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There are no zerks under the deck. There are some under the machine around the rear steering linkage and front lift arms.

@@midstatelandsolutionsllc1515 thanks, would one be able to crawl under or would you recommend rear wheels be on some type of ramps?

@@BobbyV78 you should be able to just reach under without having to elevate the machine

@@midstatelandsolutionsllc1515 Thank you for replying. I will attempt to do that.

I haven’t heard about that but I will definitely be checking all my trailers now!

@@mherlevic1 with the hood open, climb up and stand right over the front of the motor. Right behind the drivers seat. With a pen light or something look straight down on the center line of the motor. That’s the water pump. The fitting should be on top. Unless someone’s had to change it out and got careless about the orientation. Good luck! Those were great old machines. That Mitsubishi diesel just hummed along. They had Perkins for a while. Now I think they use Cummins. Which are noisier.

@@mherlevic1 that’s the extent of what I recall. Maybe they made some that weren’t greaseable.

@@davehaggerty3405 Yeah the 5900 and 5910 use a Cummins 99HP Diesel. Those are a bit louder. Not as loud as thoes old Howard Price Hydro Power 180's with a 100HP Turbo Cummins. Thoes usually had the muffler stack on top of the hood which added to the noise.

@@dabking94.19 I had one of those Howard Price HP 180’s. It was older though. It had a Perkins diesel. I could go down the road to the JCB dealer for parts after figuring out which motor it was. It shook so much it broke the fuel injector lines. Tho some of the supports were missing. It was a good enough mower. But the Toro 580D’s were nicer. I bought older mowers for contract mowing for mostly factories. Keeping oil & filters in those diesels I’d wring over 10,000 hours out of them. Long after the mower was shot! I actually met Howard Price the man at the Louisville EXPO. An engineering type of fellow.

@@davehaggerty3405 Yeah usually the early 15' 180's were powerd by a 75 HP Perkins. The later 15' 180's had a 80 HP Cummins. Then the 16.5' 180 Turbos had 100-110 HP Cummins. Miss thoes old mowers. They were slightly larger than the 580D. If I could find one for sale in running condition for less than 1k I'd buy one.

Funny you mention the trailer brakes…the first time I had my trailer up on jacks I look at the brake wiring and someone had cut the wiring to the rear axles! Got them reconnected and they worked like a charm

Very much so

Actually we just started getting our filters and parts somewhere else. MTI distributing stocks about every toro part you can think of and they’re much cheaper than buying them at Napa. Best of all they’re all OEM parts and filters. Here’s a link to their website. www.mtidistributing.com/parts/ have your s/n when you call them and they can look up any part for your mower.

I am not in the USA and napa is 3 min from me. Thanks though

Napa Gold filters Hydraulic Filter- 1859 Air- 2126 Oil- 1768 Fuel filter- 3394 Fuel seperator (without water sensor, you will loose this function)- 3392

I am. It’s a good attachment for clearing underbrush and invasive plants. The unit is built very well and has taken a lot of abuse with no issues. If your needing a very fine/processed mulch you may want to look at a drum mulcher as the final product can sometimes be larger branches or limbs. Overall for what I use it for it has been very good.

@@midstatelandsolutionsllc1515 Thanks for the feedback. Im looking to add a good brush cutter. Their are tons of brands online and almost no long term reviews. How is it in vines, any issues with them wrapping around the spindle?

That's what I was wondering

Thanks for the comments. There was an old gravel base already under the the grass and weeds that grew through. I mainly just needed to top it off with a clean layer of rock.

We offer a wide variety of services with our skid loader ranging from general grade work up to forestry mulching. Price varies depending on what attachments and tasks.

I definitely don’t claim to be a super mechanic. I’m more of a glorified oil change technician LOL however.....if I was a betting man I’d say your two issues are unrelated. You may have knocked a wire loose in your ignition or fuel system when you hit the bump. And your hydraulic light is probably just a bad sensor.

They’re great units. Built very strong. The blade speed is slower than some of the competitors but their recovery time is very fast. For processing smaller to medium material I think they can clear as fast as any drum mulcher. When it comes to larger material they definitely slow down and don’t make as fine of material. For my application which is mostly honeysuckle and Russian olive it’s a perfect attachment.

That’s a fair statement. When we purchased this unit it was advertised as more of a mulcher at that time. I would agree that generally the term “mulcher” is referring to more of a drum or disk unit. None the less this unit definitely fits in the family of forestry mulching/land clearing.

Vail makes a disc mulcher also. Does require a lot of flow. My bobcat dealer is getting one to demo that I'm probably buying. After looking at AFE and diamond I think the vail is the way to go.

Might be the throttle cable. Here’s their video on how to adjust it. th-cam.com/video/DVJ6wh9h1So/w-d-xo.html

Sorry this is the correct link....th-cam.com/video/vIHd3KAJoz0/w-d-xo.html

Hey Trey, If you ever have any issues or something doesn't seem right with the machine please give us a call. Like Midstate pointed out the most likely cause is the choke not being adjusted properly. Its a super easy fix to get it right but the Honda can be quite hard to start if the choke isn't fully engaging. Again, if you have any issues give us a call and we'll get a service tech on the phone with you right away to help you solve the issue

One of my pet peeves is working on dirty equipment. I truly feel that a good cleaning is always a good first step in PM

Absolutely. Why should you have to work on a dirty machine with caked on mud. Machine stays quieter longer if you wash at end of every day anyways.

Thanks for the feedback. The parking lot still looks great. The harley rake is one of the most versatile attachments for a skid steer. It has spoiled me when it comes to grading. For anyone needing to finish grade or prep for seeding it is a MUST!

Absolutely. This machine will create a perfect seed bed for any kind of new planting.

pro tip : watch movies on KaldroStream. Been using it for watching a lot of movies recently.

@Cade Briar yup, been using kaldroStream for since november myself =)

I'm here for the same reason. I have fairly compact clay soil which was spread around after a pool install. Looking to level things out so sod has better soil contact. How did you make out with it? Did you use it? Worthwhile?

I would buy another tilt for sure. I like the ease of loading with the tilt. With the drive over fenders and wide deck I feel like I get the best of both worlds. Surely there would be some situations where a flat deck would be handy but overall I think this tilt fits my needs better. The weight of your 259 and 35 are both well within the limits of the trailer even with some attachments.

You got it!

Thank you very much! Here in Illinois we slow down a bit in the winter but I hope to be making more videos as we pick back up!

Thanks for watching! Do you do some mulching/clearing also?

Thanks! It’s a good size for what we do. As You know....there’s jobs where I wish it was twice as big, and jobs where I wish it was half its size. It’s easy to move around on our tag trailer so that’s a huge plus.