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Well - the parts guy was wrong again then... he said that would be the use of the detent... that OR a bungee cord on a regular valve... And I don't need 3 for sure. Hell - I really only needed 1. And finding the kits during this time of no parts anywhere was hard enough... 3rd was another...

I'm making this post just for anyone else that decides it's time to add a pair or rear remotes to their Grand L Lxx60 HSTC - this information should be universal - and was done on my L4760 HSTC specifically. First - the 2 wholegoods part numbers you need for the valve control hardware are...

Thanks for the ideas and input but this thread ended up being pointless and unnecessary. I managed to install my rear remotes without pulling the wheel. I think the fact I did 2 and not all 3 gave me enough room to get it done with the wheel on…

I thought about dolly thing like above but I'm not sure that's gonna be lug friendly. I think I'd rather work i no the ground and know what the ground is gonna do vs have a lug slip off the edge of that and then the wheel wants to be off angle. I have pulled an old 8N wheel before - this one...

Any practical tips for removing a loaded rear wheel off a L4760 with R1 tires? Im concerned the tread lugs will make the rolling of it out of the way be very wobbly and prone to falling.

Found one! Got it for less than "current" no date for manufacture that Kubota has on price sheets because it was built on 12/30/2021 before some price increases I guess... and dealership where I found it UPS-ed right to my door. I still have both kidneys for use in future barter and trade as...

UPDATE: Last Friday, with my sights on the L2265 as the option I wanted - I formulated a plan. I pulled up Google maps and searched for Kubota dealers. Starting with one I HATE right down the road and spiraling out based on distance I started calling - asking if they had, in stock, on a...

Thanks - I just got a copy from a dealership.

Thanks but not there

Title says it all. NOT the operators manual. The Assembly Instructions. There are mentions of it all over the place and nobody seems to have it! Specifically the entire section in the L2265 3rd function assembly / installation. And I’m not looking for the parts diagram.

A WR Long guy told me they did not come with a joystick cap with the button for the power advance function… do yours? Wonder if the current ones can’t be gotten with said button…

I found one! The Grand L 60s have a button on the factor loader joystick. When you press it with your finger the engine throttles way up. The point of it is when you are using the loader and pushing into a pile you squeeze this button and you get full horsepower. Works really well when moving...

Thanks for the unrelated Wikipedia post here…

Messicks says 50-70 day lead time on the L2265... and that's a guess. I called Colemans - their site lies... they told me March 2023... Doesn't work for an L4760 HSTC - the joystick tops they have don't have power advance and it's questionable is the valve will fit when the tractor has the...

This is what I ended up welding... just some expanded metal that I contoured to the back side of the grill... I didn't go with the perforated metal like you did @Mountain Meadows becasue I didn't want to lose the headlights that much (but I like the look of yours for sure!) I think mine looks...

title says it all - I have flipped every rock I can - it appears there's no Kubota part number L2265 3rd functions left in the world... and that's pretty much the only thing that works for a Grand L60 cab model... I posted i nthe marketplace with a WTB... here I'm asking if anyone knows of a...

In fairly desperate need of a Kubota 3rd Function Valve (L2265) for my L4760 HSTC... have piles of cash and select human organs available to trade / barter / offer for one! Do not want W.R. Long (no button for the power advance), Summit does not offer one for this tractor... looking for...

Yes. The posts go in the ground. Then a cross bar goes between them from which hangs various metal targets.

According to the spec-sheet on the website it's about 450#... (50 Series Rear Mounted Blades - Bush Hog) rated for 50 horsepower tractor... err... 40hp tractor if the tractor is 4WD. Being at 47 and knowing I'm not planning on pushing it - I figure it's probably ok... maybe I just stay in...

Loader is 6’ for comparison. Thoughts on a 7’ blade on the back of this size of tractor. 🚜

I actually kinda like this idea for a few reasons. Might consider this approach instead of the tire. Some good ideas here!

The world is full of smart people. You my friend are one of them. I think this is a great solution and likely what I’m gonna do! I’ll go to the tire place and get some used tires. Screw them to a sheet of plywood. Fill them with concrete with holes in them for the posts!

Thanks for the input - I was hoping someone just had the right pipe size. I can go to my local plumbing supply house but they are typically not friendly to non contractors and showing up with a 4x4 chunk and asking to wander the pipes in the yard might light the guys head on fire (which makes...

I want to set a section of PVC or other type pipe in the ground and then be able to place a 4x4 post into the pipe. It does not to be a perfectly tight fit. I can shim it. But the point it to allow me to remove the 4x4 as needed. This is not structural- it’s for posts in a shooting range...

I’m gonna be welding some expanded steel to the grill of my L4760 and am interested in any pictures of others that have done it with the articulated grill. I have ideas but people are smart!

Nice grill there @oosik - I think I'll do something similar with mine. Have a Kubota 3rd function kit inbound to the dealer right now. (also using that as an excuse to add a rear remote for the toplink - which is unrelated) Got a lot of trees on our 35 acres that bit the dust with the emerald...

Ordered a Homestead Implements 72" Pinnacle Grapple - and I'm thrilled with the process so far. I know nobody likes sending money (and these amounts) somewhere and then just waiting... but they were right upfront on their site they said 8-10 weeks. Ordered it on Sunday. Monday am at like...

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Call. For some reason they don’t put it on their site like everyone else does right now. I have also been told that IF you do order from them - they require full payment now - and you wait 4-5 month for the grapple to arrive. (you can also find this information in the EA thread pinned in the...

EA is currently 4-5 months.

Look at Homestead Implements.

And we are done. The last 16’ or so of the trunk to the rootball can sit where it is forever as part of the backstop. This has now officially stopped being a cleanup project and become a range backstop improvement project as the next steps are gonna be piling the trunk sections on and...

Here’s where we got today before the storms hit. Not a whole lot left. Used the bucket to lift me up to the trunk. I’d make a nice undercut and a side cut that lined up with it for reference while secured to the bucket with a harness and strap. Then I’d climb up on the trunk, have the loader...

Yes - I bought one of the 80V batteries too with charger because the 80V work in 80V and 40V... and I'm hoping they come up with a snow blower like a "Snow Joe" I can use on my deck in the winter. As for the saw - I'm impressed with the Harbor Freight Atlas 40V Pole Saw - as a $95 tool (not...

After less than an hour with my new Harbor Freight electric pole saw (Atlas thing really is impressive for the cost!) All the branches with leaves are off and most branches are back to the trunk. The only limitation really is the short 10” bar on a tree this big. After topping out the canopy...

Current Status of the tree. The L4760 did good. Even with the R1s tho - the ground is still soft. Not like the other picture in this thread but soft enough that I could pull but never bog the motor. She started digging into the too moist soil well before we would know if she could move the...

So - I see pretty recent posts in this thread saying lead times are 4-5 months out... I'm looking at either the 55" or the 60" for my L4760HSTC with a LA1055 loader - and NOWHERE that I see on the everythingattachments site is there ANY mention about lead times like that. There's a bunch of...

Dunno why the forum turns this picture on its side. But ain’t no way I can do anything to pull on it for a while. This was a close call for sinking the tractor to its frame that I avoided because of experience!!! Still raining today too. As for pics of the base and the berm. I had work boots...

Literally in my first post first paragraph. Highly used part of the property.

UPDATE : I aint doing NUTHIN for a bit - took a walk last night and that end of the field is standing water - no way am I hooking a chain on that monster and trying to pull it from the upper reaches sideways... I'd then be posting "can i use a winch to the partially down tree to pull my tractor...

Well - then - it did a shitty job! Assuming it does not rain MORE - I'm planning on seeing what I see tomorrow afternoon and I'll take the pics and post back so everyone stays updated!

Acquired for $800 - like freaking new... need about $15 in hardware to fix some issues - like some nylon washers, a missed bolt, a top link pin... Stout as hell and seems pretty solid. Have a bunch of tree work to start on and thought something like this to carry all the gear would be a lot...

I'm gonna clear space near the base for sure - I'll send a bunch of pics whenever I get to doing this!

@hslogger - I have doubts every tree I drop - probably why I have managed to not get hurt. I have ideas on this one - I just get extra wary anytime something isn't "clear cut" because of how much stored energy these things can have. And I always have a plan and a second plan for the third...

No access with a truck - end of field in swampy area.

So - yeah - to get the whole tree in frame I had to use the macro lens on the iPhone so it's a bit distorted I think. And - the tree is about 2.5 - 3' over the path there... your pixel math is off becasue the bottom line is "high" because I didn't mow the 5-6' tall grass down - so you are to...

Probably next weekend project. just came down this week I suppose. Discovered while cutting down grass in trails. The top end is a good 50’ up in the air. So trimming top end is not a simple task to lessen its load. I did go back down to look again today and I think the first attempt is gonna...

That’s pretty much exactly what I was planning. I have done a lot of squirrly trees before. This one is just a real big version and I’m sure when it breaks free it’s gonna be one hell of a show! There’s so much root still attached to the earth that my L4760 would just get pulled towards the...

This cottonwood pulled it’s rootball and leaned over. I say leaned because it’s roots and a whole lotta earth are still attached. Then about 12’ from that it’s resting (left side of pic) on a berm built as a range backstop. Then you see the rest of this up in the air still. It is not supported...

I figured. I sent an email to Messicks and they didn’t reply. So - back to the local guys!

Anyone have the part number - even better would be a link to order one?

nope - it's more central. I'm pretty sure it's the RTV around the back. I think it's way more work to fix than its currently leaking :) But I will keep my eye on it - I'm fairly certain it's more than the blowoff at this point.

Has anyone had a leak back there? More relevant - is there a common thing on the back of the HST that leaks on a BX24? I have a BX24 that I have noticed the whole back of the HST case has accumulated that "dirt that's there because of a leak" kind of look. For the last couple of years I...

What about install? I can’t find anything about that either. I’d hope it’s just remove the plastic trim in the cab and then install the rest from behind / underneath and you don’t have to pull the cab off the tractor!

I’m coming up short (life story) finding any information on a rear remote kit / install on a L4760 HST Cab model… anyone got anything?

i wish we could get away with 50 tons every few years... usually for ours it's more like 120 tons every 2 years... Our soil is horrifically fine "silt" and when the original owners built the drive they used round rocks as the base not broken limestone... so - things just keep pushing down...

Having maintained our drive for years- a box blade is "ok" a landplane is "exceptional" Land planes move material like a box blade - just a lot less quickly - it wont fill up like a box blade - instead it fills some then spills over making things even out. For digging out the turnaround you...

Here's the conclusion to my story (almost)... I looked at a Kioti and was impressed (obviously same as the Bobcat) - they have come a long way and I wouldn't be scared to buy one - they should really give Kubota & JD a run for their money - since a Kioti seems to categorically have more...

I hate posts that never come to a conclusion (especially when folks offer input and advice)... because I always seem to the be the guy who finds said post for my question and never get an answer... so - here's where I'm at. Went to a local Bobcat dealer right down the road - and talked...

Well @JWR - the turfs would get me able to use my bigger tractor (than I need) at least from March - May when things are so wet the R1's rip it all up... But - I agree - I'm feeling like buying turfs I'm almost throwing good money at bad at this point... I do agree about most folks not being...

Re: @JWR - so being completely frank... the L4760 was bought at the end of our time farming... it was a replacement for a New Holland TC45DA - same size - but with a cab and mid-PTO - for snow-blowing - which we have a really long drive and this tractor makes a "chore" a hella lotta fun now...

So - I have an L4760. When I got it I bought it with R1 wheels and tires because it was doing a fair bit more farming type work. Now - the R1’s are just pizza cutters on anything in the spring and honestly the tractor has become mostly a snowblower and deer getter during hunting season. I’m...

Looking at a slightly used RTV500... Is it possible to add on some of the stuff that’s not on it? Meaning - is there a source to buy the windshield if this ones does not have one? How about a roof? I know when you buy a new RTV those options can be had at time of purchase but I haven’t...

I have a large fallow field that has been slowly trying to regrow native vegetation but I'd like to speed up the process. I have been planting several hundred trees every spring from the NYS Nursery - usually I get about a 70-80% success rate after the first year - so that's helping - but 100...

I have felt the L4760 was a bit more stout and compact than my old TC45DA... and yesterday痴 adventure in the field proved me correct. The weight of the tractor and the FEL plus the slightly smaller tires equates to sometimes the equivalent of driving around in pizza cutters. Had I not had the...

Aside from "not fitting between X"... what other negatives would there be to moving rear wheel outward when the rims support "wider" positions?

I saw this issue mentioned somewhere else on a different thread with someone elses new L60. So when the issue happened to me yesterday I didn't freak and think the new tractor with 6-ish hours had a real problem... I knew it had THIS problem. First couple of times using the L4760 I thought I...

Is there a max temperature that the Kubota block heaters cut out at or won't come on at? Yesterday we had 16" of snow so I plugged mine in on my new L4760 about 2 hours before I was going to clear the driveway. Granted it was about 32F... I plugged it in so the cab would be warmer faster when I...

Anyone have any experience with the Messicks $89 "plug and play" radio for the L60 General: Messick Kubota Radio, Part # jsd-52 I know any 1-DIN head unit will work - but for less than $90 - AND having the harness just plug and play - this is hard to not consider... Just looking for actual...

I used to spend a lot of time here in the NH forums and got a lot of information... Lots of good folks here. And it was with mixed emotion that yesterday I parted ways with my TC45DA... Thanks for all the help over the years to the members that are still here and those that have passed on...

Took delivery of my new L4760 and loader yesterday (the factory is behind in production of the big front snowblower, so that will come later whenever it's built). I'll be honest here - this tractor purchase was not something I put a ton of research into... I had a 2004 TC45DA without a cab...

How I wanted to be on the phone call I just had...

@moship - attached is the order... You clearly know more about the options than I do :) So - I can tell you although this is a long term purchase - it's like any big purchase (at least for me) - sooner or later you have to stop adding the options on because the price gets INSANE...

I have had a TC45DA for a about 8 years now... and have reached a point in life where I'm sick and tired of going backwards in the snow... it's no fun. I looked at used Deere w/ a cab on CL - and the cab sold me - luxury is where I'm at in life now :) Except the Deer was overpriced and...

...aside from "burning more money" on initial (purchase) startup :) In the performance automotive world - the same engine can produce more power with an aftermarket tune... is that all they are doing is providing a different program in the ECU that makes the same engine make more power? Sat...

Been a good long while since I posted here on tractorbynet and it's almost always been Kubota and New Holland stuff - green and yellow is new to me (well except for our aincent 4x6 gator). I have a TC45DA and a BX24 - so why am I asking about another tractor??? Well - we downsized the farm we...

It appears I'm on the verge of having to pull the radiator on my TC45DA as there's apparently a leak in it somewhere as small pools of green pee seem to form under the tractor after a day or so and I'm comfortable it's not a hose connection... It's clearly somewhere on the radiator itself based...

I was a bad community member... I posted for help before I even looked at the tractor (because I was so hot I just sat in the barn with a fan on and used my iPhone)... But I had it fixed as soon as I explored the wires - it was EXACTLY what jinman thought (before he even thought it!). But in...

A year or so back I had the switch in the joystick die... This is different. Both the fender switch and the joystick switch change the lights from rabbit to turtle and back but the tractor doesn't change ranges. Figured before I spend too much time on this I'd post a question here and see if...

We changed over this fall and installed a geothermal system to replace our propane forced air heat. I know I have seen a bunch of posts about wood, corn, oil, coal, etc here - so here's the complete picture of what we did for geothermal. Usually people who share this don't share the cost, which...

Over the years TractorByNet has been a great resource for us on our journey in agriculture and country living... when the lights don't come on on the tractor - this forum is like a garage full of "smart people" looking over my shoulder and getting the tractors up and running again. So I...

After that last post I thought I'd make crystal clear what's what... The red circles are parts of the circuit that have voltage as expected... So all 3 positions on the rotary and the front work lamps at the lamp and at the 4prong plus under the hood. Now, the blow circles are where the test...

@Bob - I have tested out the switch and even jumped it and that doesn't seem to be it. As for the turn signals - they work fine, so the expensive part is safe for now ;) Jinman - Ok, here's the schematic from the manual AND the photo I just snapped. On the schematic I circled the most simple...

My light knob does not produce lights at any settings but the switch for the lower loader headlamps works. Forgot about it until just now. Figure I'll start with a fuse but if anyone has any thoughts before I get back at it tomorrow am feel free to add your thoughts.

After reading many a review here and deciding I wanted (rocks dictate) a forward rotating tiller - the decision was made Friday night when a TSC asst manager indicated she REALLY wanted to get rid of their last one from this season... So - home with us it came. After fighting to get the thing...

Swear I saw this in a tread before... My TC45DA sometimes won't start when warm. When I turn the key I hear things click - almost like a solenoid clicking open but nothing more. No cranking, no chattering, nothing. If I bounce up and down in the seat then usually it will turn over after...

Yup - my new tractor... well - maybe... it's the tractor of the future... YouTube - Valtra ANTS concept

Just became the proud owner of a pristine 2000 6x4 Gator with all of 250 hours on it. Looks showroom clean and runs GREAT (starts with a simple turn of the key even at 0F and just a whisper of choke) Anyhow, one thing I know that's common with these guys is the little grind when putting into...

Looking at a used 4x6 gator with about 250 hours on it. Price seems good but since i'm new to this breed of machine wondered what things I should be looking for in terms of mechanicals that could be an issue at this age. Also what are the signs of wear and abuse? The unit itself is in very...

To add or not to add - that's the question. I have been watching the local Craigslist for a year now an have not been able to catch a deal on a rear PTO post hole digger. So I asked my dealer for a price. He had 2 thoughts. One - but the PTO PH digger and use it for the fencing job and then...

I went to Empire Farm Days in NY yesterday and as always there's a massive NH presence there... Well - it just so happens they have had some of their "new" tractors on display... the LS rebranded, repainted, whatever you want to call them tractors on out... As a person who is proud of my...

You know - credit to these boards - I hardly waste any time looking at non-critical things that are questions on my tractors anymore - I just post here and go about my business... Mainly because this community will almost always have a faster an better answer than me screwing around learning...

This is kinda a general knowledge question I have had since I got this great machine... when I turn the engine off as the tractor spins down - one of the last sounds from the left side - maybe - sounds a bit like the noise made when moving a straw up and down in the top of a SuperSized drink at...

2 super simple reasons why bigger is ALWAYS better - Unstuck (a year later) | Chicken Thistle Farm (that is - until the bigger one gets stuck) :D

Got home - need to plow before the rain comes - jumped on tractor - turned key - lights came on, waited for glow light to go off - it did - turned key - DEAD - no more lights or sounds. I poped the hood, yanked off the battery connectors - cleaned it up, tested (9.5V) threw the quick jump...

I have posted before about the blowing fuses on the BX24 and other random electrical issues... well - had a new one the other day. Started up the tractor - did a little moving around with the FEL - and when backing it in to park - it just dies. Instant stall. Humm - well - wonder what that...

OK - I have done the tables, I have tried different rod - I'm just gonna ask the people that do this all the time. What's the right setting (AC/DC and EP/EN) and what rod and how hot - to weld 1/2 EMT conduit with blowing through - OR - not just spitting it on the surface... YES - I know - I...

Last weekend we had a BIG heavy snow here in NY... and even with my tractor and the massive blower - I had to go slow... as my back and neck were starting to bug me I made a discovery... The TC45DA will let you engage the cruise in REVERSE! Ohh joy above joys! If you didn't know that - your...

Anyone have any luck using a single or two bottom plow to form a long raised bed for veggies? I was thinking you could make 1 run and then the other in the opposite direction rolling soil against the previous. That will give a crude hill - then you could straddle the hill and disk the top...

For the record I'm not a tractor waxer - I put it away wet and dirty all the time. It's a tool - I respect it, treat it well, but come from farmer blood and am comfortable with it being a tractor... so... this is gonna sound cheezy as H3LL coming from me but I got really tired of, after...

Just ordered a 75" snow blower for the Blue tractor - that's a little more beef than the old 48" on the Kubota :) I hate winter... but with this rig I'm at least not going to be depressed with the first snow fall. As soon as the blower shows up here - I'll send pics along.

I can now lay claim to the dumbest mistake yet in my long list of "notable" acomplishments... I friggin just bought a Cat II plow for a Cat I tractor... NICE HUH? I went to look at this nice 3 bottom - but when the guy said he didn't have a loader or skid steer to help get it loaded in the...

I guess it's a project too and could have gone there, it IS a tractor... not mine though... But totally worth watching. Tractor Blues

(I posted this in the NH forum - then realized it's more of a "general tractor question") I have a TC45DA. Question for the folks who own a similar sized tractor: How big of a plow does you tractor pull? I have the opportunity to buy a 3 bottom plow or a 2 bottom plow. Want to go big - but...

Question for the folks who own the TC45 and similar: How big of a plow does you tractor pull? I have the opportunity to buy a 3 bottom plow or a 2 bottom plow. Want to go big - but not too big (of course I could always remove one bottom from the 3). My TC45 has ag tires and the rear is...

Since everyone likes pictures of projects (and tractors) - I thought I'd share one of the multiple projects in flight right now... I'm finally running a water line out to the barn. Actually - when done I'll have 3 hydrants connected to a 1" buried line. 1 will be at the front corner for ease...

The new to me TC45D is an amazing tractor - and every time i get on it and use it I discover more things to like. One thing I figured folks here could answer for me is something I have seen I'm not a super fan of. I have th NH FEL on this tractor with the QA plate and bucket. No issues with...

It's hard to make this post NOT go political as several other have been closed down due to it... but I'll try... The new "no drip" 5 gallon diesel fuel cans - anyone found one that a competent and dexterous adult male can dispense into his tractor without spilling, dribbling, drooling...

Humm - all the creature comforts of the TC45D and no 12V plug in the lighter format... Ok - no biggie. What's the best way to tap into the electrical system to run an auxiliary work light off the back?

Lots of props to this forum over the years. Happy to report the second tractor come home to live with me this afternoon. 2006 NH TC45D, 230 hours when she became mine. Ag tires, rear loaded, 6' new Bush Hog Squealer. D.J.M. Equipment in Fairport NY - AWESOME dealer. Thanks for all the past...

Gonna hop on a used TC45DA tomorrow afternoon - 220 hours - 3 years old - awesome shape, FEL + QA bucket. They are asking $21500. I'll let you know where the cards fall.

Uhh - OK - So - let me see if I got this right... :) It WAS a TC45DA... then for a short period of time they were 3045's... and now they are called 2320's? Clear as mud. Point of the post - I wanna buy a new one - dealer quoted me for a 2320 - and I thought I wanted a 3045... he says they...

Looking for opinions - would a 2000 model year tractor with 5 hours - that's now for sale - concern you? I know when my truck sits for several weeks - and it's a 2003 - it's not as happy as if I drive it every day. The tractor in question is a NH TC40D. The price is right... but am I concerned...

I have a general question about a 2 year old (5 hours on it) 40 HP Boomer-style NH tractor... I have been approached with the opportunity of purchasing this "new but used" machine due to a death - I think the tractor + FEL pricing is insanely low compared to a new one... but to be honest have...

Regardless of the color you follow - or the size of the tractor... everyone enjoys a good "stuck" story... Bluebird Meadow Farms: Sinking Feeling - Part 1 Bluebird Meadow Farms: Sinking Feeling - Part 2 Bluebird Meadow Farms: Sinking Feeling - Part 3

On a JD 4310 with a FEL... The 3pt goes up fine... but no matter how the drop rate knob is messed with the implement on the 3pt will come down about 1/2 way based on knob position (more open the faster) - but then the last 1/2 or so of the descent to the ground the implement moves very - very...

Just a post for people looking at / considering the BX24... All in all - it's been a good tractor that gets the job done... Like I'd say A-, B+ category of machine... but I have to say I'd give it less than a passing grade for the electrical system... At a bit over 2 years and almost 175...

OK - not MY new one... but parked at the end of our road in a field is a 2006 M105x - with loader... with all of 67 hours on it... for sale. I came in from the garage with the guys phone number and said to my wife - "If you let me buy this tractor I will never EVER ask for another tractor...

Every now and again there is a post or two here on the forums that ask the question "is a backhoe worth the additional money"... and there are often 2 sides to the discussion (granted not as polarized as the wirenut thread). Here's my answer in terms of projects of late - YES - every time. In...

In the next month or so I think I'll be starting on my lean-to on my barn - since the estimates I have gotten from contractors are ridiculous compared to the amount of work to do. Anyhow - I'm just gonna do it myself after I draw up some plans and get them off to the town for a permit. So - my...

Wrote a complaint about the MSRP leaving their site - then saw the same post a few down...

When we moved into our new house the basement had some obvious signs of moisture on the lower portions of the front wall - and the "Christmas Tree" patterns in the corners. Well - I have added about 10' of pipe from the downspouts in the corners with the backhoe to get the water away from the...

Just a note to anyone who has ever pulled a tubeless off a rim - you are NOT doing it with conventional tools or approach with these R4 "Rim Guard" jobbies that ship on the front of the BX24... for as small and cute as they look - it takes 2 burly men in a John Deere garage to get it off...

By the title here's what I mean: First winter at new house... very long driveway... at the end, there is a deep ditch on both sides where the driveway meets the road. (Enter into the minds-eye) Me, tractor and snow thrower out at the road with the deep mushy stuff... shear pin in blower...

I'm happy to report after fixing the lower link pins, the upper link pin placement and the chute rotation lever - I have myself a working snow thrower on my little BX24... There is something to be said about having the right tools for the job! Bluebird Meadow Farms: Our first real snow - Part 1

Yup - you know it... Ultimate barn decor! Bluebird Meadow Farms: Deck the walls (shop walls)

OK - it's time - need the welder... I need to fix the snow thrower I bought... and now - the broken bush hog too! Time to bite the bullet... but before I can post cool welded project pics - I need to get the welder running... But here's the thing - the manual online for the welder I'm...

As I was bush hogging the field... and getting about ready to be done for the night as light was quickly fading... The tractor started loosing power - lurching - I thought "what has been maybe sucked under the hog?" So I killed the rear PTO... still the tractor languished - sounding less and...

For my fellow Orange owners - this is a reiteration of the saga that unfolded over in the K-O/O forum... But I felt a summary post was warranted in here... for non-Orange heads... Basically - I was gifted a freakish plow that at some point had "sorta" been modified to be "relatively" cat 1...

OK - so we all own Kubota tractors here - and love them... We also know our neighbors with the "green" tractors buy a lot of other merchandise... and have a very familiar and recognizable logo... What say you all to having some creative fun - if it were up to you and you could make Kubota have...

Today was the first time I have gotten around to trying the plow (http://bluebirdmeadowfarms.blogspot.com/2007/07/just-what-i-needed.html) on my tractor - or my brand new disks... (http://bluebirdmeadowfarms.blogspot.com/2007/08/while-concrete-dust-settles.html) with my BX24... up until today...

I've seen lots of posts over time with new garden plots going in... so I figured I'd share one too. This is the first of many we will be putting in - and it also contains a "in the wild" picture of my new disk! I'll update as the sod gets rolled and then disk-ed too... Bluebird Meadow Farms...

So - I recall reading about these 3 wheel dolly casters and the removal of the MMM on a BX(something) in the past - but I can't find the post - so here's to newness! Here's what I'm talking about: 3 Wheel Dolly Caster Mover : 22-9124 or Three Wheel Dolly - Red Hill General Store (as examples)...

It's not the LOUD POP I heard tonight when I stood up to get off... that's for sure... frackin fenders...

I mentioned in another thread that I was starting to prep for a concrete floor in my existing 30x40 pole barn. This weekend I made great headway. Here's a link to my status and some images: Bluebird Meadow Farms Bottom line is - I have been using the boxblade + FEL to do most of the work...

Last night we watched a baby Robin hatch - very cool - here's a couple pics. Bluebird Meadow Farms: Meet Ralphie!

Here's a couple pictures I took at this weekends Marion Antique Tractor Show and Pull. Bluebird Meadow Farms: Farmer Fun

What's the biggest disk setup out there for a BX24? I know the rule of thumb for ground engagement is the width of the rear... but a disk is a little different beast and can go bigger... Anyone running a 5' setup in sandy soil with some rocks? What about a 6' setup? Whatca got? This would...

I just had a guy leave who's gonna give me a quote with materials and time and labor broken out to add a 12' deep by 40' long lean too onto my existing board and batten pole barn. I was originally thinking about having someone sink the posts for it and me doing the rest of the work - it's...

So - I posted about the electric service to the barn... but I haven't gotten to that yet... But I am darn near done with the removal of the pool, the deck, filling in the sand pit hole and grading it all out nice... Here's the pictures of the pool - the deck and the field view it blocks from...

I posted some time ago (like back in January) that my wife and I had purchased a new house and 35 acres to boot... well - we are taking possession in 18 days (who's counting)... Normally - I would have had a garden in by now - but... things are what they are. Anyhow - to the project part -...

I noticed the new sticky in this forum a couple of days ago (and I'm typing this on my laptop - sitting on my tractor - pondering a project) ;) Since the topic context here is supposed to be tractor projects - understandably... but it seems like there have been (myself included) a fair number...

I know this is a rather common topic - but I'm looking for the application specific advice and resources I can turn to for exacting info... I have a 200 amp panel in the house... I have a barn that's going to become a shop that' going to require about 150 feet of cable (wire) between it and...

OK - so today I was out and about and discovered a Ford 715 Snow Thrower (48")... in very good shape... for only $400. Here's the catch (which is also a plus - maybe). The snow thrower's previous owner modify it and changed it from a front mount to a rear 3PT mount by welding up a nice new...

I have the ability to obtain a well used 18' trailer that needs a lot of TLC to get it on the roads legally in NYS... One of the obstacles I have is the question around the axle brakes... Here are a couple of photos showing the hub, hub removed and brake setup. Bottom line here is - these...

I have searched the forums and not found exactly what I'm looking for - so I figured - "hey, what's another insulation question"... New pole barn - typical board and batten siding... complete with the charm of some cracks, splits and general leakiness (it's a barn!). I'm planning on turning...

Yes - I know - spring is in the air and another snow storm is on the way... but we are packing up to move to start moving to the new place here and I put the deck back on for transport (from it's stored state here)... In addition to the good info here this is my trick to getting the tensioner...

I know this has been discussed ad-nauseam... is there any resolution to it? I ask because I almost flicked myself off the tractor today by needing to let up on the pedal faster than the slow release workaround. I find no mention of a fix in my old post searches.

I posted "dirt plow" because this time of year people seem to be all thinking snow... and since I hate the cold... I'm thinking soil... So - with a BX24... and the desire to make many gardens where there is now weed and sod... what's the opinions of this forum for the right tool for this...

I have posted about some of the exploits me and my BX24 have had since we fell in love and she came home with me back in July (wife still wants to know if I want to sleep with the tractor). Well - I'm happy to let this awesome community know I'm helping you out by moving to a new house with 34...

OK - so I have this great tractor that is sitting in the garage waiting for either the snow to fall (to plow it) OR the rain to stop (to dig in the back yard)... yet neither has happened for weeks now... So - short of putting it in neutral - drinking a bunch of beers - starting it up and...

On my fathers 4310 - the orange range selection lever head fell off today. After we found it - it appears there is a nut and washer inside the head. We attempted to pry the top off - but it didn't come off and we didn't want to break it if there was a trick... I attached pictures of it - if...

A while ago I posted that I was going to make my own MMM mower stand... well - it's done and works GREAT! The shafts for the 60" mower spec out at exactly 1" - so I ordered some 1" mild steel stock from onlinemetals.com - awesome service and CHEAP prices. Bought 4 - 5/8" nuts from TSC and...

On my BX24 - the lever used to select rear/mid/both pto's seems to only move when it wants to move... meaning, it binds on "something" "sometimes". This is a hard one to explain - lemme try again... Lets say I want to switch from mid to rear pto's. I grab the lever and yank it. More often...

What are the best tips you have picked up off of TBN for your Kubota, attachments or general tractoring?

This weekend - before I did some servicing of my tractor - I spent a great deal of time hosing it down and getting rid of the caked on mud. During one of the various time/angle combinations of hosing the BX24 off, as I was on my hands and knees spraying back towards the mid-PTO - the idling...

Since it seems to be a right of passage to post about the 50 hour service - I figured I'd give a brief description of my experience and a cheat sheet for the next guy (or gal) to do it. I called the dealer ahead of time - when I got there they had a 2.5 gallon and a 1 gallon jug of SUDT out, 2...

Well - some of you may recall my questions about size, capability and use of a tractor back in the selection months before this summer... one of the tasks this guy was going to provide was a role in destroying and filling in a 20x40 in-ground gunite pool... well - last weekend, after 14 - 10...

I picked up a "free" 4' rotary - painted yellow (maybe a King Kutter) - looks to be in fairly good shape... however, tonight when I hitched her up the sliding PTO shaft froze up and I was unable to lower the implement to the ground - you could see the PTO shaft yanking on the tractor PTO...

Well - it didn't "eat" my tractor... but here's a lesson for life - things in the manual - usually are there for good reason. I had my old driveway ripped out a few months back and decided that it's time to put in a drain next to it, so after big rains (like this weekend) I won't have the 6th...

So - simple question... BX24 - about 25 hrs on it... love it... I've got enough experience with the BH to know that it's not super fast when engaging both levers to do boom/dipperstick or swing/bucket work - but it's fast enough... so here's the issue tonight that has me concerned something...

A couple people here and there have posted that the lever ends for things like the lift or PTO have come off on their Kubotas - and they are looking for ways to get them to stay attached to a painted shaft - here's a GREAT solution that works like a charm: This is trick I learned from a...

Let me preface this by saying - aside from the JD 4310 my pop owns - my tractor hydraulic sound experience is limited to 8N's and pair of old pre-Toro Wheel Horses (no hyro's here). So here are some questions I have amassed in the last few hours in the seat of my BX24: 1 - how "hot" is normal...

OK - the manual clearly tells you to NOT have the MMM on the BX24 with the BH and the FEL... you can have the MMM and FEL together... of course, on delivery day - it was all set up BH + FEL + MMM all on the tractor... so having read the manual cover to cover 3 times before delivery - I asked...

This is just a message off to everyone who offered their public opinions and some of the nice (and useful) emails this site generated for me a few months back as I was going through the motions to find the "perfect" tractor for me... I'm happy to say I have landed on the most AWESOME Kubota...

So after reading countless posts here and getting lots of good advice - My wife took me on, as she called it, a "Tractor Visitation Day" - We looked at a bunch (great day)... After deciding that the SCUT size was where we belonged - our search narrowed the search down to two tractors - the...

I have spent weeks and weeks reading post after post in these forums and have decided to just toss out my question since each recommendation made is specific to the user (the post by inneedoftractor was the closest yet) - and then draw from the wisdom (opinions) of the posts... I have 1 acre...