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  1. aaluck

    Oil change question L4400

    Okay I purchased this tractor about a year ago, used. When I brought it home I changed the oil...along with a lot of other things. I purchased the oil from the dealer And didnt think anything about it. I just changed again today and here is my question. I knew I had some left over Kubota oil I...
  2. aaluck

    Kirkland Heavy duty Diesel oil?

    Opinions? Its $27.00 for 3 gallons at Costco. Too good to be true/safe for the tractor?
  3. aaluck

    Bush Hog 286 PTO shield

    A couple of days ago I posted about a vibration problem with my bush hog. After posting a video it was (correctly) pointed out to me that I need a shield for my shaft. I have searched the "inter web" for a couple of days now trying to find an exact fit PTO shield for my 286. Does anyone know...
  4. aaluck

    Bush Hog 286 vibration

    Recently I have noticed my well used bush hog has a rough start (wobble) at start up at idle speed and a very noticeable vibration at mowing speed. I have looked underneath and cannot see anything that seems obviously wrong. Everything seems to look fine. No leaks of oil, no funny noises or...
  5. aaluck

    Adding rock/gravel help

    I have a driveway of crushed rock. Last year I purchased a land plane (leveler) and it did a great job of redistributing the gravel (see before and after photos below). However, now I need to add some gravel to certain spots--especially at the curve in the road. Has anyone used the land plane...
  6. aaluck

    Hydraulic Screen Strainer Question

    Does every tractor have one? I was talking to a buddy the other day and he was saying how he would clean his periodically. I have searched the manual of my L4400 and cannot see any mention of having one. In the hydraulic section of the manual it only shows the gauge (window), filling plug and...
  7. aaluck

    L4400 position control lever stop

    I cannot seem to find this part--I believe its called a position control lever stop knob. The manual makes no mention of it--but probably wouldn't and I am assuming there was one on here at some point. My wife has recently began using the finish mower and bush hog for big fields and she could...
  8. aaluck

    Water somehow getting into Bush hog Gearbox

    I purchased a used Bushhog 286. When I got it the first thing I did was empty the gearbox. (The photo shows the first drain of my finish mower I got with it, but the same as the 286). What came out was a cream colored oil--obviously water had gotten in. Because there is no drain hole I sucked...
  9. aaluck

    Gear Oil Spill help

    Okay. I purchased a couple of gallons of 80/90 gear oil and thought I would also get a pump for the gallon jugs. Pumped a empty quart container full to use outside and.. ...long story short the next day when I come home my garage floor was covered in the oil. Apparently the "pump" worked like...
  10. aaluck

    PTO shaft U joint greasing

    Okay. Does anyone have a link to a grease fitting that will "easily" get into the 1/2 inch of space they leave us to grease the u joints on a PTO shaft? Or any tips on this? I spent about an hour wrestling with one of mine this weekend and ended up with more grease on the zerk than inside the...
  11. aaluck

    L4400 Canopy help

    Has anyone come across a deal on a good canopy? With summer looming I need to bite the bullet and get one. If anyone is really please with one they purchased please let me know.
  12. aaluck

    Grease zerk fitting getting stuck???

    I finally broke down and purchased a 14.1 grease gun to prevent changing the tubes constantly. 319 reviews on Amazon 4.7 stars so I assume folks love it. It pumps great but it keeps getting stuck on the zerk. And I mean stuck! In fact I pulled a zerk off my Jake's lift kit on the cart. Am I...
  13. aaluck

    Land plane/leveler help

    Posted about my driveway earlier this week and after much research (thanks to the great guys on this forum) I decided on land plane instead of box blade for my 200 yard gravel driveway. Now.... Any suggestions on the brand? scarifiers? length? Using a L4400 to attach it to. The EA, ABI...
  14. aaluck

    Box blade help

    I need a box blade and want some advice. Main purpose will be maintenance of my rock driveway. My new (to me) driveway is rock and runs about 200 yards. Have a couple of areas that need more rock and want to widen in a couple of spots. Because of the rocks do I need a "heavy duty"? I can't...
  15. aaluck

    Normal? or Not?

    I have a L4400HST which I purchased used about 4 months ago (500 hours, all service done) and it has run like a champ. I was out of town for about 3 weeks over Christmas and the tractor just sat. When I returned home I cranked it up, no issue. Pushed the pedal and it bogged down. Pushed...
  16. aaluck

    Fuel sending unit ohm info

    Just for info purposes, as I know this is a common tractor problem and I searched the internet for this information for weeks and couldn't find it. I have a L4400 (so not sure if this will apply to all tractors) but MY fuel sending unit reads 0 ohms at FULL and 120 ohms at EMPTY. NOW IT...
  17. aaluck

    Fuel Gauge question...again

    I have a L4400HST. The fuel gauge is stuck on full when ON and empty whenever OFF.. I pulled both wires off of the sensor and the tank stayed FULL. Touched the wires together and the gauge goes to EMPTY. Apart again...FULL, over and over. From what I can gather this means the problem is NOT...