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This has happened to me a couple of times now. My 2020 X1140 will sputter and stall even though the fuel gauge says 1/4 tank. Any sort of incline will trigger it. So far I have always been able to get it restarted and running long enough to get home, but clearly there is a problem. I haven't...

For sale is a 30 gal drum/barrel. Used for diesel storage. Excellent condition. Tarnish on top is staining, not rust. $25 Pickup only - no shipping. Located in east central Vermont.

For sale is this 55gal barrel, rotary hand pump, and dolly for diesel storage and filling of your equipment. I stopped using this a number of years ago when I installed a 300 gal bulk tank. $100 for everything. Located in east central Vermont. No shipping, pickup only.

I have a mini excavator with rubber tracks, and am looking for ways to improve traction. I have a lot of steep terrain and when there are rocks or ledge to go over, and it's at all wet, the rubber tracks just slip and slide. I am contemplating switching to steel tracks, but am not convinced...

I thought I'd share my experience with these three different attachments after owning and using all three. I use(d) them on a mini/mid excavator, but I think this largely applies to use on a tractor or skid steer as well. I've watched a number of Youtube videos where people work their way...

I'm cross posting this in the Hydraulics forum since it's now clearly a hydraulic problem. I'd love to get a read from experienced hydraulic repair people about what might have caused this damage. This is a 3PH PTO driven hydraulic pump that is part of a power pack for powering a hydraulic...

The front tires on my L5740 are pretty worn out, and more of a problem is that they are under rated for the loader capacity. These are R1 tires, 9.5x16 6 ply rated for 1390 lbs each. Rounding up, that's 2800 lbs for the axle. The tractor & loader weigh about 5200 lbs excluding the rear wheel...

I have a Kubota L5740 and for years have been clearing a 1/2 mile road plus parking areas with a rear mount PTO snow blower. It works well, but as I get older, being twisted around to see and work backwards is getting old. So I have started thinking about a front mount snow blower. Kubota of...

Low hours (47hrs) and low miles (320mi), personal farm use. Forest green. Power steering. Includes optional metal roof, full folding windshield, Warn 3500lb winch, and 2 lift kit. All recall work completed. Like new condition. Located in central Vermont, and I can assist with delivery...

For Sale, mower/mulcher attachment for excavator. This is a like-new Kubota branded version of the Rouckhound 40EXHD flail mower/mulcher, equipped with Kubota KX080 quick attach mount. Note this is the "HD" version of the 40EX, and is significantly more heavily built. Weighs 1100 lbs vs 800...

I have a Kubota KX080 (9 ton machine) that I use to manage a large, mostly forested property in New England. A significant amount of time is spent cutting back along stone walls and fence lines, reopening old logging roads/trails, and then keeping those roads/trails cut back over time. 80% or...

Hi, I've read through the various threads on this topic, but couldn't get a clear answer on these tires in place of stock 9.5-16 R1 tires. The particular Michelin XM108 is the 320/65R16. The rolling diameter is the same, but width is 12.2" vs 9.5" on the Goodyear DuraTorq 9.5-16 that are on...

I'm a big fan of hydrostatic drive tractors. I just love the precise, infinite speed control, and easy shuttling back and forth when doing loader and other work. I also love my Kubota L5740, which the the largest HST tractor Kubota made at the time. But I'm now managing close to 1400 acres of...

I recently got a Kubota KX121 mini excavator. I love the machine and am slowly getting comfortable with it, but still don't have a good sense of it's tipping point on slopes. Initially it made me very nervous traveling up and down slopes. I would creep along with the dozer blade down low...

My 2008 850D has cover over the clutchs and drive belt. I gather the 2007 models don't. I haven't seen a 650 up close to tell if the new 850 cover is just like the 650, but there's something there on the new year's model. Has anyone who is more familiar with the 650's seen a new 850?

I've got another project going in parallel with my shop construction. My place is 100% off the grid with power being supplied by solar panels and a backup generator. It works great, but as we use the house more and more we have found the system to be undersized and the generator runs much more...

This summer I'm building a work shop and storage barn. The total structure will be 48' x 60', split into a 36' x 48' work shop and 4 garage stalls for cars, implements, etc. taking up the remaining 24' x 48'. I've started on the site work and the first steps have been to clear a bunch of...

I've joined the ranks of grapple owners. For such a simple device, there sure are a lot of different designs - probably more than any other implement, and probably why they get so much air time on TBN. In my case, I went with a WR Long RBG-72 (that's 72" wide). It's the slightly heavier...

I periodically get logged out while browsing TBN. I'll switch pages (this last time I went from page 1 to page 2 of the topics on one of the forums), and all of a sudden instead of "welcome back Hayden" in the upper right I'll see a blank username and password. Anyone else seeing this? Could...

I got my truck stuck in the mud yesterday - it's that season up here in VT. The truck is a Nissan Armada with full 4WD, limited-slip differential, traction control, high ground clearance - the whole deal - so it's no slouch. But it still sank right up to the running boards on all 4 wheels -...

As many (most) of you predicted, I've had my first dozer repair experience. Fortunately it wasn't a break down but rather pre-emptive repair of some worn out parts. It took longer than predicted, and more parts were worn out that I originally thought. I guess that's the definition of a dozer...

I see from the Deere web site (owner's manuals in particular) that the XUV serial numbers now range from 20001 upward. They used to be 10001 upward. I presume the new SN range corresponds to the 2008 model year? Can anyone confirm this? Also, does anyone know what changed for 2008? I'm...

Hi, The end bearings on the tilt cylinder and the blade end of the angle cylinders on my D5G have a bunch of slop in them and I want to replace them. Does anyone know off hand if they are a press fit in the cylinder ends, or if they can be knocked out with a drift and hammer? I'm trying to...

I just got a dozer to complement my tractor, and am intrigued by some of the design and service differences between the two. This is probably a bit like when a Florida kid who sees snow for the first time, so my pardon in advance to everyone who already knows all this. There's no real order to...

Does anyone happen to have the dimensions for measuring track wear on a Cat D5G XL dozer? Crawler Heaven list the D5, but I don't want to assume that it's the same for a D5G. Thanks, Peter

In particular a DC80, circa 2001, hydrostatic drive. I'll go through all the evaluation steps that folks here have recommended if I get serioud about it, but for now I'm just checking on overall New Holland quality and reliability. Thanks, Peter

I could use some advise on selecting a used dozer. I'm sure a number of people will suggest just hiring someone to do the work I need, and I might end up doing that. However, presume for a minute that I've decided to buy a used machine rather than hire out the work. I don't know what to look...

I cleared my 1/2 mile road three times this weekend with my new cab tractor and snow blower. I can't stand it. At least twice I had to turn the heat down 'cause it was too hot inside, and several times I had to run the rear wiper to clear the snow off the rear window. And it was only 5...

Now that I've got my new tractor (http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-buying-pricing/111269-wow-now-thats-tractor.html), it's time to pimp it out. Before going any further, I need to bow to the God of customization, MChalkley for the mother of all customization threads...

I tried hooking up my chipper today and discovered that the top link doesn't reach. In looking at the Salsco hitch design I noticed that the top pin sits 3-4" aft of the lower pins where on all my other implements the top pin is directly above the lower pins, or in some cases it's forward of...

Anyone have any tricks for checking the pressure in loaded tires? I think mine are low, but when I put a gauge on them I get a squirt of fluid and a bad reading on the gauge (only 5 lbs or so). I think the liquid is preventing the gauge from getting a good reading. Anyone have any techniques...

I finally got my new L5740 Cab tractor and all the extra super-sized goodies delivered to it's new home. After a little bit of time on it, all I can say is "Wow". In an earlier post...

For those of you who have rear snow blowers, you know it can get uncomfortable twisting around to face backwards while you are clearing snow. I've got a 1/2 mile road to maintain, and it's not easy. The other day is occured to me that I could mount a small video camera facing out back and a...

I'm trying to sort out what style quick connects to put on the loader aux hydraulics on my new tractor. These are the hydraulics to control a 4n1 bucket, grapple, etc. I would just match them to my implement, but so far I don't have one, so I'm curious how others have done this so I can get...

Has anyone tried welding an old receiver hitch to quick-attach mounting plates to create a trailer mover? I'm getting a Bradco pallet fork frame and forks and was originally thinking of getting their hitch receiver attachment. It mounts on the frame much like the forks mount. But the more I...

Well, I signed up for an L5740 Cab tractor today with loader, 3 remotes, loader 3rd function, Top and Tilt, a 74" snowblower, and a 6' Woods rotary cutter. I won't take delivery until Mid November due to my schedule - can't wait. Now I need to sell my 4690 Backhoe+Thumb and 54" snow blower .....

I'm close to getting the factory Top N Tilt on a Grand L40. Anyone have one of these and how does it work? I'm particularly interested in knowing whether the Tilt cylinder can be easily removed and the fixed link replaced? It looks to me like the links are bolted on, not pinned, and that...

I'm locked in on a cab for my next tractor, but there are a couple of things I think I'll really miss from an open cockpit machine. First, is just being outside. Driving the tractor on a beautiful day with a nice breeze while taking in the smells of the outdoors and freshly mowed grass - heck...

I'm not sure I'm using these terms correctly, so bare with me... I've seen two styles of grapple attachements: 1) Claws on the top, but some form of a bucket on the bottom. I call this a Grapple Bucket. 2) Claws top and bottom. I call this (actually I think other call it) a Root Grapple...

I've getting dangerously close to buying a 5740 HSTC, and want to do a quick satisfaction check among current owners. Any issues, problems, etc? The searching I've done suggests Kubota did real well for a first model year.

Has anyone put a Bradco hoe on one of the new Grand L40 cab tractors? I'm particularly interested in a 511 hoe on an L5740. My dealer says it can be done. Thanks, Peter

Hi, My wife and I are looking into an RTV (or whatever acronym you prefer) for our place in Vermont. It's a total of about 250 acres broken into two lots separated by a 1/4 mile or so. It's mostly forest and logging trails, and much of it is quite steep. How steep? Well, I can get up and...

I mixed and poured about 5 bags of concrete mix a week ago, and today checked on it and I can crumble the concrete with my hand. Any ideas what might have gone wrong? After 7 days I'd expect it to be good and solid. Not full strength, but solid. Instead, I was able to crumble a chunk that...

OK, I'm confused. What's the difference between 4WD and MFWD? I though they were different names for the same thing, but in the Goodyear/Titan tire literature they make great distinction in tire recommendations between the two. Anyone got the decoder ring?

I just got back from my dealer and have some dirt on the new/revised Grand L tractors. My appologies in advance if I telling people what the already know. The two pieces I got were: 1) There is a new 55HP model (I'm loving this part) 2) There is a new feature on the HST models. It will be...

In another thread on the Kubota topic I've described how the input drive shaft to my B2910 front axle has sheared off. The input shaft is integral to the pinion drive gear, and it can only be purchased together with the ring gear that it drives. I've ordered the set, but am trying to...

Has anyone had the 4WD give out on their 2910/2710 or similar model? My 2910 appears to only be doing 2WD (Rear) no matter which position the selector lever is in. I get only one rear wheel spinning when pushing a load with the loader, and in 4WD I should get at least one front and one rear...

Has anyone played around with the wheel width settings on an L5030? I have very hilly property and am considering upgrading to one of these machines, but the track width is very important to me for stability. I mostly interested in the R1 Ag tires. Second question is about a rotary mower...

This has come up a number of time - "How do I carry my chain saw on my tractor?". I've been thinking about building this gadget for some time and finally got around to it. You are all familiar with a bar cover. Well, this is just a wooden bar cover that I bolted to the loader frame on my...

Stihl, that is. How is it pronounced?

Can anyone give me a sense of what's a fair price for a used B21 with loader and BH? It's a model year 2000 with approx 400 hrs, privately owned by one person. Thanks

A number on months ago I bought a thumb for my backhoe, and finally got around to installing it this past weekend. The Thumb is from Rankin Equipment, and is the smallest model they make. It seems to fit well on my 7 1/2' Kubota 4690 BH. This picture is is thumb before installation.

Does anyone know if it's possible to replace the standard ignition key/switch with a different one? I had someone break into my barn and of everything there, they only took the key from my tractor. I'd worried their intent is to come back and take it, so I'd like to re-key it. Unfortunately...

I bought a Salsco 824 chipper for my B2910, and my dealer warned me that I might have trouble lifting the chipper with my 3PH. He was right. I decided to tweek up the hydraulic pressure to get it to lift, and spent some time with one of the mechanics at my local dealer discussing the topic...

I went ahead and had the front wheels on my 2910 (R4's) filled with SuperFlex. I was having the most trouble snow blowing between the weight of the 3PH snow blower and slippery snow. The SuperFlex added around 70lbs to each wheel (they weigh 100 lbs each total now) and definitely made a...

I've decided it's time to upgrade to a PTO chipper with a hydraulic feeder. My Patu DC 40 has been great but I'm now facing a total of 250 acres that needs tending (not all at once fortunately) and I believe the extra expense will justify itself in productivity for this weekend warrior. Right...

I've got an odd problem with JD garden tractor. It's an LX188 powered by a Kawasaki 17HP V-twin liquid cooled engine. Frequently when I first start it, it will belch white smoke for the first minute or two that it runs. Sometimes it even runs on one cylinder for the initial smoke period. I...

Anyone seen or tried one? I'm particularly interested to know if the governor on the engine stinks as bad as the other grand L's. I'm hoping it works more like the B series where it regulates the engine to within a 100 RPM at worst.

In all the discussion about haying, much of the argument for using larger tractors is around the relative weights of the tractor versus the implement in tow. This is a very important safety concern. Can those of you with larger compacts and utility tractors respond with what your operator's...

I took my B2910 in to the dealer because of what sounded to me like a bearing failure (intermittent squealing sound). It turned out that debris had jammed into the plastic front drive shaft cover and that's what was causing the noise. The $30 cover cost $220 in labor to replace. Ouch. So...

I went ahead and reversed the front wheels on my 2910 to give it a wider stance and better stability on slopes. I decided the risk of possible early spindle bearing failure (which I think is remote) is a much better choice than the risk of getting smooshed in a tractor roll. I like it, and can...

I'm looking for a gadget that I can use to grab/lift rocks for building/repairing stone walls. I'm thinking of something like a log grapple that attaches to a lifting chain and grabs the stone/rock being lifted. The lifting force applies side pressure to grab the item in question. I've seen...

OK, don't report me to the safety police, but I put craining hooks on my backhoe bucket. Yes, I'm going to do what they say not to and lift stuff, but I promise to keep it light weight. Photos attached of the first hook in position, then of the two welded on. It was too cold to paint them...

Harv slipped and told me today's his birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HARV!!

I've just signed an agreement to add another 80 acres to my place in VT bringing the total to 250. The new property includes about 25 acres of hay fields, and the rest is forest. All this brings me back to the dead horse I've been beating around my poor little B2910 that's feeling very...

Their marketing really stinks - both of them. JD has this new 4x10 product line out that's supposed to be so great, but it's nowhere to be found on their web site. Marketing 101 says you should at least tell people about your products rather than wait for them to trip over them. Same with...

There's a dealer, Knoxland, in Weare NH that's holding an Open House on April 20th from 10:00-3:00. They are not a "big three" dealer, but they do carry Massey and some other brands. Their collection of used implements is pretty extensive too. Would anyone from the New England region be...

I was doing some research on tires and discovered that the front tire weight capacity for Ag tires is considerably lower than R4s. On a larger Grand L, for example, the Ag front tires are 8.3-16 6 ply and have a load capacity of 1200 lbs each. The R4s are 10-16.5 6 ply and have a load capacity...

My dreaming continues.... Bradco gives their stamp of approval for either a 511 or a 609 hoe on an L4610. They do not support the 611 and will not stand behind it so if I used a 611 I'd be on my own from a warranty stand point. Given this, would you pick the lower powered, but deeper digging...

Some large trucks and heavy equipment smoke profusely (white/blue) when started and while they warm up. I understand this is due to incomplete combustion until the engine comes up to operating temperature. On the other hand, my kubota and many other diesels give one puff of black smoke when...

OK, I plead ignorance. Can someone explain the different forms of power shift, GST, etc.? I've driven manual transmission cars all my life and I can venture some guesses about how they have been improved for tractors that require constant shifting, but it would be just that - guessing. Can...

I'm making this a new post to hopefully make it easier for people to find in the future. The attached image is two pages from the Kubota 4690A Backhoe manual showing the diagrams and part numbers for the reinforced top link brackets for most late model tractors. Have fun Peter

Why don't larger tractors generally have HST options? Is there a technical or economic constraint? Every few years they seem to move up to larger tractors. If I wait long enough will an M9000 have HST?

I had a most alarming and enlightening experience this weekend - It's a great example of how accidents can happen just because ... well, because they're accidents. I had my tractor stopped, winch and loader lowered, and was climbing off. I stepped off the right side (B2910) leading with my...

What are the pros and cons of a cab? Those that stand out to me are: Pro: - Stay warm in the winter - Snow blower discharge doesn't come back and get you in the face - Stay cool in summer if you get a fancy cab with AC - Sun shade - Stay dry in the rain Con: - Harder to get in and out...

Is anyone using a skid-steer style quick-release loader bucket? My local dealer sells ATI brand loader buckets and quick-release frames so you can easily switch to any skid-steer attachment. Anyone have experience with these? Any drawback compared to a pin mount loader bucket?

I'm ready to pull my hair out - oops, it's already all gone. I ran my snow blower over our road yesterday and blew out four, yes count them, four shear bolts over the course of 2 hours. It's maddening. They are shearing for good reasons, like rocks caught in the impeller, but I'm getting real...

Thanks to Pete "Boondox" Burke and Green Mountain Coffee, I've upgraded from a 30 gal fuel drum to a 55 gal plastic drum. It took a bit of work to rinse out the Hazelnut coffee flavoring that previously occupied the drum, but everything around my house smells great as a result. I think my...

I mentioned in another post the other day that I had seen a grand L with the Kubota Cab successfully equipped with a woods 9000 backhoe. Until then I think we all believed a cab and backhoe were incompatible. Today a saw another Grand L (I think it was a 3010) with a Curtis soft side cab, so I...

Turns out it's all of them. I rigged up my 3PH snow blower this past weekend and went throught he usual lube and inspection process and while running the blower and dripping oil on the drive chain I noticed the chain jumping every time around. I shut things down and found a link coming out...

Now that we have lots of photos attached to posts, one feature I'd find useful would be some sort of tag on the header for posts that indicates an attachment is included. It would make it easy when looking at a flat or heirarchical listing of posts to see which ones have attachments. It would...

I've got a mud problem with the road going into my place that I think is similar to several other people. All the guidance I've received suggests its all about getting the water away first, then it's about a road surface, so that's what I've been doing. I've attached some pictures of the mud...

Has anyone ever retrofitted their tractor with a larger hydraulic pump to increase oil flow? This could be a good way to get faster loader operation and more fluid flow for backhoes, wood splitters, etc. Increasing the flow too much would cause a problem with hoses and pipes that are too...

OK, time to jump in too.

Assuming one wants a loader and backhoe, which I do, then why should I want an L4610 over an L48? The L48 has more HP, more hydraulic flow, more loader lift, more BH power, and still has a 3PH for all the 3PH stuff, which by the way has more lift capacity. The loader, BH, and 3PH lift numbers...

In some post that I can't now find, someone said the 4610 w/ CAB is not compatible with a backhoe because the backhoe seat places the operator in the middle of the Cab rear window. For those 4610 Cab model owners, all hope may not be lost. At my local dealer I spotted a newly rigged 4610 w/...

Is there decent on-line tractor spec info anywhere? The Kubota site is useless. It contains less info than their brochures. There's absolutely nothing about implements, what each tractor supports/is rated for, tire options, other options, etc. Very lame, especially in this day and age.

Hi Muhammad, I've noticed that the links to "Home", "Discussions", "Store" etc in the banner right under the TractorByNet.com logo are all links with hard IP addresses as opposed to www.tractorbynet.com. I find that when I get to the discussions section via this link, none of the forum summary...

Anyone not like their Gand L or have any complaints? I'm working on refining my dream.

I managed to damage my backhoe (Kubota 4690). I noticed oil leaking from the bucket cylinder and closer inspection revealed a gouge in the cylinder rod. When the seal is over the gouge, oil leaks out as you might imagine. I must have shoved a big rock and smashed it without knowing. Time to...

We got up to our place in vermont last night to find we had no water. This morning I removed the well cover and sure enough the waterlevel is about a foot below the pick up. So, I spent the day digging in various spots looking for water. I pretty uniformly hit ledge at about 4-6 feet. I...

Just for kicks I've been dreaming about an L4610 and was attracted to the cab, mostly for winter snow clearing which can be very unpleasant when the wind is blowing the wrong way and the snow blower discharge comes back in your face. Anyway, I was shocked by the price. It's abut $7000. Anyone...

Anyone have an L4560 kubota backhoe? They fit the bigger L series and claim to have some sort of frame mount.

I borrowed a friends L3710 and Woods 9000 backhoe today to dig a trench. I have a B2910 with a Kubota 4690 backhoe (I left it at my place in Vermont, hence the loaner) and thought I'd offer a first hand comparison. The obvious difference between the two hoes is their size (7' verses 9') and...

I borrowed a friends L3710 and woods 9000 backhoe today to dig a trench for a french drain. On my 2910, the governer holds the engine speed within 100 or 200 RPM across a wide range of loads and only drops lower when completely overloaded. The 3710, on the other hand, seems to wonder all over...

Anyone done a lawn renovation before? Our's is overrun with weeds, and has very poor soil in many (perhaps most) areas. One guy quoted a very big $$ to remove all the existing sod, add new loam, and reseed. What other alternatives are there? For me, well cut green weeds are a fine lawn, but...

I was removing my front wheel (R4 on a 2910) to fix a flat last week and noticed that the hub in the rim is off-set from the center of the wheel track. This is very common, but it got me wondering about reversing the mounting on the wheels so the front tires have a wider track and wider stance...

This has come up before, but I'm now convinced it is a real and immediate threat to every new Kubota. The problem is that the hydraulic cylinders on loaders and other implements get spraypainted with the cylinders full retracted - in theory. If they are painted with the cylinders NOT fully...

I just got the attached safety notice from Kubota regarding B4672A and B4690A backhoes. It only applies to tractors with folding ROPS. Apparantly when lowering the ROPS it can hit the control levers for the BH, and presumably cause it to move unexpectedly. There is a "Bolt and Lock Nut Kit"...

I'd love to hear (and see pictures!!) of what people have come up with to carry stuff on their tractors. There have been some great notes on ways people have attached tool boxes, and of course the magnetic coffee cup, but what about ... - A chain saw? Has anyone rigged up a way to carry one...

I did my 50hr service last weekend and used my tractor for the first time yesterday. This was actually the second service: the first was at about 15hrs, then the next at about 58hrs. After last weekend's service I started the tractor, raised and lowered the loader, then left it. When I...

I can't post a file over 200k, which I understand because you ask people to limit them to that size. But why can't I post a Tiff? I've got a scanned image of a catalog and as a tiff it's only 40k or so, but as a gif it's 300k and as a jpeg it's 800k. I guess tiff compression works well on B&W...

Several people brought up solar and other forms of independent electric power systems in a previous note and I thought I'd start one to focus on that topic without the debate over political policies and who caused California's current problems. My place in Vermont is a 200 year old house that...

Well, I've embarked down the TnT path too, hopefully learning from those who braved it before me. I though I'd share what I've found so far and the various decisions made. I'm just beginning, so this could provide some good entertainment if I vear off into the weeds along the way. For...

I'm interested in suggestions on welding equipment from those of you with experience. I've done gas welding in the past but never Arc welding, but I'm considering getting a small Arc or Mig welder and am looking for advice. I'd be doing small jobs like welding hooks to buckets, ends and...

Help! The road leading to my place in VT is an unmaintained dirt road. It's not much more than a logging road, and this time of year it turns into a complete mud hole. I'm looking for advise on how to best fix it. I've started by trenching along the uphill side so there is a collection point...

I've been trying for a while to figure out a good way to store my implements more compactly in my barn. There are only so many places where I can back up and unhitch something, then once the implement is on the ground they are not easy to move. So, I took a trip to home depot and bought a few...

Here's my latest fuel storage & fill up solution. Others have done the same thing, but I thought pictures and details might be usefull. It's a 30 gal drum with hand pump. 55 Gal drums are more common, but I went for the smaller one so it would fit in the back of my Pathfinder and still be...

Here's another possible location for bucket hooks. Personally, I'm very happy with it. There are two hooks, on on each upper corner of the bucket. Light loads can be lifted from one hook with excellent operator visibility. Heavier loads can be slung across both hooks to spread out the load...

I've got a few implements that go klunk, klunk, klunk when fully lowered, and run smooth when raised up a bit. I think it's because I'm exceeding the max angle for the drive shaft. Does anyone know if there are different types of drive shaft joints that can handle greater angles? For example...

Can someone explain a gauge wheel to me? I gather it tracks ground level and provides some sort of control link back to the 3PH to maintain height (or depth) relative to the ground surface. Sounds great. How do I get one? Are they available as add-ons or have others made them themselves...

Following advice from my earlier post on "front weights", I decided to go the chain route instead. I got a set of front and rear chains from BB chain. Got them to my tractor, and of course they don't fit. The rear chains are the right width but are probably a foot too long. The front chains...

Here's a funky Diesel engine. 66,000 HP 102 RPM 2 cycle approx 3' x 8' bore and stroke (no, that's not a typo, it's in FEET) http://home.pacifier.com/~rboggs/SULZER.HTML

Anyone have experience with front weights on a B2910 or similar model? I'm looking to weigh down the front a bit more to counter my 3PH snow blower and get better front traction. I have a loader, and considered simply casting cement in part of the bucket, but I'd like to retain full use of the...

I'm looking for suggestions and experience about 3PH logging winches. I've looked at specs on the Farmi winches and a bit on the Norse winches, and read the past discussions. Here are some specific questions. I plan to use this on a B2910. I'm not a logger, but I have a lot of land and a lot...

Hydraulic \"accessory\" outlet Has anyone installed (or had installed) a hydraulic "accessory" outlet? I'm particularly interested in the B series with loaders, but I imagine the answers would be the same for the L's too. As I understand it, the hydraulics on these machines is Open Center...

Muhammad's picture of the overloaded car, the discussion about knocking down trees with tractors, and the welcome addition of photos to the discussions jogged my memory on this event. You guys will get a charge out of this one. Last spring I rented a Vermeer stump grinder to tend to a bunch of...

I thought it would be entertaining to hear about rediculous things people use their tractors for. Maybe we'll get some new inspiration from other's creativity. To break the ice, I've used mine to go get the mail rather than walk down the driveway (only about 150'), and I've driven out to my...

Here are some pictures of my "projects galore" in the replies

Not clear this is the right forum for this question, but here goes.... What experience do people have with the two types of electric brake controllers, specifically "inertia" controllers and "fixed" controllers. Inertia controllers detect the rate of decelleration (how hard you are braking)...

Here's my tractor project list for this year: - Excavate barn foundation - Backfill foundation - Remove many tree stumps - install a few hundred feet of french drain in my yard - Install an outside water line and faucet - Keep 5 acres of new pasture cut - backfill and grade around a new burried...

I went to get the workshop manual for a 2910 today and was given one titled "B2710". I asked and was told they are the same. Doesn't sound right to me. This one is dated Feb '99 and the top header of each page says "B2710 WSM, 12270" Anyone bought a 2910 workshop manual and can you tell me...

Anyone had experience with an Erskine 3PH snow blower? I've discovered that Erskine was sold to Melroe (people who make BobCats), who are owned by Ingersol Rand. The Erskine web page is no longer there, and the BobCat page only talks about snow blowers for BobCats. I can't find any...

A while back I posted a note about a special Kubota is running for ROPS bars for older machines that did not originally come with ROPS. Here's the link to info on models covered and pricing. Safe tractoring! http://www.kubota.com/rops.cfm

Can anyone who owns a 4690 backhoe post the technical specs? I've noticed that the technical specs in the kubota tractor and implement owner's guides are more detailed than in their literature. Here are a few things in particular that I'm interested in. - Weight - PTO pump GPM capacity -...

The issue of "gross" verses "net" hp has surfaced. This is a new one to me. First, let's be clear that we are NOT talking about PTO HP, which is a measure of how much HP is available at the PTO after the rest of the tractor has siphoned off what powered it comsumes. This started with the...