What did you do with your tractor today?

[dodge trucker]

Went out to storage and got the blower for the ariens. Damn I forgot how heavy that thing is.
I took my 2 wheel hand truck out there thinking I could wheel it up the ramps onto my trailer alone, ended up waiting for my kid to get home from work and the 2 of us barely got it dragged out of the corner and onto the trailer. When I took it off I drove the tractor and dropped it right there.
I took the tiller off the back, mounted the blower, still gotta put the weights back on the tires (2 sets of IH cast iron ones plus a dozen scrap brake rotors on a homemade toolbar off the 3 point) had difficulty getting the yoke for the shaft drive on the front pto, though it went on the back side of pto shaft like butter... Tried a lil hammer persuasion / still no go. I have. A cordless Dremel, I cleaned up the last 1/8 between the splines on the front pto shaft still no go... Then I saw a burr on 1 tooth, inside the yoke. A few minutes w/a hand file and went on like it should.
This machine has a double v belt from the clutch down to the PTO shart, I noticed one is MIA
So I gotta go get a couple tomorrow and put them on before I put the snow blower driveshaft on anyway. One belt might last the winter, might not last one round of blowing. Gonna have to raise the skid shoes so the blower sits higher than it did, I have fresh road mix in one driveway that isn't packed down yet. I try to get a base of hard pack then once I get that then I can lower the skids a little again.
That tractor has always started easy, seemingly less than 1 rec in the starter and it's going. I last fired it up a couple of weeks ago like always. Today I got home with my blower and it wouldn't even click. A quick round of ""musical batteries " and it started like usual.

 

[chieffan]

I have been using the 4 wheeler to run around doing the chores in the morning. Yesterday morning it would not fire. After chores were done I thought I berter check the air clearner filter as it had not been done in a while, like a few years. It don't get used much, just occasional short jaunts around the property. Found a mess when I got the cover off. Mouse hotel in the bottom of the air box, filter was soft, sticky and a real mess. Got it all cleaned out , quick shot of starting fluid and it fired right off. Air intake tube runs from the air box, under the fuel tank and up to the top front of the machine. Wide open access for the mice. New air filter will be here today and apiece of hardware cloth will be shoved into the air intake tube so that don't happen again. Don't normally neglect my equipment like that but for some reason this one slipped by.

 

[BMaverick]

Went out to storage and got the blower for the ariens. Damn I forgot how heavy that thing is.
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This machine has a double v belt from the clutch down to the PTO shart, I noticed one is MIA
So I gotta go get a couple tomorrow and put them on before I put the snow blower driveshaft on anyway. One belt might last the winter, might not last one round of blowing.

Go online to V-Belt Supply. Order the KEVLAR belts for the machine and not worry anymore of belts being MIA.

I once had a JD261 finish mower. When it was lunch time, it ate belts. I then put the mower on a diet permanently with the kevlar belts. lol

 

[esbbent]

After an hour ride home from work I fired up the MF12H and snowblower and removed 3-4 inches of snow on the driveway. Light fluffy snow easy going for the blower. Just as i started the electric lift and lights did not want to work. I checked the tractor out after blowing the snow and a 30 amp fuse had blown. I could only find a 15 amp to replace it with, and it ran the lift just fine. I should be fine if i leave the lights off. I plan on putting the lights on their own circuit with a circuit breaker.

 

[Sawdust]

After an hour ride home from work I fired up the MF12H and snowblower and removed 3-4 inches of snow on the driveway. Light fluffy snow easy going for the blower. Just as i started the electric lift and lights did not want to work. I checked the tractor out after blowing the snow and a 30 amp fuse had blown. I could only find a 15 amp to replace it with, and it ran the lift just fine. I should be fine if i leave the lights off. I plan on putting the lights on their own circuit with a circuit breaker.

Have you thought about replacing with LED’s. I have done three tractors and like them a lot.

 

[chieffan]

I would not consider moving snow at 3" especially the dry stuff. Can drive through that with no problem.

 

[dodge trucker]

Go online to V-Belt Supply. Order the KEVLAR belts for the machine and not worry anymore of belts being MIA.

I once had a JD261 finish mower. When it was lunch time, it ate belts. I then put the mower on a diet permanently with the kevlar belts. lol

Thing is, I have like 6 new spares for this out in the barn where I kept the snow blower. But I don't want to drive out 30 miles and 30 Mike's back to grab them. I have 4 of these same machines, I'd bought a dozen or f the good gates green belts to that's out there in BFE because usually when I need those belts it's because the mower deck quit spinning. And I don't want to come back this way to get belts and go all the way back out to continue mowing. I took the tiller off which runs off the rear pto, not the front/ so those belts don't mean anything, for the rear pto. So I didn't think about checking them before I went after the blower.
I bought the one that "home n harvest" had (Jason brand?) just to have "something" for this weekend, they didn't have a pair. Against my better judgement I put that one on against the old one, which now seems "too big". So I still only have 1 belt grabbing.... Hopefully it'll get me thru the next 2 days, they're saying it could be 50* the end of next week. We're going to the kids house for Christmas which will put me only 10 miles away from the barn, I'll head out and get the ones I already have while I'm out there.....

 

[dodge trucker]

I did get a reminder of why I hate screwing with tire chains last nite too....

 

[esbbent]

Have you thought about replacing with LED’s. I have done three tractors and like them a lot.

I have just have to get them bought and installed. In the mean time I am going to replace the fuse with circuit breaker and leave the lights off. With the wind I had to blow out the driveway last night. The way it looked this am I will have to again tomorrow

 

[esbbent]

I fixed the wiring issue, loose wire by the light switch. I also replaced the fuse with a circuit breaker. I will find out tomorrow when I get to blow out the driveway for the 3rd time. The wind has blown it in with snow the last 2 days.

 

[esbbent]

Wiring problem is fixed, no issues today while blowing out the driveway with the lights or lift. I do need to add some more weight to the back of the tractor. I have issues backing it up the driveway to park it in the garage with it facing out. I have a set up MF split weights on the inside and a set of JD weights on the outside but still not enough. I did not get any pictures of the tractor working today, my daughter did not want to stand out in the wind and cold.

 

[Jazz]

I did get a reminder of why I hate screwing with tire chains last nite too....

I have old style as well without the cams. They are a PIA,,which is why I left chains and blower unit on the unit last season. Put the SS16 to work yesterday to clear end of driveway as well as my neighbours.

 

[SimplyRad]

I took my DA 916 out to the farm where I hunt the battery was not taking a charge so I took another battery and changed it. When I got to the blind there was 4 or 5" of water around it, about 1/2 mile back to it, I went back to the barn and the owner came out and said I could use his boots, size 11 and I wear an 8 1/2. This is a low spot and we had .75" of rain the other day, I keep talking about digging a trench to the creek only about 100' away but may have to wind around some trees.

 

[BMaverick]

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[CRF6179]

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[SimplyRad]

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[Propane1]

MF 12 loader tractor got a little attention today. Took the bucket off, and put the snow plow on. About 10 minutes to change. Lubed up the moving parts on the loader so it will lift easier. Plow is heavy. Only 1500 lb winch operating the loader. Like to get a 2500 or 3000 lb winch for it some day. Not great pictures. But you gift the idea.

Noel

 

[MFDAC]

MF 12 loader tractor got a little attention today. Took the bucket off, and put the snow plow on. About 10 minutes to change. Lubed up the moving parts on the loader so it will lift easier. Plow is heavy. Only 1500 lb winch operating the loader. Like to get a 2500 or 3000 lb winch for it some day. Not great pictures. But you gift the idea.

Noel

Your s-word fleet keeps getting stronger as winter goes on, Noel! Maybe that will scare the white crap away---LOL!

DAC

 

[Propane1]

Wet snow day today. Used the Ford LGT 165. It’s got not trouble heavin the wet snow and the stuff the highway plow put in the driveway. Never plugs up. And no rubber paddles on the auger.
Was nice fluffy dry snow and I didn’t get to it quick enough to move it. With in less than a half hour it was soggy wet snow.
A few pictures for eagle eye Doug DAC to scrutinize. Hehe.

Noel

 

[MFDAC]

Wet snow day today. Used the Ford LGT 165. It’s got not trouble heavin the wet snow and the stuff the highway plow put in the driveway. Never plugs up. And no rubber paddles on the auger.
Was nice fluffy dry snow and I didn’t get to it quick enough to move it. With in less than a half hour it was soggy wet snow.
A few pictures for eagle eye Doug DAC to scrutinize. Hehe.

Noel

Was that your cousin testing out the LGT165 too, Noel?---LOL! That is my kind of snow blowing! Nice cozy cab to keep that s-word off of me! That tractor does a great job!

DAC