got my 300U, having fun

I bought the 300 U I was looking at and so far no major problems. It's a 56 according to the serial number but registered as a 57. Running good, drives nice( a little shimmy getting down the road in 5th gear), and just a few leaks to catch up on. There is a coolant leak at the upper rad hose, and PTO seal and right axle seal leaks. I put a small snow blade on that a neighbor was tossing out and knocked down some of our manure pile. Got some chains for the tires today and I am getting a truck snowplow with frame for it for $100 tomorrow. I will just put it on the back for this winter. Where is the best place to get manuals for these tractors? I want to have all of the info for maintenance and adjusting the clutch/TA etc.

Check the manual offerings here at Yesterday's Tractor. Also check places such as Amazon that sell new and used merchandise. You might get lucky and find a factory service manual. Good luck.

Good for you, decent looking machine. eBay is also a great place to find original manuals as well.

or Binder Books

Digital copies of the original manuals with very clear text and pictures can be found at www.external_link.

I suggest you do something like this rather than spending time trying to get the plow to work at the rear. You will never be happy with it.

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This is a modified Fisher plow frame. If you don't have enough available hydraulic valves, use the plow's original pump, valves, and joystick.

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The struts to the rear attach to an inverted H, M, 300-350, 400-450, 460-560 and other similar horseshoe drawbars. Inverted means facing forward rather than rearward. This can be done even if you have a Fast Hitch.

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If you want to go nutz, you can add alot more, I am currently adding a crane and outriggers to this plow frame.

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check these out

thanks, guys. Nice plow setups there. I was thinking the weight on the front without the P/S would be a pain. I guess with the tires loaded and weight on the back it would balance out though. I'm late with the winter prep so I was aiming for the easy route for now, but I do like the front mount better, we'll see.