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As I promised in post #17 more than half a year ago, I'm attaching a video about the wrong but adapted implement for this tractor :)

Thank you. My enthusiasm for such works is fading over the years, but inertia remains. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Here I offer another video. I know it's not for me to teach the much better engineering minded US community, but still, maybe someone will find it useful.

Here is a video overview of the minor work done on the B72 tractor.

So, here is the general view of the tractor with implement. It seems to work fine, although as I wrote before, this lawn mower is not suitable for this tractor, but the adaptation was successful. There is a video in preparation about it.

One of the last planned tasks was this - simple, but very important. It's ergonomics. The seat springs seemed to work too hard for my body weight, as the rubber dampers touch the bottom and therefore it feels the shocks. After it turned out that the springs still have a few millimeters of...

After installing the ballast, it turned out that the exhaust pipe was blowing gas right into it. I had to put a nozzle on the pipe, directing the exhaust gas to the side.

A ballast from an unknown tractor in the front was fitted and bolted.

After assembling the three-point kit, it turned out that the lower arms descend too high - 330 mm at a lower hitch point. This doesn't allow to attach an implement with a low (222 mm) hitching point. That's why both lift links had to be lengthened by welding up a piece of steel strip on each of...

Well, let's continue. Changes have happened. I changed the tractor GB15 to B72. They are almost identical. But the B72 is equipped with power steering, which I will need when attaching up heavy implements and adding ballast up front. All conversions described in this thread are carried...

Maybe check out this one: Yanmar 2310 Tractor Manual It asks to sign up before downloading. Be careful.

My dealer (Kubota and JCB) in cases when the customer cannot use the warranty tractor at all due to lack of parts or repair technology, assigns him a demo or replacement company tractor. This is his obligation determined by the distributor. The client may not know this and may not even ask...

In my country, bolts and nuts with inch thread are also expensive, rarely used and ordered individually. When there is a need for them, we check whether we can find them in the market, how long the order will take, etc. If this is not satisfactory, we go to turners who usually have the ability...

I've noticed that even when you get through the legal part of a self-defense gun training course, you have a narrower understanding of it when you're young than you do in, say, 20 years. Fortunately, there was no need to use a weapon during that period.

When changing the front axle from one type of tractor to another, it is more important to consider the gear ratio than the tire diameter. Since both axles are from tractors of the same manufacturer with little difference in year of manufacture, chances are they will have the same gear ratios.

In my opinion, if engine idle speed is enough to keep running a hydraulic pump which feeds splitter cylinder, then everything is fine. More or less it's the load. Usually diesels do not like maximum RPMs. At idle they may not fully burn fuel mixture, but if later you will give it some more use...

Yes, it's mine. These are the prototypes only. Work great. In case of serial or mass production need I'm ready to discuss. The product could be patented by a manufacturer. Thank you guys for paying attention.

Is this product good? Found it on a local market for €5.5.

Found out. To those like me who may need it for Kubota GB-15 tractor. Pivot axle seal: Kubota part #: 6A320-56220; Prod. NOK part #: AQ2869F. Front wheel axle seal: Kubota part#: T0430-57340; Prod. NOK PART #: AQ2070E.

I would be very thankful if someone might pass a Kubota part number of the front axle seal (vertical one) for this GB-15 tractor? What I know is that this seal fits very many tractors, including B72. And not only Kubota.

Do you see this? 'Manage' button is on the top, RH side. If you click on it, you should see the following screen. My question was just about that.

Try to click on 'Manage' button on the left of 'Grid' and 'List' buttons. Is that what you are looking for?

Clever, unforgettable man. R.I.P.

Sometimes it sounds strange when defence against an obvious danger to the world, or e.g. the admission of Finland and Sweden to the NATO Alliance depends on elections or some countries (such like Hungary or Turkey). It seems we didn't learn the lessons of WW2. Dune buggies are really effective...

Okay, back to the project. I managed to grind the gaps between the steps. The rain shows where you need to make gentle slopes on the steps to avoid water accumulation. Grinding disc used. Works great.

Correct. Slight voluntary loss of sovereignty isn't equal to full loss of sovereignty and identity in case of aggression by force. If in a few words.

You probably have had a cruise ship tour. Estonia is really beautiful. There are excellent dishes at the restaurants in Tallinn. I always love to visit this country too. Poland is comparatively big and very fast developing country with a big number of different kinds of business. Poles are nice...

Hay Dude, the man's name meaning country's capital name is very rare here. At least me, I hear it the first time. But it's okay. I remember you have mentioned somewhere in another thread you have Lithuanian roots. I thought... uh, is this world so small? But I'm sure the history of your family...

Have the same problem here. A mesh around each tree helps.

Years ago when I've been working in the international division of Renault Corp. I was responsible for the affairs in several countries and traveled a lot. To tell you true, at the beginning the differences, which I could see even among small Baltic States were confusing me. Then I had to realize...

Here is a link about it: techspecs From my side I don't feel too many differences. Maybe it's because I see many different things all around the globe myself, and I got used to them. If the differences on my side could be noticeable from the other sides, then it's all right. The differences...

It moves both ways, operator seat together with a steering wheel and all control equipment rotates around. It's a BCS, 97 HP tractor.

I'd say repairable, since I know a man who specializes in wheel repair near by me, has perfect equipment. He's living just about 7 time zones from you. :rolleyes:

Lets step aside a bit out of topic and make an interruption in our stair building process. I know you fellows see in the pics some lack of quality on those stairs (cracks...). I've really made a mistake in one stage of concreting. But I thought it'll be even worse. Anyway I'm still optimistic...

It seems to me that the only way to beware slippage in the winter on the outside stairs is ... a handrail. :unsure::)

Eddie, my grinder works great and quite fast. I'll seek to make each stair under slight angle to let water to go down. Even if I would install tile, the surfaces should be grinded, because they are very rough. In addition, the tiles accumulate moisture among and under them which freezes, experts...

You're right. Recently I have tested my grinding tools on another project I have carried out weeks ago. It is also the stairs on my parents' tomb, which I also concreted. The diamond disc worked great, the job took not much time, just it's too much of dust. Some watering helped. Since we'll have...

The side look of the stairs. Formwork removed. A look from underneath. The look of the two top stairs. The upper one got a test putty, the lower one like the rest ones will be grinded and also puttied.

So, here it is on a tractor. The layout of the hydraulic lines. Control panel. In case of rotary tiller inclination management you can choose automatic control of a hydraulic cylinder (CAT 0). In other cases (CAT 1) - manual. This job is finished. A static test was done, no fluid leak...

Good idea. (y) I think the rear grapple can do a harder job than when mounted on a FEL. It affects the tractor less negatively, because its rear axle is stronger than the front one. Of course, you can't lift the load high, that's the cons. It might be good for moving bigger boulders out of the...

Okay, back to this project. I have cut and grinded the sides of the top link bracket with the integrated holes for the quick couplers and painted. I have to wait for the paint to dry to be able to assemble it with the already made hydraulic pipes. That will allow me either to connect former...

Yeah, I was thinking about it. But I decided to use a diamond grinder later to even the horizontal surfaces of the stairs, because I'll have to putty the whole surfaces anyways.

The pics with the removed formwork will soon be published.

The last job... concrete pouring. Uh...

And here is how it looks like when finished.

Further construction of the beam formwork.

The three bottom formwork boards needed to be supported by hammered poles to prevent them from bent by the concrete. The tops of the poles were cut according to the dimension required.

I had to find non standard 2 x 6.5 m long boards for the beam formwork. Then I had to trim the ends of the floor board at an angle. Because the total calculated height of the stairs somehow did not match, no matter how hard I tried. This had to be done with a hand saw.

OK. Lets continue the project. This is how a formwork looks like from underneath.

Not yet. I'm executing several projects at the same time. Sorry for delay. :)

Correct (y)

Since here was mentioned Frank (I am a fan of his music, played a couple of his songs, even sung when I was much younger) let me mention one thing which I'm sure nobody on TBN knows. Today, two hours ago I've earned $100. Well not billion, but... Really! Look at a picture I've made to prove this...

I know for sure that wooden elements need to be separated from concrete. But sudden temperature fluctuations in the metal usually generate condensate, which can adversely affect both wood and concrete during the winter or wet season or in crosswinds with rain. I am going to use plastic tape for...

I welded up those 5 supports under the wooden columns with the continuous rebar. All this together with the concrete will form a whole lower beam structure and will be connected to the stairs. I am still going to weld the long nuts to the rebar so that I can cover the finished concrete beam with...

After that it's time to place 5 welded supports under the columns (shown in the post #63). And to continue welding of rebar for the last 2 upper steps and the concrete beam.

The lower beam pieces from under the columns had to be removed in the other way - while slightly lifting the columns (within the gap provided by the support posts) using a screw jack.

Now I can cut a lower rotten beam into pieces and remove them.

To release the download of a balcony and upper wooden beam I used a tractor's forklift and a wooden lifting post. Then placed 3 wooden support posts. Pic with a forklift released and lifting post removed. Pics of how the columns look like while released. And how a balcony from under...

I've made 5 supports to be sunk in the concrete of a new beam under each column.

Some pics to observe a concrete quality visually. I tried to hit it with a hammer many times in different places. Looks like it's not brittle or soft. I also did not find any cracks during solidification, except for those left over due to the uneven distribution of the concrete (not many, but my...

Next thing I have to do is to rearrange a stationary connected hydraulic cylinder, dedicated for the rotary tiller angle balance, into the port. To do this I couldn't find a better place on a tractor to locate both ports except to fabricate a special 3 pt top link bracket to be able to fit...

I will use quite a comparatively heavy implement on this tractor - Mateng G.FM-150H finish mower with a hydraulic off set, which weights 266 kg. Although it is too big for this small tractor (it requires more HP), but the decision to purchase this one was mine anyway. That's one of the reasons a...

Very good. I thought so, but was not sure. I was prepared it'll be between 4 an 5 cm. Many thanks.

The current look of the stairs.

I'm sorry, my question was probably incorrect. I will need to make that beam of concrete. It doesn't exist yet. But before that I need to know, how should I place the rebar in the formwork correctly.

Ok, lets go further with the project. Before that I have something to ask. I'd be much appretiated if someone might answer a question. How deep should the rebar be sunk in the concrete as shown in a picture below? I mean distances "x" and "y"? Thank you in advance.

Installation of a 3 point hitch optional link on my new/old Kubota Granbia-boy GB-15. I had to reweld the top ends of both lifting rods. Those were welded just straight. It was a need to make them under an angle. Another thing I didn't like was arrangement of the stabilizers. It was...

Excellent approach which engages our communities to help each other. (y) So do I.

Thank you for posting this nice video. :LOL:(y) Usually I am somebody's fault finder :devilish:. I also often fight for consumer rights 🕵️‍♂️. This time, however, I am not in the fight for the seal leakage with them. The company that sold me the tractor provided me a discount, plus supplied me...

Taking advantage of the fact that you asked me, I will answer. When my wife is doing small jobs (flowers, bushes, gardens ...) and asks me to bring something with a tractor, till a small area of land, mow small grass, etc., I often answer her, let's wait for accumulation of more jobs to do. Then...

I took into consideration your remark and did the job you were talking about. Yes, the springs were completely pressed down. All four bolts were sitting too deep in the hubs, so I decided to make them longer by welding up their tips. Here's how I did it.

Thank you Doughknob and pennwalk for your response. The info you have supplied have been managed to work with. I'm worrying this thread might be closed due to its political inclination. Therefore I would kindly invite TBNers to visit TNT site and to talk more about the Muscovite crisis on the...

You have a lathe if I remember. These cheap drops of different grade steel are invaluable for you.

Thank you, fellow. The profiles are the residuals from the old products the company fabricated some time ago. They are happy they found a client for that. OTOH this mech-shop is a good friend of mine. They participated in my tractor dump bucket project.

Today I've got some material for my 2 in 1 implement :) pallet forks + screw log splitter Here it is: 1/ steel profile 100x50x10 mm for the forks; 2/ calibrated steel strip 100x20 mm, length 820 mm for the crossbars. It costed me €100 totally.

I'm sorry, Eddie it has happened to your Mom. Hope all will be Ok. The scammers usually need fast money. But to do this they need to get the acceptance of a person they are going to steal from. I was in the similar situation, when was looking to purchase a container. I've got an invoice with a...

The mech-shop manager called me today and informed that they had already cut the profiles for me that I would use in my new pallet forks project. It will be assigned for a small GB-15 tractor (CAT1), but will also have to fit a large one (CAT2). Although I have a forklift stem adapted to a 3 pt...

Here is a just created video about how I had to fix my concrete mixing machine before starting all works. It was broken its LH side axle.

Well, not the tractor video, but possibly future related one. :) What wonders me is just how long will it take to train them to operate tractor?

Thank you for explanation. In my posts I used an expression "Concrete Sand", that's how we call it. It means the sand already includes small stones. I have bought it from the sand quarry where they make it. They sell the sifted and washed sand with up to 15 mm stones left ready for mixture.

It's really nice you described some points on my future works. (y) 1/ I don't know the meaning of expression "to include aggregate". 2/ I've already learned a good lesson on the water proportion in this thread. I'll have to merge fresh concrete with the existing one. In this case I know I will...

I think there are lots of such products or even better ones made in N. American states. It was just my thought you could see this one in a market just among many others as a competitor.

Thank you for sharing your experience. In any case, like I've stated earlier, I planned to putty the whole surface of the stairs with a Finnish product called Weber Outdoor Repair. It's a really good one, I used that already. Here's a video just in Danish. The cement I'm using called...

Curiosity and simplicity. To see how it works. :)

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It could be Ukrainian. At least the one in a pic is in UKR colors. Anyway, it's very interesting.

If you mean dairy babushka's farm in 30-60 hectares, then it's OK.

For the time being... But now please sit down and relax. :) I'll tell you the thing you never knew. The engine of this tractor is ЯМЗ-238, but in reality it's a very old version of DETROIT engine There are two versions of it: 6 cylinder ЯМЗ-236 and 8 cylinder ЯМЗ-238. Both are still in use...

I supposed you meant something like this while saying about lining up as the targets. :cool:

Look how high is its air intake pipe on the left hand side going from a fender above the roof! No way.

Just an answer. In direct meaning - nobody knows, until the conflict didn't spread out and didn't touch NATO. In indirect - it already technically supports Ukraine much. Many countries involved. Ukraine is stronger now like it was never before, and the opposite side knows that.

Yes they do: DTZ UMZ ХТЗ DTZ sells well. These are Chinese tractors just assembled in Ukraine. Don't exactly know about two others. XT3 could be busy with heavy military machines.

Most wars start because of the resources. But OK, let's go back to the tractors, until we're not closed. :rolleyes:

My promise. It's interesting, because the screw consists of three different dimension cones. I never saw such before. Most of them have a double cone.

Who knows what's turning in the heads on the other part of globe? In fact, next to my land. :oops: Ha-ha-ha! :LOL::LOL:

Be careful! Some of them may do business only. :cool:

That's why it is important what meanwhile the delegations in Switzerland are talking about. Hope all will be OK.

Tremendously. And you know the consequences.

I would spray some vodka on a clutch thru the hole. I'm spraying vodka nearly every day around the door rubber and on a windshield of my car. It really helps. Maybe it'll help to unstick a clutch too? Never tried.

My Google translation from General characteristics of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine: "Agricultural production in Ukraine splits approximately evenly between private farmers (52.7%) and corporate and state farms (47.3%). At the same time, the corporate sector produces the bulk of export...

With the millions hectares of steppes and 25 % of the world's reserves of black soil Ukraine is one of the biggest agricultural production exporter in the World. It could be even bigger, if its agriculture would be modernized. The "villages" you're talking about do not count. Couple of links...

Even if I know the emerging dangers, I still always thank everyone for warning. Yes, for sure, it will be done. I've seen how that vertical bar should be arranged. Thanks again for reminder. (y)

This probably will be my first attachment for this GB-15. 🤔:rolleyes: I've bought it from a man who made it (lathe operator) for €70. They are more expensive here on the market than this price. I will arrange it on a 3pt pallet forks which I'm gonna make myself so it'll be 2 attachments in...

I think so too - the seals have hardened. We have seal softening products here too. But right after I've sent a pm to the dealer who sold me a tractor, I've got a call that they have the required seals on stock. I think I'll wait for warmer climate conditions and will replace the seals. Thanks...

Ukraine is the country of sleeping agricultural potential especially from technology point of view. The companies which will create machinery for them will prosper. And not only huge machines. There are hardworking and creative people there, they love their fertile land, they know how to...

No limits for tractors, until you reach speed equal to the limit of truck speed. It is only said you need to drive a tractor at safe speed. But it could be different in each EU country. The highest JCB version may run at about 90 km/h. Most fast modern tractors equipped with front axle...

I don’t think anyone in Western technology is far ahead or far behind. Simply, every design bureau gets the technical tasks and works the way as required. In this case, if the task were to create a tractor with a low center of gravity, maneuverable on narrow and winding roads, having good...

I am indescribably grateful to all the TBN members who have contributed to this thread. I thought I’d just share some information about what I'm doing. But the events turned out so, that I got a lot of fantastic advices on an issue. No one was obliged to respond, but yes, everyone is doing it in...

Well it's a very interesting feature of that concrete! Too much water in the mixture proportion is bad, but plentiful watering during curing time is recommended! I assume the covering a concrete is desirable even in summer to protect it from sun heating and too fast curing. But a plastic cover...

Simple and good explanation. Thank you. One consolation is remaining - there were no cracks noticed after days and weeks passed from the pouring day. The question now is - ether I am at the edge to ruin entire project, or I ruined it. We'll see it in the spring. I did the same while the...

Not only because of pandemic. Europe is overloaded with illegal migrants. The containers are swept from everywhere for making the residentials for them. You can't find a single one of any dimension to purchase (I need one). The prices are terrible.

No, I didn't use a tractor for snow removal. I did just some test drive. And it was left with the wheels completely in the left position. Maybe that could cause a leakage. With the wheels in straight position there was no leak noticed. Week ago I've noticed a few drops of oil on the ground. This...

Oh no... First problems... A tractor was stored in a garage for a week and here comes a trouble: front axle final drive and steering pivot axle seals are leaking! It was driven just a few times on the snow for a test and that's it.

I believe what you say. I just haven’t decided yet. I don’t want to be overloaded with implements that are really needed, but have a finite use. Means - you did a job and you don't need it anymore. All the more so, some implements, even those like phd, can be rented here. But we'll see, the...

It looks expensive to me. Wouldn't it be cheaper to build a temporary barn on your own to store materials?

Good idea. Since the roes eat our flowers, my wife is asking me to think about a fence to protect flowers from them. So probably I'll need phd to build a fence. But I was not sure if 15 hp engine will be enough for that. I was going to do it with a M9000.

Thank you for approval. :)

Very good question. (y) Checked it out while purchasing. PTO has both directions in 540 rpm. And a regular direction in 1000 rpm.

Yeah, but there are many pages... Maybe one day ...

Meanwhile I'm thinking about the attachments, and how to collect them. Winter time is dedicated for that. It's not easy, 'cause you always need to remember - 15 hp is not the same like 90 hp of M9000, when I got used not to think about power. :) I'll post more pics later.

Well it's not an introduction of a new member. I want to inform TBN users that I just replaced my username saracenas into another one - ArtMech. This is the approval: "Your username change from saracenas to ArtMech has been approved."

Is there any Translate app for desktop to translate Owner's Manual in many pages? I found it for this tractor in Japanese in a link posted by 5030 on another thread. Thank you in advance.

Check glow plugs and possible fuel leak. Fuses may lead to the glow plugs.

Since this video is probably created in Russia, let me be an expert for you. :cool::) There is a military stove intended for military tent heating. It is small and made of cast iron, that's why the firewood blocks should be short. They provide heat while active only. The guys in a video could...

When I discussed concreting with knowledgeable people before all the work, most of them said that if you want to fill in the formwork well, make more liquid concrete. It's all about in HOW MUCH MORE liquid - 0,55; 0,6; 0,65...? This is not my first time concreting in my life, and I have some...

Then train your dog not to touch dead mouse. It can be very worth it... :)

I was successful as much as sixdogs did first time ever last year - caught 4 mice at once too. Totally within December - 20 units. I feed our crows with them caught. I'm putting them in always the same place. Crows got used often to fly around that place while waiting for the prey. I've heard...

We are already doing this with our many years of experience in mind.

Yeah, the language is a problem already. Some 10-20 years ago I was speaking English nearly fluently. I was arranging international conventions, meetings etc. My working language was completely English. Now I don't speak English at all, just reading and listening. For instance the word "wet" or...

What was important from my point of view (and from what I was reading), is that if I do not remove the formwork but leave it on for the winter time, I must release it, it means I had to unscrew the wood screws, so to provide the gap between formwork and concrete to allow both to expand if there...

Fluctuates around 0 C with rain and snow. I found a cute video of snow removing machines.

Well, it wasn't like soup. In my opinion it was like the one which flows from a mixer truck pipe. It doesn't create an ordinary pile if it's placed on the ground, but it makes a low, wide, wet pile. Here below how it looked like in a box. Ok, I'm gonna take some valerian pill. I'm sorry to...

OK. To make it clear I'll tell the mix proportion in metric unit liter, what I put into every mixing machine. According to volume: 1/ 40 L of concrete sand; 2/ 10 L of cement; 3/ 7 L of water. According to weight: 1/ 77 kg of concrete sand (wet); 2/ 14,4 kg of cement; 3/ 7 kg of water. 1/ and...

I was placing the concrete in the period of a positive temperature. No frost was at that time. The freeze came after 2 months. This is why I have covered the staircase to prevent it from rain water penetration and it would not freeze until the concrete hardens. The concrete now is dry.

Thank you. I never knew that. When I came to the Concrete mix plant, I was told its too small amount of concrete I need, that's why they wouldn't send a mixer truck to me. And I don't know whether they use air entrainment additive or not. I have a small electric mixer machine, bought some...

Yeah, but my "no" was dedicated to your "closure". :) Sorry for that. Happy New Year to everyone!

No, I don't even know what the 'air entrainment' means? If it’s a method of inserting concrete, then definitely not. I've made as much liquid concrete as possible to fill the formwork well. Maybe I need to be more enlightened? :unsure:

Here is a clay. Soil freezes deeply in my country, up to the range of 0.3-1.2 m. In winter, frozen clay distorts the foundations of buildings. Moreover, after digging a pit in the clay, a sand pillow still needs to be laid under the concrete and compacted. In this case, I laid a foundation in...

You, again, are lucky to have competition among the dealers of vehicles. Because U.S. is a big country, with a huge population. When you say bye, bye to one of them, another one makes lesson of it and invites you. Some of them with large sales numbers become arrogant. They think they sell well...

You were lucky, at that moment you had nothing to clean from a windshield. In case of Freightliner you would have nothing to clean in any case. :)

Ha, ha, ha... :LOL: Do you think I don't know that?

Yes, Eddie, the pics will be posted. There will be some more interesting things. :cautious:

Oh, no, no, no... That's my emotion while reading and watching this thread. It is, what I was dreaming to be around, but life blew me elsewhere. And now it's too late to get back.

Dream shop. Nothing else to add.

Thank you. You are nearly exactly on the opposite side of the globe from me. Best wishes to you too!

Your "Mini Cooper" is... okay. Do you need smaller one? Here it is, if even health hazardous.

My 3 years old grasshopper's roof height is at about every single American pick-up's bonnet height. Still no problem. :LOL:

Hope telescopic. Otherwise it would take much space inside a car. Thanks for answer.

Okay, car size in N. America is not my business. But looking at the photo in the article, I’m worried about another thing - how do short Americans clean the windshield from snow that is fitted at a sharp angle? I understand drivers of large trucks don’t need to clean it at all, just defrost it...

Here's how the rebar of lower corner is arranged. Front view of the stairs.

:LOL::LOL: But you know what? I see many crumbling staircases with cracks everywhere, even if they are built just recently. I don't know why, but looks like the builders know very well how to build the buildings, but forgot how to build the stairs. At least in my country. I don't want to have...

I envisioned this so, that when puttying the steps I'll make small slope on each step. And before that I'll put some primer and paint on each of the steel strip to seal them from humidity. Yes, they are for railing. They'll be made of steel by the local company, which specializes in such works...

+1

Here comes the time to build the concrete outdoor stairs at the entrance of the house. The process is stopped due to the winter time. I have covered the stairs to prevent concrete from sucking the water, wet snow and freeze. The last 2 upper stairs will be finished next year. I'm doing that...

No, no I don't get you wrong. If there comes a danger of rabies, you need to do something to avoid bat entering into living part of a house. It's a good idea to hang sheet or a piece of plastic mesh in the door or window. Never tried, but it should work.

Pic just for info to supplement the thread.

OK, it has happened once in 47 years. And here is nothing written, how the girl has got that bite. Maybe she touched a bat by hand or so. I don't say we need to love the bats. I'm just thinking they may live their life as we do, because they are not a competitor to humans. In my opinion we are...

In Honda version I would make bucket hitch closer to a tractor. This will allow you to load more cargo weight.

:LOL::LOL: Probably not all of us know, that bats are seeking places for hibernation. If there are many of them around, there may be not enough such places in the nature. That's why they are coming closer to the people or to the abandoned houses to find warmer places.

Wow... I didn't think this attachment might be popular in the U.S. I thought all tractor owners prefer FEL only. And yours looks good! (y) Please post a link of video if available to see how it works. On a hydraulic version I consciously avoided top-link controlled design, because it not...

I'll tell where I'm starting calculation from. Please note it's different country. Here is the rate, which you may not exceed, because competitors do the same. And the customer knows that. Therefore he won't pay you more, than to another company or the guy with well equipped tractor. This rate...

I'll be waaay unpopular saying - let them stay. They are seeking the place to hibernate. And we let them do so. Usually in the basement. We don't treat the bats as dangerous animal. Because they hunt mosquitoes. Owls hunt bats. They are important ring of nature chain. In the summer time in the...

The problem would occur if the shackle and a spring leaf will appear in line. Since there is an angle between them and its flexion is outside, not inside, than all is good. At higher loads, both elements will acquire position shown in the weldingisfun drawing, as the pair of those elements will...

Thanks for the rating. At the time, our country was in quarantine, so each had an opportunity to make the use of that time somehow. As for SMG, this was almost the most important job in my life in general. Unfortunately it didn’t have a prospect.

I don't know what is the design of L3430 front axle, but I recommend to take into account another possible reason of failure. In the below video, at the point of 1:29 take a look at a crack which may cause oil leak too.

Depends on who you assign the Russians to. If to Ruthenians, Rusyns then it's OK. If you mean Russians living in these days Russia, then no. The latter have no food consumption traditions or symbols. Unless taken over from the other nations or regions.

I have made two low budget garage helpers. Since the space is very limited both are narrow and easy to carry over them to put wherever it's needed. Welding is usually done outdoors to avoid toxic gases or grinding dust. I use them also for woodwork. You may see more about it in the following video.

You confirm what I usually say within the disputes - who won the WW2. My answer is - the country, which first of all has enough resources to feed its army. So the winner is stew. Who is the manufacturer - I believe you know. Not everyone likes my answer.

I don't know which came first - a fighting axe or a working axe? It is known a bronze age axe made in XII-IX a. BC, found in the West of Prussia, in the village named Nortikiai. Prussians was the Baltic tribe related to Lithuanians, Latvians. The scientists state it's a typical Baltic fighting...

According to Lithuanian ethnologists, 12 meals symbolize 12 months of the year. Each dish can be understood as a thank you to God (gods in pagan times) for another successful year and the opportunity to celebrate. Analyzing the menu typical of a traditional table, it could be noticed that the...

I had this issue. Before thinking about steering controller repair or replacement check the hose tightness at the controller end first. There are 4 of them. In my case leakage concerned the hose, which comes from the hydraulic pump. It was too loose. To get access you need to remove steering...

Christmas Eve dinner (12.24) differs from the Christmas lunch (12.25) in my country. The dishes of Christmas Eve must not include meat, milk, eggs or animal fat. And no alcohol indeed. We eat the dishes cooked of fish, vegetable, fruits, flour and mushroom only. There must be at least 12 dishes...

What an interesting story! How many such untold stories are still sleeping in our heads!? The stone you have mentioned the arrowheads are made of probably is a flint stone? Entire stone age is related with this kind of stone. It could also be that a very big animal (maybe mammoth) was hunted in...

I'm guessing and hope this thread soon will become the Christmas dish pics thread.:)

And what are the arrowheads made of?

We know, we know the journeys of Varangians of that time. :) And the creation of Kievan Rus' by Rurikid dynasty.

That's very interesting. Historians in my land say there were some Scandinavian shape axes found by archeologists. It shows, that there were some kind of ties among the countries.

For science it could be very important the place where EXACTLY it was found. Because there can be many more artifacts involved around that place which might show important part your country's history.

Ah, OK. I thought you are about 1000 years old, and you came from Valhalla to compare those axes. :unsure::)

I just wanted to say it's probably a Viking axe and you said that yourself. :) Just curious, how old are you if you will compare an axe made 1000 years ago with today's one? :oops:

Merry Christmas to all! Here's a very traditional Christmas Eve supper table of Lithuania.

My friend was near to burn his home when he left the battery charging in a closed garage. This exploded and the garage had already started burning when he found this after coming back from the milking of cows. He succeeded in extinguishing. Since then, he has come to believe in God. 🙏 I won't...

Very interesting. Thanks for posting that.

Are you looking for the perfect snow blower for yourself? Or you are going to sell them? In case of business you understand - it's possible to manufacture a required product for any size tractors. The matter is only in price, quality and after sales conditions.

I may arrange supply of the snow blower shown in the pics. It blows to the either side. I'm dealing with the Lithuanian factory which produces them. They are pretty well made, fit big range of tractors, work good. Let me know if there is an interest. Main tech specs: weight 430 kg; working...

Can anyone swear that the driver of a machine in the video is doing his job when only it's not raining? What about winter time? :unsure:

She really is - that's written in her face. There are three medics in my family. All of them got COVID-19 virus at their work. And brought that on home. One of them (my Wife, CT radiologist) became seriously ill, she was delivered to the hospital by the ambulance at night. It was at the end of...

BTW in the videos it's clearly visible old rusted part of crack on a knuckle. I guess it's not cast iron. It must be some kind of special steel. Try not to overload your FEL. That much affects front axle. Overload plus low temperature make any steel brittle. Stay safe, don't get cold.

Make a call or send an email message to the customer care dept. of Kubota. They have answered even to my question although I'm located on the other part of globe. Tell them your situation, I don't believe they won't help.

Glad to hear you can run your tractor until a knuckle will be replaced in Jan.

I agree with you. Just looks like he wants to solve an issue within winter time to have his machinery well working starting from next spring. Preferably according to specification and at lowest cost. And I also understand him.

Maybe. Just sales date (especially in tractor business) could be way later, than production date.

I've seen Hay Dude owns more than one Kubota product. But don't know if he is original owner of all that equipment or not.

Big companies really have special funds for so called "good client", who bought more than one product, was/is loyal in after sales programs, recommended the brand name to the other clients... Sometimes it works if the machine gets expensive failure even after more than 3 years.

No, I didn't write about capacitors and transistors. The guy we were hiring was fixing the boards with integrated circuits. He could even reprogram the car comps of electronic injection if necessary. We had to find a computer from another car, which he copied the program from and reinstalled it...

When I was working at the car dealer workshop, we had a man who could repair the ECUs or injection computers of old cars at low cost. I'd look for such a guy nearby.

We in my country watch on TV what has happened in Kentucky and around. OMG, we're so sorry for that!

I understand you since I also have owned a Kubota L2202 which was all metal. The guy who bought it from me is still happy, we even became good friends. But yes, more modern mini and landscape tractors have more new features, less vibrating. And that became a priority comparing to the fact that a...

My wife is already looking at this tractor from over the corner. :rolleyes:

Kubota fears worries about the gray market. If I were in their place, I would do multimillion-dollar business. There’s nothing complicated about that, but if they don’t, then others do.

That's right. I'm on the 3 lots of about 50 acres totally. Woods included. I must take care of that land, and that's what a bigger tractor is for. M9000 is a great machine, assembled in Georgia, U.S. I have imported it in 2009 from Longview, TX. At the beginning I had some repairs, but now I...