Recent content by Too many Kubotas

Between the lift arms and the hydraulic top link I can probably lift my small movers to about 40 degrees or so. Needless to say, I don't run the PTO at high speed when doing it.

It's a pin that locks what's basically a horizontal trailer ball in each corner. You can kinda see them in the photo.

On mine there are pins securing each corner as needed, but they made it foolproof and it doesn't allow having the pivots locked diagonally, or to dump forwards.

There were times when I managed to distort the thin material of the clip, but it was easy enough to make them work again. These days I have better anchor points (like QRTRHRS) and haven't had any issues. I still have and use my first ratchet straps from the early '90s. They must have several...

Oh, it's no big deal to swap the links. Don't do it often anyway. Although, more often than the excellent side link I bought from you. And I did run a diverter valve for a while, to operate the steering on the axle on my home grown Frankenblade - now a towable 3-way blade.

I use nothing but ratchets with snap hooks. They can't possibly fall off. Used zip ties to secure the excess strap, but have recently switched to short hook and loop straps. They're faster to undo and obviously reusable.

Ah, I use hydraulic top links so I basically forgot that there's another version. I shouldn't have, since with the rear blade on the M6040 I have to use the stock link, because all three remotes are in use with that blade. But since the top link can only be a certain length for the blade's...

I don't want my land plane to follow the road surface. Instead I want it to cut down the humps and fill in the dips.

That's odd, considering how many places sell parts for Kei vehicles. Maybe it's a really rare version/make/model? If so, consider buying another one for cheap, but a common one. Private party can be very affordable.

On the flip side, with a rental you'll have no idea how many times the tires have been curbed, what shape the wheel bearings, brakes, etc. are in. If something goes wrong with my trailers I only have myself to blame, which I much prefer.

If using the rear blade I run it angled so the gravel goes from the edges towards the center of the driveway. With the land plane it ends up there automatically since its cutting edges are angled.

About six years ago I bought a low mileage HiJet with a dump bed. Don't remember what model year it is, but it might have been 15 years old at the time, probably less. My girlfriend, who likes stick shifts, didn't care for the shifter being on the left, so about a year later she ordered a new...

I have run my somewhat heavy (1,600 lbs.?) rear blade backwards if the driveway only needs a touchup, but for getting gravel back to the surface the 8' land plane is my weapon of choice. And I don't necessarily run either one with the 3-point all the way down.

At least my HF one came with the extra piece that allowed me to not use the hook. I don't think a single implement of mine would work with the upper hook, and I don't mind having one pin to insert and remove.

Used to very strict annual inspections, before arriving in the USA I expected the road sides littered with broken down vehicles here. Surely all those wide aftermarket wheels, engine swaps, etc. must be devastating. Well, as it turned out, I saw maybe 80% fewer broken down cars than I was used to.