_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted August 28, 2021 i wish ours was like that diff lock, it would be real handy instead of the peddle, yours also might be manual disengaged when you use the brakes also. that's how some of the bigger JD models are, but those are all hydrualic powered diff locks.... i couldn't say about the 4wd models. easy way to check those couplers ... is grab the input shaft to the hydraulic pump, and see it there is any separate movement between shaft and aluminum coupler clamp... the bushing are usually good for about 1500 hours, but while you have the rad out (room to work) I'd take advantage... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chevymec 506 Posted August 30, 2021 Father in law found some soft ground the other week. My mother in law was amused 1 bit lol. He tried to use his MF 4243 to pull it out. Couldn't walk it out with the bucket either. Luckily he had a guy digging out his pond some more and he pulled it out no problem with a JD excavator. I had just had a guy cut my roads for me. I know where not to take my truck! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) i do have a question... what's with the street tire on the front right of that tractor ?! and the other three with that tread ? in a condition like that... i would have Rice and Cane tread... I'm not making fun.... haha! i have been there... sigh... Edited August 30, 2021 by _Wilson_™ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chevymec 506 Posted August 30, 2021 @_Wilson_™ that tire is just like the left one, just slam full of mud!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) yeah i can see the cleats ...(i actually did find it strange to have a deferent tread tire on a nice fwd young tractor like his) and ?? she sunk on the right side, and font end just as soon as he pulled in didnt it ? lol.... does that model have a diff lock ? because doesn't look like the left wheels spun as much as the right hand side. Edited August 30, 2021 by _Wilson_™ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chevymec 506 Posted August 30, 2021 It's 4wd and a dif lock but the front left tire didn't seem to lock in. He has only had it 2 years this Christmas. I found it weird all 4 wouldn't spin. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) dif lock on the front pumpkin , and back drive ? ten to one .... if they had locked in... he could have backed out with (like you said) assist with the front end loader. Edited August 30, 2021 by _Wilson_™ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LedFTed 1,122 Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) Here's a funny;; my grader has been sitting for a few years. 2010.. i finally got the rust out sum, an can spin the blade 360. the blade fell on my foot, an if i aint posted a picture, i got one. but after dark, i got back from the grocery store, an just as i was walking towards the house, w/t the 1st load, my sister turned the headlights off. 😀, of course i tripped over the grader blade. my shinbone, got a goose-egg, or is it a frog. might be hard to see the swelling, or the purple from this photo. she left the headlights on after that.. haha Edited September 6, 2021 by LedFTed 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted September 6, 2021 becareful there, Ted..... i never could stand when i busted my shin, i recall one time a friend was helping me tighten up a disk gang, and missed the pipe wrench, instead ... he struck the the end disk, and the sledge hammer glanced off and struck my shin, it took me a while to walk right after that one.... lol! i still have a slight deformity on the bone. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,582 Posted September 6, 2021 Few things hurt worse than a shin 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted September 6, 2021 yes sir! i spoke a few choice words when that sledge hammer made contact with my shin..... lol! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,582 Posted September 13, 2021 Any suggestions on what to do with the used hydraulic fluid? I’ve seen people say to burn it in a bonfire, use it as chainsaw bar oil, filter and mix with the diesel and burn in the tractor. Any other ideas? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted September 13, 2021 sure burn it, you could use it as bar oil, just mix it some with the bar oil you use, good idea IMO i would let the oil settle 1st and see whats in the bottom, (place a magnet in the oil container) and NO i wouldn't try and use it as fuel for the tractor because of the particulates... they would not do the injector pump very well. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) before you despose of the oil I'd like to see whats settled .... just curious... and especially if you do the magnet dip...... some use old oil as fine machine oil, but that's about all i can say, i used it as roller chain lube for exposed chains on hay conditioners, round bale rollers, hay elevators, combine chains, etc .... Edited September 13, 2021 by _Wilson_™ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted September 13, 2021 personally ...... I'd just burn it, (but we had gallons of it to despose of) unless your running low on bar oil..... i have to say i really haven't thought about what to do with used oil, till now .... lol, i just automaticly used it as as lube for deferent things ... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,582 Posted September 13, 2021 Oh I'd filter it before I did anything with it for anything shy of a bonfire. The bar oil sounded like a good idea, but I'd have to mix it with something stickier. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) you do have this oil ? and your not giving it to your father, right ? I'm sorry jeep i had to ask... lol! ahem... yes sir, i would mix it with straight bar oil to extent usage. Edited September 13, 2021 by _Wilson_™ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,582 Posted September 13, 2021 Yep, in a 5 gal bucket at the shop for now. Hate to waste it, PITA to take to autoreillynapa to recycle, so was looking for a good way to use it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted September 14, 2021 heck... if you don't have any plans right off, just store it, you can use it on door hinges, locks, exposed hinge points of any kind, chain and sprockets ... might even shine up plastics with it and spray the under side, to help mud and slime slide off ... some use wd-40 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56Sierra 1,844 Posted September 14, 2021 Thanksgiving is right around the corner and some prefer deep fried Turkey 😉🤮 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted September 14, 2021 lol! I've seen it hot enough to deep fry before, but not sure I'd enjoy turkeyalahydro... :| Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted September 16, 2021 jeep i haven't asked you has the 2640 hydraulics improved or have you started taking the cooling system down for a cleaning and refresh , or your just plain too busy at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,582 Posted September 16, 2021 I did mow with it for a long time one day after changing the fluid. Everything worked fine. 3 point picks up much faster now and no more cutting out on the bush hog. Just blew and sprayed the radiator out, so while the temp gauge still creeped up there while mowing in the deep stuff, it didn't overheat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted September 16, 2021 glad to hear she's better, do you have the cooling system sealed ? that also will hold the engine temp down... the cap on those are pickey about staying sealed up good, most times it's the rubber seals that give up the ghost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,582 Posted September 16, 2021 1 hour ago, _Wilson_™ said: glad to hear she's better, do you have the cooling system sealed ? that also will hold the engine temp down... the cap on those are pickey about staying sealed up good, most times it's the rubber seals that give up the ghost. When it overheated I got some steam from around the cap/overflow, but under normal running no problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites