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>>2944888
i have become fascinated with rooskie homebilt junk mini loaders and i want to create my own but have 0 need for one
and all the junk yards are gone so all there is for parts is fuckwits trying to sell previously submerged ford exploder rear ends for $400nooffersiknowwhatigot
and there is no market to sell the thing even near cost after the fun wore off in burgerland because theres plenty of used machines around and modern people here are scared of everything not shiny new plastic

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>>2944910
but back to the specs of what i think would be perfect. the gooksan design/bobqueer built l65 is pretty close. most other lack in lift height
>~10k weight
>50-75hp
>2 spd powershift
>35-38" tires with locking differentials
>rear axle pivot for stability
>z bar linkage with 11.5-12ft bucket pin height/30" forward reach at full lift

Protip: If you're looking to get into the tractor game, avoid anything with any DPF/DEF or any other type of exhaust control system that may or may not involve regen.

They're a fucking nightmare. We had a Ford 4000 for decades with zero issues and only got rid of it because it didn't have a front end loader to 'upgrade' to a Kubota with a front end loader. The Kubota has spent more time in the shop than in the field. I don't think the Ford ever went to the shop except for painting.

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Quickly discovering I like using hydraulics, not fixing hydraulics. Anyone know how Gresen float valves come apart?

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>>2944942
Busted this bastard off trying to get the float spool out, might be aluminum but I'm leaning potsmetal with how brittle it is. Will have to make a new one.
Probably doesn't help that whoever worked on this before me used caulk to seal the threads.

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>>2944945
It was dripping from the bottom of this spool and the detent wasn't sticking so I figured I would pop it apart and see what needed fixing. You know, in and out, 3 hour repair give or take some hiccups.

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>>2944947
But it turns out this thing uses flatheads in evil places. I've tried wrenching on it with the widest driver I have using a wrench as a cheater bar. Think I'm gonna have to buy a impact driver for this. Any thoughts on how to get this apart?

>>2944910
what if there was one that was just a bunch of pulleys and cables, maybe leadscrews for pistons

>>2944950
>Any thoughts on how to get this apart?
Manual impact driver.

I don't own a tractor, in fact I don't even own land. But if i did, I would have gotten a Fiatagri 180-90.

>>2944950
>But it turns out this thing uses flatheads in evil places. I've tried wrenching on it with the widest driver I have using a wrench as a cheater bar. Think I'm gonna have to buy a impact driver for this. Any thoughts on how to get this apart?

That flathead is the adjustment for your detent tightening it up makes the detent harder and loosening it off will make it pop off easier. They can get quite crudded up after a while because it seems like moisture and other crud always finds its way in there.

As the other anon said try and break it loose with an impact driver. The screwdriver type that you hit with a hammer. Get a good fitting bit, hold it in there tight with a firm counterclockwise grip on the handle, and then hit it with your purse like you mean it so you don't fucking strip the head any more... A bit of WD-40 or other penetrating oil and a bit of heat couldn't hurt either.

>>2945050
>>2945002

Thats the stuff I needed to know. Don't know why I can't find manuals for this thing but I'm glad someone knew something about it. Also, its a satchel.

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>>2945050
So update on this. Tore it apart and I'm pretty sure that the reason it doesn't hold float position is the lack of anything for the detent plunger to catch on. I'm assuming that there is suppose to be an o-ring here but I haven't found any pictures of this assembly beyond a Parker manual online. Going to get some o-rings tomorrow and will see if it sticks or not.

Hey, any idea what the trucks are underneasth all of the steel plating?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxl67R4-j9c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1Utz0xI70o

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>>2945217
When tractors are your hobby but cropping like shit is your day job.

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Early 90s JD. Yanmar engine in it will run for 100 years, I'm convinced. Just wish it had more power - I have an auger attachment but it gets stuck pretty easily and you have to be VERY careful when doing fence posts. Its strong enough to run my rototiller well though.

>>2947108
kino

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Does anyone know how to remove this flange on a Bosch ep/rsv governor?
>Inb4 google it
Tried it, found sweet fuck all
>Inb4 let a professional do it
Nah

Figure this is a good place to ask.
Client complains that cultivators slice the soil and leave a hardened soil line under the cultivated area which water runs through.

Is that a feature of certain types of cultivator or are they just doing it wrong

>>2947138
hammer time

>>2947476
You'd want to see the soil for yourself but it's possible they're getting smearing from working the soil when it's too wet. They likely have a high clay content soil too.

>>2947487
Definitely a high clay content and yes, also working soil when wet. Smearing. Big help anon.

I only dug their drainage ditches this year so I suppose in the years prior they they just trying to cultivate a swamp. Also they had tram lines the width of their entire tractor twice as close together as they should, didn't know about booms, this was some fucked up farming they were doing

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o kurwa

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>>2947861

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>>2947476
this shit mostly happens with plows that cut the soil and have huge parts of their tools sliding over the subterrain soil.
Everything with ripper teeth, especially if they are pointy, angled forward and can vibrate will not do this since they rip out chunks and tear the soil apart instead of cutting.
>or are they just doing it wrong
perhabs they missuse pic rel going below the earths outer mantle

>>2948397
>going below the earths outer mantle
Damn, those things get way deeper than you'd think to look at them, I'd've thought they would melt at those sort of temps.

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>>2944888
Need a riding lawn mower, how about a decent tractor w a PTO and accessories?

Looking at a used Massey Ferguson 245

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>>2950126
that loks like an auction special that just got the jewish overhaul. watch out. famers only quit using shit because its fubar and theres few cheaper than columbia basin fruit growers

>>2950127
White guy is selling it, just 750 hpurs

>>2950185
did the hourclock tick over?

>>2950214
No he has paperwork backing it up last year it had about 690 hours

Blessed thread

>>2950341
>69 hours
What the hell was he using it for? that's barely an hour per week.

>>2950369
>*60 hours

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>>2944888
Here's mine, built 50 or some years ago in some tiny shop using what pieces of steel they had lying around

>>2950427
Ferrari?

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O blyat

>>2950631
Run it till it doesn't hold air anymore. Then possibly tube it and run it some more. Or change it at that time if feasible.

>>2950632
It doesn't really hold air anymore, goes flat after a few days. Problem is it's on a round baler we have to pull down the roads quite a bit, can't afford to have it blow out in transit. Will probably get a new tire before next hay season

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>about to purchase 10 acres of land
>200 wide by 2000 deep
>First acre cleared with a house
>Rest of the land has moderate slopes and hills but filled with white cedars and several larger trees, about 1-2 feet in diameter
>Plan to clear another 1-2 acres of forest for animals and recreation
>Will need to shovel my sloping asphalt driveway of around 100 feet

What do I need? Budget is around 20k if I absolutely need to spend it. Considering a Kubota bx series with a rear digger and a bucket, but $$$ can I get away with just using an ATV (doubt it, but asking).

Most of the next year is going to be moving large logs and then dealing with snow and mowing going forward. Potentially have to dig my foundations for membrane but I can easily rent a small machine for that.

Advice?

>>2950697
I've had some seriously good luck running slime in stuff like that, or putting an inner tube in it to get more years out of it.

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>>2950701
For 20k you could get a nice used backhoe that would be 1000x better than a tiny compact tractor. Use it to do the heavy cleanup until you're done and then re-sell at about the same money you have into it and buy a small tractor if you so desire. Gave 18k for pic rel.

>>2950709
Not a bad idea anon, thank you.

>>2950709
I reckon even a 10k (budget) loader tractor wouldn’t be bad either although you'd be struck with a backhoe attachment rather than a proper backhoe.
I don't know what excavators go for in the states but if you could get a decent one for 10k that would work in the budget too.

>>2950779
heck if you do end up with a large one because it was cheaper, you'll find other uses for it such as using it as a yard crane.
Then again 10 acres isn't a lot.

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this skid steer is back up for sale, should I buy it, fix a few things and then put it back up for sale, playing "pass the Yanmar"

>>2952143
sure

>>2952143
If you think there is enough room on the price to fix it and flip it then go right ahead.

>>2952216
Full transparency would be key, the next guy needs to know that it would of cost him the same.

>>2952253
>flipping dildos tell truth
[x]doubt

>>2952258
>thirdies can't think of playing a game

>loader cylinder leaking, again
I have torn down and resealed like 6 cylinders this year. at least I'm getting pretty good at it...

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I'm sure this has been asked before but did tractor styling keep up with cars or fall behind in the 80s.
pic related is 90s

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well it sure is boring around here (bump)

>>2953280
It's a tractor, not a car. Who cares? I wish they stayed stuck in the 80's and 90s with tractor design. The new stuff is dogshit.

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>>2953280
kindof sortof.

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>>2954808

>>2944910
Any keen person doesn't want new shit with computers
There's no market for home built stuff because repairability is by far the most important factor for buying anything used

>>2950701
I'd put a snow blade on a vehicle that you own, get through the winter, buy a big zero turn mower (don't rely on your tractor for finish mowing) and then buy a minimum 30hp tractor so you're out of the specialty boutique tractor size for implements. At that size, condition is way more important than anything else really

>>2954844
I literally just bought land last year and wish I had done it like that

>>2954845
I still stand by my backhoe recommendation. 15-18k or so for a nice backhoe that would shit all over any small tractor/loader/digger combo. Then get a used commercial zero turn mower for the mowing.

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>>2944910
aaaannnd this prize keeps calling my name but it 350 miles away via major metro areas where theres no way to get away with a 15k farmer load behind the pickup

>>2957488
Shit yeah dude... go get it now! Wiring is easy to fix with patience and determination.

>>2957491
yah i should get a quote to have it hauled. it would be far more assache to invest 2 days driving to watch it get drug up on a trailer than to fix the wiring

The wet cold months are upon us, that means if you've not got animals it's time to spend it in the workshop overhauling gear for next year.

>>2957506
>The wet cold months are upon us, that means if you've not got animals it's time to spend it in the workshop overhauling gear for next year.
I do have lots of livestock. And I have a lot of farm equipment that needs overhauled for next year. Wat do?

>>2957569
procrastinate and nigger rig when it inevitable all breaks down the last day befor mayor rain

>>2950126
Depends on the cut you want on the lawn.
A tractor belly mow or 3 point finish mower won't deliver the even cut that a dedicated mower will, but some get very close to it. Some of the smaller JD tractors use the larger decks off of their commercial mowers. Those do a really nice job if you keep the deck in trim and maintained.
You also need a place to keep the tractor and any attachments you get.
Leaving it out in the weather or under a tarp is a great way to keep me well paid.

I find it funny that a lot of tractors ca move more than the average truck and not just amount of weight but also throughput.
Throughput would be calculated by mass times speed so a chamberlain c670 pulling 7 tonnes at 35km/hour average would have a throughput of 245tkm/hr which is the same as a falcon pulling a bit over 2.2 tonnes at 110km/hr.

>>2959497
I think this how farmers in Europe work

>>2958587
>procrastinate and nigger rig when it inevitable all breaks down the last day befor mayor rain
Sweet. I'm right on track!

>>2959469
Love me some old Farmalls!

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>>2944914
>~10k weight
Pounds?, if so we've got a few of these things down under, the only thing proprietary is the drive axle.

>county announces via newspaper auction for old john deere 4020 that hasn't been in service for ~15 years
>pictures of it are pretty rough
>starting price is $2100, $50 increments on bids
>dad hears about it from old timer he knows that still reads newspaper
>bids $2150, absolute minimum
>after final bid day, gets a call from county clerk that he won
>apparently NO ONE reads the fucking newspaper so no one knew/cared about it
>tires are flat, take our welder/generator and an air compressor out, one front and one rear tire air up
>we brought a 34' flatbed trailer and a LOT of chain to load it, county assists with one of their bucket loaders to help pull it up
>get it home, have hell unloading it but finally get it on the ground
>today decided to start working on it, first order is getting tires that will hold air so we can roll it around
>spend 2 fucking hours trying to get the unlevel bastard to stay on a jack, fell off twice
>finally get it up enough with a bottle jack to get a 10 ton house jack under it
>spend another two hours with a bead breaker, sledgehammer, and a few tire tools working the bastard off
>running out of daylight, call it a day
I'll take a few pics of it tomorrow, never crossed my mind to do it today.

>>2959586
Had a half rotten light truck lock ring wheel, took to the tyre off to confirm and it was a bastard to shove off.
Can't imagine a tractor drive wheel.

>>2959613
fresh tires and even moderately old tires aren't usually a big deal to get off, I've done dozens of them over the years. this piece of shit had been flat and rotted for 20 years and had no stretch. Two of us leaning into a 24" tire spoon couldn't stretch it over the bead, in a few places it just started to tear the rubber. took way more effort than any tractor tire I've ever changed. for a moment considered grabbing the recip saw and just cutting the fucker off.

>>2959694
Been there done that. Even a sawzall isn't a good answer because the metal bead wires will stop you... It just sucks.

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>>2959586
Picture

up

The new gas station in town fucked me over today. Turns out they weren't adding enough antigel to their diesel. Ran for twenty minutes before crapping out, but luckily it broke down near an outlet. Two hours with a torpedo heater later I finally got it running. I've never had this problem before because while it was cold as fuck for the past week, that's normal around here and every gas station knows about this. All but the new one down the street.

>>2959729
is the driver also three legged?

>>2964274
Years ago I got a shit ton of diesel fuel additive/conditioner off craigslist for free. Some construction company shutting down and they had all kinds of Champion brand liquid moly oil additives and fuel additives. A whole pickup bed load that they were just giving away. Whenever I get my bulk fuel tanks filled up I dump some treatment in just trying to use it all up.

>>2965986
Did you get conditioner for you conditioner thought? If its several years old it might be going bad by now.

>>2959694
15# or 30# demo hammer with a clay spade is what you want for this kind of bead busting.
Just set the spade in the bead, and go to town.
Unless the rim is absolutely ate the fuck up with tinworm, it won't hurt it at all.

>>2966140
>15# or 30# demo hammer with a clay spade is what you want for this kind of bead busting.
>Just set the spade in the bead, and go to town.
>Unless the rim is absolutely ate the fuck up with tinworm, it won't hurt it at all.
Hydraulic bead breakers are a blessing from the lord. Not even that expensive either. 230 bucks with a one minute e-bay search. Might be able to find even cheaper if you shop around more... It's worth it to buy the right tool for the job here.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/282999488903

>>2966174
yeah, we've got an old hydraulic bead breaker we used for it. breaking the bead wasn't a problem because of it, getting the bead to slide over the flange was the whore because it just didn't want to stretch, and when we put more ugga dugga on it, it would just rip and split instead

Today I just learnt Kubota made a 2.6L I6, what the fuck? It sounds like a tractor twice its size.

>>2966831
those were really smooth running. i think they were for their largest excavators (8t) built at the time

>>2966174
The demo hammers were more useful, as you already had a 1" line on the truck or in the shop for running the hugeass impact, inflating the tire and running the pneumatic motor for the knuckle boom.

>>2966861
yeah and they also chucked them in the m4050

I suppose all they had to do was make a new crank, cam and bock and they could use everything else from they twenty something horse power three cylinder.

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>>2966908
>anon learns about engine family configurations
laughs in 71 series jimmy

>>2966968
>Giant engine
>Tiny photo
You dick must get confused with a pimple on the regular. Learn how to use technology and post a full resolution image. Hell, at least its not a screenshot from a phone.

>>2966968
Already knew about that, just odd that they slapped two 1.3L threes together instead of maybe destroking the 3L 3.

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>>2966977
here (you) go
merry christmas

>>2944888
I wish I had a tractor. Only in FS do I get to fuck around in tractors.

>>2967065
Get a garden tractor, one furrow of fun.

>>2967072
I've been looking to see if I can find an old N series ford close by to go through and put back to work. I like the look of them and if it runs now, it should run forever.

>>2967117
twice the fun

>>2965961
Kek

>>2967033
KEK Great post to end the year

Gonna go check out a 1466 tomorrow. Don't have one of those in my fleet yet...

>>2944942
>Quickly discovering I like using hydraulics, not fixing hydraulics. Anyone know how Gresen float valves come apart?
All I know about hydraulics is that the first thing you need to do is drain all of the relevant fluids or a slight pinhole/loose hose/etc can send a jet stream of fluid that can slice through skin at you

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Had this baby about 6 years now

>>2968507
>Gonna go check out a 1466 tomorrow.
Bought this today. She's rough, Needs new front tires and a bunch of the previous owners crap stripped off of it, cab pulled off, and a good washing then find some good tinwork pieces for it.... But it was $5500, which is ridiculously cheap for a running driving 1466.

>>2950701
i plow my 500m gravel road in midnorthern sweden using a 1988 suzuki lt4wd
snowchains are a big improvement for traction
im a poorfag so i use a handmedown blade thats like 30cm high, it works, but a larger conical blade would be much better
moved at most like 15cm of wet snow, but most snow here is powder
At 20cm depth i need to do multiple runs because the blade is too small

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>>2968695
Check out this giant pile of shit in all of its majesty.

Got the loader and cab pulled this afternoon. Found some good hood tin for it. Ordered a steel grill for it. Took all the small weights off of it and found some more big suitcase weights to match the others. Gonna need a complete re-wiring job and a bunch of other shit. But it does run and drive and the TA and hydraulics work minty.

>>2969719
spent a few neck ache nights in one of those back in my younger days listening to the perkins on a hesston 3 tie chug away. theyre comfy baler tractors
dont look farmerfied too bad. needs more birdshit 6011 weldz on the loader arms

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>>2969724
>needs more birdshit 6011 weldz on the loader arms
Oh no, trust me it has plenty! Lol. The Farmhand F11 loader frame is pretty much fuckered. Pins are wallered out. Grapple is bent, Back plate is torched out for some chains to run through and hold some bale spikes. I'ts basically toast. The hoses were an absolute conglomeration of bullshit, BUT I do run a couple F11 loaders on some old M tractors and a Farmall 560, so I do have a use for the cylinders that were surprisingly not very leaky! I'll probably yank the cylinders off as I need them, and then maybe torch some steel out of the loader frame and use it up as needed too.

And I just added a John Deere 544b front end loader to the fleet. Gotta go pick it up next week. Started up without ether in the cold. Steering is tight. All the gears and brakes and hydraulics work as intended. Bucket needs a bit of work but fully functional as is... They were asking 15,500 and I offered 14,000.

Slightly off topic but does anyone feel like you can work faster with the seatbelt on as you don't get bounced around as much? Well whenever you have rops you should be wearing one lest you get crushed by it.

>>2959498
Aaaand, they're wrong. As soon as you hit the road the truck wins. All you have to do is put the truck in the gate hole or even leave it on the road and let the tractor do what it does best. The extra cost of a truck is worth it because it opens you up to more markets.

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Mmm.
Tractor flavored milkshake.

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>>2970167
>brakes work as intended
does that have a fucked up hydraulic over hydraulic system that jd construction loved so much in the 70s/80s?
i swear those were designed by some jokester at sperry vickers to ruin mechanics lives. that shit is impossible to troubleshoot and will work perfectly the 1st press of the pedal then never again in that fiscal quarter
they musta had some beef going with wabco or bendix at the time because standard old air brakes would have been just too easy

>>2970514
>does that have a fucked up hydraulic over hydraulic system that jd construction loved so much in the 70s/80s?
>i swear those were designed by some jokester at sperry vickers to ruin mechanics lives. that shit is impossible to troubleshoot and will work perfectly the 1st press of the pedal then never again in that fiscal quarter
>they musta had some beef going with wabco or bendix at the time because standard old air brakes would have been just too easy
They are definitely hydraulic brakes. That's all I know about it at the moment... Probably better get a service manual coming soon.

Annnnd I bought an International 1066 today...

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I have one of these in a container
Should I do it up?
Not mine obviously but the same model

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>>2971267
pics or it didnt happen

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>>2973626
Fine... took a pic today for (you). Still gotta get a picture of that 544B John Deere loader I drug home too.