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I am still struggling to find a used diesel zero-turn to replace my aging JD 430. I wanted a Kubota ZD because they have built-in jacks, but good ones don't pop up often at realistic prices. Right now, I can get an okay deal ($8900 asking) on a Gravely Pro Turn 460 with a Kubota engine. A...

1. Experts on the Internet say to keep a mini-excavator's blade behind you when digging. 2. Experts on the Internet say to keep a mini-excavator's blade in front of you when digging. Help.

Yesterday I picked up a new QR16K AGT 15-horse gas excavator. For $5K, there was no way to resist. I should be able to get rid of it with a minimal loss if I don't like it. I have questions, of course. 1. People are saying I should change the hydraulic fluid because the Chinese put everything...

I am looking at a TYM T574. The lower seat cushion has to be replaced. I have not found it online. The entire seat costs $1270, and people say TYM's seats are not great. Is there a good aftermarket seat cusion that will fit? I don't think TYM offers the cushion by itself.

Would you buy an 800-hour tractor that had a head gasket blow and was then repaired by a dealer?

TYM 2020 T574 hydrostatic, 800 hours, ag tires, Land Pride grapple and bucket. Assuming no surprises, what is it worth?

When I bought my Kubota, it came with a JD garden tractor and an E-Z-GO ST350 Workhorse, which is a 350-cc gas cart with a dump bed. It has a Subaru Robin engine. The cart is not bad, but the company that makes it behaves like it works out of somebody's spare bedroom. Is it E-Z-GO? Is it...

Here's something fun. I make my own pizza, because pizza is THE best food, but since my son was born a while back, I have only made two Sicilians. Yesterday, I had to have one, and you see it below. My thin NYC pizza is okay, but my Sicilian is the best pizza I have ever had anywhere. New York...

I saw an ad for a Kubota MX5200 with 1500 hours. The price looked nice to me, but this thing has the wonderful emissions stuff that requires high revs and can result in $$$$$$ repairs. I would never, ever violate any type of environmental regulation, ever, even though I run my tractor about 30...

Now that I'm installing rear remotes on my Kubota L3710, I have new hoses flopping around. Before I spend all day Googling and hoping I come up with a good way to anchor them, is there some product out there that is generally considered best? It looks like two hoses will have to run inside my...

Got myself a W.R. Long 2-spool remote kit for my L3710 HST ROPS. It came with comprehensive installation instructions. One page. I didn't know these things required electricity, because, hello, hydraulics. The instructions say, "Connect the red wire to a hot wire on your tractor." You know...

I bit the bullet and ordered a 2-spool rear remote kit for my Kubota L3710. This should give me the ability to run a flail mower with hydraulics. I guess this will be an old question no one wants to hear again, but how much mower can I run? I have a 30-HP PTO. It runs a 6-foot King Kutter...

If I want to put rear hydraulics on a Kubota L3710 for an offset flail mower, how big a kit do I need? I assume it would be the minimum number of spools since all it does is rotate the mower.

I have a little Fimco sprayer. I also have a cargo carrier on the back of my tractor for chainsaws and such. I would like to put the sprayer on the platform and use it to kill weeds. Ordinarily, I use an EZGO, but using a sprayer is not good for the paint. The sprayer can connect easily to the...

Is there a product that will keep things from rattling in this 2" ballast box receiver?

I keep adding chainsaws to my collection. I used to have terrible debris tines on my bucket, and they moved around all the time. I made my own debris fork out of them, and now I have no bucket when I use the fork. That means I can't put saws in the bucket. I have a Titan ballast box I can put...

I have been looking for a Kubota zero turn so I can dump my John Deere 430. A dealer is offering a 2015 Kubota ZD326S for $9900. It has 340 hours on the meter. I would have to pay someone to haul it 200 miles. Sound reasonable for this model?

A while back, my John Deere 430 slowed down, and it turned out the air filter was dirty. I blew it out with compressed air, and the revs went back up. Seems like it may be slowing down again, and it hasn't been long since I cleaned it. Is it possible to keep cleaning these things, or is it...

My L3710 has an LA681 loader. Sometimes a valve will stick when the loader is going up, and the loader will continue creeping up very slowly. I removed the boot from the lever, and I looked around under it. I couldn't find anything to grease. What's going on?

A tester says my Kubota L3710's 2019 Autocraft Gold non-AGM battery is reaching the end of the line. Is there any point in getting an AGM battery for an old tractor? I don't know whether an AGM battery will like the Kubota's charging system.

I had a bunch of rotting oaks removed from my property because they were eventually going to fall, and I didn't want them hitting the house or workshop. Now I have a big area behind my workshop, maybe 10,000 square feet, which is free of trees but lumpy and full of weeds and various types of...

I have a Kubota L3710 with HST. It began refusing to crank this year. I noticed that the tractor would start when I jiggled the F/R pedal, so I thought there had to be a sensor somewhere that prevented the tractor from starting unless the pedal was disengaged. I have since been told this model...

I paid a crew to cut something like 15 oak trees and one cherry, ranging from maybe 10" thick at chest height to over two feet. I now have a bunch of stumps. I had the idea that the crew had some kind of Kaiju-type machine that would rip the stumps out of the ground, but it turned out I was the...

I went out and looked at two mowers to replace my elderly John Deere 430. I picked out a Scag and checked it out, and then I went to Kubota and looked at pretty much the only comparable thing they had. Both products are American-made, although I guess the Kubota's Kawasaki engine must be...

My 430 managed to develop a new problem, and I made it worse. There are three rigid fuel lines going into the top of the injector pump on the port side of the engine. The center line, part number AM876210, was slowly dripping diesel where it went into the thing it goes into, which may be a...

I have several things to ask about. 1. My Kubota L3710 has an L681 loader. The forward/reverse pedal is causing the tractor to fail to start. I am told it needs greasing. Is there a zerk down there somewhere? I haven't been able to find it. 2. I'm supposed to grease the loader control lever...

This isn't about a tractor, exactly, but I have a tractor, so I feel I should be allowed to cheat. I have a gas EZGO with a big hole in a tire. It was patched with a plug long before I got the cart, and it held air for years, but then it started leaking. I redid the patch, and it's not working...

I have a JD 430 yard tractor, and it seems like I have to work on it 5 times a year. Every time, I learn something new about John Deere abusing customers by making things hard to work on or more expensive than they have to be. This tractor ate its alternator belt, and in order to replace it...

I posted a thread about my bush hog, and I complained about the PTO shaft being hard to remove and install. People said they were all like that. I went out and looked at it, and I realized my problem is the guard, not the shaft. I don't know a whole lot about PTO-driven implements because I only...

I have neglected my old King Kutter bush hog, and now I want to hitch it up. This bush hog has two mysterious chains up by the front. They have bent bars on the ends of them, and the bars have holes for pins or bolts. They don't fit the pins the tractor attaches to. They're too small. I can't...

I have a subsoiler for a Cat 1 hitch, and I use it with a 37-HP tractor. I got it so I could hook it under roots and stumps and pull stuff out. I had to modify it a little, because the ears that held the lower pins bent when I put a lot of stress on the subsoiler. I welded in gussets, and now I...

I have no idea what a used excavator is worth. Does $27500 for a Caterpillar 304CR with 2000 hours sound like a typical market price? It's an 11000-pound machine.

I have a Titan ballast box on the back of my Kubota L3170. This is your standard Chinese steel box. It has a receiver in the bottom...

I've been told you never stand on or under anything held up by hydraulics alone because of the small possibility of a hose bursting and causing the load to fall. On the other hand, I've seen a lot of people on the web, putting platforms of various kinds on FEL's, lifting them up, and using them...

Last year I converted my Kubota L3710 and bucket to quick attach, and that meant I could no longer use my crazy chain-on fork tines. I decided to cut them up and make a quick-attach fork. Seeing the way the world was going kind of killed my enthusiasm for a lot of things, but I got back to...

The front tires on my Kubota L3710 were not looking great, and one came off the rim a couple of times. They have a lot of cracks. I decided to get new front tires. The original tires were Goodyear turf tires, and I found out they were rated at 1000 pounds, which seemed ridiculous for a...

I converted my bucket to quick attach, so now I have to take my old chain-on forks and turn them into a single attachment. I have been busy cutting and welding. The tines are heavily rusted on the bottom. I am getting rid of the bulk of the rust with a stripper disk and grinder. After that, I...

The front tires on my Kubota have seen better days. I am thinking I should replace them. I don't understand why they are so cracked and nasty while the rears look perfect, but I guess I should be glad the expensive ones are in the best shape. I was thinking I should buy new tires, take the...

My tractor is back from the dealership. Now I have to change the hydraulic oil. It's around 13 gallons, and 10 of those gallons are in 5-gallon pails, so not easy to pour from. Maybe I should have asked the dealer to do it, but based on what they charged for the repair, it probably would have...

Hope it's okay to put a backhoe question here. I saw an interesting backhoe on the web. At 29.5K, the price is right, since I would probably be putting under 200 hours a year on it. I don't need a new machine. Anyway, generally, ads for these things are pretty lame. "Hours unknown." No...

I have to get a rollback truck to move my Kubota L3710 to the dealer for repair. The dealer can't load it because I can't start the engine to lift the loader. It has to be a truck without ramps. Is it possible to roll an HST tractor with the engine in gear? Failing that, will it go into neutral...

I have to replace the front cover on my Kubota myself because the guy who said he would do it has disappeared. I got the radiator and other obstacles off. Now I have to remove the nut on the front end of the crank. This appears to be a 45mm nut. My biggest impact socket is 23. My biggest...

I have a Kubota L3710 which I generally use with brush forks. I don't grow row crops. Most of what I do is general property maintenance. I cut and move trees. I bush hog when I have no choice. I use the tractor for lifting stuff. I move dirt with it. The guy who used to own this farm sold me...

When I took my Kubota steering cylinder to be rebuilt, I could move the piston by hand. Now I need to finish installing it, and the shop left it in the wrong position. How do I pull the rod out so it lines up in the tractor frame? I can't use the tractor's hydraulic system to do it because the...

I have a guy who is trying to fix my L3710, which has a hole in the front gear case. He says this is a common problem because Kubota put the steering cylinder in the wrong place. They break and go through gear cases. He says he has a problem. To adjust the injection timing, he believes he needs...

I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but I have a John Deere 430 garden tractor with a 60" deck, and I am sick of it. It seems like I spend more time repairing it than using it, and John Deere is a real jerk about parts. My alternator is a great example. It looks like I need a new one, and...

I tried to pull a big rock out of my yard with my Kubota L3710 and got nowhere. Today it occurred to me that I should think about getting a come-along. So how hard can a 37-horse tractor pull? I don't really know. I can get a come-along that supposedly pulls with two tons of force. I also have...

While I have my Kubota L3710 apart to fix the steering cylinder, I want to change the motor oil, hydraulic fluid, and filters. Are there better oil and hydraulic fuel filters than OEM? Figured I should ask before spending the money.

With help from forum members, I dug into my Kubota L3710 to see why fluid was pouring out. I saw that it shot out from the rear of the steering cylinder when I turned the wheel, so it looks like the seal is gone. Has anyone here repaired this issue on this model? I can't even see how to get to...

I have an L3710 with an LA681 loader. I need to change the steering hoses. That means I need to get the side covers off. That means I need to take the front loader off. I looked at videos of people showing how simple it was to take Kubota loaders off. Put two struts down, pop two pins out...

I'm just about done converting my Kubota LA681 bucket to SSQA. I cut the mount plate I bought, and I'm installing in in two pieces; one on each end of the bucket. How much clearance do I need between the outsides of the SSQA adaptor and the insides of the mount plates? I assume they don't have...

Don't know if this is quite the right subforum for this, but... I am tired of parking my Kubota L3710 and John Deere 430 garden tractor in the rain, so I am considering adding a steel building to my property. It looks like I will need something that will at least slow mice down, since they...

My Kubota L3170 has started leaking fluid under the front end. It appears to be coming from above the two steering lines that are exposed on the bottom of the tractor. Moving the FEL doesn't seem to affect it, but turning the steering wheel under power makes the fluid leak fast. The other day I...

Here is where I am at in converting my Kubota 60" LA681 bucket to SSQA. Removing the ears was not a lot of fun. I have a solid 3/8" mount plate waiting to be attached. Obviously, I don't need all this metal, but I couldn't get exactly what I want, so I am going to cut this plate down. How much...

I have been trying to decide what to do about converting my Kubota L3710 to SSQA. I was thinking I would get an adaptor and then attach a plate to my bucket. Now I'm thinking maybe I should just get a new bucket and sell my old one. Has anyone here tried the Everything Attachments Wicked...

I am using my Kubota L3710 more these days, and I am not happy with the tines mounted on the bucket. They are strong enough, but they are a pain to remove and attach, and they are hard on the bucket. Picture attached. Is there something better out there? Maybe an attachment that doesn't need a...

I think I still have some fluid leaking from the hydraulics on my JD 430, after installing a new rear cylinder. The fittings don't swivel, so it is possible for the hoses to store energy after you install them and try to unscrew the fittings over time. I want to add couplers that turn, so the...

I have a Kubota L3710 with a front end loader. It is stored indoors. Yesterday I realized I could add 50 square feet of useful space to the workshop by storing the Kubota with the loader and brush forks raised. I prefer not to be crushed by a falling front end loader, so I want to brace the...

I have a steel John Deere dump cart that was thrown in when I bought my 430. I have never used it, and I want to get rid of it. Wondering if anyone here has a good idea what it would bring on Craigslist. Based on what I've seen online, I would guess that I could get $200 for it, but I don't...

Because the muffler tore off my John Deere 430, I am about to put a different exhaust on it. The old muffler and exhaust pipe are 1.5" in diameter. I am putting a 1.5" stainless pipe on it, with a 4"-long baffle inside. I'm hoping the baffle will reduce the noise a little. I don't know if it...

I guess I'm going to start a fight, but I'm curious: are Kubota diesel garden tractors a pain to work on? I have a John Deere 430. Today I learned that in order to change an alternator belt, I have to remove the driveshaft. The "quick release" mower deck is basically a device designed to...

My old John Deere 430 overheated twice yesterday. Steam came out of the overflow hose. The first time it overheated, I looked on the web for answers, and then I cleaned the grass out of the radiator. I would say it was somewhere around 25% obstructed. I ran the mower again, and it heated up...

I'm thinking of getting a boom pole for the rear of my Kubota L3710. The local Rural King sells a heavy-duty Tarter job for about $300. I'm wondering how to attach things to the pole. Do I just get a length of 3/8" chain and use two shackles and a slip hook? Also wondering if there is...

I have a 72" King Kutter bush hog. I started leaving it outdoors because I was tired of losing workshop space to it. Problem: it has areas that trap rain. I was thinking of drilling a few 1/2" holes in the deck to let water go through. Good idea or not? Seems like the manufacturer would have...

I started a thread about a 60" mower deck for a 430 garden tractor, and I got off on a tangent worthy of a new thread. My deck's parts diagram calls for M63810 bearings on the blade shafts. I looked these things up. They're shielded, which means grease can get in, but dirt can't. When you look...

Help Loosening up Pivot Shaft on 60" Deck I have a John Deere 430. Removing the mower deck is a pain. There is a lever on the left side, and you pull it to rotate a part that connects two arms to the deck. The rotating part has two big flanges that press against the inside of the frame. It's...

Not sure if this belongs in the general Hydraulics area or what, but here I go. My L3710 leaks hydraulic fluid like crazy. When I bought it used, the mechanic who inspected it said it needed new coupler. Yesterday, I cleaned off the manifold or whatever it's called, and then I let the tractor...

I have some annoying oak stumps, cut flush with the ground. I have tried potassium nitrate on them, but they refuse to rot. The tree trunks were only maybe 10" across, but the root balls are more like 20". I tried removing one with a subsoiler. It rocks, but that's about it. Wondering if...

I have a 1992 John Deere 430. I bought it used. Works fine. I had a mechanic look at it before I bought it, and he said the only issue was a hydraulic oil leak around the rear PTO seal. He said the repair involved a cheap seal, and he seemed confident that I could do it myself. I need to fix it...

I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with fuel shutoff solenoids on Kubota tractors. A few weeks back, my Kubota L3710 decided to quit shutting off when the key was turned to the OFF position. I figured I had a dead solenoid. I had a hard time getting into the tractor to look at it...

My Kubota L3710 has a front end loader. I want to open the hood or whatever it's called to change a fuel solenoid and do maintenance. The loader is in the way. I saw a video where a guy claimed Kubota tractors have a part that holds front end loaders up. You detach it from the frame, raise the...

I bought a heavy 30-foot strap for my tractor, for pulling things. I also have a chain. I would never use a rope, because from my boating experience, I know a nylon rope can stretch 40% of its length, snap, and strike like a whip. Really bad things have happened when nylon lines have pulled...

I got my Titan ballast box painted and attached. I had 700 pounds of sand waiting. The ads say it has an 800-pound capacity, and they say you can fill it with rocks or sand. Guess how much sand it holds? I have 350 pounds in the box right now, and it's nearly full. I believe it would hold...

I decided to keep the last Titan ballast box I received. They sent me one that was beaten up, and I got them to replace it. Then they replaced it with one which was still beaten up, but less so. I decided I would rather have a beaten-up box than wait until a miracle occurred and Fedex delivered...

My tractor came with some kind of aftermarket forks on it. I will include a photo. These forks are unbelievably useful. I pick up brush with them. I carry logs carrying hundreds of pounds. I use them several times a week. I even use them to move large packages. Problem: they are nearly...

I ordered a Pat's Easy Change kit for my Kubota L3710 because the 3-point hitch was a frigging nightmare. I am trying to install it. I managed to get my bush hog loose from the top link and the lower arms, but the PTO shaft shield is not cooperating. It's a long tube with two yellow collars on...

My Kubota L3710 no longer shuts down when I turn the ignition...or whatever it would be called on a diesel...off. I read that the most likely cause is a dead solenoid. The fuse that runs to it is okay. I want to fix it myself. I can't get my tractor to a dealer unless I pay someone to haul it...

My farm has rocks. They are annoying, especially when I hit them with the lawnmower. Yesterday I dug a suitcase-sized rock mostly loose and then tried to pop it out of the ground with the tractor, but I drove it under a root, so I'm going to have to cut the root and start over. I have read that...

I live on a farm in northern Florida. I don't grow anything except squirrels and spiders. I have around 16 acres of leathery bahia grass and about 18 acres of live oak woods. I have a 72" King Kutter bush hog. It works okay on brush, but it tends to push grass over without cutting it. Also...

New guy in northern Florida. I have a Kubota L3710 and a John Deere 430 mower. I look after 34 acres. I have about 16 acres of bahia grass. The rest is mostly live oak woods. I am not a farmer. I just like having some distance between me and my neighbors.