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In other threads, the OP has been researching tractors and garden tractors. Not sure he has any.

The new E series aren't as dorky looking as they used to be!

Parts for Onan engines can be scarce. The Case 444 is a legendary Garden Tractor. BIG Rear Tires.

Here is the pinning method.

Post a pic if you can. Welding cast is tricky, but it can be done. It depends on how big, and where. I had a crack in the rear end housing of a Farmall H. I sanded it down, cleaned it with lacquer thinner and patched it with JB Weld. No Leaks for 20 years! Ask a good welding shop

I remember in the 1980s when some male UAW employees at a Dodge plant sexually assaulted some female employees. Dodge fired those male employees. The UAW filed a grievance over those terminations. The union defends the worst employees and brings everyone down to the least common denominator.

The pre-mix was like a poor man's Motor Medic!

Worst Colors Grey Fords Silver Whites Green Olivers (primer) Brown Case Beige Cockshutt

As far as best looking colors: Classic John Deere Green and Yellow Minneapolis Moline Gold and Yellow New Holland Blue Kioti Orange Red and Gold Yanmars Yellow and Black Yanmars

Post videos when you get to use it.

HFT = Harbor Freight Thread?

Not exactly the same as a shopping center. A toxic crisis in America’s coal country A toxic crisis in America’s coal country By Gareth Evans BBC News, Wyoming County, West Virginia Published 11 February 2019 Image caption, A bathroom of a home stained by polluted water near a coal mine in...

You are going to like that.

Shopping centers don't produce coal sludge, toxic chemicals, plug up streams. No comparison. Dirty Coal has no future.

Just heard a good quote. "Hydrogen is the fuel of the future, and always will be."

https://appvoices.org/end-mountaintop-removal/community/ "For more than a decade, Appalachia has also become known for the atrocity of mountaintop removal mining. The impacts on communities of blowing up mountains and dumping the rubble into streams are profound. It forces residents to...

From West Virginia Public Broadcasting 9/17/2021 Legacy costs Coal mining also has a number of legacy costs-- from abandoned mine lands to road damages from coal trucks. A report from the Ohio River...

Does anyone seriously believe that mountaintop mining is a sound environmental practice? Tennessee Ernie Ford had it right.

My guess is that the electrician doesn't want to deal with a lot of stiff wire in a box.

I know that it's best to never run out of fuel, so I never let my tractors get below 1/2 tank. That said, I've still had to bleed/prime my system. Experience #1 - Had a New Holland TC 21D that started running poorly. I noticed a lot of water in the fuel filter bowl, so I changed the...

Ford F150 Lightening* Tesla Model X Ford Mustang Mach-E Audi e-tron Tesla Cyber Truck* Tesla Model S Tesla Model 3 That is a marvelous question!

Here's a pretty good article about constant pressure pump. It looks like it still uses a small tank. https://www.beecavedrilling.com/constant-pressure/

Or a sense of humor at all.

I drove 6 miles and I noticed that all the local farm fields get populated with a pair of pallets leaned up against each other to form a inverted V shape. That's 100%! Do you think somebody should start a thread about that? :unsure:

The castings on our 1950 John Deere B were a lot more refined than the ugly castings on a Mahindra made in India. The TYM made Mahindras don't seem to suffer the same affliction.

Very nice. The hand hydro control seems to work fine, but would it be handier if the hydro was foot controls?

Those Mahindras made in India do have heavy castings just like a Belarus Tractor!

Smooth Move XC Smooth Runnin Groomzilla Gladiator Groomer Ghost Groomer

Ru Pull Drag ?

TYM makes some Mahindra tractors. Mahindra is a major manufacturing corporation in India, and many Mahindra tractors are made in India.

Would make a nice Christmas gift for Sparc!

You could paint it pretty colors if you named it Drag Queen ;)

Drift Destroyer Snow Smoother Rounded Drain Plug

Not a coincidence that it's a country western tune.

Tyrannosaurus Trail Godzilla Groomer Monster Mogul Buster

As much as you're gushing about, I hope they gave you more than hat.

What are you cutting - a trail, an opening, understory in a woods, or ?? A little or a lot?

I remember seeing ads for Kubota in Popular Mechanics back in the day. From the Kubota Website

Trail Tamer Laceration Snow Tamer Dragzilla Ginsu Drag Slasher Drag Queen

I'm sure you have posted this, but what type of apple trees did you plant? All for making cider, or any for eating/cooking?

John Deere doesn't offer 0% financing - Oh Wait ...

Yanmar must have had a non-compete when they were making all those John Deeres. I hope they have rapid growth now as I really like their integrated hydraulic mechanical transmission. They are excellent CUT builders.

In 2010 or so I had a 1982 Bobcat 642. I could get any parts I needed.

Probably, but this a Compact Tractor Forum. I like Kubota and I like John Deere. Kubota and Yanmar invented/created the CUT market in the US. Deere saw thegrowing market and ~rebadged Yanmars for many years rather than designing their own. Kubota committed to CUT s and it shows in their US...

My kids are millenials. They don't think about EVs as political, environmental or as a status thing. To them it is just "well ya". EVs are just a thing - like the next technology of whatever sort that will come their way. They don't give it a lot of thought, they are just open to it. There...

This is pretty slick.

Industry Shift: Kubota’s Pursuit to be a Global Full Liner There’s little doubt that the major tractor brands are looking over their shoulder at Kubota. The Japanese tractor maker is often credited for fully developing the compact and utility tractor market, which it continues to dominate...

Kioti Dealers in that neck of the woods

I couldn't figure out why I saw huge lines of new snowblowers in front of stores in Houghton, MI in July. Then I went back to Houghton in DECEMBER!

I wonder if these guys will figure out a way to get a tax credit for hay?

Nice big smile !

Ask the dealer if the particular model is built by Mahindra (India) 🥴, or TYM (South Korea) 🙂

There seem to be many more complaints about Mahindra quality than Kubota. Kubota also seems to have more refined engineering.

From Wikipedia "During an interview by French investigative journalist Paul Moreira, which was first broadcast on French television station Canal+, Moore was asked about the safety of the herbicide glyphosate. Moore told Moreira that one "could drink a whole quart of it" without any harm. When...

I wouldn't rule out 2000-2013. They kept getting a little more refined over the 90's.

Good Luck. Post lots of pics of your install. It will be a nice upgrade for your tractor.

Others may want to try this approach. It's pretty slick actually.

A lot of folks are using automotive electric poser steering.

Here's what I made. The rear gauge wheel maintains the crown.

A second tractor? Do tell!

Wow, that's a great deal. You are going to love it. Report back after you've used it.

Sept. 27, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT By Corky Siemaszko The Ford Motor Co. gave the auto industry a jolt Monday with word that it plans to spend $11.4 billion on new production sites in Tennessee and Kentucky where it plans to build electric pickup trucks and cars — and the batteries to power them — on a...

Commentary Top Fuel Racing Engines – Containing the Explosions By Randy Rundle on Mar 27, 2017 It’s been over 60 years since Vic Edelbrock starting experimenting with nitromethane as a racing fuel in the early 1950s. In the 60 years of hands-on education since, along with the help of modern...

I don't disagree. A Top Fuel Dragster or Funny Car is an awe inspiring thing - a somewhat controlled explosion. Top Fuel Among the fastest-accelerating machines in the world, 11,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragsters are often referred to as the “kings of the sport,” and with good reason. They are...

Yep. My glide shift is super smooth shifting up and down the gears without the foot clutch.

EV Dragster? Top Fuel monsters put on notice: 5,000-hp electric dragster has 8 world records in its sights

Yes, You can use the clutch as a conventional synchronized transmission. In fact, that's how I start out. If I am mowing, I will bump it up or down a gear without the clutch. The (glide) hydraulic clutch is really smooth. If I am doing a lot of forward and backward stuff, I will take it...

I had a 15hp MTD rider with a 2blade 42" deck. It was meant for grass but i was amazed at how much brush it would cut. Anything up to 3/4" as long as I didn't get high centered, It would easily go through stuff like that. It was abuse, but didn't seem to hurt it.

Here you go!

What is going in your mechanical room that is making it feel too small?

Brambleberry, have you actually operated the L5030 GST? I use mine mostly with my rough cut mower. it is great for making small speed changes. If I have a lot of Forward and Reverse action, I idle it down and use the foot throttle. The hydraulic clutch actuation is smooth.

Why are you adding the side rake teeth up front? Not sure how much they will stir up the snow as narrow as they are. Are you having the serrated teeth water jet cut. I once saw a X country ski drag that used sickle mower sections for the serrated teeth. Do people snowshoe on the trails...

For the VW Bug, a working heater cost extra :)

Can you see well enough to match the angle? Does it seem to get the rakers just about right?

I enjoy creating and maintaining the trails on our property. I am always amazed at nature's relentless effort to reclaim empty ground. Those who use and enjoy the trails in upper Michigan have no idea what it takes to keep them so nice. Hats off to you ArlyA (y)

Every other year, we would attend the International Machine Tool Show at McCormick Place in Chicago. Would catch Amtrack in Racine, WI, and ride it to Chicago. We would snooze, look at the scenery, and watch all the congested traffic we were flying past. The fare was worth every penny. Also...

ArlyA, you do love your pole saws. I think they would be great for limbing and cutting anything over waist height. For 6"+ trees across the trail, I think I'd rather use a 50cc pro chainsaw. That said, you probably get your pole saw in the dirt often enough. What is your sharpening method?

Flat Floors Tight 4wd Turning Radius (pinion gears vs universal joints) Better Ergonomics Convenient Locations of Controls Cup Holders Add to that the abundance of CUT sized attachments and implements

I could see myself with an ICE and an EV at some point. The EV would be the local grocery getter and save miles on the ICE.

I have a L3010 GST and I really like it. It is basically a hydraulic clutch. I really like it for mowing with my rotary cutter. As far as I know they have a reputation for good durability. Just don't run it wide open and slam it directly from forward to reverse.

From the video, I took hanging doors to be on their To Do list, but I didn't take it to be done before sheetrocking.

I had a car with a similar problem. I cleaned the terminals and cable ends - still no good. Took it to the shop. Mechanic said it had a replacement end on the cable but no di-electric grease. It looked good, but wasn't. New cable end and di-electric grease, and good to go. Is the starter...

I'm looking forward to seeing your disc blade approach.

Ooh, ooh, ARTICULATE and Lean, and you have a 14 way adjustable!

If you could get your front wheels to lean like a Road Grader, you could have a 12 way adjustable blade!

Way to give her a knotty chunk to split :oops:

The fan is also 50% deeper. What is the cost differential? Are you ordering a tractor blower combo? (your profile lists tractor as none) What kind of snowfalls are you preparing for? How long is your drive/road? Are you getting a loader (that you will remove)?

A bigger fan clears/blows more snow.

Why doesn't Sweden export cattle? Because they want tp keep their Stockholm!

The OP has a Kubota B2650. He's not going ti add rear remotes and hang a 1,000# blade on the back. He can do th efollowing: Buy once, cry once - get what he really wants $$$ Find a used, good quality slider that's in his budget and start working now $$ (sell it for what he paid for it...

Time to put you in the seat of a Compact Tractor!

A used Woods slider would be a dandy blade.

I have a Howse offset rear blade and I like it. It is a handy feature. That said if you find a good rear bade with a manual slider offset (loosening bolts) at a good price, buy it and treat yourself to a Milwaukee M18 heavy duty cordless impact wrench. Win - Win :)

There you go :)

A rough cut mower would do a dandy job on that trail.

Why not consider 5' implements? They would be a little more nimble. 25-35 hp = 5' implements 35-45 hp = 6' Implements

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You want to get a Bobcat Tool cat and you are asking about subcompacts? Around here there are more subcompacts than compacts on the used market because everyone trades them in on a larger tractor.

New - Kubota L3901 Used - New Holland TC33

Others won't learn what battery works if you don't update this thread.

Or a rear blade with guide wheels

My favorite implement for smoothing or leveling ground is this old Pony Grader.

We somehow managed to transition from the horse to the automobile. Not every issue and contingency has been resolved - yet. The move to EVs wont be a light switch moment. Whatever happens will take place oer time. That said, given the disruption of Tesla, and the direction of major auto...

Number15, what do you think you will end up doing? Your grass looks too good to till and start over, yet you dread mowing it, Let the farmer roll it and see what happens? Till it it up and level and re-seed it? Top dress it? Or ,,,? Maybe the problem is mowing it with a zero turn. You have a...

Or this

You need to more precisely define what you mean and want for smooth and level. If you more easily want to mow what you havem then top dressing will make it smoother to mow, although you will still have the gentle dips and hollows. If you want a golf course fairway, then you are back to square...

Willy, It's fun to witness your joy and enthusiasm. I am happy for you. You always remember your first! I also really like Yanmars - especially their innovative I-HMT (Integrated Hydro Mechanical Transmission). I remember the ads for Kubotas and Yanmars in Popular Mechanics before anyone...

I had a friend that did turf at a golf course. They put down a light top dressing of soil with a manure spreader - then dragged it smooth with a "flat" drag. I'm surprised it didn't improve over the summer. Unless it is "tufty" type grass, as it thickens up, grass is kind of self leveling...

My friend bought a new John Deere 3032E with a loader and a free back blade for about $15k shorty after they came out. Same tractor is now several thousand more used, and $12k more new. Unless you buy an orphan tractor, its hard to lose money on a CUT.

Here is your own video. What have you done to remedy this since you started this thread three months ago? Did you try a suspension seat? Have you tried any suggestions offered up on this thread? Did it get any better this summer as the grass filled in and with repeated mowings?

TOPDRESSING = Light coating of sand or soil, then drag with angle iron or channel iron drag.

Lots of good points above. I have owned several CUTs. Three of them I used for several years and then sold for as muck or than what I originally paid for them! It is important that you keep it well maintained. I agree with the point that it is nice to have a tractor around when you need it -...

Looking for an update, or is your battery dead on your cell phone and laptop too????

It never got any better when the grass filled in and after repeated mowings?

What is your air supply for the pneumatic cylinder to actuate the belt tightener?

I learned to make trails twice as wide as I want them, because they will close in soon enough.

I've seen videos using them on steep slopes.

I Think you hook it up to "The horse you rode in on"

Or this ...

Not sure if I missed seeing this earlier.

Each year, more and more coal fired power plants in the US are being decommissioned or converted to natural gas. For coal, the handwriting is on the wall.

Clean coal - :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

I don't disagree with this, but it's the heavy trucks that do the most damage to our roads and highways. Yes, they pay significant fuel taxes, but not commensurate with the damage they do.

More Karma 🍻

Wyoming keeps propping up Dirty Coal, so getting nuclear waste just seems like karma. Plus it's the least populous state ....

NIMBY, so I vote Wyoming.

Where will you safely store the spent fuel? Maybe Wyoming will take that on?

Renewables and natural gas are putting coal out of its misery (and ours). RIP Dirty Coal. Nukes are fine as long as they can find a place to safely store the nuclear waste.

No need to wait

There's an app for that :)

I have a friend with a Polaris EV - they love it! Polaris must see their potential.

Old News

I wonder when the car rental companies will start to transition their fleet to more EVs than ICE,

Good idea. It would be pretentious, over priced and do things different than all the other cars just to be special ;)

Even without EVs, Hyundai and Kia are taking their customers.

Helloooooooooooooooo? Any news?

Just saw this ... Kioti to introduce CTLs and skid steers to dealers in 2021 Kioti, the Daedong-owned brand that’s long been a fixture in the hobby farmer market with its compact utility tractors, says it will introduce a Kioti-made compact track loader and skid steer to its dealers in 2021...

You are too quick. I corrected that. Good Catch

Here's one I made to lightly drag soil over seed that needs a shallow cover. Angle iron, old tire chains and a piece of PVC pipe.

I'm curious and just want to start the conversation. I'll start it off with I think I know: Kubota (Japan) Kubota John Deere (Japan/USA?) Used to be Yanmar ... Now Yanmar engines but built where? LS (South Korea) LS New Holland Case/IH Kioti/Daedong (South Korea) Kioti Bobcat TYM...

I think I read about that, but it would have been more fun to watch :p

Just about everyone said go buy a SCUT if you are laser focused on that ... It just isn't the best choice for the tasks identified. Heck, I'd like to have a SCUT to add to my stable. It would just see limited action.

You do get that JWR owns and has experience with Kubota B an BX series tractors? That gives him a very unique and grounded insight. HE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH A BX as well as with a slightly larger model. You might want to reread his thread above If after that, you feel you have nothing to...

I had a Bobcat skidsteer with a Ford Industrial gas engine. Unknown to me the vacuum advance hose pulled off and the timing was retarded. It ran fine, but the muffler was red hot and it scared the crap out of me. Reattached the hose and problem solved. I would never have imagined it would...

Here's the email I sent to Bad Boy. We'll see what they say. ****************************************************************************** Hello, your catalog shows the 4035 as having a 3 rage hydrostatic transmission, and your specifications drop down for the 4035H shows a 2 range hydrostatic...

The CATALOG shows the 4035 with a 3 speed hydro, how ever if you select the 4035 specifications, it shows a 2 speed hydro. I'd bet that it is a 3 speed hydro. I'm always amazed at how prone corporate websites are to inaccuracies.

Btarb24, you just heard from someone who owns a BX, that the BX is really too small for your needs. Your money, your call, but you can't say you weren't informed. For scale, here is a garden tractor that has about the same size rear tires as a BX.

JWR, You own both a Kubota BX2200 and a Kubota B2150. Perhaps you can give your firsthand experience about the difference in their capabilities, and what You would recommend?

The SCUT Branson s a 2 range Hydro

I got wired reading the trailer lights thread

Maybe you just hit a skunk 🦨:)

Kubota LX2610SU - Same hp - a lot more capability than a BX

Thery'll be no changing yout mind. Spend $$$$$ buying your SCUT with its tiny tires. A SCUT is better than no tractor at all, but it is not optimal for what you will be doing. Have fun spinning your wheels.

Those small rear tires on a BX are going to have far less traction than any larger tractor (even a B series Kiubota). A B series Kubota will be just as nimble in the woods and more stable. I'm not saying a BX won't get the job done one way or another, but the day will come when you will wish...

From my 15hp Shibaura to my 40hp New Holland - they all sip fuel. You will likely spend more on gas for your riding mowers. If the OP is using fuel usage as an argument for buying a small tractor, he seems determined to buy a small tractor no matter what anyone says. It will make a great first...

My mistake. Mary Ann is #1!

When a thread starts with Part 2 of 3 , ya gotta think a little OCD lies ahead. I'm not saying that the OP doesn't have some legitimate complaints, but some other stuff seems overblown. Not likely a guy I'd want to have a beer with.

She was the best one!

I gave Kando his first like for this very thread (y)

I remember a Popular Mechanics article about Smokey Yunick being given $100k to develop a plastic engine for Ford. The interview asked "No offense, but why would Ford hire you to do this. They have hordes of engineers on the payroll, and you don't even have a degree?" He said "They just want...

Kinda makes me want to hear more about rounded drain plugs too ;)

Worthy of resurrecting this thread (y)

Times 2 on Kioti (y)

Looks like you will be researching for a while. I'll make some popcorn ;)

"I may regret it, but I think i'd rather buy too small and possibly deal with some occasional frustration than buy too big just to be safe." More likely - famous last words - "I wish I bought a bigger tractor". There is a big difference in the TRACTION between a Sub Compact Utility Tractor...

Tmiser, how about an update?

So compare your battery dimensions to the 24F and 34R dimensions I have posted above. Check the polarity locations of your positive and negative cables. Take your old battery into your store of choice and and match it up with a new battery By the version with the most cold cranking amps you...

The online New Holland Parts lists a BCI Group 34 but I think the polarity would be a BCI Group 34R. A 24F ibattery s the same dimensions, just 1 1/8" taller.

The battery group 24F is about 1/4" wider. I am guessing it would fit. The Farm and Fleet battery I pictured is $110 and 725 cold cranking amps.

Compare to the size of a 24F - common at auto parts stores. Then buy one with the most cold cranking amps.

I meant, do the dogs get excited when you are heading out TO the trails?

So, does the dog know when you are about to head out?

I like the West TX hill-country, but like the Canadian lakes better!

The better question is, Does Canada accept Texan refugees?

Heck, I'd even go to look at pallets in fields;)

That is nice.