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I have a 2017 Kioti DK5010HS with the KL5510 loader. Everything is factory stock, I'm the first owner. There is no known damage to the machine and maintenance has been done on schedule. The loader valve has an issue where the dump function (push right, on the curl/dump control) works very...

OK, not snow removal in the pure sense, but has anyone ever tried using a chain drag harrow to level out the snow after use? This is the implement I'm talking about, usually used for pastures or gravel drives: ATV 4 ft. x 4 ft. Chain Harrow with 4 ft. Drawbar at Tractor Supply Co. I owned an...

So I'm having the common problem that my quick-attach hydraulic couplings won't go in, but I have tried ALL the fixes I've found in past threads here on TBN, on other tractor sites, and on youtube videos - most talk about residual pressure on one side, I have bled pressure and a bit of fluid out...

OK, I don't really want a snowblower, but I'm convinced that it's what I need. My area gets 200-240" of snow (very light, powdery snow) annually, starting around November 1 and continuing into April. I have a Kioti DK5010 tractor with 50 engine hp and 45 PTO hp, and a 3pt hitch rated to lift...

I'm planning to buy a post hole digger with a 12" diameter auger. This will be used on a Kioti DK5010 (50hp, 45 pto) initially for digging 24" deep holes for fence posts, about 100 to 150 holes, and then for digging 12-24" deep holes to plant trees, maybe 50-100 holes a year. I will probably...

I know about the huge flail mowers thread and would prefer to keep this separate and narrow. I need a rough cut mower for maintaining about 25 acres of field, which is currently overgrown with weeds and some bushes / brush. Over time much of it will become orchard or managed vegetable garden...

I'm considering a DK5010 and I need some clarification on how the optional hydraulic shuttle transmission works. First, I've owned standard gear and HST tractors before, but not a hydraulic shuttle transmission. However, I have briefly operated a Kubota M6040 with Kubota's hydraulic shuttle...

OK, I know this isn't the first person comparing these two power levels of the CK frame. I'm deciding between these two, open ROPS though I might add the field cab later. Uses: -frequent snow removal, unsure if PTO blower or front blade -frequent field mowing with a flail or brush hog, size 5'...

In a week or so I'm moving to a house with a 200' driveway in Michigan's Keweenaw peninsula. The area averages 240 inches of snow per year. Yes, really. Most of that is fluffy powder and the actual accumulation on the ground is generally not more than 36" or so. I don't have a tractor yet...

I'm looking to buy a new truck and need some guidance on whether to get another 3/4 ton or go to a 1/2 ton. I don't want to just knee-jerk buy a heavier duty truck, because over 90% of the time this truck will be used like a car, not doing heavy work. Details: my wife has two horses, which are...

Summary: great dealer, buy with confidence. Narrative: I bought my first tractor in early 2007 after moving from the city to a 20-acre farm for my wife. I had no prior tractor, farm or livestock experience. At that time I did lots of research and seriously considered Kubota, Deere, New...

Last summer I bought a Kioti DK40SE HST, downsizing from my previous tractor, a Deere 5105. In comparing the tractors: Deere: 4700lbs tractor weight, R1 ag tires, rears filled (1500lbs) for about 7000lbs including FEL. Kioti: 4000lbs tractor weight, R4 tires, tires not filled, roughly 4700lbs...

Hello- I have read various past threads on flail mowers, and I'm not sure these precise questions have come up. I'm getting a Kioti DK40SE (which replaces a larger utility tractor I had before) and need a new mower (I had a 6' rotary cutter before and I am familiar with them). I had been...

I bought my first tractor in early 2007, and am now looking at possibly trading it (see thread in main buying/pricing forum). While I ultimately bought a Deere in 2007, I extensively shopped Kubota at several dealers, and it was availability more than anything else that resulted in my buying a...

Hello- For a little over 3 years now, I've had a Deere 5105 utility tractor (47 PTO hp, MFWD, 522 FEL, R1 ag tires with filled rears). I use this on a 20 acre property that has a horse, some pasture, 10 acres of hayfields and a lot of miscellaneous. In all honesty this isn't the tractor I...

I have a JD 5105 utility tractor, 2006 model, bought new in early 2007. It has been mostly trouble-free and until recently has always started. For the first two years of ownership I used it a lot, but for various reasons I probably used it only about 30 hours in 2009. I used it with no...

I have a 2007 Chevy Suburban 1500, 4wd, 5.3L V8 which is my daily driver. I live on a dirt road in a farming area, and my daily commute is 2 miles of dirt at the start and again coming home, with mostly paved roads in between. The vehicle gets dusty and/or muddy from our road within just a day...

Hopefully this won't seem too weird for you. We recently got a small grain mill for home use, so we could have fresh ground grain with all its benefits, etc. Since we aren't farmers we need to buy some grain to use it. None of the local grocery stores seem to carry unground grain (big...

I own a John Deere LX6 rotary cutter, which I bought new with my JD 5105 tractor a little over a year ago. I use it to mow tall grass and weeds on my property. Nothing too extreme, in fact I think fairly easy usage. Since buying it, I have always had a problem with the tailwheel digging in on...

Re: '08 Superduty recall Is that video for real? Unmodified truck? Wow and yikes!

Just wanted to announce that as of last Friday, my wife and I have a new daughter (and our first child), named Lorelei. Mom and baby are doing great, and I'm rapidly gaining an appreciation for how much work parents (including mine!) have to do. I'll probably be on TBN significantly less for a...

I have two motorcycles that have not been ridden or even turned on in about 14 months. They have just been sitting in the garage (insulated but unheated) while I figure out when and how to sell them. I am about 95% sure that I put Sta-Bil and fresh gasoline in each of them right before I...

Wondering what people do to conveniently place grease on areas that aren't inside of zerk fittings. Do you buy grease in cans and use popsicle sticks to get it out and apply it? Does a large size syringe (without a needle) work at all? What do you recommend? Ideally I would like something...

For anyone curious, here is my gas mileage for the first 5400 miles of driving a 2007 Suburban 1500 4x4 with the standard 5.3L gas engine (with AFM and E85 capability). This driving is about 70% commuting (mix of highway and city) and 30% pure highway/freeway travel. I have not done any towing...

I'm pasting below the first 15,000 miles of driving on our 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 with the 5.9L Cummins turbodiesel. Virtually any tank below 16mpg was partially or entirely pulling our 3-horse slant trailer - 4800lbs+ empty and add 12-1300 lbs for each horse, and it sticks up 2' higher than...

I have a 2007 Chevy Suburban with the 5.3L flex fuel engine. I have a few local stations that sell E85, but I can't be assured of having one convenient for every fill-up I need. My owner's manual says I should not regularly switch back and forth between E85 and gasoline. Can anyone tell me...

It's time to change the hydraulic filter on my JD 5105 utility tractor. The filter and its replacement is a big spin-on the size of a coffee can, and is mounted to the left and below the seat. The instructions seem to indicate only hand tightening the new one, but I can't get the old one off by...

It's time to change the hydraulic filter on my 5105. The filter and its replacement is a big spin-on the size of a coffee can, and is mounted to the left and below the seat. The instructions seem to indicate only hand tightening the new one, but I can't get the old one off by hand, and my...

Some mundane questions that I'm sure people here can help me on. Let me say that I do recycle used motor oil at places that collect it (most any quick-change place around here). I'm also told that they take used oil filters, so I'll be taking those in to the same place for disposal. 1) Do oil...

Wondering if anyone has expertise with geothermal systems to advise on an issue - not sure if it's a feature or a problem. I have a 1600sf house built in 1999. It is very conventional wood frame 2x4 construction, two stories, nothing unusual. While originally set up with a propane furnace...

I'm approaching 100 hours on my 5105 utility tractor. The 100 hour service includes an engine oil and filter change, and a hydraulic system filter change (without changing the hydraulic fluid). The hydraulic filter is mounted under the operator platform on the right side, and is an oil-filter...

Apparently OSHA (yes I misspelled it in the thread title) is proposing a rule that would treat ammo and primers the same as regulated high explosives, which would mean very stringent handling and storage rules would apply - making it extremely expensive to ship or store ammo and essentially...

I have been using my rotary cutter (LX6) for only a couple months now. On sod or areas that have not been disturbed in over a year it works fine. However, on areas that have a lot of bare dirt or were planted with grass this year, the tailwheel often digs in and rips up the dirt; sometimes it...

I was detaching my cutter today to put the blade on and stopped when I discovered that one of the lift balls had popped out of the lift arm it should have been attached to. The linchpin was still holding the cutter to the arm but I couldn't get the pin out nor do I see any way to get the ball...

After a lot of debate, my wife and I are seriously considering getting our hayfield baled as rounds instead of small squares, since we're not sure how available extra hands will be for putting up squares. Since I haven't handled rounds before, I have a few questions. Let me say first - I know...

Well after two plus months of debating, we finally bought a disc harrow today. The one I selected is the "Farm Force" 6.5 foot "heavy duty" model, see: American Farmland - Heavy-Duty 6’ Disc 18” Blades - By Tarter Gate This is now sold at the local TSC stores. Weight is rated as 846lbs and...

Curious to hear how much ballast people use and whether it's filled tires, wheel weights, a ballast box, or what have you. I have a month-old 5105 with MFWD, 16.9x28 R1 rears, and a 522 front end loader. At the dealer's urging my rears are filled with rimguard, which gives me about 1500lbs...

OK - fairly new to tractors. I have a new Deere 5105 (50hp utility, gear transmission) with a 522 front end loader (2100lbs lift capacity) with just the standard 73" materials bucket. I would like to make sure that I'm not abusing my setup and risking damage or premature wear to the FEL. I...

Just got my 5105 delivered yesterday, with some goodies including an LX6. When we were lowering the LX6 off the tractor, I noticed that the blade pan (stumpjumper) on it had one side distinctly lower than the other, almost like it had been bent. I asked the salesman, who looked at it and told...

Not looking for size as I think they are 16.9-28. What I'm asking is the tread pattern and designation - they do not look like standard R1 ag tires, but instead look like some sort of cross between R1 and R4. What are they? How well do they work for typical ag tasks? Just wondering.

Had an idea yesterday for an easy way to hook up attachments, but since I haven't yet bought my tractor I don't have a way to try it out. I'd be curious to hear if anyone uses this or if you think it will work. Idea is simple: when you lower and detach an implement, before driving away mark...

Looking at this combination to possibly purchase. One major use would be mowing brush and pasture, and another use would be taking apart old-farm rock piles to get use of ground. I have two questions about the combination of 5105 and the 522 FEL: 1) The hydraulic hoses from the FEL control...

Wondering about the L48 model - hoping to hear from people who own or at least have driven them. My use is not construction but a general purpose tractor around my 20 acre horse farm. I know that the conventional tractors would seem like a better option, but bear with me. As I analyze my...

I see in the Woods landscaping implement catalog that, along with the regular box blades, they have a "rollover" type with a handle sticking out and some not very clear words about how you can roll from a cutting edge to scarifier teeth. Can anyone explain for me exactly what these do, why they...

The M5040 has been at the top of my shopping list for a while now, but my nearest dealer doesn't have anything between the MX5000 and M95S in stock. Well today I finally got to see and drive the Mxx40 series - an M7040 with a cab and hydro-shuttle (at another dealer). I was quite impressed...

I test drove a TC45DA this past weekend. I believe these all have HST, but in any case the one I drove did. I notice that the HST has a lever for hi/lo range, and then a button for turtle or rabbit within either range ("dual power" I believe is what NH calls this). I got to drive it for 10...

I am tractor shopping and stopped by the nearest Kioti dealer. They seemed pretty good overall, and I was impressed the the quality of the tractors in general. They had in stock a DK55 and DK35, both "brand new" but showing a lot of aging from being outside on the lot. I drove both, and they...

This thread slightly overlaps with my thread in the buying/comparing forum but is intended to take a different tack. We have a 20 acre horse farm in lower Michigan. We have 2 horses right now, and don't expect more than 4 at most; it is possible we might also have 1-2 steers and/or a llama at...

Hello. I'm comparing utility and larger compact tractors to purchase, planning to buy new from one of the major brands. The tractor will be used on a 20 acre horse farm in lower Michigan. We have 2 horses right now, and don't expect more than 4 at most. We currently have 2 acres in pasture...