M hydraulic 'failure'

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Stan Disbrow
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M hydraulic 'failure'

Post by Stan Disbrow » Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:08 pm

Hi,

So, it is time to till the gourd patch and let it sit a month before doing it again prior to planting. I use a big rototiller on back of the 5103. I till the rows first, then hill using the M so I know exactly where the nicely treated soil is. Then, I till in between just for grass and weed control. That area isn't treated. Gourds vine, so they need the space.

Anyway, got to the end of a row and the M would not pick up the hiller discs. What Now??? Hydraulic failure! But....it moved just a little bit upwards before quitting and bypassing.

The M has the original Qwik Tach drawbar and lift/pull arms. I have a homemade rig that allows it to take 3 pt pins yet still work as it originally did.

They have spring loaded lock pins so one can set them to pull a heavier load without yanking on the pivot bushings. One had slipped into the lock position.

I had forgotten about those.

Duh! :P

Maybe this should be another one of my Tells in Show n Tell? Oh, well. I put it here with the other wheel tractor threads. ;)

Stan
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