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    Self-leveling loader availability

    I can see how the term "self-leveling"might be ambiguous. I meant "maintains the same bucket angle", not "automatically returns to level". I've been really happy with my Kioti loader and was surprised to see how few CUTs have a self-leveling loader as an option. It is very handy to have, and...
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    Self-leveling loader availability

    After a few issues with my 2006 Kioti DK45, I've started thinking of getting a replacement. However, while my Kioti came with a self-leveling loader, the current offerings from most manufacturers don't seem to have that option. Does anybody make a tractor in the 40-70hp range with a...
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    Linear actuator

    I would prefer a hydraulic deflector but only have one remote. Would my trailer plug (on Kioti DK45) have enough power to run a linear actuator, or would I need to create a whole new circuit?
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    Linear actuator

    I have hydraulic chute rotation, but would like to be able to adjust the deflector on the fly, too. Would a linear actuator work reliably as a chute deflector adjustment mechanism?
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    Three children, one adult dead in farm tractor crash in York County, PA.

    It is always possible that the tractor driver looked back at the trailer at the wrong time and steered wheels onto the edge. Things like that can happen really quickly.
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    Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

    I had to go back and see that there was a tractor, with a grinning driver, involved...
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    DIY Root Ripper

    Pushing/lifting too enthusiastically can also break a bevel gear housing...I managed to do it twice before I learned my lesson. Repair is challenging when you are stuck 'way back in the woods with a broken tractor!!
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    2011 DK50 - PTO will not start!!!??? Any suggestions???

    The PTO switch/button on my DK45SC sometimes fails to stay engaged when I press it...the light goes on and the PTO starts up, but then the light goes out and the PTO stops when I remove my finger from the switch. I had a (non-cab) DK50 loaner from the dealer that would ONLY run the PTO while I...
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    Not so quick coupling (stuck)

    My flat-face couplers are the way Tinhack mentioned. The sleeve on the female fitting has to be rotated so the little pin (notch?) lines up and the sleeve can retract.
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    What were they farming?

    If I remember correctly, in Trouble with Tribbles, it was quadra-triticale...so a tetraploid version of the wheat-rye hybrid??
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    Saved by a steering wheel

    I was pushing a downed tree away from a field edge last year and managed to run a branch into the back of the fan and radiator. $$ adds up fast! So far, I haven't managed to injure myself on the tractor...full cab probably helps with that, though.
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    Today, would you buy an EV vehicle.

    I don't expect I'll ever buy an internal combustion engine vehicle again. My current vehicles should last me through most of the rest of this decade. Within a year or two, electric cars will be priced lower than comparable ICE ones. Trucks will follow soon thereafter. I don't know how long...
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    Small trencher

    Everything Attachments has a "how to use a box blade" video in which they show how to ditch with a box blade... https://www.(Temporarily blocked due to reports of company closure)/Tractor-Box-Blades-Box-Scraper-Grader-Box-s/85.htm At about 5 minutes into the video. If you are going to be adding some fill in that hole, you...
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    B2650 wiper blade

    Looks like you are absolutely right. A little Google search yielded exactly the same question (at B2650/3350 Cab Rear Wiper Replacement) from a couple of years ago. Trico 12A was the one that fit. Thanks.
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    B2650 wiper blade

    Rear wiper blade on my wife's 2650 is falling apart, but OEM replacement is nearly CD$50! Can I just buy an SUV rear wiper blade of the same length?
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