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One is 1/2" BSPP, the other is 1/2" NPT. Both ISO 16028 standard, just different threads Close but no cigar...

Got a Frost Bite Log Grapple, came with 2 male 1/2" couplers. Need one female. The threads on the hose are 1/2" FPT, the new coupler is 1/2" NPT about 0.030" difference by my calipers. Anyone know about this?

Thanks for the tip. First mud, now snow and ice.

Got a 48" single cylinder grapple off FleaBay's Attachment Depot years ago, now they are $1400, love it, BUT I dropped a log loading to the log deck of the firewood processor. Good thing I told the helper to get back. Just the way it is configured, not worth the cost of changing it, a great...

Did the shopping, ordered a Frost Bite GR-2o, put it together and it is looking good. I see the holes where teeth would bolt up, wondering if teeth are needed. As a low volume user, not likely the lower jaw would wear enough to justify, any opinions?

Dealer selling a trade in, that is all. Messes look bad, bad for bidness. Work it may, shine it must.

Good for you. The 2 tires cost $327 installed with new valves, old tires disposed of. Installer said the rims looked new, tractor is over 20 years old. The tires were overnighted from 2 different locations. I got to plow a new storm the 2nd day after I called, would have been screwed otherwise.

It was. Would have been funnier if it had happened to someone else. :) Today's install went very well. The tire guy was impressive, an old guy with a limp, new valves, cleaned the wheels, put some waterless install goo to seal it up good, man did he move efficiently! A craftsman that earned his...

Called Kubota, they send all tires out to a commercial outfit, nothing in house. Tire size changed to 8 x 16, $116 ++. Ordered 2, last time guy asked if I wanted 2, naaa, other tire looks good. When I got home with the new tire mounted, the other was flat...

Storm coming in a few days, just cleaning up yesterdays snow, tire blew. Cuts too. Please give suggestions.

How much? By thinking used the options are probably somewhat less. You didn't say if you liked it...

Looking for something small but recognizing that some big tractors are a steal of a deal. Getting old and cannot deal with the extremes of hot and cold. Used 120 gallons of fuel mowing, twitching logs, rubber necking and snow plowing, 10 gallons a month. Yes, the little Iziki/Bolens 15hp triple...

Not sure if I get it running this year, still some setup due. Prolly should post a pic of my wood pile, naa, you guys would get jealous. ;)

One more, https://www.metsamachines.com/product/japa-465-basic-log-rack/

Traded for a sturdy boat trailer this summer, new springs arrived today. Applied Kroil to the retaining bolts. Waited for Harbor Freight jacks to go on sale got 4 tubular weld, swinging crank jacks. Also, picked up a accordion roller conveyor and a 10' galvanized roller conveyor. Have been...

Tried editing the title, sorry, it was confusing. Been looking around for a spare set of hammers for the Titan flail mower. I see there are different styles, sizes and weights. Any suggestions?

Had some noises while mowing that should not be there, shut it down. Checked the usual suspect, the mower, no problemo. Noticed hydraulic fluid on the PTO shaft and on the ground, crawled under the tractor, nothing. No fluid in the sight glass (plastic), oh ****! Noticed it was at the center of...

GrOOgled up the wet well grinder, got a bunch of cooking stuff. When in machinists school, years and years ago, we had cups with water to cool off the bits while sharpening.. Could you please give an illustration

For balance, try to grind them all the same amount. Lots of ways to skin a kat. Probably should have a spare set on hand, but going to try flipping on it's back next time to grind.

Bought it 5 years ago, Maine rocks are a bumper crop and the Hammers needed attention. Got on my back, full face shield, ear plugs, grinder in hand, mower on jack stands and had at it. Only ground the thumb a little because I did not wait for the wheel to stop spinning, ow. Cuts ok, better in...

Learned a lot, try this How to Tension a V-Belt (& How Not to) | IBT Industrial Solutions The center to center distance is about 12"/64 (a constant) = 0.2 " deflection by my calculation.

Viewed some trade videos, ordered a belt tension gauge. Titan 68", 5 years ago, Checked the manual, it said how to do it but did not give a spec. Will probably go with a trade specification, some say use so many Hz, phunny.

Just got the logging winch off and the flail mower installed. Added 3" to the skid height, I got rocks. Doing a check over the 3 rubber belts are a little baggy, anyone have a belt tightening suggestion?

Thought about it, what can I say? My buddy gave a guy a full 55gal drum of kero that had been sitting for many years. He just pumped it into his diesel truck fuel tank. I would have polished it first, just saying.

5030, This baby is portable, not fixed. Built for my needs, based on my dig deeper and youBoob search ;). At this point the only regret is that I could have purchased the P510MAM for less than I did and it was purchased for much less than on Amazon. At one point I had 3 tractors down, one...

If it is that cold kerosene is the usual additive.

Absolutely! The 12v Cummins, 20 year old Kubota and the 40 year Iziki would probably run better and longer on 2 micron. Good question.

Made a good living through chemistry so I'm gonna be a conspiracy theorist and not get myocarditis, clots, cancer, etc. over this, ha. Don't put chemicals where the kids are going to play or where you might grow food! There are piles of rusting pieces of farm implements, go hunt one up cheap and...

Pre-filter is 30 micron, polisher is 10 micron. Of course there are 2, 10 and 30micron options for replacement filter cartridges. The P510MAM has a 5' max lift, 60gph or 227lph. The 500MP has the same rating, 60gph. This is a prep for longer term storage, where condensation or the boogie man...

Ok, storing a little bit of fuel, got some boogers, maybe went a little overboard. Clean diesel could keep me and mine alive. Battery, 3/8" fuel line, spare filters, wrenches and battery go in the basket.

This is a portable rig. I'm over a $1,000 now. Not the cheapest way to do it for sure. Going for more hardware...

This is how it is mocked up now. Do not really want to cut another sheet to get a 20"x20" backing. Milk crate will hold the battery and spare filters. 1" pipe hangers will hold the milk crate and board to the 2 wheeler. What do you think?

I had this 'no grease' problem a while, maybe a year or 2 ago. Bought a bunch, not enough for the OP but a lot for me. I have been praying more lately, works for me.

Sounds about right. Just mowed with a 60" Befco with new sharp triple blades, a tow behind. First cut of the year, left some stubble behind, not thrilled but what I expect.

Got some 0.5" sheets of HDPE from back when I was a Striper slayer. How about fabbing a polishing stand from this stuff?

Sure will. Got a quote on a slightly bigger setup, $9k, gack.

Thanks Willy. Just received the rig. Need to mount it on a stand.

Thanks, was thinking of a Chinese setup. Called a local Parker outlet, got a much better deal, 2 extra filters, 2 metric to pipe thread fittings for less than the supplier that must not be named. And yes, being stupid does hurt.

Got the crud in my tanks, 120g tank and 3 tractors. Need to filter, already applied the biocide. Did the youboob videos, mostly European barges and sail boaters to get the layout of a setup. Anyone have a suggestion of where to buy one?

Dude, time to check out Shadow Statistics. Shadow Government Statistics - Home Page Our real inflation is likely twice what the goobermint says. Need to bleed out the air on a new bucket cylinder.

Started after moving the pto switch a bit. Happy, happy. Do I have to drain the air out of the hydraulic lines after replacing the cylinder?

Yes it is. I have too many unfinished projects and if I cannot get parts even less interest. Everything is too expensive.

Just viewed an old Yanmar 4wd, rough but running, asking $2600. Tractor lots full here too. Car dealers have lots of overpriced cars. My elec bill doubled, gonna double again, soon as the solar panel subsidies kick in.

New cylinder installed, needed to stretch a hose 2" but it was cracked anyway, $35. Now to figure out why it will not start.

Ha, here in Maime, electric rate payers are subsidizing the solar panels, rates will double again.

Thanks, Was a little frantic for a bit. The little miller is in a container, need the broke tractor to move the generator, ahh, went out for breakfast... Was heading to a tractor store, saw a machine shop sign, pulled in. Guy says show me. He charged 1/2 hour to grind down the wide crosstube, he...

While looking for a machine shop to mill down the end of a cylinder need to consider doing it myself on a small drill miller. Machine came with a small fly cutter. Where to start?

Promise, I will be careful. Called a machinist to mill some off the cylinder cross tube ends. Guy says he is booked for a year.

One end of the cylinder is 0.375" too large. The animal wants to grind the extra off. The gentleman want to mill it down. What do you say?

Just got an email/quote from Magister Hydraulics for $200.

Just called a couple of repair facilities. One would send it out. The other would do it in house, 3 weeks before they look at it. Cost could go $500-800+. Ordered a new one, $940, due in first of the month.

Thanks for your opinion(s), appreciate it. Cylinders, oem, are on backorder. Pursuing a local fix is today's focus. Yesterday did a search for a non oem replacement cylinder, no replies yet. Did not describe tractor's use, got a grapple on the front moving firewood logs. Logging winch on the...

Pulled the cylinder brought it to Kubota. Diagnosis, bent rod, cheaper to buy cylinder. Called Kubota parts with model and serial #. Rod discontinued, cylinder unavailable. Digging deeper.

Twitching a few sticks out of the woods, had help, wanted to get next winter's wood piled up. First the attachment grappler started dripping, then one of the loader cylinders started leaking, then pissing the precious hydraulic fluid and when I pulled over to get a look it would not restart. How...

This is close to what our need is.

One more, just the table and rollers, saw looks dangerous but the lift could be useful.

Found this, too fancy, saw a simpler one, cannot find it.

i7win7, Viewed that during my dig deeper gRoogle search, awesome build, quite an erecting. You are a master. No way I could do that. I'm so lazy the IBC totes go on the deck by the front door. However, you have some build features that might get borrowed, ;) .

Getting old and moldy but I do enjoy a good warm fire, cheaper than oil too. Got logs, old splitter, saws, tractor with forks to move IBC totes, grapple to move logs. Building a cutting table to get the cut pieces to the splitter without breaking the bank or my back. Wolfe Ridge Mfg. has one for...

The big stuff is impressive, more manufacturing in this country is necessary. Hard to imagine an operation big enough to pay for those beauties. Our old 3 and 4 cylinders are Japanese, going to keep the 12v Cummins as long as I can. Heard about Cat going retro and building the good old stuff...

A right proper clinic on thread sealing, thanks all. Learned a lot! The devil is in the details, however, stepping back a bit... My main problem, black pipe used in place of high pressure fittings. No amount of dope or thread tape was going to fix that. Thanks LD1

Well, you were right on. Called local hydraulic suppliers, no luck on the 45. Discount Hydraulic Hose.com ordering was easy squeezy. Again, Thanks

LD1, You are an epic contributor. Many Thanks, makes sense. Edit, Called the auto parts/ best hydraulic parts shop, no high pressure black pipe. They suggested Lowes or Home Depot. How do I ask for such a thing?

I think that the problem is the control is unsupported.

Thinking of doing some fittings replacement. Going to check out the LocTite 545, compare it with Oaty's. Winter is coming, so much to do. 🙂

Ordered the Oaty's from Lowes, will do a locker pickup rather than walk around looking for it. Worth a try. Thanks again.

Had to look up the fittings and the Oatey's, thanks. Old stuff likely vibrates loose. Going out and give the rig a look over before I ship it off.

All fittings have leaked since the hydraulic rebuild. New cylinder, pump and control. Have been going over them, taping and tightening. Had the mechanic over, he taped and tightened, stopped the leaks, but a squirter came back the next day of usage. Thinking maybe replace all the fittings and...

Old faithful woodsplitter is a workhorse, processed many cords of wood. '90's MTD tiltable I-beam, 8hp B&S original motor, everything hydraulic has been replaced. But it leaks, fix one thing, another squirter erupts, drips go postal. Thinking of going to a hydraulic shop. Nothing close by, means...

Good stuff, thanks. I went to the Manufacturer for their guidance. Wallenstein has this. https://www.wallensteinequipment.com/us/en/pdfviewer.aspx?pdf=ab3503ba-28b3-4a7c-bef8-7edd8e7197ce

Got it done. 27qt plastic tote, put the front end up on ramps so it slid under the tranny center drain plugs. For the wheel hub plugs used a large green malwart spouted oil drain pan (about 2 gal because it holds the Cummins 12v draining's). Dropped and drained the 2 hydraulic filters into the...

Have been on hold, before draining the 12 gallons of hydraulic fluid, thinking, how do we transfer it to the 5 gal buckets? What does it get drained into? Thinking a plastic tote but not comfortable with 12 gallons in one flimsy tank. Ideas? Also, got grease? I like tubes but thinking of other...

During the dig deeper found this thread. A super thread with multiple pto sources, spread the word. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/need-a-replacement-pto-shaft-for-a-kubota-b2601-to-a-landpride-finish-mower.451565/page-1 Also downloaded the very descriptive parts manual, called OEM...

Wallenstein part #Z44402 #4 Global PTO Shaft M8 shear. The thing did not have a shield on it so likely going to get a shield no matter what. Doing a dig deeper search, any ideas would be appreciated..

Half the PTO shaft is missing, if I cannot recover the tractor half it will be expensive. Have another couple to try. Concerned about shear if the works get tangled. M8 shear on the specs. Wallenstein FX90

Checked fleaBay and Amzon, went to the closest Kubota shop. 2ea 5gal @ $125ea, 1 of the 2 required filters, 2.5 gal, almost $400. Guy there said some parts are trickling in. Future so bright, I need shades.

$50 per gallon on Amazon, of course that is the Super UDT2. $120 per 5 gal a Messics, $60 at TSC. Before it goes unobtainium, where do you guys get it??

Bingo, bit the bullet. Wallenstein $3k, came with owners manual and almost all the bits and pieces. They are out there, lots of junk too.

Finally got it done. Ditto, works great.

Yes, I ordered a cat 1- 2 hitch for my Cat 1 tractor. I do not want to buy adapters to make it is easier. It is not cheaper. Checked the dimensions, it will hook up to my stuff. Going to buy some new pins and some adapters

All I know is that teflon tape sure can gum up the works after being run through the pump, bypass controls, around the mulberry bush and back to the muffler bearings. Thanks all.

Have been looking for one of these. Any manufacturers to avoid? Supply issues abound, prices going through the roof, just saying. Edit, after trying to buy a Speeco, just purchased a Titan. Will have to buy adapters, makes it easier...

How much do we put on the threads? Put a call in to the vender, Discount Hydraulic Hose, they agreed.

Called Discount Hydraulic Hose and they said they use teflon tape in their shop. Said, definitely need something in there for the tapered threaded connection. That said, why I started this is have seen messed up hydraulic systems with teflon tape, thanks.

Got some hydraulic hoses in the mail with fittings. Is there goo needed? Just crank 'em down? Teflon tape can get into the system so care has to be taken with that.

That was mentioned in the reviews. Did you tighten down the springs all the way? Floppy plows are no fun, on reflection a plow that does not "trip" could transfer shock to the weakest link.

Around here hoses and fittings are scarce as hens teeth and they want an arm and a leg for it. Getting it right can be very expensive if an pro does it or we can do it ourselves. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/corect-type-and-size-hose-to-run-to-the-front-from-rear-remotes.326882/

Did a search, came up with this thread, checked out the websites, Discount Hydraulic Hose.com had the easiest site to put together what I got going on. Putting together a Front plow blade to rear of tractor 3rd function hydraulic outlet hoses with quick release fittings. Did my shopping cart...

Thanks, was thinking of copying the attachments hoses but your suggestion makes more sense. Put the horse before the cart. Should have done this in the hydraulic section...

The numbers are bewildering, pressure, diameter and ends to attach the 4ea quick attach fittings 2 different end types. Could Anyone make it simple for me? Thinking of getting numbers off the existing ends and going shopping...

Picked up one of these in January '22. For the money seems like a good deal. Hoses were crushed in shipping, requested replacements from Titan. Was on sale at the time, a little less than $2k. Going to try it without skids otherwise will get some welded on. Have to buy hose and quick release...

Leaning away from the concrete weight, a one purpose attachment is a PIA. Yes, mowers only do 1 thing, but they do something.. The logging winch is on the wish list, fallen and firewood trees are increasing in number. Have a 6' manual adjustable blade, working both ways is a good idea. Going to...

Received the plow, still on the pickup, in the shipping frame, looks good.. Hoses were crushed, called Titan Attachments, parts are on the way. Actually, might just use the quick release ends and fab up hoses, 3rd function is in the rear. long hoses. Need to check hydraulic fluid level. Still...

Have been using a rototiller as a counterweight for the 6' snowplow on the 25hp Ford. Thinking it is about time that I picked up a concrete block for the new 94" blade for the 43hp Kubota. How big do you recommend? Maybe a logging winch? The 8' rake on the back is too wide, too light to be...

Yes, going to try this year without a skid shoe. Plow is on a trailer in NY on its way to me. Storm is a brewing.

Anyone done a snowplow skid shoe placement? Ordered a snow plow/skid steer dozer blade and there are no skids on it. From the comment section of seller, reviewers stated they had to put one on. Have had Fisher plows, never liked the skid shoes, anyone happy with other skids?

Wish I was in AZ about now, not in the beautiful mountains either, down in the flats with the illegals, scorpions, tarantulas and gila monsters. :cool:

Well, slow as all get out but finally decided and ordered. Tried to order earlier but out of stock, locally $1,000 more. Also tried to buy one to fabricate, no luck getting what I wanted...

Super Dude! Thanks. Removed the cap and rotor, disassembled the innards and forgot how to put it back together. Found an old Delco ignition system picture, probably out of a manual, put Humpty back together again.

Took apart the ignition portion of the HEI distributor for a '82 GM 350 v8, rodents chewed the wires. Took weeks to find the ignition module wiring assembly, got one from Summit Racing, the module itself was sourced locally. At any rate I cannot remember how to put it back together again, like...

Thanks for the Uncle Henry's post Jstpssng, still got one of those from when the kids did firewood, I should sell it. The excavation contractor is still busy. I could and might rent an excavator for a week of stress and fun. Heard fuel might be in short supply this winter, heads up all...

Ha! Would really love to. Got an old buddy, older than me, that needs help, all I can find is drunks, sweet but still. Stepped down a ramp and the knee folded, gee I hate face plants, getting punky. I agree though, $200 an hour for a 350 excavator, gonna put in some decent food plots.

No time left for injuries. Every time I buy a lottery ticket I worry about destroying my life and then regret the waste of money. It has been many years. I should be checking Uncle Henry's. Thanks,

Renting, a good idea. Credit buying, those days are over. Buy and resell, that might work but I move so slow... When we home schooled the kids operated a firewood business. Had a 4 wheeler, log arch, wood splitter, chain saws and trailer, the good old days. We had loggers in for a couple of...

Rocks and hills, whips and chains required. The project is to make game trails and food plots. I try to go away for the winter but with the open borders and all will probably stay home in Maine. Once the snow gets too deep, everything stops. If I make it a challenge and a exercise goal, can do...

Getting old, don't really want to do it but I need to get some logs out of the woods. Kubota 43hp tractor. Thinking a logging rig. Went on Craigslist, will keep looking... Nothing below $3,000, which seems high and beyond my budget. Any suggestions?

Ha! I know useful tools and expensive toys very well. Rent from a good firm, pay the money and send it back full of fuel when the job is done. Learned my lesson off of a Case 680C TractorData.com J.I. Case 680C Construction King backhoe-loader tractor information When looking at the spec's...

Filled in 10 broken tines as well. Cheaper than an excavator, not that it does all that. Just does grreat thrashing and leveling. Until I save up enough to rent a you know what.

Bought a used 8' Ringo rake, broke it, fixed it and upgraded it with a hydraulic ram from Agri Supply that is now out of stiock.

Wow, you are an optimist...

Called the welder today. He said he was thinking the same way. Repair in such a way so that future repairs, hopefully, will not require welding

Bruce, Dropped the rake off at the welder. Obvious multiple repairs due to various qualities of the weld bead on repaired sections. Welder suggested the easiest repair that would get me back to work. A rebuild with accessibility would be difficult but will call welder and ask him to try. This...

Well, 8' rake, 1" grade bolt (pin) and Maine rocks, pin broke. Looks like the 6.5" long bolt head was welded in during a previous repair. Welds everywhere, no easy way of getting to the head bolt. The broken pin is about the length of a new bolt minus the head. So, the bolt head (pin head) is...

Called Ringo about the tines. Yes they sell 2 hole tines. Manufactured in Italy is what we want. Agrisupply has them at a lower cost...

Bruce, the rake has 2 holes, Agrisupply had a measured drawing, matched up. The curious part is the manufacturer is only selling 1 hole replacements. They all broke at the second hole, maybe that is why? Called manufacturer but they were closed. It is spring, so I best get busy, got them ordered.

Ringo Landscape Rake, 8', tines are breaking at a horrible rate, time to replace. Choices are Chinese or Italian manufacture, 1 or 2 holes. The manufacturer is selling 1 hole replacements, the rake has 2 hole tines. Please, your Thoughts? Edit: went Italian 2 holer Always thought 2 holes was...

Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance (PPPPPP). Marine expression I got from the kids, 2 were in the Crotch. So, last night, in preparation for the ongoing storm, checked fuel level, decided to start and push snow banks back a bit, tractor would not start. New battery, this year, ran...

Here it is, all cold and crusty. Must be a simple solution.

The one thing I absolutely hate about the Kubota is the locking knob for the 3 point hitch control. It is tiny, difficult to turn and does not lock up where it should to lock the hitch position where it is wanted. Anyone else have this problem and a working solution?

Got a 7' Ringo rake, love it. 7' Rock Rake - Rock Rakes - Farm & Landscape Equipment But it gets clogged when doing our thing. Thinking of putting a hydraulic ram where the top link (or upper link) goes to push the rake up. Then I can back up and push the junk out of the rake. Any other ideas?

Filter light came on so I changed both air filters. Light stayed on so checked connection to sensor, hoses, clamps, all good. Then the light went out, wha-la. Did a full throttle run, filter light came on again...is it time to replace sensor???

Does this show the problem clearly? Needed a little space Looks like the welds need to be cut and the plates moved inward.

Bought a quick release setup had it welded up, assembled and plate welded to the bucket, just went to work. Bent the whole mess so the quick release pads are wider than the plate and the bent linkage just adds to the pleasure. Cannot attach the bucket. Was not going fast but was firm. Thinking...

Been shopping for snow plows, prices are low this time of year. Got the size from an earlier thread. Now, the nitty gritty, what style, the newer flop down where the entire plow face tilts downward or the older bottom kicks back? Also looking for a frame style that can be simply modded to add a...

Started shopping for a snow plow for the Kubota 4310. Cannot buy a rake, which I could really use right now, "on backorder", "just sold it" or gold plated unobtainium expensive. Plenty of snowplows roadside, so the early bird gets the worm Plow. But how big? The 25 hp Ford has a 6', maybe 7 for...

The neighbor has a rake with 2 hydraulic cylinders and wheels. He claims it is the best thing going. Did some groogling, found a thread https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/119030-rear-blade-vs-landscape-rake.html Ok, sold on a rear rake and looking. The 25hp tractor does ok with a 7'...

Looking at a cream puff L4310 HST w/682 loader, 600 hours. Wants $14k. Is it worth it?

Was shopping for a new or used cab 4wd tractor around 45 hp with a hydrostatic transmission. Then the issue of pollution tiers came up. Wow, some of those computer controlled re-burning rigs could mighty expensive to fix or even diagnose. Heard about Tier 3 and 4. Gack!!! Like a cat coughing up...

Whoa, a guy borrowed my MTD wood splitter, brought it back said it was broke. Replaced the pump and valve, cleaned it out, now the ram slams forward, again, Whoa, Nelly. Time to replace the ram?

Lost coolant while operating at PTO speeds past 2 days. Radiator is corroded, seepage near the bottom. Radiator has brass top, most likely original, 36 or so years old, 800 hours. Going to do the replacement/repair cost quest. $165 for a new aluminum one, $250 for brass tank. Suggestions please.

Sometimes it starts, sometimes not while shifted into neutral. Did a search, checked the manual and even Youtube. Where is the rascal, gonna troubleshoot it and fix it, not bypass it.

Just joined, have been visiting for years. Learned a lot here, a good community. Searching for a tractor, considering all the options because it sure is difficult to find a fair market value. :)

Hi all, Looking used. Kioti, Mahindra, New Holland, John Deere and Kubota dealers are pretty close by. Have been watching the Craig's List and visiting dealers. Want forward hydraulics to mount a quick release swivel plow. No urea fluid for me. Leaning toward Mahindra or Kioti as they seem...