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It does take a little time to get good enough with it to get its full capabilities out of it. I’m a lot better with mine than I was to begin with (if I rip up the ground now I probably meant to) but I had no experience with a real loader and it’s an incredibly useful implement immediately...

Thank you! That looks exactly like what I want on mine. Looks great. If the floor plate isn’t a total PITA to pul on my L I hope to have it done during the off season this winter.

Thanks for pointing out the 23 degree thing. I’ve been in the habit of waiting for the glow plug light to go out before cranking. If the engine is already hot sometimes that’s about 1 second but I’ve always waited. Although I’ve read the owner manual cover to cover at least a couple of times...

You might try seeing if you can get a Pat’s quick hitch or something similar for the lift arms. Whether you can do that or not would depend on the actual dimensions of the lift arms. That would give you the CAT 1 pin diameter and keep you from having to spread the arms past the pins for...

The one time I’ve had a hose blow on my L, it was a Sunday afternoon and it’s kind of a long boring story why but if I didn’t have it functional by 8am the next morning it was going to cost me about $1000 extra on a driveway job. Dealer was closed. NAPA 20 minutes away was only place around that...

That’s a really pretty rig you found. Looks like it was kept inside and well cared for. If you can find something in that condition for a reasonable price I’d agree it’s a good option. I looked for something similar here for about a year before going with new. The used market for Deere...

I REALLY didn’t want DPF but the reality is you can’t avoid it unless you either keep the HP down, which is simply unacceptable for some operations, or go with an older machine that you’ll be wrenching on semi-routinely to keep it moving. There are a lot of machines in use currently with Tier 4...

I got a L4701 for 55 acres that had trails that were originally logging trails, firewood operations, gravel road, and several areas that needed brush hogging, all of which had been neglected for several years. I’m not saying you can’t get by with a smaller L but what you’re describing is worse...

Definitely get the serial number, check it for UCC liens, mechanic liens, and ask local law enforcement if stolen. When you see the machine, as you’re looking over it make sure the serial number matches the one you were given and if the machine has it in more than one place make sure they all...

If there’s no slip clutch or shear pin you really need to add a slip clutch in the driveline to keep from tearing up your tractor, tiller, or both. This time the thin, already compromised tube was the weakest thing in the system. Next time might be something a lot worse. The slip clutch does...

If you want to leave the tractor inside an enclosed building you might want to look into an exhaust hose setup and wall/door port like mechanic shops use. Something like this stuff. https://www.carguygarage.com/accessories/exhaust-hose

Pretty cool project you have there. Big enough to be useful when it’s finished but small enough you don’t need a shop crane to pull an axle shaft. And to a lot of people, including me, without the WSM that probably doesn’t exist in English, there’s no hope for getting it working. Very nice...

Good advice. Between the tractor and implements you’ll eventually need a variety of sockets in the 1/2 drive range and maybe a few in the 3/4 drive range. If you buy them one at a time as you need them they’ll cost about 10x what a set costs. The pipe won’t come with a set but unless you’re a...

Condensation. If there’s any air space in the system, and there is in most systems, there’s moisture in the air even if there’s no air flow. Open the system to fill it or top it off when the atmosphere is warm and humid, system gets cold later on in colder temps, and you have liquid water in the...

I don’t know what wide open throttle is for your machine. 2200rpm sounds a bit low, but maybe not. For mine, if it isn’t pulling hard at the time of regen request it usually takes WOT or close to it to get the light to stop flashing and start the auto regen cycle. Running it at lower than...

There are two. One is a dam trace from a neighbor’s dam about 0.1 mile northeast, which has been there since before anybody gave a crap about the environment, that runs across our place and eventually into the other creek. It is continually flowing, not a ton of water, all mud, no sand. It’s...

Very true. $ and something else to deal with but if it’s the difference between getting a job done or not; worth the time and money. I suspect that’s why they’re so ubiquitous in the snowy areas. If we have a dry summer next year like we often do, I can probably get it done without chains. The...

Achieving proper fitment is the only thing that’s a bit intimidating as I know no one experienced with anything larger than a light truck. Not intimidating enough to prevent doing it, however. I would imagine slack would translate into less than maximal performance and potential damage to...

Thanks for the heads up. Scarifying a concrete driveway could be hard to explain to the wife. I know it isn’t the case for everyone, but all I have is gravel, grass, and dirt. My truck is the only thing that goes on pavement.

I do like the square link with the crossbars on the Aquilines you linked. And the price appears reasonable. Appreciate the info.