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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.