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  1. YLee Kioti

    How to fill a void on rear tire tread

    I walk around and inspect machine and wow a white dot. Hm, using two HF picks and removing it, it is a 1 1/4 long tooth, from right rear tire. Again, wow, what are the odds? After repairing the left rear now the right rear tire. Well the good news is that it was removed from the R4 elevated...
  2. YLee Kioti

    After seal replacement...

    So the seals on the front loader got replaced. One was leaking and when I removed it yeah the piston was very loose. Could extend and retract piston with next to zero effort other then the weight of it. So got both done. Now they are installed and ready for service? Is there a process for...
  3. YLee Kioti

    ham radio or short wave?

    So am in the market for a short wave radio or a ham set. Ham set, nothing fancy where it will take a lot of complicated antenna set up. I've seen the one u-toob channel where a telescoping antenna was used for field used. Looks like I could set up near an oak tree and have it camo'd. Neighbors...
  4. YLee Kioti

    How to price a commercial job trimming chain link fence

    Yup title bout says it all.... Have been charging 75 an acre to cut this commercial account on his two yards. Now he wants to up the curb appeal and trim out the chain link fence. Not residential, but knock down the Johnson grass from 3'-6' to some ground level. So for those down here in the...
  5. YLee Kioti

    Rotary Cutter  slip clutch springs....

    Well the normal annual ritual of gear box oil and slipping clutch was done earlier.....shoot done forgot what month (sigh).......... Anyways, went to hook up cutter two/three weeks ago now and I hear a rattle..... Have learned NOT to ignore unusual/unexpected noise/...
  6. YLee Kioti

    Coolant change out

    So wanna share my entertaining story so others can do this much quicker and cleaner..... NX manual states every 2 years, and was a year late on this....... Well the radiator drain plug is a rubber cap with a center rubber plug and a hose clamp. So here is what I strongly recommend. Get a 3/4"...
  7. YLee Kioti

    Research for late fall maybe next year....ZTR experience

    With max budget of 5k been looking at Ferris, Cub Cadet and eXmark ZTR mowers, 48 to 50 inch deck. The only Ferris in my budget was a 400S 48" cut....not ruled out yet....(B&S engine while company is under a Chapter 11 yech) Cub Cadet ZT2 50" or ZT54 both kawasaki engines.....watched video of...
  8. YLee Kioti

    Intermittent starting issues.

    So here we go. In Dec. parked it for lunch and upon return to work no start. Take battery to NAPA and get a 690 CCA battery. Works good for about two months then a no start. Use battery charger and test alternator, check good. Did adjust belt tension. Battery charging at 14.6 vDC. In April same...
  9. YLee Kioti

    Safety Goggles

    OKIDOKI folks it's that time......2nd cut this year and my eyes look like a new yea's hang over morning......:D So I need a pair of goggles to keep the particle out...whew....it was just dry enough to cut one side of the creek and my eyes looked ...well...you know... Dewalt has the yellow...
  10. YLee Kioti

    CK series (mine was a CK4010HST) Shop Manual

    So I have the shop manual for the CK4010HST machine. (2016 model) Traded for the NX in 2018. Never got to use it, no finger print smudges, spilled beer etc. It also contains separate prints for electrical diagrams. Paid $115 at the Paige Dealership. Would like to recover cost to purchase the NX...
  11. YLee Kioti

    Oil & Fuel  Spring Maintenance time again

    High folks, well it's that time. Want to share my discovery of NX4510HST filter and the alternatives. Pretty successful but for one, the Fuel Filter. So here we go. HST Filter -Kioti# T4125-38021 Dealer Price about $146 Wix# WL10243 NAPA (NAPA Gold) $80 / O'Reilly's Auto $67 (Wix) UPC#...
  12. YLee Kioti

    Scraper or Grading blade?

    Hey fellas.....Sooooo.....getting ready to remove spoils and start bringing in top soil to build up elevation for home build next spring. So as the title says, which one to get? Notice did not ask which is the best, silly right. It depends on the need. So here is the sit-rep. Have a 200 foot...
  13. YLee Kioti

    Planting Crepe myrtles

    Hey folks. Got four of these from HD and started planting them but now am second guessing myself. Here's what I did. Dug hole about 30" square one shovel blade deep. In the center dug another 6 inches and buried a fertilizer stick, covered in dirt. Then layered with compost, then dirt set root...
  14. YLee Kioti

    Pear tree blooming yeah...buuuuut

    Well our peach and pear tree planted last Feb. are now blooming. Great right? well not sure, maybe someone can help out with advice. The pear tree suffered from brown spots last year and as fall continued I removed all infected leaves. Well now the fresh new baby leaves have brown spots...
  15. YLee Kioti

    What do you folks think about this coming Winter?

    I watched this with great interest because its impact on all of us. So thought that as a small community (well outtah 7 billion people we are!;) ) this will be of big help cause the media is not keeping us informed but rather distracted. Let's see what your take is after watching this. best...
  16. YLee Kioti

    Wafer Board or Plywood?

    Hey folks. In the shop area I now have a corner that is ready to have a wall built to hang hand implements and other wall of the corner for air compressor, hoses, air filter etc. Some items to spend time decorating one wall are are; pick ax, maul, shovels etc. Leaning towards 1/2" but...
  17. YLee Kioti

    question for NX owners

    So, I'm in the middle of the 50 hour service. Get to the front axle, drain the now grayish fluid and get my 85-140 valvoline gear lube ready. Owners manual in section 2-4 shows 1.9 gal. or 7.0 L In the other section of different NX configurations the table shows 1.85 gal. or 7.0L of gear lube...
  18. YLee Kioti

    is there an app for this?

    Mods if this is the wrong forum please move, thanks! So, I'm looking for an app that can show me mowing speed and total acreage mowed. I found farmers app but being an old codger did not find, locate or see these type of features. Have a good week yah'll..
  19. YLee Kioti

    PAS 230 Echo weed trimmer

    Hey folks this machine is a real challenge. It started out last summer with fuel leaking from the muffler. Don't know if this is right or wrong but life long habit whatever fuel was left in tank it stayed in there. Then last year fuel dripping out of air filter, then out from muffler. So I get...
  20. YLee Kioti

    Grading  Considering an upgrade

    Hello folks So as a new guy here already starting out to pick your brains. This is a description of the property. Of the eight acres about 5 to 7 was heavily populated with large huisache. It was cleared once by two dozers that got stuck and had to be recovered years ago. I spoke to the guy that...
  21. YLee Kioti

    Hello from South Texas

    Hello folks: Been lurking here since March of 17. The many contributors here helped me with the choice of tractor for moving onto our homestead. Yah'll didn't know that did yah'll? :thumbsup::) The eight acres does not readily seem one would need such a large tractor; but heh I'm soon about to...
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