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I believe the L2950 only has two safety switches, one is activated by the PTO lever and the other by the transmission but I am not familiar with the transmission options for this tractor. Typically a gear type has a clutch activated switch while the hydrostat will sense neutral either by a...

Is everything (PTO disengaged, clutch/brake, etc.) properly set for the safety switches not to be preventing cranking? Maybe a bad safety switch (try cycling items that have a safety switch attached). Have someone bump the start switch while you have your meter probes directly on the battery...

I don't speak fluent Kubota yet (still waiting for my order to be delivered) but with my Deere 955, lateral float refers to independent up and down movement between the connection to the two side lift arms so that one side of the implement can float over a limited range independently of the...

Thanks Ken! These are in central IL. I suspect that the increasing number of wind farms are part of the reason for the increasing popularity of helicopters for this role. I think it was maybe 5 years ago when I saw the first one but it is becoming more common. I still see more planes out...

Crop dusting whirlybirds heading towards their home after a day of spraying. Shot with Canon 1DX III and EF 800 f5.6 Rodger

To get you through the hot weather and summer chores, drill it out to a clean 5/8" or whatever size is needed to create a clean round hole and then use an expanding hole plug (plug expands in diameter as you tighten the bolt that compresses the sealing portion) to seal the opening. Replace the...

How is the fuel tank vented on your tractor? My Deere 955 compact utility tractor did the same thing when it was a few years old, it would idle fine and move the tractor but any load and it bogged down. A mud dauber had built a nest on the fuel tank vent preventing sufficient fuel flow. Try...

I was thinking about the same approach. I am not familiar with the characteristics of the dynamo circuit how much the output varies over the operating range along with load and regulator changes. I would expect the Chinese tach signal circuit to present a high load impedance so that a fairly...

I agree completely about experimenting before install. This sensor and tach combination can be very sensitive to strength of signal from the sensor and any noise on the line. And I suspect there is a fair amount of part to part variance. I tried one of these style sensors several years ago...

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This diagram from the WSM may help. Rodger

This style of sensor is used with and mounted close to a strong magnet you supply with the magnet attached to the rotating member. A small rare earth magnet would be the best choice because you want a very strong magnetic field from as compact a device as reasonable. The sensor outputs a...

I spend a lot of time on the road because I would much rather drive than fly when possible. I have seen only three truly serious accidents involving trailers and two of those were equipment trailers, the other was an RV towed by an idiot in a minvan trying to run probably 80 MPH on the...

It makes sense the gas version is battery powered since it works by sensing the HV in a spark plug lead and having a fully isolated power source in the tach avoids potential problems and vehicle damage that could result from installation mistakes. Since the diesel version doesn't have that same...

Most newer trucks have transmissions designed so that overdrive can be used towing; many will have a tow setting to reduce transmission "business" by delaying upshift points to a higher speed. And I fully agree with brakes on both axles but make sure that the controller is set up properly and...

EXCELLENT explanation by Lugbolt! I have a Fluke dual channel data logging digital thermometer that primarily uses thermocouple probes but one of the plug in probes I have for it is a Fluke IR "gun" for when I need to make a no-contact measurement such as in a live circuit with high voltage...

It is the total weight of the tractor and trailer that matters for his pickup's towing ability, NOT the rated GVWR of the trailer. In many cases with 1/2 ton pickups, you will run out of hitch or pin load weight capacity before you hit trailer weight capacity. And the rated hitch...

My Kubota F2690 is at the dealer waiting for a deck to come in, they were hopeful it will be here the first week of August. Apparently the 2690 was ordered by a customer for other use and he ordered it without a deck and then backed out of the deal when the economy went south so it has been...

Very few U.S. manufactured products will have all components from the U.S. Even had the gearbox itself been assembled in the U.S., it is likely some gearbox components like bearings and seals would have been sourced from outside of the U.S. Chinese products can be very high quality, very low...

Thanks! Did you mention magic eye tubes? This is a Meissner Analyst from 1941. Test equipment from that pre-war era had style and some were styled to stand out on the service person's bench to show customers they were dealing with a well equipped professional :) I picked this up at an...