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I don't have my manual on me. I thought I had to tilt the seat forward to engage the PTO on the M 59. That isn't working. So either I am doing something wrong or an OPC sensor or somesuch is corroded . could someone check the manual and let me know for troubleshooting purposes? Thanks.

I'm thinking of buying a tilt trailer as loading my b3030 with woods bh 80 hoe is a total pain on my big pequea deckover. Hoe is set too far back, so it drags through everything. And the Pequea has a nice dovetail, but I really hate driving the b3030 up the ramps on crowned roads. All in...

Anyone have a recommendation for a gravely mechanic in central Virginia?

Does anyone have a recommendation for a mechanic in central Virginia who works on old gravelys? 60s vintage

Any one have an opinion on the best backpack sprayer? I have an unmowable hill which needs controlling - really steep pitch. I'm normally not a fan of chemicals, but roundup is the only solution I've been able to come up with so far. It's probably around a quarter Acre. So something decent...

SO I can't find this by searching, but I'm sure someone has dealt with this before. I just bought a 20kw tiger pto generator from messicks as a result of the latest power outage. Been thinking of it for years, and taking a look at the local electrical infrastructure we are definitely going to...

I need a new Pressure Washer, and was thinking of getting an electric one for light duty, and renting a commercial one for when I needed heavy duty. Posted this inside another post, but thought it would be better as an outside thread. I'm sick of small engine maintenance, so I'm thinking...

So I finally bought a trailer. Not quite the one I expected to buy. I looked for a PJ skidsteer type, but couldn't find one within a reasonable drive that was rigged out how I wanted. So I ended up buying a Pequea 20 foot deckover dovetail from Messicks. 2 7k axles, slide in rear ramps (6...

So based on the recs here, (primarily DiamondPilot) I bought a Max Brake tow controller for my 2007 Toyota Tundra. Thought I'd write a quick review for the curious. I'm not all that qualified to do so - only ever towed things without brakes before. But the impression I got is that it really...

I need another grease gun, and was thinking battery powered for ease of use, though I've been happy with my compressor powered lincoln, there are always the standard hose issues. Northern tool sells one that runs off a cordless drill Northern Industrial Drill-Powered Grease Gun &#151...

I have a gravely rotary plow that I've never used. I also have a gravely rototiller head, which I do use. Is there anything the plow is better than the rototiller for?

I've been putting 3/4 blue gravel on my drive, on a base of crusher run. Its pretty much packed in to the road base, or washed off the hill, now, so I need more gravel. I have a choice between 3/4 or 3/8 gravel. Any opinions on the 3/8? Or why one would be better? Thanks

Did a search here, and nothing popped up. Etrailer carries the Reese and the Strait-line. Can't really tell which is best - anyone have a recommendation?

Is it fair to say that it's the best controller currently out there? I'm going to be loading the tundra up a bit, so I don't mind spending on a brake controller, especially since I've only pulled trailers without brakes before.

Wondering what people think of certain ramp designs. I'm drawn to the idea of a skid steer/car hauler trailer like the PJ CC 6" for my needs. Seems like the main issue with some of the designs is the ramps stick up in the air, which looks like a lot of drag for long trips (gas is getting...

Need advice on which trailer to buy. Pretty much set on Pequea as the brand, though I'm open to all advice (including that I'm an idiot... ). I have a 2007 Toyota Tundra Crewmax. Tow rating is 10,400 or so. I'd like to get my b3030, with weighted tires and lots of implements moved down from...

I'm moving down to Richmond Virginia, and though I've moved a lot of stuff in a uhaul already I seem to have an unending amount of stuff left. In order to maximize my space I was going to build a big plywood shipping crate and put it in the back of my 2007 Toyota Tundra Crewmax. (tailgate...

and more pics... (am I imagining things, or is there an automatic resizer? nice!)

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For those interested (there've been a few discussions on it) I finally got my hydraulic PHD rigged up on a quick attach to my m59 backhoe. The parts, and the hydraulic auger, all came from Neil messick. Auger mount from mcmillen and Quick attach earch from kubota were put together by a local...

I have a Harbor Fright log splitter - 20 ton, I want to say. The control valve has started leaking out the control shaft, I assume an O ring is gone. Is this worth repairing? Seems like a new prince Valve would be around $60 or so. I've heard sometimes these small valves don't have...

So my b3030 isn't working today. At first, it was classic "seat switch" opc - tractor started fine, but turned off whenever I tried to move it. So I took the four wires under the seat, and jumped them... Now the tractor doesn't even start! :mad: Clearly an operator presence control issue...

I have an excel 2300 pressure washer. Around 9 years old. Standard home depot special. Using it, the pressure comes and goes. I figure this means the pump is toast. Called the repair place and the price of a pump could be around $200. I gather that parts are expensive, so its not even...

I have pretty hilly property to mow - up to 15 degree slopes (I think that's 33% grade?). I'm currently using a b3030 with weighted tires, which works up and down, though no way would I go sidehill. I'm thinking of moving the b3030 to another property at some point, and wondering what to...

So based on some stuff I've seen on here I rigged up a firewood storage and transport system. I'm really pleased with it, and its pretty much free. Its based on pallets, which they give away for free around here, and are ecstatic to see them go. Basically, I build 5 pallets into a cube with...

Thought I'd throw up my diesel fueling station pics. Figured it might be useful for other people in the northeast who use oil for heat. Basicallly, I put a fillrite pump on my existing 250 gallon tank in the basement, and plumbed it out through the basement wall to a female hydraulic quick...

So I was just using my log splitter, and the hose clamp (hose clamp?!!) on the return for the hydraulic fluid let go, coating my jacket and my favorite pair of carhartt overalls in hydraulic oil. Not a high pressure line, thankfully, so no injection worries. But I have the sneaking suspicion...

So to continue a theme... Burden got the prince DRV 4-HH cushion valves back in stock and I am about to order one to use with my hydraulic motors and plow since I'm pretty certain my front hydraulic control is not a motor spool valve. Where should I set the relief on the cushion valve? I...

I wanted to get a crossover relief (cushion?) valve, as a couple of people here recommended for hydraulic mowers/snowblowers. Burdens is out, but a place called Beiler (looks to be in PA) has them. And for $2 cheaper :D So wondered if anyone had anything to say about them. Prince Crossover...

JJ wrote something in another thread that made me think of this. I have 1/2 inch hose from my front remotes to my rockhound. The tractor hose connection is 1/2" NPT Pioneer type quick connects. As I understand it, the flow max for 1/2" hose is 12gpm? Are those 1/2" QCs bottlenecking flow...

Have to change a hose on my rockhound, and while messing around on rockhound's site found this http://www.rockhound.com/09%2030EXHD.pdf The 30exhd flail mower mounts via quick attach instead of the bucket, and runs off thumb hydraulics it looks. Totally cool. I guess it would be a substitute...

Looking at the zillions of threads on this didn't clear up my confusion (I'm still figuring out hydraulics) so I thought I would bounce this out there. I'm having a problem with my hydraulic harley rake. I was thinking that one possible cause would be the pressure at the front remotes (set up...

Just put on the FEL harley rake (ATI Preseeder actually). Its spinning, but spinning much more slowly than normal. Anyone have any guesses about what might be the problem? I'm going to put on a similar attachment (rockhound) tomorrow, in an effort to see whether its tractor side or implement...

I just saw something on the safety list that brought this up. I had no idea that universal joints had to be kept in phase on ptos. Going have to double check mine now - wouldn't be shocked to find I've misphased one, though now I understand why the shafts I have only connect one way. Not sure...

So I gave in and bought the Bobcat Landscape rake 6B. Clearly from looking at it, a rockhound with bobcat labels on it. Played (I mean worked) with it for an hour or 2. First impressions. Its for final prep, not initial ground work. Seems to want pretty smooth terrain or it bridges gullies...

The PTO on my old gravely commercial 12 won't stay engaged. It enages, but then a minute late vibrates loose. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks,

I have a gravely ?snow blade? On a tractor I'd call it a rear blade. Never used it. A little dubious about how well it would work, considering how rear blades push around my CUTs. Is there any practical use for it, or should I sell it? Also curious about rotary plow, though I'm leaning...

I have too many rocks. The current rock picking attachment is me, and I'd like to upgrade. The main available varieties seem to be the Bobcat Landscape Rake, and the Rock Hound. Anyone have any idea which is better, or are they indistinguishable? Bobcats version seems a bit easier to find...

Is there a 3 point hitch roller anyone would recommend? Seems like a surprisingly hard thing to find. All I've come across is the cheapie law tractor rollers, that seem like they wouldn't have enough weight to be useful. A 3pt hitch one would be better than towable for lifting and turning in...

Does anyone have an opinion on this? It says it meets or exceeds specs for Kubota UDT and SUDT. I've been using SUDT, but its a pain to get to the dealer to buy it, whereas the local auto parts place sells Amalie. A pail is $88 or so, so less than SUDT, but no discount - big advantage is that...

Well, its tractor related, as I'm using the tractor to put in the lawn, but if there's a better location for this question I apologize and apreciate it if the post can be moved. I need to buy a bunch of new sprinklers - hose attached, not permanent (though that may happen down the road). Seems...

A friend is selling a skid steer york rake - guessing 7 feet or so, with hydraulic adjustment. He used to rent out attachments with his bobcats (owns a lumber yard) but has gone to bobcats only as attachment rental as a sideline was too much of a pain. What's a fair price for it? Assume its...

Just got the call from the delivery truck. My new QA crane, modified rock rake (2.5 spacing on tines) and stump bucket will be here in half an hour! I'm so excited :) Why is getting tractor attachments so exciting? It's like christmas used to be when I was a kid. Great thing is I've...

So Island Tractor told me that if I gave it a half effort I could justify (to myself) buying a QA stump (grubber) bucket. He was right. I have an occasion where having a small bucket would be useful, and it would be great to have around, right? The problem is, while on the website, I had a...

Just wanted to post this, as I think its relevant. I recently bought a hydraulic top link from CCM, and had nothing but problems with it. Fine, that could happen to anyone. They handled the issue in an absolutely superb manner - Travis there was a pleasure to deal with. I am very happy with...

Hey, I thought I'd try to start one thread where those of us who own an M59 can discuss what we like and don't like about the tractor, how we use it, how we've modified it, etc. (and those who are thinking of one can learn). This is inspired by some of the really great threads on here, like...

Thought I'd share some of my thoughts on the delta hook, for those who might be interested. Only a few hours on them really, so this is mainly a first impression - I'll try to update. Delta hook, for those who don't know, is like a skidsteer Quick attach system, only for the 3 point hitch...

Anyone know a place to buy the nylon sleeves that protect hydraulic hoses online? I was thinking it would be useful to buy a roll. Usual suspects, ie Agri-supply and surplus center don't have it. thanks a lot

On the things I've learned here front. Someone, I think FarmwithJunk? mentioned a pulverizer as doing a good job of maintaining a dirt road. So now that I've got a Preseeder (same thing as a harley rake) and have to redo my driveway, I thought I'd try it. Wow does it work well. Puts the box...

I love it. (I know, highly unusual with a new tractor... ) Messicks just delivered it on Wednesday. Great operators station, though their could be more room for my knees when I spin. Backhoe is really strong - pushed over some 40' 5" diameter trees to check it out. Got the hydro thumb -...

Question - I'm thinking of buying a used ATI preseeder - SS 725 - anyone have any thoughts on them? I did a search, and found references in some Harley Rake discussions, but no real plus/minuses. I've been really impressed with what I've seen done with the harley rakes, and want to make sure...

A guy near me is selling a 3 year old land pride FDR 1572 finish mower. Anyone have an idea of what a fair price is on that? Also, it seems to have a max pto horsepower of 35. Any idea of what would happen using pto horsepower of 50 or so with it? Thanks.

I'm thinking of putting a wildflower meadow in, the sort of thing that would be mowed once a year in the fall at a guess? What grass would you use? I need something aggressive to fight the poison ivy, scrub blueberry, and bull briars. Are there grasses that you maybe wouldn't put in a lawn...

I just bought a 1970s vintage gravely commercial 12 to replace one that was killed by my local tractor repair place (near an outlet mall outside of boston). This one has the horn and quick hitch on the tractor end, which I've never had before. None of my implements have the implement side of...

I'm trying to turn new england Oak forest into lawn and landscaped area. Basically I cut down the trees, dig up stumps with the backhoe, and rototill the area to get the weeds etc killed and incorporated in the soil. This leaves a plentiful supply of rocks and roots. I was going to rake them...

I'm probably going to be buying a new box and rear blade to go with the new m59 - Woods HBL 96-2 rear blade and woods SR30 box blade, with the retractable scarifiers. Anyone had any experience with either, good or bad? Thanks

Finally did it, and pulled the trigger on a new M59 with top-n-tilt and hydraulic thumb. I am so excited to move dirt I can't sit still. Bought it from Neil Messicks on here. Won't see it for three weeks though :(

Drove up to Montreal last weekend, which reminded me of something. Last winter I saw a lot of cars off the road when I'd go up skiing. I've got tow straps/chains etc on my tundra, but couldn't figure out where to hook to on little civics/camrys etc. I figured I'd just end up pulling plastic...

Has anyone used the gator blades on the 72" mid mount mower on the b3030? Its RC72-30B. What is the blade number? How did you like them? Failing that, any other blade recommendations? I like to mulch the grass on the lawn. Thanks!

Here is a pic of the bh 80x and an oak stump I dug today. Tree was around 40' high, 8" wide - not huge. But the tap root went straight down 8 feet !!! :eek: Doesn't look that big in the picture, but compare it to the length of the dipperstick. This is something I find the thumb really useful...

Remembered to take some pictures of areas I'd bush hogged in the forest - you can see the sort of thing I'm cutting, and how the ground looks after

Here are a few more from different perspectives. Like I said, I framed it for parking on 2 floors, but wasn't comfortable with the lintel a full 8' would give me below, so that door is only around 7'4 or so high. The back shows how I'm doing the corner boards. Still haven't finished trimming...

some more pics - I think I've actually figured out how to get the thumbnails to work. Built the barn doors out of azek and mahogany, with stainless strap hinges. 3 down, one left on the first floor The deck is mahogany, 12 ft wide, 66 linear feet, L shaped. I like to work outside in the...

Here are some pictures I had on hand. You can't really see the slope, but it's there, probably 15 degrees. You can see rocks and general forest - I bush hog before starting cutting, makes a huge difference. Second picture is of the BH 80x lifting a pretty big oak tree. I was impressed and...

I have a woods bh 80x backhoe on my kubota b3030, around a year old. It's got the optional manual thumb. I'm thinking about buying a TLB,at which point it doesn't seem like I'd need 2 backhoes, even though I've been quite pleased with the woods. Question is, is there a used market for...

I was set on buying an L5240 until reading a bunch of posts on here made me start thinking that an L48 might be a better fit for the ground engaging work I am doing, due to general beefiness. Any thoughts or opinions? (A used fullsize TLB would probably be cheaper, but wouldn't fit my needs)...

This has been scattered around, but I wanted to see if there was the possibility of getting a direct comparison and some opinions - I'm think of buying one, and search doesn't pull up that much. These appear to be the three main manufacturers of land planes, or road graders or whatever you...

Sadly it's been depriving me of seat time lately, but I'm almost done building my new barn. Of course, now that it's built, I'm thinking I probably need a bigger tractor which may or may not fit in the barn... The forklift was definitely useful building it. A crane attachment would have been...

So per another thread I posted, I'm getting a new tractor (but keeping the old one :D (gf thinks I'm nuts. Probably am, but as she is gf, not wife, 2 tractors it is :D:D)) New tractor is a Kubota L4740. I'm wondering whether to get a 4n1 bucket with it? They seem like useful implements...

Both Kaufman trailers seem to have good prices and good delivery fees. Anyone have any opinions/experience with either, or an opinion as to which is better? Thanks.

Just got a b3030 not so long ago. Love it, its a great tractor. But I bought too small, as I was half sure I was doing at the time. So I have an order in for one of the new L4740s - was thinking the 34, which was what I was originally torn between, but I don't want to buy too small again. So...

I noticed that Kubota sells a front blade, which implies they think CUTs can be used as bulldozers (I assume light duty). Anyone used one, or have any idea how well they'd work? I'd be worried about bending the FEL loader arms, but assumably that's not an issue if its a manufacturers stock...

So since IslandTractor loves his root grapple from Millonzi, and the price was great - $645 plus shipping - I went ahead and ordered one. I've used it for a little while and love it - its incredibly useful. I'd strongly recommend it at this point, its great value for money. And the people at...

I talked to my heating oil distributor today, and they confirmed that what I'm burning for heat is standard diesel. Per my dealer this is fine to put in my tractor. This would be moderately cheaper, and much easier than going downtown to fill up 5 gallon jugs of diesel. So my question is, how...

I need to buy a set of pioneer quick couplers - can't get them without special ordering where I live, so I wanted to buy them online. I can't seem to get a good place via google. I think I've seen recommendations for hydraulic fittings on here before, but can't find them with the search...

Having just bought a tractor, I'm now looking for a trailer to put it on. I was hoping the knowledgeable people here could help educate me on some of the differences. I'm planning on buying one of the new Tundra pickups, which pull 10,600 pounds. Much as I'd love a dump trailer, it probably...

Is it possible to buy Quick Attach blanks anywhere? And if so, how much do they usually run - anyone know? I mean the plates that go on the implement, btw. I'm thinking about getting the HF quick hitch welded to a QA blank to allow use of 3 point stuff on the loader. Markham sells one, but...

Is it possible to buy Quick Attach blanks anywhere? And if so, how much do they usually run - anyone know? Thanks

Before I bought one, I searched all over the web for reviews, and couldn't find much, so I thought I'd put one here, though I don't really know if this is the place. I bought the 30 ton Harbor Freight Log splitter with the 9hp robin engine for $1099. Shipping was $50 which is a ridiculous...

I'm wondering if anyone out there has any thoughts on mmms for the b3030. I committed to buying the 60" because of scalping concerns - my land is hilly. But now I'm second guessing because of the drive over mount capability and the ability to mow tighter to trees etc. Any experiences with...

Anyone have any advice on which is the better backhoe for the b3030, the Kubota the Kubota BH75 or the Woods BH80x? After doing a search on here, I saw a lot of complaints about the BH75, but none about the woods. I'll be doing a lot of stump removal. Ground is sand with a lot of rocks. Thanks!

Hi, After reading through all the good advice on this and other forums. I'm trying to decide which of these to buy. Background, I have 7.5 acres, fair amount of hill, around 1.5 acres to be mown currently. I want to use the machine for general landscaping, road maintenance, and clearing the...