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I'm hoping someone with a Kubota backhoe for B, LX, or L tractors can do a simple measurement for me. In particular, if you have a backhoe: BH65, BH70, BH75, BH76, BH77, B4572, B4672, BL4590, BL4690, BT650, BT750, BT751. I am looking to buy an attachment for my tractor's backhoe and I have...

12v I6 with a curious (to me) valve arrangement might need a bit of elbow grease but was recently running (?50 years idk)

I've got an Amerex 2.5 gallon water fire extinguisher that I carry on my tractor when I mow the dry grass. I just ran across this: Indian Chief 5-Gallon Heavy-Duty Nylon Fire Pump (I haven't shopped prices on them yet, there may be cheaper) which looks pretty neat: while you have to hand-pump...

which one of you guys is this

I'm pretty sure that one of the major causes of fires in my general area is people mowing....

I feel like I'm an "ok" welder, but I definitely do my best work when I can actually see what I'm doing. Unfortunately, I do most of my welding at night and though my shop lights up plenty bright for most work, as soon as that arc strikes I realize I could definitely use twice as much light -...

Has anyone found a non-dealer source for the branson backhoe bucket teeth? I got overly aggressive a while back and busted a couple teeth and while I'm ok for the moment I'd like to have some extras on hand. (searched threads...

For a long time there's been a de facto path down this hill from the house through the new arbors (the path has been in use for 30 years, the arbors are new this summer). I take the tractor up or down a couple times a week; less often a lawn tractor, and there's some foot traffic. Currently...

Occasionally a question comes up "how do I take this hydraulic coupling apart it's stuck!" and almost invariably it's because the temperature was cooler when it was coupled and due to the increase of temperature, fluid pressure inside the hoses has increased to the point that you can't undo the...

I've worn Levi 501 shrink-to-fit for the last 35+ years... every once in a while I buy 5 pairs, wear them for years, gradually moving a pair into my "stained" and eventually "torn" pile, and when I run out of the "nice" pile, I buy a new stack. It's been at least 7 or 8 years now because since...

I'm curious if anyone has modified pallet forks to use the "3rd function" to make the fork width adjustable? This is pure curiosity as I don't find manual adjustment too bad (raise forks up a bit, tilt down to about 45°, shove them around). I did a brief search but likely failed to use the right...

The friction discs in the clutch for my tiller don't look like they're all there (they're fractured and missing chunks). I'm not surprised, as I bought it at auction ~5 years ago and while it was unused then, it had clearly been left in the weather, as I've done since I've had it. As of...

I set up a 5000psi pressure gauge with M&F connectors, stuck it on my backhoe loop, and operated a valve (briefly deadheading). The dial didn't budge. Fluid is definitely flowing through the line. Bad gauge, or is this not a good place to put a gauge?

I have a solar panel near a garden which is set up to charge a battery, which in turn powers an inverter; plugged into the inverter is a valve timer that handles the semi-automated irrigation for that garden space (didn't want to set up a zillion battery units, and this lets me also plug in a...

I have many many medium to large rocks, ranging from "I can pick this up possibly without getting a hernia" to "I can't possibly budge this", as in 100-500# (I did say "rocks" not "boulders", though some of these may be boulders depending on the definition), that I need to move, and then later...

If you haven't replaced your wood stove's door gasket - typically some braided fiberglass thing - in a while, consider it. We didn't really realize ours needed replacing until our cat started having serious asthma attacks. Once we put 2+2 together we realized that there was more wood smoke...

I bought some grade 70 chain and I'm curious/concerned about the color. Basically, the yellow doesn't seem particularly consistent and some parts of the links are almost silver while other parts are super yellow. I've never had brand-new g70 chain - is this just how it is? Links are marked CM...

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I've got a number of scrub oak that I need to clear out of an area, and I'd prefer to yank them out rather than just cut them short as they sprout suckers madly and I prefer to avoid poisons. I've managed to pull out smaller specimens with my tractor using a chain - up to a few inches in...

My backhoe (Branson/Ansung BH76) boom valve seemed to be sticking; in operation the valve joystick and operation felt funky. I searched around and found some ugly pics of rusted springs under the valve, so I took off the cover and briefly considered removing hoses so I could access the valve...

My ~15 year old riding mower/tractor - Sears DYS4500 54" (917.28690) - has been having a harder and harder time getting moving lately. I likely overwhelmed it pulling a dethatcher with too much weight on it, but regardless, it's had a pretty long life so far so I'm not too surprised. Last time I...

I've got a Land Pride RCR1260 ("light duty" 60 inch) rotary recently busted a few shear bolts when mowing the edge of my pond (lowered it and stopped the blade suddenly... multiple times...). Bolts are a pain and there's probably less shock with a clutch, I'd imagine. What's a reasonable...

Our driveway has a couple ugly concrete pillars flanking the entry gate, and as part of a larger fencing job that I'm doing, I'd like to relocate our gate down the drive a bit to get more yard space, get a wider entry, and eliminate the ugly pillars. In addition, I'd like to set up some sort of...

Looking for mushroom ID - my guess is scaly rustgill / fir flamecap (ie don't even think about eating it). The specimen I picked is about 2" across. The others range from 1¼" - 3½". They're growing under pines with chip mulch. Smells good, but I won't be tempted. Yet.

I saw another thread about ktac in the Kubota forum, and I was curious if any tractor owners have insurance on their tractor (ie non-ktac)? If so would you mind telling: - why do you have it - what does it cover - about how much does it cost - for what tractor Reason I ask is probably obvious...

Android 12, latest TBN app When I post now a "signature" is automatically added ("posted on my $phone via Tapatalk" or something similar, you'll see it below). I'm unable to find how to turn this off. The 3dots at upper right don't let me affect settings: And the 3 bars top left have...

I've been doing a bunch of land clearing the hard way - I use the tractor when I can to rip stuff out of the ground (chain large brush and small trees) but there's a lot of effort still (I prefer to pull blackberries out root and all instead of using toxins) that I end up looking like cat got to...

[I was going to reply to this thread but decided not to hijack... ] I've been considering aluminum decking to replace ours. Our deck currently is about 3" of exposed aggregate over what should've been a layer of bituthene, and thus theoretically watertight, because part of the deck is over an...

I've started doing the firewood totes thing recently, and totes around here (Nevada County) are few and far between and expensive to boot. I just talked to a fellow who's making a delivery in the GV/NC area next Sunday and it sounds like he's got room for 12 more - something around $50 a piece...

I've been thinking of building a fire tank/pump/hose trailer for firefighting for a while and I just ran across this trailer for sale somewhat locally. The question is, how to determine a likely capacity of this trailer's axles? I see 6 lugs, but from the pic (the ad says nothing) I can't see...

I'm guessing the textured ring is unscrewed - is there a tool for this or do I just grab it with some channel-lock pliers?

I first ran across these probably a few years when watching movies of really sketchy (probably eastern European) wood cutters. I already have a typical stand-alone 25-ton hydraulic log splitter which works well for me (bought surprisingly cheaply second-hand, starts on the second pull after not...

I bought this tiller a few years ago at an auction. It's an absolute monster and the few times I've used it, I got more done in half an hour (including 3ph hookup time) than I used to get done in four hours with my rear-tine walk-behind. Love it! So part of this post is "3ph tillers rock!"...

(Note: I have no interest in this tractor myself as seller or buyer - I watch this auction site as I'm occasionally in Portland and have someone there that could buy for me and I saw this and thought it may be of interest to others) Auction is near Portland Oregon Friday 8/27 Kubota L6060D w/...

Interesting robotic weed killing thing: ‘Ten years ago this was science fiction’: the rise of weedkilling robots

Discussions about buying stuff on-line (especially from Amazon) come up here and there and rather than put this in a thread that just mentioned amazon reviews, I figured I'd put it in its own message... My advice to family is to mostly disregard 1* and 5* reviews: 5*: too many paid shills, or...

This isn't really a "rural living" thing, but in lieu of finding some other forum site, I figured I'd ask the DIY geniuses here first! There's an in-ground pool at our house that hasn't been used in a long time (like, more than 15 years), and there was some pretty disgusting water (with a...

I got a rototiller a few years ago at auction, and it obviously had been in the sun at least a couple years. The tiller works great, but the shaft guard pretty much disintegrated. Considering that the distance between the tractor and the tiller is pretty minimal and you'd be in mortal danger...

I've got a new site on my land that we're setting up for gardens and we want to put the watering on automatic valves with a multizone timer controller. There's a ton of rock and other plantings between the garden site and the nearest power, plus it's about 150', so I'm considering using a solar...

I see this brush hog on CL (in Coloma, CA area if you're interested - I've already got a 5' one and was just curious) and I don't recognize the linkage at the top: Is that typical or at least "one of the normal ways" they're set up? It's quite a bit different than mine, and I was wondering if...

Does anyone here have BXpanded's "quick-on back hoe bucket connector" (for BH65/70/75/76/77/4672/4690B/750/751)? Since at least the BH76 was made by Ansung, and my BH76 with a not-kubota brand was made by Ansung, there's hope that this attachment could fit my backhoe. I'd like to use a ripper...

Hi all - curious if anyone's looked at rerouting the exhaust exit on a non-cab like the Branson 3520? I've seen this thread and I'm definitely interested because my exhaust blows a ton of dust everywhere I go... I'm sure the radiator fan is doing its part too but there's more dust billowing out...

The water well at my property has a very small concrete slab around it - about 2' x 4', 3"ish thick - with the well casing, electrical conduit, and pipe going to the house being encased in it (there's a T in the pipe which provides water to chickens & garden between the well and the...

I live in fire country in California - tbh, where isn't it fire country in this state? but seriously, we've had substantial fires in the general region every year, Paradise burned down a brief ways off that way, and another fire singed my neighbor's barn and strongly threatened our property as...

check under the hood before starting your tractor. tbd if the chicken survives, she's lost at least a toe and possibly has a &$#@! leg... if she doesn't die from shock

I had my subsoiler on from using it to bury some radio fence wire, and so I decided to have it *ahem* "assist" me in removing some rocks from a newly reclaimed area, making a "road" more passable for my tractor to get through. Kinda mangled it; didn't realize the main frame was bent until I...

We've got an older car - a 60s muscle car, convertible, definitely wasn't a show car when we got it 20 years ago (numbers match? whaaaaa? hahaha no) but we enjoyed driving it around for a few years. It's history with us was, my wife wanted a convertible, I found this and she liked it and we...

I'm setting up a hydraulic pressure gauge to test my Branson 3520H; I'm figuring to get connectors to be able to test at any connection point - or is it sufficient to just choose one? I'm trying to figure out what the connectors are called so I can get the right ones for the tester. The dealer...

I've had a section of "radio fence" for my cats that cuts across an open part of the yard (the rest of the wire is run at the base of fences; we didn't want them going *everywhere*) and for years the wire has just been laid over the ground - watch your step, and move the wire to the side when...

We've got a couple acres which some 40 years ago were part of a larger area cleared and for a landing strip (grass, unpaved); apparently the fellow landed the plane once and never tried it again. I'm not sure about the whole landing story (did he crash? get freaked out? just didn't fly any more...

I'm told that the repair department here requires a new belt for my 3520h (technicians pictured). Unsurprisingly, the oem belt doesn't show up in Google searches. Does anyone have an equivalent known that I may be able to find at napa?

I'm replacing a couple thousand feet of chain link fence (it's too short and ugly to boot). It's been up for 30 years here but is in decent condition otherwise for the most part. What should I do with it? Options as I see it: • drop it at the metal recycling at the transfer station - this...

I'm assuming that this is garbage (ie more now than it was previously). I knew it was cracked when I installed it but I couldn't remember where I had bought it; used about 2# of it before it came apart like this and stopped feeding. Bought a 2# spool to replace it and was quite surprised to...

So in California, you can't legally tow a non-rv trailer with GVWR>10k, regardless of GCWR, on a normal class C license. Since I'm kinda a dual CA&OR resident, I've considered getting an OR drivers license and register my F350 in OR and get a trailer - I'd like a dual axle dump trailer probably...

I need to build a couple field gates, and we're hoping to match the look of our fence for visual continuity and proper fit (o The fence is a no-climb horse fence, 5' high of 2"x4" rectangles (knotted, not welded); galvanized of course, and a few lines of barbless above that (the fence is 7½' to...

Hi all. I'm looking for a local replacement for the oil filter for my Branson 3520h. The current filter says EA00001160B (OEM filter), and I haven't been able to cross-reference it to anything else. I found this post which appears to suggest a Baldwin B1432 or possibly Wix 51522, but I'm not...

I've been using my 3pt PHD to drill holes for fence poles, and in some spots I've hit a really hard layer of clay that the auger just sits and spins on, getting nowhere. With a metal digging rod we can chip the clay and dig it out, but unless we get through the layer, the phd is useless there...

Hi all - I'm building a fence and the ideal line has the fence come very near a power pole (PG&E, California). I've made a variety of inquiries with PG&E for guidance, but the best I've gotten is a pointer to their "Greenbook" which pretty much just describes how you give access to meters and...

I was using my tractor earlier to move many wood chips (tree crews have been active clearing power lines and left a nice huge pile of chips for me), probably about two and a half hours worth of tractor running at 2k+ rpm. I pulled over and parked the tractor for a bit - 10 minutes to take a...

Earlier today I saw a post about a novatractor ditch mower, and curious about the device I went to the novatractor site to check it out. Once there I saw that they sell wallenstein-copy chipper... and I'm in the market for a chipper. I've pretty much narrowed my search to the Woodmaxx WM-8H and...

So last year I picked up a rotary cutter (LP RCR1260) almost new at an auction. It was missing the top link attachment, and I finally got around to putting it together and tried it out today . Let me tell you, coming from only using a riding lawn mower, this rotary is just amazing how quietly...

I learned about a recall for Kidde fire extinguishers on this site in some thread, but I can't find the thread, so I'm posting anew: Kidde Fire Extinguisher Recall For the most part, Kidde extinguishers with plastic junk on top - either the pull pin or other parts - seem to have problems...

My phd has an adapter sleeve which fits the augers that I have (2" round). Recently I lost the sleeve, until I found it down inside the center of the auger... I believe the sleeve is held on by a spring pin. I found something like one by the auger, but it's not obviously springy and also was...

When I first got my tractor, going forwards or backwards if I removed my foot from the go pedal, the tractor would stop rapidly. It still does this when going backwards, but if I'm going forwards, it takes a bit of time to realize I'm not still pushing on the pedal. Once it stops, it's stopped...

I recently started to use a rotary tiller on my tractor (related thread: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/411437-question-about-rotary-tiller-what.html. On the PTO shaft is a hefty friction clutch, and I have questions about making sure it's properly adjusted. I followed some...

So I picked up this tiller at an auction. It's unused, and un-oiled; there's no paperwork or markings to lead me to a product page. Gear box: guessing I use 80w-90 in this? Final drive: same? I don't know if it's gear or chain, if that makes any difference. Other end - guessing a grease zerk...

I've got a "California Foothill Pine" (known more locally as a Digger Pine) which recently died, and I'd like to have some influence as to where it falls. These pines almost never grow straight up - this one (pictured, hopefully) hasn't started to droop yet. It's unfortunately aiming at my...

I've got a little Echo CS305 which seems fated to suck up all the saw dust into its air intake (nice design there, they changed it for the better soon after with the 310). When I clean it up, it runs great for a while, but... I'd like to replace it with a battery unit. I've got Ryobi 18v...

I'm consider a 2013 BX25DLB that's at auction. 921 hours. From the pics, at least (haven't been there to see it yet) it looks pretty good - buckets (FEL & BH) look good from here, tires look like they've still got a good amount on them (though one front looks like it may be missing a valve stem...

I was replacing the headlights in my 1997 F350 PSD (OBS) and I found a ground connection just hanging there that I hadn't noticed before. This is on the left side - driver's side - of the truck. It's not the main heavy ground which goes to the block, and it's not the small ground that goes...

I found this tiller by my barn this morning (... after bringing it home from an auction yesterday heh heh). It's really tough to find used implements in my area, stuff is either an ancient wreck or it's brand new. Saw this on an auction site and went for it. It's a monster, completely unused...

Our well has generally good water... if filtered. Once filtered, we don't get any sort of discoloration; the hardness is reasonable. Biggest problem? Super fine sediment. Currently I've got a spin-down filter (with an automatic flusher) and a DGD-2501 filter (large housing, is basically a 25um...

I've got a set of forks (Titan) and it's really tough to move the forks in or out to different "settings". Note I'm not talking about the SSQA connection - this is the fork itself which has a little spring catch at the top and it's supposed to be able to be moved to various positions in the...

I've always burned the brush and smaller branches I collect on my land; I use most 3+" wood (oak) as firewood, but I really dislike burning (doesn't scare me, but having to collect, let the green stuff dry, manage the burn piles, besides the idea of just burning stuff - as much as my chickens...

My 3520h's BH76 backhoe's teeth encountered some rough action today and I fractured a couple of them... I'm an idiot and wasn't too gentle on some big rocks. Has anyone replaced their teeth? My bucket has 4 teeth, each is 7.5 inches long, 1+5/8 inches across, and has two bolts holding it to the...

Can someone verify that the pin to lock the backhoe boom from dropping is 3/4" diameter x about 6.5" between the pin hole and the stop? Or best yet, can you just measure the whole thing :) As you can tell I haven't found an appropriate toolbox to attach to my tractor yet and managed to put the...

I've got an old roll of chain link fence that's been lying on the ground for the last 25 years. What else can you use this stuff for besides making a fence? Can I use it to stabilize some fill by burying sections and dirt in layers?

I was greasing my tractor today and found one (on a backhoe outrigger) that looked like someone had ground it down at a nice 45 degree bevel... needless to say it won't take grease. As far as I can tell, it looks like a 8mm x 1.25 thread, but I'm not certain. There's no match at my local...

Anyone heard of a "T/A" trailer? I see what looks like a nice "unused" tilt deck trailer at an online auction, and it's tempting, especially at the nobody's-bid-on-it-yet price (yes I know it's going to go for a reasonable market price). I can't find any build information to get specs other...

I'm in the market for a rotary mower and this one came up in the local CL. It's supposedly a 60 inch, which should place is safely in the cat 1 I'd think, but I've asked the seller to measure across the pins. I've a couple questions for the TBN experts, or at least the know-more-than-me folks...

I had my backhoe off for a few days, and when I went to put it back on, I was unable to disconnect the hoses... to clarify - when I took the backhoe off, I connected the two hoses that go to the backhoe (or, one to and one from) together. I figure that the settling of the backhoe probably...

I was talking to my dealer recently - I was hoping to get pins to replace the bolts that the backhoe subframe hooks on to and the lower links of the 3pt hitch attach to, to make swapping from 3pt to BH quicker (answer seems to be, "pins someone tried bent and had to be cut to be removed, so...

We planted a bunch of new fruit trees last year to replace gradual die-off from an old orchard, and also to add more varieties... and mostly because it sounded great and I'm an idiot and let people talk me into adding to my workload. Last year I set up a temporary watering system using a few...

My Craftsman DYS4500 (Kohler "26hp") lawn tractor-mower started running really rough the other day. I was mowing, and suddenly it just didn't want to drive the blades very well, so I disengaged the blades, took it up to my shop, and just when it got near my shop, it started running clean again...

We've got a Sears DYS4500, and the bolt holding the main pulley/clutch assembly fell out yesterday... didn't expect that. The threads at the end of the bolt are stripped; I'm guessing the stayed in the hole after loosening up a bit, because a new bolt won't go in without stripping the threads...

Big old oak tree fell on my (detached) garage, punching a hole in the roof and busting a few rafters. I'm covered by good insurance, to which I've reported the claim (app-based report with pictures). The tree is blocking my passage by the garage; should I wait for an insurance person to check...

I drove past this equipment trailer earlier today, and called the seller. It seems like a good deal - he's asking $2800... hoping to get some feedback. My use: I have a Branson 3520h - measures about 5'6" on the outside of the back tires, and from front of bucket to back of tires is 14'. The...

In my web travels yesterday, I ran across this picture which has some corner clamps I've been unable to locate - they look like they give plenty of room for working and welding away from the clamp: I've looked for corner clamps, but most of the ones I've seen have a single tightening screw...

I've been wondering if I can replace the bolts that attach my 3ph's lower lift arms to the tractor with similarly-sized pins & clips, so installing or removing the 3ph parts would be a tool-less exercise, when swapping 3ph & backhoe (note that the backhoe hooks on to these bolts, too). The...

I was using a phd on my Branson 3520h, and I hit a big rock and saw part of a bolt fly away; if I recall, the phd stopped spinning. Strange thing is, it wasn't the bolt holding the auger on; the snapped bolt is much smaller (like a 3/8" head, with a washer), and when I went to swap to my...

The ROPS on my tractor (Branson 3520h) has a very convenient hole on each side, probably to hold the ROPS in place when it's folded down. I never fold my ROPS, and it looks like a really convenient spot to attach a shelf behind the seat, to which I'd attach a toolbox or two. Any good reason...

I've seen a lot of questions in my brief time on this forum about getting a backhoe attachment. They're by far the most expensive attachment, but often it's kinda required to get it when you get the tractor (+/-, but you probably won't get a subframe backhoe for a tractor you've had 10 years...

My toy air compressor, probably bought at KMart, seems to be unable to get my truck's tires above 45psi any more... not that they ever gave me 50psi in less than 20 minutes or so (35" tires). Are there any decent small air compressors for tire filling? 50 is all I need (right now, at least)...

I've been considering getting some of these Wavian ("NATO") jerry cans - They're quite pricey, but from everything I've read I shouldn't have to keep buying new fuel cans every couple of years at ~$30, which spill fuel all over the place thanks to their no-spill spouts (besides only allowing...

Our house has a (propane) power-vented water heater - there's a fan mounted on top of the heater which sucks air and cools the exhaust, which blows into some 3" black pipe up to the ceiling etc. Anyhow, vibrations from the fan go right into the pipe, which is solidly attached, and thence into...

I've got a new 3520h, and I'm absolutely loving it. One concern - the engine sounds like a popcorn/poprocks machine starting around 1800rpm and on up. Like, it sounds like someone's got a can full of gravel and is shaking it... not sure how else to describe it. Sounds a lot different than my...

I've got a young rooster, now about 10 weeks old, which developed some sort of problem about a week ago. I found him in the chicken run unable to walk, so I immediately isolated him from his flockmates (another 24, pullets, all the same age). None of the rest of the flock have shown any...

I recently bought a tractor and don't care for the idea of having to refuel it with 5g jugs, so I found what appears to be a pretty decent fuel tank on craigslist. It's aluminum, about 50g; has a large filler opening that feels like it closes positively, a breather port near the filler, and a...

I've been considering getting a log splitter. I'm a homeowner, and primarily heat with wood (gas furnace back-up, but I prefer a hot roaring fire and it heats the house just how I like it - hot in the living room, cooler in the bedrooms), but where I live I tend to burn perhaps 2 cords per year...

Thoughts on buying remotely from a dealer & shipping -- anyone near East Peoria IL? I'm in Northern California, and there's really not much of anything that's new-ish on the used market other than a couple BX's which people quickly outgrew. I've found a somewhat... er, rather, attractive...

I'm being sorely tempted by an L3901, orchard return tractor; it's got 50hrs on it, and the warrantee hasn't started. Their initial quote shows: $23,900 L3901 HST 4wd tractor w/ quick-attach loader (66") $8,000 BH77 $1,250 Post hole digger w/ 9" auger $1,000 3rd function $2,000 Top & tilt All...

I'm considering bidding at an auction next week, on a '15 NH WorkMaster 33 (HST, 4x4, OROPS, 69" QA bucket) - 11 hours. The only downside to this thing (other than other bidders making it cost a lot) to me is that it's got turf tires, and while I do have grass around here, I'd slide everywhere...

I've been lurking the forums for ages and coming closer and closer to getting a tractor. I've got 8ac at home currently of grass & brushy/woody/rocky hill, and an endless list of chores to do. While economically I know I'm better off renting a tractor, I end up doing a lot of extra manual...