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    Ordered a 4320

    Just ordered a 4320 with ehydro, air suspension seat, cruise, electric diverter, dual mid and rear scv, tnt, 400X fel with hd bucket, 3rd fuction hydraulics, toothbar, MX6 cutter, 6 ft. hd boxblade and a subsoiler. Will be in March 23rd. Was toying with the 4520 with same equipment, but...
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    Mowing  L48 and mowing

    Is the L48 mid-range really too low for mowing? I know several TBN'ers have indicated that in the past, but wanted to get some more comments on it.
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    JD110 TBL update?

    Does anyone know if JD plans on updating the 110 TBL anytime soon? Have been thinking about purchasing one, but didn't to buy one and a newer model come out within a year.
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    New toy

    My wife's anniversary present was delivered today! Just had hernia surgery and needed a new mower that was not a "push type" that she could easily use to mow with until I can do it. Told her I would make it up to her later. She said "yes, you will"!!!
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    Spring time in Texas

    It time for the annual Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup. It begins on March 12th. The Sweetwater Jaycees' Annual Rattlesnake RoundUp - Home Page
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    DK50SE HST

    Found this press release from January 30, 2009 from Kioti for the DK50SE HST: Wendell, NC- KIOTI Tractor, a division of Daedong Industrial Co., Ltd, is pleased to announce the introduction of two new models to their growing line of DKSE hydrostatic drive tractors. The DK50SE HST and the DK35SE...
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    Rattler

    This is for Eddie and Jinman: BassFan.com
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    Specification checker

    Found this site and thought it might be useful: Spec-Check
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    Rotary Cutter  Generic question on 7-8 ft. rotary cutters

    This is a generic question regarding rotary cutters. I generally see that most tractor owners when they move up in rotary cutter size from six footers tend to go with eight foot mowers rather than seven footers. Was wondering what the merits of the eight footer over the seven footer are...
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    Horsepower change in 4520 and 4720 CUTs?

    I was looking at some literature on 4000 series and for some unknown reason I compared it to the specifications on the JD website. The web site specifications show the engine horsepower for the 4520 and the 4720 as 60hp and 66hp respectively, while the literature I have shows 53hp for the 4520...
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    Tractor sales in March

    Attached is a pdf file from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers showing a large drop in tractor sales for March 2008.
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    Albuquerque at sunset

    Got this picture from my niece. One of her friend's took it.
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    Backhoe questions

    I am looking at purchasing a backhoe and new tractor (45-55 pto hp) next year and have a couple of questions regarding several options for a backhoe. First: What are the merits of adding a thumb? Would it be worth the cost to add a hydraulic thumb over a mechanical one? Second: Should the...
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    Hydraulics on the JD 4000 Twenty series

    Have asked the question before in the JD forum, but never really got an answer. Why doesn't JD just put 3 SCVs on the back in the first place and not mess the electric diverter? Is it a cost or hydraulic issue? Does the system not have the capacity to handle 2 mid SCVs and 3 rear SCVs in...
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    Is there a problem with the database?

    Have been getting this message in the Kubota forum: Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, you@example.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything...
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