Hi everyone. I got the tractor back about 2 weeks ago. They just told me they replaced some o-rings. No more leaks and I used the tractor for a full day last Monday after we got hit with 18 inches of snow. Everything worked fine, stabilizers stayed up.
on a side note, It was a real pain to get the grapple off to put on the bucket. The flat-face skid steer valves (I think that’s what they are called) wouldn’t budge until I put a heat gun in them. It’s been hanging around 0 degrees here, so I’m assuming they were just frozen. Even after I got them disconnected it took a while for the retracted sleeve to ‘pop’ back into place.
I had my right hip replaced yesterday so I don’t think I’ll be doing any tractor work for the next couple of weeks. Do you think it’s a good idea to go out and start the tractor maybe once a week?
on a side note, It was a real pain to get the grapple off to put on the bucket. The flat-face skid steer valves (I think that’s what they are called) wouldn’t budge until I put a heat gun in them. It’s been hanging around 0 degrees here, so I’m assuming they were just frozen. Even after I got them disconnected it took a while for the retracted sleeve to ‘pop’ back into place.
I had my right hip replaced yesterday so I don’t think I’ll be doing any tractor work for the next couple of weeks. Do you think it’s a good idea to go out and start the tractor maybe once a week?
