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Makes no difference. Did you read my last post ?? (post #39) Why do you need to bar around an implement to hook it up ??? You have extendable lower link arms.

Thats my point, with the 3 point control, generally 1 of the lift arms have a hand crank or turn buckle and with extendable lower link arms. Why do you need to man handle attachments to align Cat 1 Cat 2 makes no difference

What difference does that make ???

My pole barn has a dirt floor, roto tiller, sickle bar mower, rear finish mower, 3 point snowblower, fertilizer spreader, brush mower, post hole digger stay in the barn on a dirt floor. My box blade, rear blade, 3 point rake, and 3 point 2 bottom plow all set outside on the ground. No concrete...

Why would you need a digging bar. I never muscle anything around with extendable link arms I don't even keep a digging bar in my tractor shed. I back in and hook up.

My 2001 DK 35 has a cable driven tach. I did replace a broken tach cable a decade of so ago.

They make a huge difference on cat 1 implements

Pay no attention to him. That same person pushes EV's and Tesla non stop.

I had a Yanmar built John Deere (JD 850) prior to my current Kioti DK. It was a solid, reliable tractor, but my Kioti DK has been every bit as solid and reliable for me the past 23 years.

Really, one of the many reasons I passed on the JD 790 was the wimpy looking front axle, uncomfortable seating position and lack of features compared to others in its class/price point. Went with a Kioti DK 35 in 2001. 23 years and 2500+ hours its been great I get my fuel and oil filters at the...

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So non EV owners can't have an opinion on an EV because we haven't owned one yet. But EV owners can tell us all what the market will be in 2050 which hasn't happened yet

Yes, sure looks like a chain tensioner

My opinion. The top hole is the fill plug and vent. The lower hole is the oil level plug. If no drain plug on the very bottom you may need to suck the oil out.

??? Why would it with everyone waiting to fill up on the same side.

Reading on lawnsite.com over the years I'm not sure that's true. You are comparing a residential grade mower/transmissions to a commercial grade mower. The commercial Hydro gear 4400-5400 seem to be holding up just as well as the pump/wheel motors from what I have seen posted.

A picture would help. Do you mowers have a pivot link where the top link mounts ??

If that's true can't they simply not reply ????

We wouldn't get a single blueberry without netting. Birds will take them all.

The recent prices shock me when I want to buy a sandwich, let alone a tire

Every tractor I have owned had grease fittings at the front axle pivot and they were only 26 HP and 35 HP. Even my Wheel Horse garden tractor has grease fitting on the front axle pivot.

Something looks wrong IMO Looks to me like something (Bucket maybe) is hitting the boom arm, busting it out.

Do to limited ceiling height I use Quick Jacks. Works well on the cars, but not high enough to lift my truck tires off the ground. https://www.quickjack.com/car-lifts/7000tl/

The axle mount/pivot grease fittings should be on the mounting caps

Locally, Rotella and Mobil 1 oil at TSC, Advanced auto and AutoZone is always priced a good bit higher than Walmart

My tractor is only 35HP. I have all my SSQA attachments set up so they fit right/tight. I would damage the machine or the loader before I could knock attachment off. Once I lock it down they are not coming off. With the hydraulic cylinder on my SSQA I can lock/unlock without leaving the seat. A...

Probably would. To costly to switch though because all my attachments would need to be converted. Even at work, to switch to a different system now all 7 skid loaders and buckets would need converted along with a dozen + attachments

The hose got torn off when the attachment came off

Bounce or no bounce that attachment shouldn't have come off unless it wasn't latched down right or fitting to loose.

Can't say I ever had that issue. My gear drive runs my tiller just fine.

I saw no operator error. Something on the QA was wrong, QA adjustment or the attachment wasn't fitting properly. I've run skid loader for decades. Attachments don't just come off like that unless something is fitting/latching to loose, bent or wrong

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My Hustler Super Z, 72" weighs 1600lbs. (the mower in my earlier picture) The stock turfs sucked on our hills. The bar tires made a massive difference My other Z turn is a Snapper Pro s200xt 72" . Weighs 1450lbs. I replaced the stock turf tires with Carlisle at 101's almost immediately after I...

They can tear the grass up a little if your not careful. Not enough to concern me. Our grass seems to grow right back Sure beats not being able to mow our hill or sliding off it out of control like I used to deal every time I mowed using the stock crappy turf tires

So therefore EV's need tax credits to help them sell and they need to use the tax credits to help show lower depreciation.

If it were mine, I would switch to gear oil and make sure the vent is open. If that didn't solve the leak, decide what to do from there.

I had 1800 hours on my previous compact tractor, and 2500 hours on my current 35 hp tractor. Dyed Off road fuel is all I have ever put in them. No red anywhere in or around the tail pipe

I've worked on or around off road diesels for several decades.(road pavers, chippers, skid loaders, front loaders, rock trucks, tractors, excavators, Etc. Etc.) They all run off road fuel. I have NEVER seen a red tail pipe from off road fuel

Nice try on the diversion. Point still remains, seems it's OK for you to form an opinion on a vehicle without owning one, but it's not OK for anyone else !!

Current diesel fuel prices here. (Western, Pa.) On road fuel $4.59 Off road fuel $3.90

I had the same issues with my zero turns on hills with the stock turf tires I put Carlisle AT 101 bar tires on my zero turns and those issues went away 680985

So its just fine for you to form opinions on Korean cars without ever owning one. But the rest of us are ignorant or a moron if we form an opinion on an EV without owning one.

I have a 60" bucket with tooth bar for hard digging and a 72" flat bucket for everything else

I have always had open stations. If I where to buy another tractor it would be a cab model

Top speed in 1rst gear on my tractor is a maximum of 1 mph at full throttle. I run a 6' King Kutter II tiller on my 35HP gear drive and tills great

$12k depreciation in a year is terrible IMO We bought a used 2003 Chevy Malibu in 2004 for $13,000 Its still in the family, our son is still driving that car. I bought a used 1991 Ford F-250 4WD pickup in 1996 12k is over double what I paid for that truck. I've owned it for 28 years and I'm...

My previous tractor was a John Deere 850. My dad has a Kubota L3000 and an L4600 HST that I have used multiple times. Are any of those better made or more reliable than my Kioti DK 35 ? You would have to show me where, I'm not seeing it. I've owned my Kioti DK 35 for 23 years and 2500 hours, its...

Clearly tires don't generally cost up to 10's of thousands of dollars to replace on a car when they do

70 cents/gallon difference in price here

I've owned 2 compact tractors over the years and neither ever had a seat switch on them

I've used both methods, start fluid or ratchet straps multiple times in the past to bead up tires

I guess if adding a transfer case (possibly the tail shaft assembly on the transmission to fit the transfer case), adding/altering the drive shafts, replacing the front axle, steering and suspension is considered easy

Like I said I buy a car for long term (decades) Have the ev pushers here owned the same ev for decades. If not their opinion to my concern is mute

See if I got this straight. When I by a car I generally keep them for decades. When I search battery life in an ev car I often see 10-15 years or 12-15 years etc. But since I don't own a ev and I have no plans on purchasing one because I'm concerned I could very possibly be footing a huge...

Tooth bars help a lot digging compacted soil IMO, but they will still stop dead on big rocks

have you seen these https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/tesla-reliability-ratings-here-s-what-you-need-to-know/ar-AA1fJM5J?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=b3475e0cc951413da59f258d8ac4dbdd&ei=13 https://www.hotcars.com/real-truth-about-tesla-reliability/?utm_source=syndication

1991 Ford F-250 XLT Lariat 4x4 (190,000 miles) Was my daily driver for decades, now only used when I need to haul something or pull my 10,000lb trailer 794544

Gas here is $3.70/gal On road Diesel $4.60

I'll post them again in case you missed it https://www.jdpower.com/business/press-releases/2023-us-vehicle-dependability-studyvds https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars-a7824554938/

Strange even consumer reports rates Kia and Hyundia ahead of Tesla for reliability https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars-a7824554938/

Funny, Kia rates much higher than Tesla in Reliability according to JD Powers (as do most other Mfg.) https://www.jdpower.com/business/press-releases/2023-us-vehicle-dependability-studyvds

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jd-power-dependability-survey-places-154311629.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABDeYD0TR5N5c1dWSWV0HNlf1YURy12RqcUrvjSS5R3roxwLj7IPhW-ehswsN8ODZzx478BZGStlVkBVMlgkrVpDjGZ3MlSRw5aykbaRymz3Na42oK1lXATuYg2I95dCAilYKr8V...

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When did I say they had dry clutch's on hydraulic shuttle tractors?? Did you read 5030's quote ?? "Kubota has not installed a dry clutch in a bellhousing in years now, They understand the principle quite well now and negate a dry clutch 100%" That is false, Kubota has many models that still...

The point I'm trying to make is Kubota has manual and shuttle transmissions models with dry clutch and hydraulic shuttle with wet clutch just like most other manufacturers offer. You want a wet clutch where you can forward/reverse without clutching generally you have to purchase a hydraulic...

They are not. I think they were made by Branson or TYM maybe

Thats the hydrostat . We are talking about the gear models here

Yes they do and always have had models with dry clutch The L series DT use dry clutch https://www.kubotausa.com/docs/default-source/spec-sheets/l02_specs.pdf?sfvrsn=4336c492_1 Also dry clutch in the grand L shuttle...

And my Dewalt 20v with similar torque ratings to your Thor was under $300 delivered, I can throw it in my truck and take it with me.

I bought a 20v Dewalt DCF900P1 black Friday sale. 1030 ft/lbs fastening torque 1400 ft/lbs loosening torque. A little heavy but strong

Gee I sure wish I would have had this information 23 years ago when I bought my Kioti DK that has been stone reliable the past 23 years/2500 hours and still working like new. (Number of times the times the tractor has been back to the dealer = 0)

Depends more on the model than manufacturer. Most mfg. offer shuttle shift on some models and hydraulic shuttle on others depending on the model

Hydraulic shuttle no need to clutch. Manual shuttle or most synchronized shuttles you do need to clutch to forward/reverse

I added a powered hydraulic cylinder to the SSQA on my tractor latches so I don't need to get out of the seat to change attachments. Once locked down they are not coming off..

The Euro quick hitch are nice and for heavy equipment the way to go. But for compact tractors and skid loaders the SSQA works just fine. I put 500+ hours a year on a skid loader every year for decades and have never twisted a SSQA and switch attachments multiple times a day. I've had a SSQA on...

Thats all I have on my SSQA. A simple single cylinder in the middle and it works just fine. Global may be stronger for bigger heavier equipment, but for my 35 HP tractor and the skid loaders at work I get by just fine with SSQA

Don't forget the added insurance cost for EV https://www.caranddriver.com/car-insurance/a35600058/insure-electric-car/ https://www.policygenius.com/auto-insurance/car-insurance-for-electric-vehicles/ https://www.hertz.com/us/en/blog/electric-vehicles/is-electric-car-insurance-cheaper

A quick search shows 12-15 years moderate climate. Less for extreme climate https://www.edmunds.com/electric-car/articles/how-long-do-electric-car-batteries-last.html...

What about years. How many years do EV batteries last ???

I'm still baffled how a radiator could ROT that fast. Something caused it.

Exactly why I will not buy an EV We keep our vehicles long term and expensive battery replacement is a no go

Wow. Keep the photos and what you find coming

My truck 33 years old Our car 19 Sons car 21

Power reverser type transmissions don't require the clutch to forward/reverse Shuttle shifts do require the clutch to forward/reverse or to shift gears. I have an 8 forward 8 reverse synchronized shuttle, the clutch is required to forward/reverse

Must be regional, because I've seen no relief here. Our expenses are still way up from a few years ago.

There is no steering gear box. You have hydrostatic power steering, its all fluid controlled so you steering wheel will move around and be in different positions

Still sounds like a glow plug issue. Have you tested for power at the glow plugs ?

I have R-4's and run 40 PSI front and 15 PSI rear with liquid ballast

Here's where I have a problem with battery tractors.(or cars, I tend to keep them for decades also)) Lets say you average 100 hours per year for 15 years. The tractor is in excellent shape but the battery pack is bad from age. Now what, throw the thing away because the battery cost is as high as...

Miles. What about years of battery life ?? When I do a search of ev battery life I'm seeing 10-15 years or 15-20 years. All our vehicles and tractors are older than that. What happens in 15 years and the battery is junk and replacement cost is equal to or more than the value of the vehicle...

JD Powers dependability chart https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/02/chevy-ranks-high-in-j-d-power-2023-u-s-vehicle-dependability-study/

I had a JD 850 years ago and it was a solid machine. I looked at a JD 790 when I was tractor shopping in 2001, I didn't like anything about it. Seating position was awful, the ROPS didn't fold and the front axle looked like a tooth pick compared to other machines in its class or price range. My...

I've owned a Kioti DK for 23 years and its been great. But at the price quoted for the Yanmar YM342 I would be leaning very heavily that way IMO.

I have a King Kutter Pro series rear blade. Just like the OP pictured It is curved, They a not a flat face blade

I know we were doing better financially a few ago than we are now. Fact.. Inflation has FAR exceeded my slight pay increase

I put an enclosed cab, windshield wipers and heater on my RZR 900s so I can ride year round and be warm and dry. 826983

I've had a 7' Pro series blade for years and like it. I have top and tilt on my tractor 3 point so I've never needed to use the blades tilt or side shift , so I can't comment how those work. Stick with the King Kutter Pro series back blade, their standard duty blades are junk.

I've worked outside the past 3 decades. The one thing I wish my tractor had is a cab.

Thought most of their Zero turn models used Kawasaki engines. The same engines that are available to most all the other zero turn brands

And a barn to house them, and 6 acres of fencing, a food for the winter months. Sounds easier/cheaper to me !!

Years ago I bought a HF Pittsburg HD 4 ton jack to replace the POS Sears jack I had. Been the best jack I ever owned so far. I liked it so much compared to my previous jacks I recently bought a HF Daytona 3 ton low profile, long reach jack. I really like it so far, hope it holds up over time...

And it was the 2005-2008 model years.

The brakes do stop the tractor. But you do need to disengage it from being in gear with the clutch or the shuttle lever neutral just like nearly all gear drive machines for the past 100+ years

Is this a power shuttle ? To stop you would need to put the shuttle lever in neutral and/or step on the clutch to stop/brake

I went with winter blend windshield washer fluid, 75% full. No tube. Been in there with 0 issues for 22 years

Like said above. Kioti uses metric bolts, they are not colored to grades. I have owned my Kioti 22 years, never had an issue with broken or loose bolts

Our electric company increased its prices 45% last June, and our water increased 25% last June. We just got another notice from the water company that there is going to be another huge increase beginning in January. The economy SUCKS.

And here is ours https://www.bing.com/maps?&mepi=34~GasStation~Pole~Carousel_Large_Map_Link&ty=17&q=gas%20prices%20near%20clarion%20pa&cacheid=0d62fb1f-32a4-4283-b489-81a93e3f570b&poicount=14&v=2&sV=1

Slice it however you want. Our gas, water, propane, groceries, electric, and other expenses have risen that much the past 2-3 years yet our usage rate has remained the same Sure as hell not seeing only a 5% increase anywhere around this area

What are you talking about. The price increases I listed are what our expenses have gone up the last couple years. Not someone else's skewed math. Our personal household expense increases

87 octane is $3.76 here

Inflation is up only 5% ??? I don't know where you live but our cost of living has gone WAY up over the past 3 years Gasoline up 40% Groceries up 25% -30% Water up 25% Electric went up 45% Propane heating up 50% Ext. Ect. our cost of living has skyrocketed

I run a 6' King Kutter brush mower on my DK 35 with no problem

We bought our 2016 RZR 900s in December of 2016. Currently has 11,500 miles on it

Piano hinge at the bottom. I paid $498 for that windshield in 2016. No idea what they cost today It had a manual windshield wiper originally, I added an SUV rear wiper motor to make it a powered wiper. Here's an older picture when the thing was newer and cleaner 495818

Ryfab folding glass windshield. You can open the vent on the bottom for more airflow or fold the whole windshield down

I bought a 1978 Wheel Horse garden tractor used in 1986. Never an issue with the belt drive on it. (In the 37 years I've owned it I think I changed the belt once a decade or 2 ago due to dry rotting) 10 years with zero issues on my belt driven Hustler Super Z zero turn. Belt looks like new to me.

1 tractor (Kioti DK 35) Does everything I need, Don't need any more 1 Wheel Horse garden tractor 2 zero turn mowers (Hustler Super z and Snapper Pro s200xt)

I think Kioti should discontinue the NX series I believe I read about more problems on the NX series that all the other models combined

My 32 year old Ford f-250 has all the bells and whistles I would ever need or want

I thought Stihl bought the rights to Simplicity

$9,800 for a backhoe on a little 17 HP JD 650 in 1998 ?? Good grief. I paid $5,200 for an 8 1/2' digging depth, 11' reach w/subframe and 18" bucket backhoe for my 35 HP tractor in 2003. I've done lots of work around here with it the past 20 years and its still working great. Available within...

Inflation and energy prices are beating the HELL out of us.

I have Hydro Gear pumps and Parker wheel motors on my Hustler Super Z and my manual calls for 20w-50 motor oil.

My wife and I ride our UTV (side by side) year round and often. I sometimes snow plow with it instead of the tractor because my side by side has enclosed cab and heater. My tractor doesn't. I'm getting older and like the heat when plowing snow.

I spent a lot of time smoothing our yard with the tractor/tiller/box blade, lawn roller, Etc. I mow much of my yard at full speed. Full speed on our Snapper Pro is 10 MPH. Full speed on our Hustler Super Z is 14 MPH. (both have 72" decks)

From what I have seen, the commercial model zero turns have ROPS. Most residential models do not.

I did that once to a new battery in my truck. Completely discharged the battery (totally dead). Jump started the truck. Ended up being the longest lasting battery I ever had. Got 13 years from that battery.

My truck has been paid for since 1996. In 1996 I bought a used 1991 Ford F-250 for $4,000 I'm still driving that truck

Regular here $3.96 Diesel $4.80

And I do my neighbor across the streets driveway for free because she's 90 and her son and husband passed away. What does that have to do with a snow plowing contractors price to plow a mile of drive.

We generally get 4" to 12" snows like the OP. Often wet and heavy. I run chains on all 4 tires and don't have that issue, and I'm running a 9' loader mounted plow on a 35 HP tractor

Nobody anywhere is plowing 1 mile of road for $100

Changing to bar tires on my zero turn solved the problem I was having mowing our hill. Does my Wheel Horse garden tractor with ag type tires work better on that same hill? In my opinion = No. I think my zero turn with bar tires works better mowing on a hills than my garden tractor.

I did the same. My zero turns were useless on hills. I replaced the rear turf tires with Carlise AT101 bar tires. Made a world of difference, I can now mow the hill behind the house no problem at all, that I struggled to mow or couldn't mow parts of it at all with the stock turf tires.

22 years and my Korean tractor has never been back to the dealer. Still working like new.

Thats what I did. Found a used 9' Western truck plow and adapted it to my tractor. I'd estimate I have around $500 in it total.

Then why comment ???

5 gallon of gas per week to mow 2-3 acres? I burn around 5 gallon of gas per mow with my gas zero turn, but I'm mowing 8 acres.

+1 I have a bucket, a rear blade, rear mount snow blower. I chose to use the front mount snow plow 99% of the time.

Its a 9' plow. I run chains on all 4 tires, we rarely get more than 12" snows at a time. Handles any snows we ever get no problem at all.

My dad has a 40 hp Kubota HST. I have a 35 hp shuttle. If you dumped a truck load of gravel on the ground and needed it spread and put to grade I could do it twice as fast as my dad and his hst. Why. Experience. I do loader and grade work for my job nearly every day. My dad doesn't. Even though...

What's a skid steer have to do with a tractor. I run a skid steer nearly every day. I can run circles around a hydro tractor for loader work

Hydrostat is a bit faster at loader work. I'll give you that, but if someone knows how to use a loader and shuttle. No way in hell is a hydro tractor half the size of a shuttle tractor but twice as fast. No way.

Hands down a power angle front snow plow. 634826

News to me

I've been running an 84" First Choice (made by Sicma/ Italy) finish mower for 20 years. Been a great mower. Pheonix mowers are the same mower, different name.

Once you set the bucket on the ground at the angle you want, hold over on the loader joystick a bit longer till you get tension on the bucket (see/feel the bucket start to angle slightly more) Then backdrag.

A 12" and an 18"

Yet when I see used Kioti DK 35 listed on Tractor house in good condition they are listed at or near what I paid for mine new 22 years ago

I run 8 PSI in my zero turn tires for the better ride

Also look at Phoenix finish mowers. (Made by Sicma) I've had a Sicma made mower for 20+ years and its been a very good mower.

I sold my John Deere and bought a Kioti. Under your theory, what does that mean ?

Nolt's power equipment is another good place to get parts online. https://www.noltspower.com/oempartfinder

My tractor has 35HP 28.3 PTO HP. (gear drive) Runs a 6' King Kutter II tiller with no problem.

Exactly why I installed an overrun clutch on my DK 35 PTO...

Some are. I know my 2013 Kawasaki 1000v has the jam nut/set screw setup.

I've been using an impact wrench to remove/install my mower blades for decades. Takes minutes Never an issue. (no wood block needed)

Takes me 10-15 minutes to install my tractor mounted backhoe. Usually around 5-10 minutes to remove

I've never owned a vehicle that has it.

10 psi front and rear

Works great. I dug our driveway and my sons driveway tilling it first.

It looks like the pins may be there. They are just in the holes where they do no good (need to be moved farther forward where they actually function)

That will work fine

heavy duty tractor hydraulic transmission fluid.

Most shuttle shift or power reverser gear drives have just as many reverse gears as forward gears.

You certainly can't around here. They are $12,000+ new and sell for close to half that for used from what I've seen on craigslist and other sites the past few years.

BS

What are you mowing with ? Finish mower slipping the belts ? Brush mower slip clutch not set tight enough ? The DK 45 has independant PTO. It is either on or off with a switch. I always turn my PTO on at idle so the startup isn't so abrupt.

It will solve your problem hooking up attachments. (did on mine) I did have to shorten a couple of my attachment PTO shafts, but worth it IMO

Thats what I did on my DK. Installed an override clutch. (been on there for 2 + decades now) Works fine and solves the implement hookup problem. Tractor supply generally carries them.

My tractor is in 4 WD 80% of the time

Brake peddle return spring broken or weak ? Did you lube up the shaft where it goes into the case (may be corroded) I doubt the brakes needing replaced are causing your sticking issue. Your tractor has wet brakes (brakes ride in oil in the transmission case) Replacing the brakes requires pulling...

I have never called them. I order online with parts finder.

I always use my foot throttle and throttle up/down as needed when doing loader work or forward/reversing. 2450 hours and I haven't needed the first clutch adjustment yet.

My Kioti DK came with a hook

Your not kidding. I need some 3" PVC schedule 40 pipe. I'm still in sticker shock. Prices of everything here has gone through the roof. Everything !! Post all the 8% inflation numbers you want. That is FAR, FAR from what I'm seeing here the past 2+ years. Our electric rates increased 45% last...

I replaced my left rear axle seal back in 2018. No leaks on my axle case using the Permatex grey. (I did follow the directions on the gasket maker tube)

M My axle case had no gasket. I used Permatex Ultra Grey (maximum torque) gasket maker I ordered my Oring and axle seal from Michigan Iron. https://www.michiganironandequip.com/OEMpartfinder Isn't the Kioti CK 35 basically the same machine as the CT 235 ?

I had the water pump, timing belt, belt tensioner and idler pulleys replaced on our 2005 Subaru Forester in 2018 at a local shop. Cost was $650

Yes, The axle nut and gear need to be removed to pull the axle. 721932

We had a 45% increase last June

You need to pull the axle assembly to get the axle out to replace the seal. Its not that bad of a job. 721930,721931,721933

Yes, I've had a Hustler Super Z (commercial zero turn) for 10 years now with sealer spindle bearings. Never an issue. I'm expecting many more years from them.

I've been pressure washing engines for decades. (My tractor and mowers, SxS. Also engines on company equipment I operate or maintain, tractor trailer engine, skid loaders, asphalt pavers, road chippers , Etc) Never an issue

Except the Kubota Sidekick, its CVT (belt drive)

Ageed. I have 10,700 miles on my RZR 900s. Never had a belt issue, but I have replaced the belt a couple times just for piece of mind. The belts I replaced still looked really good with around 4500 miles. (I carry them for spare). But my wife and I ride to have fun and enjoy the scenery, not to...

Likely because many Maverick and RZRs get flogged pretty hard and some can have double or triple the HP of many utility machines

Still running my 1991 Ford F-250 (bought it used in 1996.) 4x4, 5 speed, 460 CI

Class A is truck (tractor) with trailer Class B is straight truck (single axle over 26,000 GVW, tandem axle, tri axle, etc.)

The pre trip tests are like that in Pa. now also. (a couple co workers recently took the CDL test) You need to describe everything your looking for on the pre trip test. From springs, tires, lights, and everything in between to the power steering pump and what drives the pump (gear or belt...

Maybe where you live. Random DOT checkpoints happen often around here. The chances of being checked are high.

Where are you living ??

Thats exactly what they do.

Mow 8 acres of lawn, 25 mows per year and let me know how long that MTD mower lasted. My zero turn will mow our 8 acre lawn in just over 2 hours, try that with that MTD (likely take closer to 6 hours) My zero turn cost me over $11,000 and I expecting it to last decades mowing our 8 acre lawn

What is your wheel offset. Can simply pulling the rear wheels, flipping them around so the valve stem is out widen the stance

He's been doing it for years and it gets old. If I need a bigger tractor I'll buy one. But I don't !! My weinie tractor does everything I need it to do.

From what I,ve seen as far as dropping prices, instead of selling way over list, dealers selling at list price

Good for you. But many of us don't farm, nor do I want to so our weinie tractors do exactly what we need I could go buy a big cumbersome tractor, but it would just sit there. I have no use for one.

I had the same happen. I had a light duty King Kutter rear blade, had it twisted up in 2 years. Replaced it with a King Kutter professional series blade. Its been great for decades