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    JD 410E Backhoe Loader Valve Rebuild

    Have a 1999 JD410E Backhoe that is now leaking badly from its Loader / Spooler Valve --it controls a four-way bucket and has been a real dependable workhorse. I'm in the middle of harvest and can't get to it until later -- can someone recommend a rebuilder somewhere in the Richmond - VA Beach -...
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    Hose Field Repair Hydraulic Fittings

    Working on an International Bucket Truck w/Altec boom......one of the lines at the operator station bucket has broken and someone recommended a "hose field repair hydraulic fitting"..........I have a few, but have never used. I realize they're generally considered "non permanent" repairs, but...
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    John Deere Green Engine Paint

    Looking for a source for high temperature JD Green engine paint for restorations. The JD Factory green engine paints seem to be holding up quite well, but I'm not sure if the garden variety after market JD Greens from Rustoleum, Ace, etc are up to the temperature task.
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    Hydraulic Caps/Plugs for JD Backhoes

    Getting ready to rebuild the loader valve in my 1999 JD 410E Backhoe (what a great machine) and looking for a good hydraulic "plugs/caps" kit to keep hydraulic oil from going everwhere (there are a bunch of lines going into the loader valve) -- anyone have any recommendations ?
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    Hydraulic Test Kits -- Thoughts?

    Looking for ideas --- I see a number of technicians using the QuadriGages (low, medium, high gauges mounted on a "tree"), also sourced through HydraCheck and many "low cost" hydraulic test kits on the market. I have an old JD flowmeter, would like a general hydraulic test kit for checking main...
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    Kubota BX2680 5-Hr Service SHOCKER

    Ok folks, this you won't believe. Had my son, who is a Master Diesel Tech @ a local Ford dealer do the FIRST 50-hr service on one of my smaller tractors. Pictures of the trans/hydraulic strainer tell the horrible story and this is the CRAP the Kubota Factory is leaving in their machines. My...
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    Recommendations please on attachments to dress up 10 acres of bermuda, tall fescue

    On the farm I have ten acres of grass, lawns to maintain and normally cut these with my 3pt 84" groomer and zero turn 60" mowers (the latter with a "vac" pickup) , but haven't quite gotten control of (a) dressing high / low spots (b) raking up stones, limbs, branches, etc. I've tried my 7'...
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    John Deere Quality Control Problems

    I have owned green tractors for decades (starting with my 1966 JD 2510) and have noticed quality failing badly in the newer machines, notably those being manufactured in India -- case in point: 5055E and 5075 tractors experiencing multiple "assembly line" issues --- seat belts hanging/binding...
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