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My mother in law (in Alabama) has a 1996 Snapper mower she would like to sell. Any idea what a reasonable asking price would be? It is a series 15 rear engine rider she paid $1700 for 20 years ago. She hasn't used it in at least ten years so it probably has ten years of use in it mowing a...

I have a Lincoln 1142 lever action grease gun that worked well for a couple of years and maybe five or six tubes of grease. No trouble priming until this Spring when I tried to put in a new cartridge. Couldn't get it to prime. Thought the problem was lack of air relief valve so added one of...

Some new poster has started a thread that has a URL as it's title. I suspect that clicking on it will take you directly to some guys ?safe or not safe website. Posted at 11:31am today.

What's the difference between "Today's Posts" and "New Posts"????? There are slight differences but it appears to be about 80-90% overlap. Why have two buttons?

Reviewing my DK40se maintenance schedule chart I see that my tractor hours are coming close to a few adjustment items I haven't done before. Has anyone done the front axle pivot adjustment or the engine valve clearance adjustment? I do all maintenance services myself (tractor is on an island)...

I have a friend in Washington (State) who would like to see a PT and talk to a local owner. Any ideas? He's in Port Angeles but could travel most places in western WA.

Is anyone else having trouble with TBN on their iphone after iOS10 upgrade? When I try to type a response to a post I get kicked out of the application the instant I type the first letter. Anyone else seeing this? The app starts and I can read anything and start a reply but as soon as I type...

Can a 40hp tractor tow a 9000-10000lb boat/trailer up (and down) a 5-7% grade? Speed not an issue. Just moving a boat trailer to and from a boat ramp on rural dirt road. Mostly flat except for one hill.

A rock fell on the foot of my BH stabilizer and sheared off the zerk for the pivot foot. I figured no big deal and got out my made in USA screw extractor set, found that the #1 size extractor fit nicely into the grease channel and used my drill to reverse out the decapitated zerk. One...

I gather from google translating some of the comments and title that this farmer put this tree puller together out of scrap (plus a big hydraulic cylinder). Looks to be very efficient. Napravljeno u Srbiji - Made in Serbia - YouTube

Not I. I was reading through the general maintenance schedule chart (I know, exciting life, but it's too cold to go outside here at minus 10F this morning) and came across few things I had never thought of doing. The Kioti recommendation is to CHANGE the radiator hose, power steering hose...

The ultimate tractor for clearing difficult land: Army unveils 'Swiss Pocket Knife' combat vehicle - CNN Video

BBC - Autos - From Pininfarina, the world's sexiest tractor A beauty. Hope they do incorporate the design into real world tractors.

My 2007 Kioti DK40se with 500hrs has been pretty much flawless since new. Hydraulics including two rear remotes and a diverter valve have been maintenance free other than routine fluid and filter changes. Yesterday I mowed and grappled and then shut the tractor down normally. I disconnected...

Ok, I know this is a bit weird... I always have trouble clearing air pockets when I change grease cartridges (Lincoln side handle gun). I follow directions to unscrew the body and push the follower until grease oozes out before tightening but it usually takes me several or more attempts before...

I have an inland marine insurance policy on my tractor, BH and FEL. I just saw the updated policy and see that the 2007 Kioti DK40se with loader and Woods BH90x are insured for a total of $24,000 (actual cash value basis) minus 500 deductible. I know that is probably 6000-7000 less than what...

I grease my tractor regularly just like my momma told me. I check to insure grease is actually extruding from the greased pin/bushing and occasionally have to clean out or replace a clogged zerk. What I haven't done before is regularly check the tightness of all the the zerk fittings on the...

I have a Yanmar 3GM diesel (3 cylinder, 28hp) that has been in storage for about eight years. It can be turned over manually when compression release valves are opened by rotating the generator belt pulley wheel. It has a Racor fuel filter which I will change. I will also remove existing fuel...

Am I the only one who can no longer access any Friendly Politics threads?

I am wondering how long I can expect my battery to last. Mine is going into it's 7th year and last time I started it (Nov) it was just fine. I leave a trickle charger on over the winter. Has anyone had to change their battery yet?

I have the portable StrongHand Nomad welding table. I like it. Smallish 20x30 inches and constructed out of ?12gauge but very functional and extremely handy. Folds up like a TV dinner table. Cost is about $150 as I recall. http://www.stronghandtools.com/stronghandtools/products/nomad.php...

I have water (considerable amount) in my 30 gallon fuel storage barrel. Two issues: 1) how did it get there suddenly over the past winter as water had not been an issue in the prior three years with the same system? 2) how to salvage the fuel? I have a simple 30 gallon plastic barrel...

I have an extra full skidsteer QA attachment blank and would like to fabricate a simple stump bucket by welding a radius bent 1/4 inch plate as in the attached photo below. The fabrication would be simple if I could figure out how to make the bend in the 1/4 plate. I'm estimating it is an 18"...

OK, I am pretty safety conscious and know perfectly well that it is important to lower any three point attachment to the ground before shutting down and walking away from a tractor. I adhere to this principle mostly because I am afraid that the kids in my neighborhood who occasionally jump on...

I usually adjust my brush hog (Woods BrushBull 600) slip clutch at the start of the mowing season each year. I know it works then as I can smell and see burning clutch when hitting a rock or other uncuttable object. I sometimes go a month without using the mower (I use a flail as well). Today...

I am looking for information/photos/diagrams of the Kubota BH90 quick coupler or perhaps a QC from one of the dedicated Kubota TLBs. Anyone got one? I'd like to either adapt one or fabricate something like that for my Woods BH90x as Woods doesn't make anything like it. I can see that the...

OK, here is a challenge: What have you used as a makeshift welding table in the field? I had to weld up some simple hanger fixtures and found this to be a handy arrangement for stick welding with 1/16" 6013 on some 16 gauge curtain rod hangers. We don't have Rednecks up here in the Northeast...

In listening to the news about guitarist Doc Watson's death a day or so ago, I heard mention that his son had been killed in a tractor accident in 1985. It peaked my interest so I used Google to learn what happened. Sounds like an unusual rollover ( slid down embankment at 4am) with the...

Any CK20 users looking for a MMM? Here is a Craigslist posting from Eastern CT/Rhode Island. $500. Pictures look good. I know nothing about, just bumped into the listing. 5' Kioti mower deck

Hi TBN technical team, I thought I would pass along that the John Deere popup ad on the main TBN page sets off an Avast antivirus alarm for "suspicious item detected". Not sure if that is known to you or a problem but thought I would pass it along.

I need to limb and cut up a bunch of small/medium size softwood trees that I felled with tractor/BH/ripper. The biggest is probably 12 inches in diameter, most are 6-8 inches. I already own a crappy 16" Poulan on it's last legs and was thinking of investing in a better and perhaps even lighter...

I lost some HST oil in the field last week when a backhoe fitting came loose. There actually was not a huge loss so this question is hypothetical. If I'd lost enough that my HST would not function and I was immobilized what are my options? It turns out I don't have any spare HST fluid at the...

(Warning long post with lots of photos) One of the main uses of my Kioti DK40se with Woods BH90x TLB is clearing junk trees from an overgrown pasture/park. To date I have either cut them down then removed stumps or for smaller trees just used the grapple to uproot them. I knew some folks had...

While greasing today I noted a missing motor mount bolt. I checked the other three on that side and all were loose. The other side was all right. Mine is a DK40se with just over 200 hrs but I'd imagine this is an issue for all tractors. I routinely check BH subframe mounts with each oil...

I just finished putting together one of the 4x8 folding utility trailers from HF. After my first unloaded trip of about six miles I touched both wheel hubs just to check on warmth. One was warm to the touch and the other was stone cold. Both hubs had been assembled (I thought identically) by...

This may not be the correct forum but.... For all you iPhone users TBN has just released an app that makes reading and posting to TBN a bit more efficient. It doesn't seem to allow photos or avatars but the text size is better than using Safari. It allows you to check just subscribed...

I have just noted a couple of very small (1mm diameter spot, maybe 0.1-0.5mm deep) pits in the chrome of the dipper cylinder rod on my BH. Slight surface rust at and around those spots. The BH lives outside in the summer. I've covered the cylinder rods with a thin coat of grease. What else...

I have a question regarding tilling in Spring or Fall. Background info: I don't have much experience with tilling having just purchased one (6ft KKII) in April and have used it only in May/June and then again today (Oct). I should point out that I am tilling an old field which was once overgrown...

Photo says it all. Flail mowing next to a corn patch. Someone left about 200ft of hose lying around. I wound it up for them.:eek: Only took about 20 minutes to unload. Interestingly, the hose itself had minimal damage but the hose fittings were all trashed. It took only a few seconds to roll...

This will start a new thread on the topic. A couple of weeks ago I was chatting with another TBN member Charlesaf3 about the Woods BH and he commented that it might be possible to convert the factory mechanical thumb to hydraulic as most of the hardware and weldments were identical. For those...

I decided one morning to get a small loop of hydraulic hose to keep permanently in the rear remote I use for my backhoe when it is not mounted. Although I don't think it is that common, the consequences of inadvertently leaving the remote engaged in a "dead head" configuration and the hassle and...

I am thinking of how to put a light duty (2000lb) winch on my tree boom FEL attachment to use as a small crane. I already have hydraulics up front for a grapple so I was thinking I could just weld a mounting plate on to the tree boom attachment plate and bolt on a small hydraulic winch...

I need some advice. The concrete apron on our 100 year old barn has cracked due to the weight of my 40hp tractor and presumably because some of the soil beneath it has eroded away over the years. The apron was never designed for more than horses and wagons so the weight of a 6000+lb tractor/tlb...

By some stroke of luck, I stopped to clean out my radiator screens while mowing a field today and when I popped the hood I was surprised by a spray of fuel. It was obviously coming from the fuel bowl and was not subtle. See photos below. I grabbed a photo and then shut it down. No leak then. I...

Houston based listing for only a few thousand bucks.

I just started using a new 6ft KKII tiller on a patch of land formerly overgrown with brush. The brush was cleared mostly by ripping out bushes with a grapple which left a fair number of surface roots. I can till through the area without stalling the tiller and can get down to about 7-8 inches...

I'm tired of ruining jackets, shirts, hats, pants etc on the grease goo that collects around all my zerks and oozes out around bushings etc on the FEL, BH etc. I'm even more tired of being yelled at for unwittingly tracking in grease by the queen of cleanliness in our household. I am not a...

This may not be helpful to experienced plowmen but it has some interesting tips for us rookies. YouTube - How to - Plow a Garden, Single Bottom Plow, 3pt. Hitch

Came across this video from a dealer in NC. It may not help experienced plowmen but for us rookies it has some interesting tips. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie"...

Classified tractor section needs a little moderator policing. There is currently a single tractor ad repeated 15 times that is clearly a fake based on price.

From one minute to the next I suddenly have 135 newly subscribed threads. They are all old threads I participated in but there are actually no new posts since I last checked them. What's up?

Hi folks, I need to identify a source for a roughly three inch pipe nipple and female/female connector with the following dimensions: Major OD 0.625 inches Min OD 0.555 inches Threads per inch: 16 These are the measurements of a oil breather cap on my Caroni flail mower gearbox. I need to...

This "came off" my DK40se/KL401. Any guesses? Anyone else had this experience? Answer: load level indicator. Not tough enough to survive backing it into a big tree branch. Tried to straighten it but the very tip ended up jammed in in the tube and the thing turned into a pretzle so I...

There are always discussions of what the best ballast fluid is to use for loading tires, especially in freeze prone areas. Cost is a major consideration with non corrosive fluids like RimGuard costing over $3/gallon. One common less expensive and do it yourself solution has been to use common...

After clearing brush and digging out stumps, I usually run over the land with a landscape rake to even things out and to collect debris and small roots. I find that the rake quickly loads up with roots and twigs and I am wondering what techniques the rest of you have figured out to clean the...

An elderly neighbor almost ran out of heating fuel this winter due to a truck delivery screw up on the island. Her nephew went out and bought 40 gallons of #2 heating oil in diesel containers as emergency backup which luckily was not needed. I agreed to buy the fuel from her thinking I'd use...

Often after digging up a root ball/stump, there is a lot of dirt still attached to the woody bits. Rather than take the dirt to the burn pile/dump pile, I like to shake the FEL which does a pretty good job of knocking out loose dirt. By "shake" what I mean is small rapid movements of dump/curl...

The recent reactiviation of an old thread on 50 and 100 hour service had some useful lists of what dealers typically do besides just change fluids. I have a DK40se that needs it's 50hr service pretty soon and for geopolitical reasons (there is not yet a bridge from Prudence Island to...

I'd like to put some extra ballast on the front of my DK40se. Unfortunately Kioti doesn't offer any suitcase weights or more importantly a bracket for suitcase weights. Has anyone adapted another brand's system to fit a DK? Kubota makes a front mounted system that attaches to the GL brush...

In my neighborhood we have a half acre pond on conservation land that originally drained through a culvert under a road then into some local ditches and eventually to the sea. At some point in the past the culvert got blocked, the ditches filled in and now when the pond overflows it follows and...

I was grappling brush earlier this week and driving through partially cleared land when I noticed my 4WD was not working. I'd been using 4WD all afternoon as I was "bulldozing" and grappling bushes and suddenly I noted that I was spinning rear wheels but not the front wheels. The 4WD switch and...

For at least a week the link for the frequent poster link sends me to a FAQ page about smilies. Tested it with both IE7 and Firefox. Same results.

Ok, here goes. This is my attempt to explain my recent decision to trade in my trusty CK20 on a tractor with double the weight, horsepower and loader. Being a card carrying member of the é›»on稚 buy more horsepower than you need club and having disparaged the å*µet as big a tractor as you can...

I am upgrading to a 41hp tractor and will have both routine pasture mowing and occasional brush clearing duties. I've decided to get a 75" flail (Caroni TM1900) for the routine mowing and light brush clearing but am now considering adding a Bush Hog for some heavier brush clearing. Need to...

I cannot remove my PTO shaft. I've never had this problem before and am unsure what may have caused it. My PTO shaft fittings have a spring loaded plate on the end of the coupler that I normally pull back to release the shaft. It is stuck and ???pushed further forward than I recall indicating...

I've wanted to replace my old style (non suspension) CK20 seat for a while. The direct Kioti replacement (new style) is an outrageous $600+ shipping expense and I'm too cheap to do that. Agri-Supply sells a very nice Turkish made suspension seat for about $80 so I thought I'd give it a try...

Check out the photo. Wear your grapple with pride!

This poll is generated by my noticing that this season, a high percentage of new CK20 owners seem to have bought a backhoe as part of the original purchase. My impression is that the percentage is higher than with CK25/30 owners. I thought I would start an informal poll to see if 1) my...

After getting tired of having my backhoe pull the tractor around all the time, I sprung for a set of "BigFoot" dirt pads. (see photos). In researching these I found it difficult to locate a dealer but finally (thanks to TBN) found that Little Tractor (Little Tractor and Equipment Company - Kioti...

Now that I have finished bush hogging and otherwise clearing an old 3-4 acre pasture, I'd like to get a finish mower to make the mowing task go faster. I have a 21hp tractor (Kioti CK20 HST) and the land is sloped. I mention the slope because I need to be in low HST to climb directly up which is...

Does anyone know of a source for dirt stabilzer pads for the KB 2365? There were some posts here about a year ago on "BigFoot" stablizer pads that are exactly what I am looking for but when I google those terms now I just find a company that makes specialized poly pads for street/hard surface...

Am I correct in recalling that Carver in NC used to be a pretty big Kioti dealer as well as Kubota? Now they seem to have nothing by Kioti but have added Antonia Carrera articulated tractors. Is there a rule against carrying both orange brands?

Well, I finally got a direct response from Kioti Customer Service and the rep provided me with a useful update on the loader repair program. I reviewed a number of issues with him and told him I would post a summary of the discussion. First, the letters have not yet gone out to customers...

As most CK owners know, a significant number (?20%) of KL120/130 loaders have developed cracks around the corners of the torque tube inspection plate. These can only be identified by removing the inspection plate. After Highbeam first reported the problem on TBN in Feb 2006 a number (about 15)...

I operate regularly on slopes and would love to safely widen my rear track a few inches for stability purposes. I just read on another TBN forum that the other orange tractor company sells a spacer kit at least for the B3030 to enable fitting snow chains. Has anyone found such a kit from...

I was wasting a little time today looking at the Kioti website and checked out the specs on the 3C093A engine that Kioti says is in my tractor. In one place they give the HP as 21 at 2800rpm but in the more detailed engine section the horsepower ratings were confusing as it indicates 19hp at...

What do you do when a grease zerk refuses to admit grease? Occasionally when greasing my tractor a zerk will not allow grease to pass into the joint and instead it either overflows back around the grease fitting or I can feel "solid" resistance to my efforts with a grease gun. I have generally...

I have a hard time seeing the hydraulic fluid level on my dipstick because it is so clear. Is there a product that will safely dye the fluid so it can be seen more easily on the dipstick? Any other ideas for quickly checking the fluid level when there is little contrast between the dipstick...

A Kioti customer service rep, Stephanie Denton, just replied to my inquiry regarding the status of the cracked loader repair. Here is what she said: 1) Kioti has finalized the engineering and repair strategy 2) Kits are being manufactured now 3) Expect that dealers will get an announcement...

I just busted my first shear bolt on a BushHog SQ480 rotary mower. No biggie I thought. However, I cannot get the remains of the old shear bolt out of the shaft. It won't budge with solid taps from a screw driver+mallet. I presume I should be able to get it out without removing the PTO...

I thought I would post my preliminary findings after temporarily installing a tilt meter on my CK20 then heading out to traverse some slopes on the land I work. Method: slow traverse of slope with CK20, Bush Hog (running)and FEL (down, unloaded). Simple finding: 15% slope sets off pucker...

I found a 6ft landscape rake with gauge wheels at TSC for $592. Has anyone had experience with their rakes? I did not recognize the manufacturer name so I assume it is an in house brand. Price seemed pretty good compared to the Landpride (at about $1000 with wheels). I'd be using it mostly...

What CK20\'s with new grapples eat for breakfast? A healthy diet always includes fiber. Lots of it. Breakfast starts with a brush pile especially after your dad buys you a grapple. See photo. Millonzi 48" QA light duty grapple. I don't know what they mean by light duty because this...

I have just purchased (but not yet taken delivery of) a Millonzi 48” light duty root grapple with a standard skid steer mounting. The manufacturer has given me the choice of either having a Kioti mount attached to the grapple in place of the quick attach or to fabricate a quick attach adapter...

I am reclaiming an old meadow from years of benign neglect and lots of brush/briar/sapling overgrowth. I'd like to maintain the 4 acres or so as a low maintenance field and need advice on how best to go about it. I am close to being done with the clearing of brush etc and what is left is now...

There have not been any new reviews posted in the review section for months. I submitted one over a month ago that has not been posted. Is the review section toast?

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I am debating replacing my 48" rotary mower with a light duty flail mower once I finish rough land clearing. No decision yet made. The area to be mowed is close to houses, roads, kids playing so I am getting skitish about the rotary mower for routine maintenance. The area is not a flat field...

I am considering using a flail mower rather than a finish mower to maintain about 4 acres of field and lawn. The area has already been bush hogged. The Caroni 60" flail is much less expensive (<$1500 vs 4000) than other flail mowers which is confusing. Anyone have any experience with it?

Has anyone else tried to install a seat belt retractor on the 2005 and earlier CK20? I found the standard floppy seat belt to be constantly falling into difficult to reach spots and once even fell inside the fender where it could easily have become tangled in the rear wheel. All in all a...

I am considering adding a 150 lb grapple ( Wikco) to my bucket which already has a 70lb toothbar. I know from Kioti literature that the lift capacity at the pivot pins is 1074lbs but don't know how to calculate the lift capacity at the bucket. Anyone done that calculation/measurement?? I...

I just checked out the new Kioti webpage which shows the new 2005 style seat and retractable seatbelt arrangement for the CK20. Has anyone retrofitted this new arrangement to the earlier CK20's? Any idea of cost? Any new mounting holes needed? It sure would be nice to have a retracting seatbelt!

Does the MSC valve on the CK20 HST affect operation of the BH which is run through the power beyond hydraulics? I find my BH controls to be fine except for the side to side movement which is a bit too fast unless I very carefully feather the control. I would love to just decrease the...

I am clearing brush and need to clean up a few acres as well as prep for seeding ground cover. I'd like to know what size landscape rakes folks with CK20s have been using. I think KiotiJohn has a 4ft rake which seems small. Is a six footer too big? Will a 5ft rake when slanted cover the tire...

I just noticed there is a Kioti 2375 BH on auction at Ebay. Current price is $3750 which isn't bad. No bidders yet and it ends today. It's in New Hampshire and looks almost new. You guys with the CK30s who are itching for a TLB might want to take a look. Ebay link

Has anyone attached an aftermarket grapple to the CK20 loader bucket? There is one designed for the Kubota BX23 that looks like it would be useful on the CK20 for handling brush and other relatively light work. See link: http://www.amerisolutions.net/grapple.htm

I have a 20hp CUT (KiotiCK20) and am clearing land overgrown with softwood weed trees (mostly 4-6 inch choke cherry, a few larger). I initially cut trees with the idea of leaving the stumps at ground level but now I would like to remove the stumps. I cannot now easily pull the stumps so need to...

I am using a chain and chain hooks on my FEL to carry brush and stumps to the burn pile. I have a 20ft 5/16ths chain that I need to carry with me and am wondering what others in similar situations do to safely and conveniently store the chain on the tractor. Any ideas? I have attached photos...

After reading of several TBN users who had good experiences with EZ Attachment tooth bars I contacted a local dealer but was surprised by the prices quoted. For a 54 inch bucket, the standard toothbar is about $460 and the "landscaper" model was over $500. This seems quite high. Has anyone...

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Hi. I am a former lurker who is finally ready to put down a deposit. Before I continue I would like opinions on the following for price and choice of equipment: 2005 CK20 HST with FEL with 28hrs on meter (first owner traded at same dealer for CK30 a few weeks after purchase) Dealer will load...

The B7510 Turf Special is high on my list for purchase but I would like to keep open the possibility of adding a backhoe so am concerned about the fixed ROPS. I know the Kubota backhoe can be had with a kit to switch the fixed ROPS to a folding ROPS. My questions are 1) is that switch a simple...