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    Help with my yanmar 4900 lx backhoe -- anyone have video of putting it on

    Sad but have owned my tractor two years now (love it!) but have never used the backhoe. Now I need to use it and looking for some video or other help in mounting it. Anyone have any guidance??
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    Used Linebach Rak what do you think?

    Looking at a 7 foot used Linebach. Appears to be in good shape, save for a little rust. Comes with gauge wheels. He wants $750 Thoughts? Seems to me about a grand new?
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    Comparison  Yanamar LX4900 HST vs Kioti Dk45se HST

    You have all helped me a lot on my prior post, keeping me from comparing some apples and oranges. I have better focused on two comparable tractors. Like them both. Now I need some help on pricing and feature value between the two. Sorry for the long post but wanted to provide the info so you...
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    So... Yanmar Ex450 vs. Kioto DH45SE vs. Kubota L4600

    I hear that this is like the Apple Genius Bar for tractors. So geniuses what do you think? A newbee and i am getting a TLB. I have looked and now focused on these three with HST and the recommended matching loaders and backhoes plus mechanical thumbs. My novice observations are that there...
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    Kubota l3800 vs yanmar lx490

    Getting to the short strokes on my buy. Because of cash price incentives I can do a yanmar 490 tlb for within 10 percent of the kibitz l3800 TLB. For about 31k the yanmar strikes me as better finish, warranty and more power. And no pto issues? Am I missing somethiNg? Seems smarter then...
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    Buying...help! L3800 or Bx3200

    Looking for my first tractor. Use: 100acres mostly wooded, 800 ft gravel driveway, pond that occasionally needs clearing, 5acres for pasture/ brush hog, fertilizer and seeding. Lots of logging roads that could use some help. I think the too wet and soft to use tractor on 4 acres of lawn that...
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    Buying Advice  Dk45 pricing and recommendation

    Looking for my first tractor. Use: 100acres mostly wooded, 800 ft gravel driveway, pond that occasionally needs clearing, 5acres for pasture/ brush hog, fertilizer and seeding. Lots of logging roads that could use some help. Ground too wet and soft to use tractor on 4 acres of lawn that need...
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    buying my first -- looking at Kubota b3030hsd

    Shopping for my first saw and was impressed by above. Will be clearing land previously logged so hauling, keeping up gravel drive, mowing and general property care (100 acres mostly forested but about 8 acres of field and lawn to keep in shape, plus seed fertilize fields manure wagon (couple of...
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