Recent content by MrBNew

Thats what I was thinking too but followed the wire and everything seemed ok so I bought a new starter. Just before replacing it I touched a screwdriver to both large posts to turn the starter motor to see if it was in fact bad. The starter spun fine and without engaging the flywheel it spun...

I picked up a John Deere 575 recently and have been tinkering with it. It works good but has a rough time turning the starter over. I bought a new battery, battery cables, starter solenoid and it still does the same thing - I turn the key and just a single clunk noise. I used to be able to just...

Ah ha, after trying to find a replacement U-joint for the 575 I found out that it is only available for the 570 model. Soooo I am going to assume there isnt one. Hopefully this helps someone else so they dont look for it for hours like I did :)

Thanks Tazza, thats what I was thinking too but from the back of the motor it goes into what looks like a transmission. No space between at all. Is it possible that it doesnt have one?

Hello, just bought my first skid steer and am going through it before I get started doing any work. In the manual it shows there is a UV joint that takes grease under the seat. I looked for about 2 hours for it and cannot figure out where it is. Anyone know the general area where it is? Thanks