Search results

I stopped at a Kioti dealer today and heard some interesting comments. According to this guy, Kioti has been producing tractors for a very long time - and reportedly they were connected with Kubota in the old days, manufacturing many of the major components for them. In more recent years...

My L4150 had a 2-speed pto, 540 and 750, which was very handy - often I could save fuel, noise and engine wear by running the higher pto speed but with the engine at around 1800. Also, I could run my snowblower up a little to get better throw distance. My L5450 only has single-speed 540 pto. So...

My L4150 had a 2-speed pto, 540 and 750, which was very handy - often I could save fuel, noise and engine wear by running the higher pto speed but with the engine at around 1800. Also, I could run my snowblower up a little to get better throw distance. My L5450 only has single-speed 540 pto...

A friend bought a new L4310 last year with several extras - but his circumstances now require that he sell it. What would be a fair asking price for L4310 GST with 225 hours, 4wd, R4's, FEL w/60" hd bucket, Curtis heated cab, Woods 9000 subframe backhoe, 6' rotary cutter, front forks, front...

Given the apparent pain level associated with Kubota's hydrailic self-leveling FEL, I was wondering why a mechanical linkage (like many other machines have) is not used. What are weaknesses of the multi-link setups ? Something like the system on JCB loaders seems simple and reliable - but I...

One Kubota fan who\'s noticing Kioti This is a copy of a post from Kubota Owning I'm an admitted Kubota fan - have been since the early '80s. Back then, Kubota was tring to penetrate the US market so they offered more features for less money, model-for-model than Deere (Yanmar at the time) or...

I've been wondering recently about what hourly rate is right for tractor mowing work. Many of us cut our neighbors' open land. It's a little tricky finding a fair value - but it's good to establish one so everyone feels right. For mowing fields, the condition of the field is a big...

Pretty sure all kubota diesel pumps have mechanical governors - all are designed to increase fuel flow to maintain engine rpm under load. It is rare, but has happened, that one of the internal governor springs either breaks or falls off it's perch, reverting the engine back to un-goverened rpm...

The crash-and-burn thread got me wondering if there are any steam enthusiasts among us. Does anyone know any more details about what exactly happened in the Ohio incident 2 weeks ago? I heard one comment that the water level got low - but why exactly does that make an explosion more likely...

Time for a survey of how many tractors people are using now, what they've had before, and what they'd like next. To find the right tractor it helps to have one that doesn't quite do everything you want - then you know what to look for. My 1st was a Ford 8n (25hp), traded up to a Kubota 345...

shouldn't have stopped thinking

My older Kubota's had two-speed PTO, but my L5450 has single-speed only - anybody know of a shaft-mounted speed increaser gearbox made for this purpose? Some jobs don't need much torque and it would be nice to have about 50% higher PTO rpm so I could run the engine down around 1700 (like I did...

I'm looking at a trailer to make short moves with my L5450 and I'm figuring the weight rating needed. Basic tractor is 4400, loader is maybe 1300, backhoe is 1800, so 7500 plus ballast. Does anyone know how much weight of calcium chloride solution can be added to 17.5 X 24 R-4's ? Anybody...

In the "fuel additives" thread, I mentioned using soybean oil for fuel. The product is envirodiesel from pure soybean stock (not recycled from McDonalds' or Buger King). There is a website http://www.worldenergy.net with lots of good info and links. The price takes a little getting used to -...

My (new to me) L5450 has its fuel tank up behind the seat like many Kubotas. The line from the bottom of the tank to the filter has a tee in it with a short run of hose back to a fitting high on the tank. What useful purpose does venting the supply line like this serve? I can report one...

As posted last week, the L5450 has arrived. And it's great. The attached pic (above) was taken at the dealer's about a month ago. First owner had greased every fitting every week - good news but I needed to clean off the excess. It was a real beauty after the hot soap job, but I've gotten it...

In the past, I've bragged here about my L4150. It is a terrific tractor - lots of power - heavy enough to handle serious attachments. Recently I've been looking for a quick-detach backhoe for it - but a decent one is hard to find. Two weeks ago I saw a 1995 L5450 with 11-ft Bradco hoe and I...

Hey Kubota, NewFordHolland, John Deere - in case your marketing people look at this site for ideas, I thought I'd post my idea of the ideal tractor - and maybe others would too. The ideal tractor would have a 5-cyl diesel about 58 gross hp, have 4 same-size tires, and would be articulated...

It came down to very small differences in the product - the Brown even has the hinged door over the blade pins. The bigger difference was in dealer attitude. I bought the Brown 472 over the Bush Hog 286 mostly because the dealer was more helpful and interested in my business. (wen: freight...

Anyone have any experience with Brown Mfg. Rotary mowers? I saw a Model B472 (new) and it looks pretty good - made of 10 ga material, has stump jumper, cat1 / cat2 hitch, weighs about 950 lb. Price is 1800. I'm leaning toward buying it - mostly because it is strong everywhere my old one kept...

I'm using some soybean oil fuel in my Kubota right now - making a gesture toward the environment. The product I'm using is Envirodiesel B100 from World Energy (check them out at worldenergy.net) I understand there is a growing industry in non-petroleum diesel fuels, from pure soybean stock...