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Changed my hydraulic oil and filter, cleaned the screen etc..at 233 hrs. Second time, first was around 50 hrs. I checked the Workshop Manual from Kubota just to be sure I remembered it right from almost 3 years ago... That's when I saw an interesting note that ought to put all the UDT vs...

My BX24 is coming up on 4 years old. Yesterday I went to clean some pine sap off the seat that dripped from a tree it was parked under, and noticed cracks in the seat material in several places. This tractor has always been stored indoors. Just turned over 200 hours. Wondering if this is...

Anyone use a drain water heat recovery system? I'm thinking of tinkering with a home made one. Just seems silly to be dumping 100deg water down the shower drain when I'm simultaneously pulling cold water out of the well to heat it... I figure if I can preheat the incoming water with the drain...

Saw this on the road yesterday- no license plate and 3ea 11' Mules crossways on a gooseneck trailer, pulled by a pickup, no wide load signs or anything. Sorry for the lousy cell phone pic, wanted to get one of the slack jawed driver as I passed but couldn't...

Long story- a few months back the top off a jug of PowerService magically jumped 2 feet out of my hand and went in the fuel tank opening of my BX24:p So months later the tractor shut off on me like out of fuel. I immediately though of that dang jug cap, must have blocked the outlet. I shook it...

I've been using no ethanol gas from a local Exxon station for a few years now in all my power equipment. Recently I've had two issues come up- First, my backup gasoline generator at my camp wouldn't start. Pulled the carb off and was horrified at the amount of crusty chunks of some black...

So I'm expecting a registered mail package from Singapore. Get an email notice that delivery was attempted. Sure enough there is a notice in the mailbox 100 ft from the front door. We were home and never heard the doorbell ring. Reviewed the security cam footage and the lazy carrier never...

Thought I'd mention something interesting to me- I have a 96 f350 with the Powerstroke diesel and 180,000+- miles. Never has used any oil. About 2 oil changes back I switched from 15w-40 to the Rotella 5w-40 oil. At some point I noticed a pretty large oil smoke cloud on initial startup...

Made it up to our land in western NC near Tryon over the weekend. Pulled up and immediately noticed a 15 gallon water jug on the ground next to a table it had been sitting on. It was full, around 120lbs so the wind didn't blow it off. Hmmm..... Then found a 5 gallon can of diesel on its side...

I've noticed the last few months my 96 Ford with the 7.3 Powerstroke and my 2007 BX24 have been slow to start, ie longer than normal crank times. I used to add Powerservice (silver bottle Diesel Kleen) to all my diesel fuel but had quit awhile back. Well....started adding it again to boost the...

I have a Featherlite enclosed trailer with an aluminum diamond plate loading ramp. Yesterday after loading the tractor in the rain I slipped on the ramp and fell. Thats twice now I've fallen on that ramp when wet and I don't intend to have a third. Dry it is fine. Even though the diamonds...

Here is a caveat for everyone- last week I bought a 12" receiver tube made by Reese from Tractor Supply. Got it all fabbed up into a hitch for my fathers motorhome. THEN I discovered the tube is made incorrectly and is a hair too small to accept many 2" drawbars. The 5/8 hole for the pin is also...

LiveLeak.com - Tractor ramp stunt goes not as planned ; Oh well...:cool:

Here is an actual ad from the local trading paper, I did X out the phone number- 33.6' FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER, 8' wide with 2' sides, steel deck & side, twin axle, electric brakes, has some rust, can email photos of trailer, was used as a boat holler. Only $1,975. XXX-XXX-XXXX ask for Kelley, no...

Sunday I was passed by a truck/trailer with an old tractor and what appeared to be an old rotary mower on the back driven by a tire from the PTO to apparently a disk under the deck, with I suppose the blades on the disk perimeter. Pretty novel I thought to use that method rather than a gear...