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I'm going to have to find a new hobby, my work on the Jacobsen seems to be over! After twice having no issues with it cutting out, with the hot wire going to the fuel shutoff, when I last put it away, I switched the ignition key OFF, but of course since the cutoff was wired ON, it kept...

I think I'm on the right track....when I first test drove it, the seller told me the keyed ignition was shot, (you had to wiggle it for anything to come alive) and part of that shotness was a alligator clip hot wire from the positive battery post to a part of the wiring harness that had been...

One thing different about today's much longer running (10 minutes v. 3) before the problem arose again, was it was low 70's temp, and the cowling was off. Picture in a bit, camera is dead.

I tested the fuel system, and tank outlet in effect, by disconnecting the line going to the new fuel strainer and turning on the key. After almost filling a 2 gallon jug full of fuel (many times the flow rate required for the engine), with NO fall off of the flow rate, I have to conclude the...

The Jake has plastic, rotationally molded, fuel and hydraulic tanks. The diesel tank has those rubber compression type fittings, not a welded in solid fitting you can pull on real hard. A NPT bulkhead fitting that compresses a two rubber washers, one in , one out. It's spooky when you can move...

I manned up and got rid of the spliced fuel line, after I figured out a much easier way (relatively) to get where it ties into the fuel line. Then my new filter came in, it's much more appropriate for this machine, it has a water trap, with drain, and a clear glass bowl. When pulling out the...

I am totally satisfied with the WoodMaxx, it's a beast, and is perfectly matched to the L3301 Great fun to use, I just keep that scene in the movie Fargo in mind when operating it. I have it down at this point, in conjunction with my ATV's home made dump bed trailer, and have heavily chipped...

I had a lot of spruce branches to get rid of, at first I thought I'd just haul them off in my dump bed trailer until it became obvious it would take several trips. Then I remembered I had a chipper (Woodmax, on my L3301)! I have no idea if anyone else chips evergreens but it worked, though as...

I initially was going to replace the filter just because I assumed it hadn't been done in a long while, like I also greased every zert I could find, etc. And just yesterday since it's back in my shop and I won't need to mow for a while, I am replacing the hydraulic filter, meaning I had to...

The fuel pump seems to be fully operative, and since the problem only arose since I messed with the old filter system, I suspect that is the issue, we'll see. I have sold my WoodMaxx flail and also the other flail mower I got with the Jake.

At a gas station the other day, a guy with a 30' fifth wheel trailer pulled in next to me, with a mini X on it. I always look at other rigs, being a somewhat new X owner/operator, and quickly determined I had been wasting a lot of time and money messing around securing it before transport. I...

So I got my new battery installed (about a 5 minute job) in the "Jake" (like referring to a Peterbilt as a Pete) and then the last big remaining item, wiring in the new ignition switch. This is a heavy duty, $95.00 from NAPA, switch built to handle lots of amps, with a glow plug position. The...

I'll be using my baster tomorrow morning! I blew a brake line the other day on my plane, and now with the new one installed, I will pump fluid up from the wheel up to the firewall reservoir to bleed it out. This usually means overflowing, and that's where the baster comes in, I suck it out...

Used the U 25S mini X to load up the two flail mowers Wolfman and a friend bought, thanks to this site! It sure beat trying to sell them via ebay and then dealing with the shipping hassle. They had a pretty full pickup bed but that's what they're for. That's my new to me Kubota powered Jacobsen...

I took the mower off and put the box blade on, and for the first time put the rippers in it, down all the way. Then I hauled it up to a neighbor's place to first loosen up some dirt and then using the FEL filled in a depression by the homes foundations where it had settled. My first time using...

Bought new last year! Used 3 times! It is the FM-62H model with hydraulic side shift, which you don't have to use if you don't want to. I used it on my L3301 to mow my runway, which is only 400' long, it's never hit a rock. I have bought a totally different machine, a Jacobsen commercial flail...

Yes indeed on the e chain saw thing, I love my 60 volt Greenworks 16", pulling the trigger a few times a day, when doing intermittent cutting, sure beats yanking on a starter rope! I pulled my U25 miniX, on it's trailer, up from the hangar, using the receiver built into my forks front rack...

I replaced the fuel line and put a new inline filter in, and for whatever reason, this time there was no problems, it started and ran perfect from the get go. The Jacobsen mower now has no leaks, best of all! Finding a new ignition is the last thing I need to do, the old one is trashed and...

It's four HUNDRED feet, not thousand! 12 % grade, 5640' ASL, a big tired VG'd RANS S-7S with some mods, it handles it easily. Clear approach/no trees. I took the mower out for a test mow today, after swapping all the flails around, so now back to almost new. A PITA job, but really only took...

I finally got it jacked up enough to get a good look at the flails, wow, they are hammered! I'm surprised it cuts at all, but it does OK. I noticed they are double sided.... so I am reversing them all, exposing the unworn sides. A tedious task, but I'll knock it out before the next time I need...