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    Proofmeter hour meter question

    My 51 has an aftermarket proofmeter that had 6 hours on it when I bought the tractor and it has worked flawlessly right up to 100.0 hrs the other day and then the hourmeter quit! The tach still works fine but not the hm. Any idea what happened? And exactly at 100.0? Seems like a Chinese plot to...
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    still higher oil pressure than before!

    I was getting about 60 psi cold on my 80 psi gauge. Today I took off the gauge and checked it for accuracy by hooking it up to my regulator on my coompressor and setting it to 40 psi, the gauge read 40 psi. put the gauge back on the tractor and install my brand new (correct) oil pump relief...
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    Tan plugs, blue smoke, 60 psi oil pressure on my 51 8n

    Bought this tractor early this year and have put nearly 50 hours on it since then mostly bushhogging my hilly pasture. It runs great but smokes quite a bit. I pulled the plugs yesterday just to have a look (new plugs 50 hours ago) and they were all burning a nice tan color. So do you think its...
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    OT that dang BP well!

    glad to hear they got it capped but I just heard on the news that they were expecting to see 9000 psi!!! They are ONLY seeing 6700 psi! Having worked as a high pressure tech at a National Lab I'm amazed that that well puts out that much pressure! No wonder it pumped out so may millions of...
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    quit while bush hoggin, towed by wife, fixed by magic

    Had the 51 sidemount out pullin my 5 ft bush hog around the 17 acres of hilly pasture and it just quit running suddenly. Had been mowing for about 45 minutes or so. First thought was low fuel so I got off and opened reserve expecting to start right up, it didn't. Looked in fuel tank and had...
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    scraping sound from left rear drum?

    Was just out hogging the field a bit and I noticed a scraping sound that seemed to come from the left rear drum maybe. It seemed to scrape once per revolution of the tire. Kinda sounded like scrape...scrape...scrape. (imagine that!) I know I need to pull it apart but any ideas on what I might...
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    Spin on oil filter adaptor

    Anybody using one of those spin on oil filter adapters that they sell on ebay? Seems like a good idea, I know, not for you restorers but for a guy that works his tractor alot...
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    Brush hog lubricant?

    I have a Diamond J Cutter brush hog with an Italian made Comer gearbox on it. I pulled the level plug on it the other day and it appeared to have some old grease in there but I wasn't sure. I tried putting some gear oil in it and it just poured out the bottom. Is it supposed to have grease or...
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    New 160 T-Stat, tractor wont warm up!

    Put in a new 160 thermostat (pointy end toward radiator). Put coolant back in. Fired it up this morning (50 degrees out) and ran it for about half an hour with the radiator cap off and it never did get warm enough to open the thermostat. Nothing got hot except the exhaust. The coolant in the...
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    160 or 180 thermostat?

    I live in SE TN, gets real hot here, plan on bush hogging 17 hilly acres. no thermostat in there now. which one should I get?
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    Rear axle nut problem

    Found my rear axle nut on my left wheel very loose today, I could turn it by hand, went and got out my manual and it shows a washer, nut and snap ring. I found mine had three mismatched washers, a chewed up nut that looked like it was tightened with a pipe wrench and no snap ring! The other...
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    3 wire alternator putting out 15-16 volts

    took out my non-op ammeter (wasn't hooked up) and installed a volt meter today. Tractor has a brand new battery that is fully charged. Why does the 3 wire alternator put out 15-16 volts constantly? Don't want to fry that new battery. Ideas? any more info needed? Thanks
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    How high should it lift?

    How high should I be able to lift my fairly heavy 5' bush hog? Should my system lift as high as without the load on it? My hydraulic system seems to work pretty well but it doesn't seem that it lifts as high with the load on it.
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    sticky brake while backing up

    I have noticed a couple of times now my left brake pedal sticking down after applying the brakes when backing up. it seems to release when I go forward or I can pull it up easily with my toe. What would cause this?
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    PTO overrun coupler sloppy

    Ran my newly acquired (old) bush hog for the first time today and realized that my overrun coupler is quite sloppy and loose between the inner and outer halves. The inner female spline is nice and snog on my tractors pto shaft. But there is lots of slop in the unit itself. It works still but the...
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    Flip up hood

    Ok I'm done with my other dream, anybody ever do a flip up hood on an 8n? I think I saw one on one of Marv Baumann's tractors, but he's special! Any of you regular (unspecial) guys do it? I guess it won't work with a front bumper though. I suppose the fuel tank is an issue too. hmmm...just...
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    I had a dream...3 point generator

    Woke up this morning with an idea. I have an old portable Coleman generator that was given to me about 20 years ago and its always been a piece of crap. It always ran lousy, fuel tank leaked, sucked gas, vibrated parts off of itself. It's a 5500 watt unit. When I could keep it running the...
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    Ammeter wiring on 12v system

    I have a 51 with a 12v alternator, the ammeter is not hooked up. which wire do I cut to hook it up in series? Thanks
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    Rear wheel spacers

    Noticed there is a set of rear wheel spacers on ebay right now. Was wondering if they would be a good idea for a greenhorn who plans on bush hogging his fairly hilly pasture with his newly aquired 8n. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190363748764&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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    New 8n owner, first post

    Hi all, I just got my first 8n and first tractor today. It's a 51 I got from the local tractor dealer who got two of them on trade in from the original owner (he had two, one painted blue!). The one I got is a super nice working tractor. All tin is great, paint looks original, tires are good...
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