[ckupq]

Currently got a Northern Tool Nortrac 45XT in my garage. My advice is with these is if you can walk away from them do so, if you can't run. The engine is a shibaura, which is great engine used in other tractors, everything else is Foton Lovol specific and if you can't read mandarin good luck. Its a great tractor at first, but finding things like Filters is a big pain in the dick. I'm about to rip off the fuel filter system and replace it with a Fass/ CAT mix of parts.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

So My Dad's tractor is up North for the foreseeable future and my Buddy needed to get this project done, so he rented this little bastard it did a great job despite the shitty operator in the seat. I was impressed with how well it dug in that wet nasty clay, we added an egress window and window well for a future basement bedroom.

He was less than impressed with my photography skills

I still stand beside my earlier comment about Kabota's stupid rocker "go pedal" I still hate it and would never buy a Kabota for that sole reason.





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[1x1_Speed_Craig]

I still stand beside my earlier comment about Kabota's stupid rocker "go pedal" I still hate it and would never buy a Kabota for that sole reason.

Consensus amongst the treadle pedal is that it just takes a few hours to a day to get over that hatred.

 

[wrath]

Best part of my old Bolens garden tractors are the treadle pedal. Leaves both hands free for mayhem.

 

[XXXJ]

I still stand beside my earlier comment about Kabota's stupid rocker "go pedal" I still hate it and would never buy a Kabota for that sole reason.

This reminds me, I need to desigun another way to engage the differential lock.
I’m always in a precarious position when needed, and my lack of a left leg makes it difficult to heel that pedal.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

Consensus amongst the treadle pedal is that it just takes a few hours to a day to get over that hatred.

I rented a Kabota tractor 3 years ago with one of those pedals 5 hours into a 16 hour rental I started getting Charley horses in my upper thigh 7 hours later I could barely walk, took 3 days to start to feel normal again, I have close to 600 hours on my tractor in the last 2.5 years not a single Charley horse.


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[wave_crusher]

I rented a Kabota tractor 3 years ago with one of those pedals 5 hours into a 16 hour rental I started getting Charley horses in my upper thigh 7 hours later I could barely walk, took 3 days to start to feel normal again, I have close to 600 hours on my tractor in the last 2.5 years not a single Charley horse.


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I've never had a problem with the pedal on my Kubota, it took getting used to but never had any cramps or charley horses.

I've heard a lot of people have complaints about that pedal and I can definitely see why though. Using mine, then using my step dads L4240, the pedal on the 4240 is 10x better for sure. I don't particularly like the pedal on my Kubota, but it was more just getting used to something different rather than lack of comfort of it.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

ya I guess I do have a bit of a chip on my shoulder regarding those pedals.

My old man has a old Toro Groundsmaster it is a beast of a mower, it has a 3 cylinder Kubota diesel turning a 72" deck, it can knock down a yard in no time But the dam thing has one of those rocker pedals also and I hate mowing with it.

 

[jeepfreak81]

My TC33D has this style pedal. I love it. I HATE that the dumbasses put the brakes on the same side. You cannot use the independent brakes and pedal at the same time. Picture from the webbernets

 

[wave_crusher]

My TC33D has this style pedal. I love it. I HATE that the dumbasses put the brakes on the same side. You cannot use the independent brakes and pedal at the same time. Picture from the webbernets

I thought that was intentional with hydrostatic trans'? Not sure I would want to work the brakes at the same time i'm working the hydrostatic transmission

 

[jeepfreak81]

I thought that was intentional with hydrostatic trans'? Not sure I would want to work the brakes at the same time i'm working the hydrostatic transmission

Maybe it is... but independent brakes are on tractors for a reason, if it can't handle them being used to help 'steer' such as when plowing snow - then it shouldn't have them.

 

[JohnnyJ]

It got dropped off today. I played around on it for a bit removing some old rotted stumps.

One thing I didn’t think about is the garage has 7’ doors and the tops is taller than that, so I will have to either flip it up and down or park it in the barn.

 

[booblinker]

It got dropped off today. I played around on it for a bit removing some old rotted stumps.

One thing I didn’t think about is the garage has 7’ doors and the tops is taller than that, so I will have to either flip it up and down or park it in the barn.

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Don't forger to put it down, ask me how I know lol

 

[JohnnyJ]

yeah, I was joking with my wife that we will need new garage doors.

 

[booblinker]

yeah, I was joking with my wife that we will need new garage doors.

I jammed it in there so good it was stuck, I had to air down the tires to get in unstuck.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

Apparently Lou had a sleepover last night, The Old Man got his 2023 honey do list done and he decided if he left Butch at my place Mom would leave him alone to enjoy the rest of the summer. I don't think it will work.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

It got dropped off today. I played around on it for a bit removing some old rotted stumps.

One thing I didn’t think about is the garage has 7’ doors and the tops is taller than that, so I will have to either flip it up and down or park it in the barn.

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you are going to have so much fun on that thing, do you got a name picked out ?



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[JohnnyJ]

you are going to have so much fun on that thing, do you got a name picked out ?

Not yet, will have to come up with something. Looking forward to the weekend to have some extended play time.

 

[Yetti]

I picked up a Branson last year used. It came from a hemp farm in Empire, Michigan. Bought it through Hodge's in Fenton. Nice machine, only had 300 hrs on it. Minor damage on one fender( small crack) but over all in good shape. All the cat 1 equipment I had saved was to small. Most things for cat 2 are fairly heavy and expensive. I am considering one of the adjustable flail mowers for it. I just have to many ditchs and banks for a flat brush mower. Have any of you used one of the tiltable flails?

 

[whiterhino]

you are going to have so much fun on that thing, do you got a name picked out ?



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I didn't realize naming a tractor was a "thing".