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I have a 2002 B7500 and yesterday after working (starting / stopping) for a couple of hours it would not start. It's acting like a safety interlock issue. About a year ago I had to replace the hydrostat safety interlock so I am familiar with these. I have metered all 3 interlocks (hydrostat...

It's been a long time since I have posted here, but I have benefited from the collective knowledge of this group many times in the past. I have a Kubota B7500 with FEL and BH that I bought new in 2002. It has paid for itself at least 3 times over in the 8 years I have owned it. I have yet to...

I have not posted here for a while, but back when I was active I always enjoyed Frank_F15's posts. I sent a PM to him a while back wishing him well and his son replied today saying he passed away on Feb. 5th. His son wanted me to pass on to the community how much he enjoyed all of his friends...

There is currently an active thread talking about the “It’s Here” type posts. I enjoy those, but the type I really enjoy are seeing different projects that people have accomplished with their tractors. I know that when I was shopping, I really needed to see what tractors could do, and...

I just brought down another load of firewood today. Every time I do this, since I got my tractor, I have a big grin on my face. It used to be half a day and 3 Advil to get the job done. Now it’s just a little quality time with my “orange friend”. BT (Before tractor) when I did...

This past week my wife had some sort of “mid-life” situation that compelled her to acquire a 10 week old Golden Lab to add to our household of animals….. that could already be referred to as the “Wild Kingdom” . We now have 3 dogs and a cat. After her whole-hearted support in my tractor...

Weekend before last, I inspected my fuel filter and it didn't look good. I removed it and there was a significant build up of black crud. The filter only had 40 hours on it. I have been buying my fuel from a new gas station (about a year old). The fuel is never more than 3 months old when I...

Poor Man\'s Grapple We live on high bank waterfront and have to maintain the bank in front on a regular basis. Today I helped my neighbor clear his bank. We have alders that grow like weeds. If they are not cut down on a regular basis, they will work the bank in the windstorms and eventually...

It was pouring down rain this morning and I decided that this was a perfect day to do a project that my wife and I have been talking about for some time now. When I built my shop, I poured a little sidewalk/patio area between the shop and an existing building. This was basically an...

Last summer I did the excavation for a neighbor's pond project. It consists of 2 ponds connected by about 150' of meandering stream. He hired a contractor to do all the plumbing, lining and rock work. Now that it has stabilized over the winter, he has a problem with foam in the lower pond...

When I bought my tractor in September 2002, I purchased a Bearcat chipper/shredder with it. I wanted to be able to create my own compost/mulch to be used around our place for landscaping. I thought I would share what I've learned as I enter my second season of composting. The purpose of my...

This past summer I worked on a project for a neighbor. I posted some questions while it was under constructions at 2 Ponds and a River . My part of the project basically involved all of the holes and ditches in the ground. My neighbor had a contractor working at his place for close to 3...

This past summer I offered to do some work for some neighbors. They are very good friends and when I got my tractor I had promised to do a "little" project for them. Well when the day finally arrived, I drove my Kubota over to their house intending to clear a circular driveway for them...

Just recently I had to travel on the road to get to our other lot to do some clearing. I traveled about 2 miles on the County road at close to full speed. After a while I started to notice a very rhythmic bounce and specifically from side to side. (I guess this is another Bouncy Bouncy post)...

I have a Bearcat 70554 chipper/shredder and am looking a buying a wet grinder so I can sharpen my own blades. I just found a 7" wet grinder that Sears carries for $80. All others that I have looked at have been around $250. At $80 a grinder is cost justified for me. At $250 I'd have to...

In another post there was a question about pallet forks and firewood. I thought I would share what I have done for firewood storage. We heat exclusively with wood, so we go through a fair amount. In analyzing the number of times I handle each piece, it makes me tired just thinking about it...

Since we got our tractor, we have been toying with the idea of building a small swimming pool. This would be a project for later winter, early spring 2004. I would like to keep it very low budget. I am thinking concrete. I have a moderate amount of concrete experience and considerable tile...

This past weekend I made good on a promise to a neighbor for a couple of days of tractor work for them. We were originally planning on putting in a simple circular driveway. By the time I started moving dirt, the plan changed…… We were digging 2 ponds and a connecting 140 foot river. His...

Backhoes aren\'t just for ditches I have read a few posts lately where people were questioning the need for a BH. A few have even had salepeople try to talk them out of it. However, a few have had wives that wanted the BH and were pushing to get it. The same thing happened to me. I actually...

When I bought my tractor I also bought a pto driven chipper/shredder. We have plenty of debris to deal with and the thought of being able to produce our own compost to spread around our yard really appeals to us. I currently have about 10-15 yards of mulch that has been composting for about 5...

I am landscaping our "island" in the center of our circular driveway this winter. We have put in a granite rockery and lots of bricks around it and a brick trail through it. We decided we wanted to put in a sprinkler system. We also decided that if we were going to plant anything nice in this...

I was so excited this evening. I had it all planned out. This tire loading with windshield washer fluid was going to be easy. I got my 48 gallons of 75cent Wallymart washer fluid, a slick little adapter that hooks up to the valve stem with a relief valve and hose adapter and my drill pump all...

I had an experience this afternoon that I'd like to ask the group about, since I am a complete novice when it comes to hydraulics. I was doing a lot of backhoe work and I was getting on and off my B7500 many times. At some point, I inadvertently hit the 3Pt lever in the up position. Later in...

I have had my B7500 since mid September. I've put about 75 hours on it. Recently I started noticing a creaking/clanking sound coming from my right rear wheel. At first I assumed I needed to torque all of my wheel nuts. I did this and the sound persisted. I use ear protection all the time I...

I have a John Deere LX277 with a Freedom 42 mulching deck. I have been taking the blades down to the local JD dealer to have them sharpened. They do it by hand and quite frankly they come back looking like they did it blindfolded. Actually I think I could do better by hand. I also just replaced...