"We decided to try things tonight. Frankly it was very hard for the two of us. Not to mention unsafe. Me standing between the tire and tiller holding the lift arm and him backing up a bit and lifting up or letting it down trying to line the pin and hole up".
You know to never do that again, right?
Chris,
You are the second person within about a week that wrote about a Deere 950, and in both cases, that little tractor is being taxed. I have one that I purchased years ago from a friend that got into financial trouble resulting from a divorce, so I helped him out and got that little 950 that I have way too much $$$ invested in to sell. Live and learn.
Anyway, a 950 weighs about 3,000 lbs and about 25 HP. The 850 I think is 23 HP, and the turbo 1050 is 27 HP. All of them are light weight weak little tractors. You don't want to go wider for the most part than 5' on any implement from the 3pt, because once you start going 6', that little hydraulic system doesn't care for the weight. Doesn't have the umph. I don't know how big or heavy your father's 3 pt tiller is, but if the 3 pt won't lift it over 8", its either pretty heavy, you have a hydraulic problem, or the lift pins on the tiller are pretty high for its short arms. If its not real heavy or sits real tall, maybe try changing the filter (below the floorboard) and hydraulic oil for starters. By the way, the trans oil is the same hydraulic oil for the lift arms, loader, and....what's the trans dip stick say? The 950 is a Cat 1 tractor and when the lift arms are down, you are correct, they don't spread wide, not even to slip a draw bar in between them. They open wider when they all the way up, but thats about 3' off of the ground and won't do your father any good.
Fact is, that little Yanmar is a little tractor, and it gets over taxed real easy. Your father has purchased himself a piece of equipment that rides its operating edge and his as well. As some of the fellas mentioned, try a quick hitch. If that doesn't work, tell him to sell it and pick himself up a much cheaper 8N, TO, or something like them at around 35 HP.
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