[AT] reply to Spencer's 430V update and my new MTZ tractor..

[Cecil Bearden]

Spencer:

Just my $0.02  When lubricating a boden cable (choke wire )  I use Kroil 
with silicone.  It will flush out the crud like you did with yours, and 
then leave a silicone coating that won't gun up and makes it so smooth 
operating you won't believe how easy it works.    This works great on 
those big long PTO shift cables.  I also have used it on the cables that 
work my remote hydraulic valves on my New Holland TS110 money pit...

As to the quiet list, I have noticed that also    It is now 20 deg with 
a 20mph North wind here.  Since I am on the highest point in the county, 
and nothing between me and Ralph but a barb wire fence, I have retreated 
to the house..

I need to finish installing the loader on my new tractor.  It is an 
MTZ/Belarus 1220  120hp w/ cab and loader.  It had a clutch adjustment 
problem and the first dealer sent the flywheel out for surfacing ( a new 
tractor with 3 hours!!! ) and forgot to install the pilot bearing back 
in the flywheel when they put it back together.   I found an  
independent shop  about 100 mi away  who would split the tractor for 
less than $1000.  The guy is a great mechanic, I could do it myself, but 
I can trust this guy, and it is a lot easier for me to haul the tractor 
and pay the labor than to clean out the shop and split the tractor..   
The MTZ company paid for the repair under warranty and furnished the 
parts and also an input shaft to align the clutch.  If anyone needs a 
new tractor, I cannot say enough good about these tractors.   They are 
about 1/2 price of the major lines, and so simple.  The cab is roomy, 
the heater and the air conditioner work great,  the loader is heavy, the 
frame, not the boom is made of 1inch plate!   120 hp 4WD w/loader for 
less than $70K MSRP.  It is a big amount, but the cost per horsepower is 
1/2 of the big guys.   It has 16 forward gears and the range selector is 
set up with the working gear across from Reverse, so you can use the 
range selector as a shuttle.  It has synchronized gears, but no 
hydraulic shift.  The PTO and 4WD are both electric actuated, with the 
solenoid valves outside where they can be repaired.   24V start, 12V run...

I guess you guys can tell I am sorta excited about this.

I got a new tractor and  my wife got a new car..  That's how it works......

Cecil in OKla


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