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    How long to idle before it's better to turn off ignition?

    I often do little loading jobs where I'm on and off the tractor, stacking a few rocks in the bucket, and so on. For the tractor's wellbeing, is it better to turn the ignition off, or leave it idling? I have a L4600 HD. Thanks for your insight
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    Loosening lock nut on steering tie rod

    Thanks very much everyone for your informative replies. In the end my neighbour came over and solve the issue with another technique... Bigger muscles. He's about 6'9 grown up on cattle farms and just yanked the wrench. Will keep all in this in mind in the future if needed! Cheers
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    Loosening lock nut on steering tie rod

    Hi folks, I am trying to replace a torn dust cover (boot) on my front steering tie rod ball joint. But the tie rod lock nut is super tight and I can't get it loose. At this point I've doused it in WD40 and am waiting overnight. Next should I try some hammer taps, pipe over the wrench handle...