they do not provide enough momentum to push a tractor. However, a bush hog (rotary cutter) has large heavy blades and when they get spinning at full speed, they create a lot of momentum! On some tractors (especially some of the older ones like Ford 8N's and JD B's), the PTO is engaged by sliding a gear so it's connected directly to the transmission drive, so when the tractor is moving so is the PTO. Unfortunately, the reverse is also true, when the PTO is moving so is the tractor. What this means is, when you are going along cutting with a bush hog and you need to stop quick (because you see a rock or something), if you disengage the clutch the engine will no longer be driving the tractor, but the momentum of the bush hog will! And believe me, it has a lot of momentum! I've done a lot of bush hog mowing with a JD B and when I needed to stop quick I had to stand on both brakes and hope for the best! An overrunning clutch is a device that allows the tractor to drive the PTO, but not the reverse. It's basically like a ratchet wrench, so when the mower tries to drive the PTO, it just slips and makes a ratcheting sound. Some tractors have these built in, but if they don't you can easily add one on externally (I think they're about $65). If the tractor has an independent or live PTO, you don't need and overrunning clutch. I was told by the JD dealer I was dealing with that the JD790 2WD without power steering has a transmission driven PTO and would require an overrunning clutch for a bush hog. He said the 2WD with power steering comes with a 2 stage clutch live PTO and would not require an overrunning clutch. He said the 4WD comes standard with power steering and a 2 stage clutch live PTO and would not require an overrunning clutch. With the 2 stage clutch, you can push the clutch in half way and the tractor will stop, even though the PTO is still running. This allows you to stop quickly if need be, and you can change gears, switch to reverse, etc, while the PTO is still running. If you push the clutch in all the way the PTO will stop (once the momentum of the implement dies down). I hope this clears up the confusion!

JD 790 PTO Question
John Deere Tractors
Replies 7 Post by Danny Yerks

I used my TC29D to pull some cloths line posts out of the ground this weekend. They had concrete poured around the base of them 3 to 4 feet deep. I used the 3pt hitch arm and a chain to pull the first one out. Once I saw how much concrete there was and how deep it was (in clay), I was impressed! The second one wouldn't budge, however. The hydraulics didn't have enough power (I had the throttle at about 1500 RPMs). So, I hooked onto it with a tow strap and yanked on it from the top where I had some leverage and got it loosened up (the 3" dia pole bend right over in the process). Then, I pulled it straight up out of the ground with the 3pt hitch arm. This one turned out to have more concrete and was buried deeper than the first one. My question is, can the 3pt lift be damaged by doing this kind of stuff? I obviously tried to lift more than it could handle. My neighbor told me I could blow a seal if I'm not careful, but I don't see any oil leaks.

3pt lift limits
New Holland Tractors
Replies 2 Post by Danny Yerks

Does anyone have any trouble shifting the range lever on a TC25/29/33D (I have a TC29D hydrostat) when it's first started up? The nights here in Southern Indiana are not that cold right now (60's), but when I first start the tractor I have trouble getting it out of neutral. I usually have to let the clutch pedal out and push it in again a few times and keep trying before it will shift from neutral to some range. After it's been running a while it seems to be fine. I also have this problem when starting the PTO, sometimes even when it's warmed up good. The tractor still has less than 10 hours on it.Also, has anyone had any trouble with the temperature gauge? Mine was not moving at all. I called the dealer and he fixed it right away. The sensor was not getting a ground where it screwed into the block because they put too much sealer on the threads at the factory.Overall, I'm very happy with the tractor, but was wondering if anyone else was having these minor problems.<br>

TC29D shifting and temp gauge
New Holland Tractors
Replies 11 Post by Danny Yerks

In case anybody is wondering, I've decided to keep the industrial tires. I've mowed the yard twice with it and have no complaints about marks left by the tires. The industrial tires do leave some marks in the wet soft areas of the yard, but the marks go away after a day two. Actually, the caster wheels on the mower do as much or more damage as the tractor tires. Where the ground is dry, there's no problem. I also used the tractor to disk my garden with a 6' wide 20 blade disk and the industrial tires worked great. The garden was still wet and muddy from last week's rain and the disk kept plugging up, but the tires never loaded up and the tractor handled the disk easily.

turf or industrial tires for mowing
New Holland Tractors
Replies 6 Post by Danny Yerks

Has anyone used a rear scoop? Both Quality Farm and Fleet, and Tractor Supply Company have them. They're both reversible and the dump can be activated from the tractor seat with a pull rope. How well do they work? Has anyone tried using a hydraulic cylinder in place of the top 3pt link for added versatility?<br>

rear scoop
John Deere Tractors
Replies 7 Post by Danny Yerks

Thanks for the info. Could you educate me a little more? What is a moldboard plow, a cultivator plow, 6 field sweeps, and a double buster? I grew up on a farm and we had a plow, a disk, a drag, and cultivators. I've heard of some of those things you mentioned, but don't know what they are. Thanks.

garden implements for compact tractors
Cub Cadet
Replies 5 Post by Danny Yerks

I'm plannng to buy a 30HP 4WD compact diesel tractor and use it primarily for finish mowing, so I'm getting the turf tires. I also plan to use it for gardening and am wondering what kind of garden implements others are using on their compact diesels. Do any of you folks use plows, subsoilers, disks, tillers, etc? If so, what size and how much weight do you need to add to the tractor? Since I'll have the turf tires, I'm planning to get chains for doing the plowing and/or subsoiling, has anybody tried this? Thanks.<br>

garden implements for compact tractors
New Holland Tractors
Replies 1 Post by Danny Yerks

I'm getting ready to sign on the dotted line for a JD790 4WD. I plan to use it primarily for finish mowing, so I'm getting the turf tires. I also plan to use it for gardening and am wondering what kind of garden implements others are using on their compact diesels. Do any of you folks use plows, subsoilers, disks, tillers, etc? If so, what size and how much weight do you need to add t the tractor? Since I'll have the turf tires, I'm planning to get chains for doing the plowing and/or subsoiling, has anybody tried this? Thanks.<br>

garden implements for compact tractors
John Deere Tractors
Replies 2 Post by Danny Yerks

Please re-answer if your answer is missing from this thread. I was getting email notification whenever a response was posted. I didn't know it, but when I deleted my email notification without reading it, it deleted the thread on this board! I was just deleting them without reading them, thinking I could just go to the thread and read them there, but they weren't there. I don't know how this is happening, but if you left an answer, please re-do it because I didn't get a chance to read it. Thanks.

mitsubishi web site and dealer locator
Mitsubishi
Replies 8 Post by Danny Yerks

Please re-answer if your answer is missing from this thread. I was getting email notification whenever a response was posted. I didn't know it, but when I deleted my email notification without reading it, it deleted the thread on this board! I was just deleting them without reading them, thinking I could just go to the thread and read them there, but they weren't there. I don't know how this is happening, but if you left an answer, please re-do it because I didn't get a chance to read it. Thanks.

Powershift trans and did Yanmar make JD compacts
Yanmar Tractors
Replies 9 Post by Danny Yerks

Please re-answer if your answer is missing from this thread. I was getting email notification whenever a response was posted. I didn't know it, but when I deleted my email notification without reading it, it deleted the thread on this board! I was just deleting them without reading them, thinking I could just go to the thread and read them there, but they weren't there. I don't know how this is happening, but if you left an answer, please re-do it because I didn't get a chance to read it. Thanks.

Powershift trans and did Yanmar make JD s
John Deere Tractors
Replies 7 Post by Danny Yerks

Scott, I just wanted to let you know I'm having the same problem you are, I don't need the DSCV and my dealer doesn't have one without it either and couldn't find one at any dealers in Indiana. He said he could order one from the factory, but that could take up to 75 days! Good luck, Danny.

Need more info on JD 790
John Deere Tractors
Replies 17 Post by Danny Yerks