Recent content by bdhsfz6

This onesey, twosey pedal thing has been discussed here man times. It really comes down to personal preference and how you use your tractor. For me, I find it's easier to work in reverse with my body turned in the seat to see what I'm doing, if I just put my toe under the treddle and lift. I...

There are many ways an implement can get hydro bound. Temperature change, bleed down, implement shifting, etc. To ease the problem, I use all male pioneer couplings on implements and just hold them with a rag and rap the ball valve to relieve the pressure. I made this cheap tool for holding...

FWIW, around 10 years ago, I was approached by ROW agents from a wind farm construction company. Part of my acreage is on a hilltop and was to be included in a 42 turbine project to be built along the ridge top. I forget all the details but I remember it being a fairly lucrative lease...

I've owned seven tractors since 1979, 6 with HST. No trans trouble in over 10,000 hours. I burned out the clutch in the one gear tractor I owned and went back to HST. Gear or HST depends a lot on what work you do. If you run in fields at constant speeds, a gear tractor would probably be best...

I have a Blue Diamond Heavy Duty 72" grapple I use on my L6060 and MX5800 tractors. https://www.bluediamondattachments.com/attachments/root-grapple-heavy-duty-2 I've had it 8 years now and it's been bullet proof. Made of 1/2" steel and its done everything I've asked it to. It's heavy...

Every time I go to the Kubota dealer, I eye that RTV-XG850 they have on display. It sure would be fun to run around the estate with it, but the $15K price tag makes me question it's true usefulness. Right now, I keep the cabbed tractor at the house and just jump on it to get around the acreage...

Try and center the trunk in the grapple as best you can. Trying to pull one when clamped outboard of the FEL arms could bend something or tip the tractor.

I leave the hydraulic lift link on all the time. To compensate for bleed down, I use a manually adjustable lift link on the opposite side. I adjust it to match the length of the fully extended hydraulic link

I use relatively inexpensive and easily obtained Jeep wrangler mirrors...

I have a TnT kit on my MX5800 and frequently need the two remotes for other implements. For short duration use, I disconnect the hoses, cap them and use a bungee to store them out of the way. Most hydraulic hoses have a ball valve that seals them when they are disconnected. Some do not, so make...

This is a good point and certainly an option. In my case though, the 5 gal cans I used were WWII surplus Jeep cans with a substantial 10+ pound empty weight. Partially filling them helped, but I saw no sense in storing a bunch of half empty gas cans. Just wasted space. Back in the 1990's I...

The blocks I bought have an iron lifting ring molded into the top. A 3/8" chain hook fits it perfectly. It's recessed and centered so the blocks lift evenly and the ring doesn't interfere with stacking. Lifting & stacking are quite easy for one person using the ring. I just set the block so...

Black bear are quite common where I live. There is a frequently used den in a rock wall cave on my property and we see them several times every year. Never had any problems though. Reminds me of a funny story. Back in the 1990's, I came home from work one February afternoon and there were...

Try doing one or two manual regen cycles to see if the number changes.

Another reason to have a cab.