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  1. NCL4701

    Learning to run a cutter

    That makes sense for a generator. Only 21 spline 1000 rpm implements I’m familiar with go with the higher rpm to transfer high HP loads at lower torque to keep from snapping shafts so they seem to be stuff that requires 75hp minimum and often much more. Couldn’t imagine what 1000 rpm implement...
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    Learning to run a cutter

    Didn’t see this post until after I replied. Wow, a three speed PTO. I have no idea what you would use 750 or 1000 rpm for on a tractor that size but there’s a lot of stuff I don’t know. Learn something new every day. If anyone knows what you’d use the higher PTO speeds for on a small tractor it...
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    Learning to run a cutter

    I am not intimately familiar with the model tractor you have, but pretty much every tractor I’ve ever seen has a mark on the tachometer that matches the rated PTO speed. It would be at or near wide open throttle. If your tractor has a two speed PTO you do need to be sure it’s in the lower speed...
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    Learning to run a cutter

    I have a LOT of trees in the area I mow so I do a lot of backing up while mowing to get under the trees. A rotary cutter should cut in reverse at least about as good as it does going forward. So far as needing to stop, lift, restart, etc. I don’t know any reason you would need to do that. Just...
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    Winter storage

    Only other thing since you mention a mower would be either disconnect the PTO shaft or make sure it’s well greased. Being inside it may not be much of a problem but if you’ve ever had a PTO shaft stuck on your tractor’s PTO you know getting it off can be a bear. Just a little rust can stick it...
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    BX2200 Moving Camper

    The “correct” answer is to check the owner manual and see if the weight of the trailer is within the rated trailering capacity for your tractor but I doubt that’s the answer you’re looking for. I have a 30’ 9,000lb bumper pull camper I sometimes move with my L4701 which I am aware is a larger...
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    Proud owner of a new M5660

    Welcome to the 21st century. Having a similar experience going from older tractors to a modern machine, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the major upgrade from the Farmall. At least for me, the biggest difference is the hydraulics. Having a capable loader, a 3 point with much greater lift capacity, and...
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    How do you store your Box Blade?

    With all my implements definitely keep it off the dirt. For things like box blade and rotary cutter that don’t sit flat, screw an appropriate thickness block on each side of the pallet or dolly so it sits flat when off the tractor. Spending 20 or 30 minutes customizing a pallet or dolly for each...
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    Adventures in "Tractoring"......5-6hrs in......

    I would list off all the stuff I’ve hit over the years to try to make you feel better but there’s probably a limit on the length of these posts and I’m sure I’d max it out. I’d be thankful all I took out was the tire rather than knocking the crap out of the rim and bending the axle or busting a...
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    Operator Deck Mat v Linex

    That’s cheap enough it’s probably worth trying.Thanks!
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    Operator Deck Mat v Linex

    This might be stupid, and if it is I trust someone will point that out, but having a shiny new (when I bought it) open station L4701 getting enough that the orange paint on the operator station deck is now down to the yellow primer and well on the way to bare metal bothers me. It stays in a...
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    FEL Skid Steer quick connect question

    I’m not particularly familiar with the J-bar grapple but from what I saw when I looked them up on the internet they appear to be similar in configuration to the Tar River grapple I have (pictured). I’ve never had the quick attach lever pop off. I have had it come close a couple of times but saw...
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    Loader Hydraulic Line Change and Question

    I’ve had that happen a couple of times when I didn’t get the quick connect fully seated. First time it was a bit concerning. Second time I just disconnected the non-functioning line and reconnected. Both times everything “looked” right but obviously wasn’t.
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    Tractor lives at another location?

    Mine usually stays about 100 yards away in the basement of a house that’s been unoccupied and used mostly for storage for about 15 years. Still maintain heat and A/C in the house (for the sake of the house and some of the contents) so the tractor and implements should be comfy there. Right now...
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    Quick Disconnect Drip?

    I take the loader off my L4701 to bushog three specific areas where we have numerous trees that make it VERY tight. If I could just take the bucket off and that be sufficient I would but I really need all the clearance I can get. I could have gone with a smaller tractor but some other jobs I’d...
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    What fell off my 3 Point Hitch?

    Sorry about the messed up reply. I obviously need to quit trying to post from my phone.
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    What fell off my 3 Point Hitch?

    Couple of thoughts that may not be worth much. If you have any similar pins laying around; extra top link pin, hitch pin for that thing you used to have, etc., see if you have one that fits. Diameter has to be right but length just has to be long enough to secure and short enough not to hit...
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    Photo shoot anything lately? Random Photo Thread

    It has been a few months back when NC was still in our COVID Phase 1 lockdown with the stay at home orders, my wife and I got to talking that it was really strange to not go much of anywhere and be “stuck” at home. Not long into that conversation we started thinking about people who were forced...
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    Ballest Barrel for a L4701

    Short answer: 900lb a bit over a foot behind the pins works well but I wouldn’t want any less. I have a L4701 with the LA765 loader. R4 tires, loaded rears. About half the hours on it are loader and grapple work. Most of the time the counterweight on the 3 point is a Landpride boxscrape with...
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    Do gear driven 4701 burn up clutches?

    Can’t speak directly to the clutch question as my L4701 is HST. You do lose some HP with the HST. Manual that came with mine shows 39.3 PTO for gear drive and 37.8 for HST; less than 2 HP. If that difference is a big deal you might consider a larger tractor. Most of what I do is loader work and...