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I'm in shock. Pam called me this morning to say Brad's cows were in her yard again. For Northeastern MN, we have had a non winter. Right now we should have nearly 2 feet of snow remaining but we have scattered white patches in shady areas. She was chasing cows until 3 am. I took a chance as...

Pressure should be checked at high idle. SCUTs and CUTs in every case I know use direct acting relief valves. That means oil is working against a poppet held by a spring. Increasing flow by increasing engine speed means more flow has to go through the poppet at relief, so the open area needs to...

Nephews 4 x 6 version just finished 3rd season at about 1,000 bales per season with no significant breakdowns. I bought a used BR7090 4x5 this year, had 17,000 bales on the monitor. Failed a bearing on upper roller first day but after that baled about 1,000. Found things like needing to keep the...

Times have changed. I was born and raised in this township, left after college and returned in retirement. Back on our dairy farm, dad had a problem with the neighbor's beef bull getting out of its fence and through our fences where it bred some of our Holsteins. My dad was not much for chasing...

Thank you! That's exactly what I was looking for. Minnesota Association of Townships was unable to give guidance, and I wondered if there was a more cost effective way to find regulations other than have our attorney investigate. Thanks again.

I am a township supervisor. We have a complaint from a resident whose yard keeps getting messed up by cattle from the beef farm across the road. We're not talking about a large farmer, about 20 beef cows and their calves. I've checked his fences and from what I can see without going on his...

So many comments about using a solvent on asphalt. Even a seal coat may not make the stain invisible. Is the appearance extremely important to the customer, because the actions already taken are as good as I think you will get without damaging the long term life. My experience has been mill it...

When I bought my first tractor for the farm I purchased for future retirement. It was on the lot as a 2002 Kubota L3720. When I retired, I wanted a cab so I traded it on a L5740. Deal was all done and when I looked at the paperwork, the dealer listed the trade-in as a 2001 (he had looked up the...

The University of Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory (NTTL) is the officially designated tractor testing station for the United States and tests tractors according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) codes OECD codes. Tractors are tested in the country of...

Lots of water washing RimGuard out of the gauge has worked well for me.

Tires, weight, weight distribution. That’s why you can see pickups pulling tractors. My SVL75-2 will pull great on concrete, but will slide backward down my tilt trailer if it’s damp. Driver for my nephew said don’t bother replacing the rim-guard in the Kubota M105S when a tire failed, but now...

From what I read, the real problem was loss of coolant and the DPF problems were all symptoms of overheating. It's right that the coolant recovery tank will have fluid if the block is cracked so there is an air leak. The coolant contracts as it cools and if the system is sealed, it will draw the...

Part of it has been assembly. If parts being assembled are primed in the same color as the final paint, hard to spot if something is missed. Hoods - my cousin's NH TS115A has most of the blue peeled off it's plastic hood, looking more every year like Oliver Wendall Douglas's Hoyt-Clagwell. In...

Gasoline air fuel mixture compressed and ignited heating the air which then pushes the piston. Diesel compresses air only, then fuel is injected over time giving a continuous push on the piston instead of a sharp push falling off. The diesel will pull better because of the constant push...

Update on the girl - infection after first leg surgery ended with infection, second and third surgeries and now the foot is amputated above the ankle. 3 hours rehab daily, has to be rough on a 6 year old. Haven’t heard about the other injuries so they must be healing okay but considering she...

I collect round bales from my fields with the loader on my tractor, shuttle shift, should be fast. However, quickly learned I can load a truck in half the time with my hydro CTL. I know I couldn't load as fast with the hydro Kubota L6060 I used to have but even I'm amazed how fast I can load...

I only put about 200 hours on my Kubota M7-171 yearly. Into my 5th year no problem but then the DEF system failed. Dealer worked on it while still under warranty, down a half day, warranty and back working but first fault code happened 1 hour following their DEF header replacement. Turns out the...

Fronts on our chore - feeding cattle tractor - are labeled tubeless, made be used with tubes.

My largest tractor is often used by customers with duals so inside stem on inside rears is only possible way to get to valve. In my case, I’m running single rears so inside location is tough, but I understand their reasoning.

Out of curiosity, I looked at my M5-111 yesterday and found the tabs to the outside. Seemed like the natural way to mount although there are the recesses that will fit the tab on the inside. In my case, it enables shorter bolts. I’d hate to remove yours if I needed to take rim and all to a tire...

Fuel filter is in hard to see spot. If they got water in the air cleaner it may really slow it down. Does it smoke a lot like not getting air, or clean like not getting fuel? I got my 2012 900XT up to 28 down a steep hill a few days back, and pulled a full load of hay bales out of a field, up a...

It’s been a day and I’m still in disbelief of this one as the parents are both highly placed people I can’t believe allowed this. Two or three years ago, a shared in this forum my wife’s niece’s ex being found dead under his brush hog where he had apparently fallen from his tractor, but he was...

Our 1991 Ford Explorer was parked in our garage in 1997. My wife had used it to drive me to the airport the previous night for my weekly commute (working in Europe). When she went to the garage the next morning, she found this. Actually, she took the picture with it outside as she called 9-1-1...

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Brand name is no guarantee that the bearing is made in that manufacturer's home country. Our plants used a rather expensive Timken bearing (about $500 each) in 4 of our plants. One sharp eyed inspector noted on an incoming delivery it was Made in China instead of the normal Made in Italy. Alarm...

Never catch me with that Chinese lithium-ion battery junk in my house - oh, wait, I’m typing this on my made in China Apple iPad. Horrors!

John Deere Corn Head Grease is NLGI grade 0. Most farm equipment with ball & roller bearings, pivot pins in bushings, require Grade 2, and much thicker grease. I use JD Corn Head Grease in gearboxes subject to leaking, same reason JD selected it for use in the gearboxes on their corn heads when...

One thing about running with bucket removed is being sure of your ground condition. I'm one of the few who have got stuck and needed the bucket to curl myself backward out of the hole. Having the bucket lower also limits how deep you drop your fronts. And having the bucket partly locked - one of...

From experience, tractor fires are insurance just like other implements (baler fires very common along with combines). I have 2 remaining Kubota loans, no KTAC but covered under my farm policy. I needed to sign off that I was covering them by insurance and send them a copy of the policy. Same...

I got a deer antler in a rear tire of one of my tractors. Too large for normal fix and feel secure about the fix so I booted the antler hole which should have been good enough to hold air, but then also tubed it to make sure. Common practice in this area to repair a puncture.

I had your problem on my New Holland 315 baler before changing to a higher strength better quality twine.

The tractor will need an engine certification label like this found on my Kubota M5. M5 is built in Japan. My M7 has a different style certification as the engine was built in Japan, installed in a tractor built in France, and imported into North America. It only states EU certified. I’ve been...

Don’t know if things changed but when I bought my mower at Lowe’s, it had a sticker for the nearest Deere dealer on it. That dealer was 40 miles away. Lowe’s stocked common parts (blades, filters) but for work, which I never needed, it was take it to the Deere dealer who had assembled and...

I used front forks on my L5740 and L6060 but always stabbed a bale with my rear 3 point forks first. I only had iron tire weights - not loaded tires. However, I recall I did load single bale on front for several times, but always slow cautious event. After loading our bale hauler, I needed to...

Caveat I learned from Kubota - cannot sell software if it can remove emissions codes. I can buy what the say is a bundle $$$ for software and interface for diagnostic of machine problems, not sure of engine problems, but I cannot reset a code that limits power, sometime to a fraction unable to...

With season for my first DEF equipped tractor without a problem, a pleasure to work around with no odor, no soot, no problems. Then total reversal. Granted rarely used in our country November to May but May 5, start of busy season in the frozen North, and the problem from last September was not...

Some applications are designed for relube ball bearings. Disk harrows are the first thing that come to mind. My 27' disk has 16 relube flanged bearings. Due to their application - working buried in dirt much of the time, they are triple sealed (lots of friction - the designs are not to be used...

Take a look at most tractors - lift arms on 3 point hitches are generally single acting. I remember hearing a few tractors have been made with power down 3 point but never have seen them. I have multiple pieces of equipment on my farm with single acting cylinders. If I have to connect one to my...

If the reason is size, bad. If they have something that couples under pressure, maybe not so bad. My nephews old internationals have special couplers, put them in place, pull a lever and it completes the attachment under any pressure. He has those couplers on his implements and when I use a...

An answer to where does Kubota get their filters - can't speak for Kubota but as an engineer for a different major, our filtration group did work with filter manufacturers to develop proprietary filter media for critical applications (fuel systems and hydraulic systems with piston pumps and...

I got my M5-111HDC24-1 in December 2021 and the price has gone up about 8% according to build my Kubota, typical of the others I looked at. Now I would probably also look at the MF5711D as it is the same class as the Kubota. The Massey is built in Beauvais, France, and the Kubota in Osaka...

I have experience not owning the best, but what I thought would get me buy for the money. Then when it fails, I am a better informed shopper knowing what to look for for my needs. Don't you think there is a possibility JD uses the Frontier name on their outsourced product to avoid bad publicity...

You're in Alberta. Winter diesel with additive. I live in Minnesota, and all my diesels except the 2 stored in a heated garage get #1 before shedding for the winter if there is any reason I might want to start them. I learned my lesson 10 years ago when I got into this and it took days to get a...

Look for a guy “I Do Engines” on YouTube. He sells used engine and transmission parts. So many ways engines can fail, even the ones never known to fail along with many known as the worst engine xxxx ever built. Vast majority lube failures, not changing frequently, oil breakdown, and of course...

Excellent idea. My Kubota M7-171 has the equivalent. Most tractors that have multiple PTO speeds assume PTO speed depending on gear ratio selected (in my case the tractor has 540 and 1000 rpm and in addition 540E and 1000E). Instead of marking engine speed at which you should get a certain PTO...

I bought my first tractor, a CUT, 23 years ago when I was still working as an engineer and flying worldwide much of the time, but I had bought this little 40 from my dad with intentions of building on it for retirement. Friends talked me out of Deere and into Kubota so we went to the Kubota...

I kind of started your way on a smaller scale and expanded. First, having parents and in-laws with mobility problems and watching others, it was single story electrical hydronic slab heat. Living area about 1800 square feet and shop area 1200 sf knowing we wouldn't be living here at first, only...

Tractor tires aren’t made to highway service tires. The larger the tire, the more out of round allowed. In addition, flat spotting whether radial or bias. My guess is you have bias ply 17.5 x 24 tires. Not as much hop as the larger tires on my M series, 430R24 on my M5 and 680R38 on my M7. The...

Inner element is safety element. You can tell by its size it has little capability before becoming plugged. Need to follow the book on the main filter as they can be different designs. Three of mine have filter indicators - practically useless. I noticed my largest th tractor was down on power...

Before I really got into this farming for a retirement time killer business, I did try filling a 5 gallon can when it was -20 to -30 and barely got any flow trying all 4 of the station's diesel pumps. Granted the fuel is stored underground so it must have been a pump problem, but I wondered how...

For those who think compressed gases are impractical (disregarding back in the 50’s and 60’s many tractor models had LP gas options), visit Italy where many cars are converted to compressed natural gas. Cost trunk space with the glass wound cylinders, but filling stations common (they won’t let...

I haven’t done it because mine had clearance for chains in standard spacing (not your model - Grand L). But was fantastic improvement and I had no problems. Without chains, there was no resistance to plow angle. I did lose a wheel bearing on my L5740 in winter before buying chains partly because...

OP - I see your location Washington, which from experience means different soil types than about anywhere else in the USA. Do you live in the eastern Palouse area where the soil will be volcanic ash, or in the Cascades where you might have various other types? Location is going to dictate how...

My Kubota M7 in going into its 7th season with Michelin radials is ballasted. My Kubota M5-111 going into its second season with Goodyear radials (built by Titan) is ballasted, both with Rim Guard. There is one problem. When the temperature is below zero (F) for several days in a row, the Rim...

I help my nephew on his dairy farm. He has added some newer tractors, but most are old Internationals, before Case bought them out in their 1984 bankruptcy. So let’s say 8 tractors 100 HP and up. He has 5 tractors 2000 to 2013. All run the same ULSD. Zero FIP problems during the 12 years I’ve...

I don’t think you can compare by specs alone. When I added a CTL to my fleet, I found it go to in place of my compact tractor for much of the utility work I do around my farm, so I replaced the compact tractor with a 105 HP utility tractor. CTL has no PTO, no 3 point so it couldn’t be a complete...

I now have 3 Kubotas with DPF, and have traded 2 with DPF for 2 I now have. One thing I learned is they all vary. My L6060 went the longest, sometimes 60 hours, but also the shortest. Using it on a small square bale resulted in regen every 2 hours. Watching others with old tractors baling, they...

Autopay, taken out date it’s due. Check every week to monitor status (I have 3 Kubota loans active now). Yearly email statement showing status of each as of December 31. Only snag I had was on one trade when dealer’s person said they took care of auto-pay enrollment but when I got no notice and...

I think you did well. I went from an L3710 to a L5740 to a L6060. The Grand L's were always great, with the step from the L5740 to the L6060 being my best upgrade. Now my needs have outgrown the L6060 which didn't match well with my M7-171. It couldn't handle some of the haying jobs I have while...

Being a good Samaritan, pulling out the stuck vehicle of a relative, neglected to set his parking brake and machine began to roll. He tried to get back on and stop it but was run over. It was a mistake, but why do some take cheap shots at him because he was a celebrity? YouTube and others are...

Something I haven't read in this thread, and this may be a problem unique to Minnesota, but state law requires 20% bio April through September. Bio is intended to help farmers being one of the countries largest agricultural states. However, bio will cause problems in cold weather. Winter diesel...

I see so many comments the $2400 I got as COVID stimulus triggering inflation. Long before that I saw prices climb due to tariffs. When a tariff is added, who pays the cost? Government? Manufacturer? No, it’s always the end user. Then billions given out to farmers like me to compensate for...

Back in early 60’s Deere introduced 4020 and IH 806 in gas and diesel versions, both naturally aspirated. Hard to find gassers at auctions. They just weren’t up to the capabilities of the diesels - except for cold weather starts. I found an old 806 gas on dealer’s used lot last year and was...

My L6060 battery failed in the first season. Got replacement from Kubota, thought they would replace under warranty but a couple months later got bill for full price even though I returned the failed battery. Now I go to Caterpillar and buy whatever their selling because they have an excellent...

Depends on when they were made. My 2016 build has date & country on them ((Michelin Poland front, Michelin France rear), and my 2021 build has date and country (both Goodyear by Titan USA)

The L4060 has a common rail fuel system from Denso. Standard spec for Denso common rails is 2 micron but Kubota needs to design their system to Denso’s spec if it wants Denso’s support (and I think they do). Moving from the L5470 to the L6060 jumped fuel system pressure from 1500 psi to over...

No, mine is strictly hydraulic, something I notice only at low load high engine speed. Low load low engine speed it’s fine. High load high engine speed - my M7-171 had 2 long downtime periods this summer and I had to use the M5 in its place though with smaller implements and no problem. Baling...

More difficult, but how often. My dad bought me a ‘51 Chev that didn’t have rod bearing inserts - babbit poured direct. No oil filter, nor did the 61 Chev that came in marriage with my wife. Both ready for junkyard before 100,000. Now my 2003 F-250 PowerStroke with the “worst engine Ford ever...

I bought an old International swather that had the rear glass broke out and never repaired. Water got under the floor mat and rusted the floor completely. Extremely cheap. It runs fine, operates fine, but I bolted some straps across frame members to hold the pedals. Water took out the ignition...

My nephews driveshaft failed because the trunions on the axle wore out, the axle was rotating clockwise/anti clockwise as he would work back and forth. As we removed things to get to the known failed driveshaft, we found a real can of worms. Kubota parts worth more than tractor so we got a local...

Now have 2, and had 1 other, Kubota with air ride. All 3 had Grammer seats. Bothe M7 and M5 are great ride. The L6060 was compromised by low suspension travel and rough ride of a CUT so it was either stiff or bottomed out a lot. Low suspension travel due to cab eight limitation - preventing a...

What is your level? My DEF icon comes on depending on level, 1/2 full on my M5-111 and between 1/4 and 1/2 on my M7-111. When I had a real problem with my M7 DEF, it also began spitting error codes, explained in detail on the large M7 display. If mine had just flashing, then solid DEF light, has...

Depends on how new your Kubota using DEF is. Older ones, no matter how you treat them they will fail. My M7 was over 1600 hours, always high quality DEF, and it failed. Neil from Messick’s has a good video on YouTube regarding this. Not just Kubota - they don’t design their own system. They...

Many years ago I bought a set of forks - can't remember which company but I got the name on TBN. Were supposed to be fine for my tractor. I'm not sure if the weight limit was stamped on the forks. They may have been used on a tractor with more lift capacity than the Kubota L5740 for which I...

Hydraulic filter is a suction filter protecting basic hydraulic system and general transmission. Hydro filter is a pressure filter, able to filter out much finer particles that can damage the precision high pressure piston pump and motor of the hydro. Two completely different cleanliness levels...

Nice find. Combine wheels carry a heavy load with a full grain bin. At Gleaner, we had always used cone type nuts centering the wheel - but they really create high contact stress in the cone area, begin to wallow out, which reduces torque. Retightening every day helps, until the wheel breaks...

As a farmer, I can no longer get ammonium nitrate 33-0-0 (the explosive Timothy McVeigh used) as a fertilizer due to its explosive nature. Instead we use urea (46-0-0) which is more expensive but not as easy to use as an explosive. Problem with rotted manure is the nitrogen available reacts with...

Although Kubota doesn't spec it out, my dealer advises it with okay from Kubota. Our problem is cold - winter mornings down to -40. One of my neighbors blew a crankshaft seal on his New Holland (dealer is New Holland and Kubota). Replace by New Holland under warranty once, but NH said only this...

Yes, but only notice it high engine speed and low load, hot oil, and doing the most boring job - raking hay - where I would recognize something different than on my other tractors because raking is so absolutely boring a person has time to ponder the little things.

Still seems the same. Only notice when under light conditions. Tractor gets switched from cutting to raking to baling. Only notice on the light, boring raking. First used in April, now has a little over 200 hours. Maybe nothing but I wondered if other M5 owners noticed same thing.

Tires on my L3710 were 10 x 16.5 R4 which is very common on skid steers. Same tires on my L5740 and L6060. Very common to match with 17.5 x 24 R4 rears. Only change I made was when I loaned to a cousin and he knocked the tires off the rims. I replaced the factory tire with XtraWall 14 ply tires...

Small tires with small air volume are the worst. I'm 76 and have been fighting them my lifetime. I put up with it. But overall tire things are better than in the past. My last 3 cars have not had spares - and no flats. I have continual flats with one rarely used tractor, my only old one, made in...

Enjoy it. That’s why we live in the country.

I have a M5-111 with about 200 hours that has started having noise and vibration when steering, worse at high RPM’s. I’ve been doing a lot of PTO work at 2000 rpm (=540 PTO) but today running hi idle I notice the noise and vibration with every little steering movement. No, the front wheels are...

Main question I have is what bales your current customer wants. I am also in MN, retired, and understand your deal that if you don't keep busy, you die young. I cut some hay each year and have one field this year I can give you numbers. I have a New Holland Haybine (30 years old), New Holland...

I got hoodies for my wife and me, medium weight jackets for both, and a heavyweight winter work jacket plus caps and winter stocking caps for both. My closet is stuffed with Kubota clothing - hoodies, jackets of different weights, and tons of caps. But probably cost the dealer a fraction of 1%...

Brake cleaner!!!

When you put a large tariff on our largest supplier, who is going to pay? The end user - it all is passed along. And even if you aren't buying something made in China (even Apple is switching to India), the new supplier will take advantage. Remember even F-35 deliveries are on hold because they...

Smaller tractors need rear ballast worst. Larger, tractor itself provides counterweight. The Kubota Grand L’s I had (3 of them) seriously needed rear weight. Moving bales, rear spear lift a bale first before thinking of front. M7 I now have, heaviest weight I loaded was a 6,000 pound book spec...

My guess, knowing the age of Howard Rotovator company, they needed a spline capable of more torque than the standard 540, pulled out their engineering manual and designed this part using spline dimensions listed - and capable of the torque. No thought that 70 years later someone would still be...

The owner died shortly after this happened - and after the insurance paid 100% but left the remains with him. My friend has been helping his daughter, the heir, settle his estate. He loaded this and hauled it to his place thinking since there is oil in engine and transmission, there may be some...

Why I found this one interesting is I’ve investigated many equipment fires but never saw one as completely melted down as this one. The fuel tank is on the side where we are looking and no sign it was there. Aluminum radiator, oil cooler, fuel cooler, A-C condenser melted away. Various globs of...

Insurance paid the owner of this New Holland T4.120. A friend picked it up feeling that since there is still oil in the transmission and engine, some parts may be usable. He does show quality restorations of antique farm equipment. I think it’s a challenge but wouldn’t it be great to see it...

Yes, as shown in diagram, filter is behind left wheel. Very easy to see, may be tricky handling the clamps if I remember right.

Like LouNY said, the inner element used to be called the Safety Element but terminology changed over the years for semantics. I have a Kubota RTV900 that does not have the inner element as standard but has the same housing and outer element as my GR2120 lawn tractor which I believe Kubota...

I have a 3.5 EcoBoost F-150 that gets 22 mpg on trips rural roads, 19 mpg Freeway at 75-80. I have a 6.0 PowerStroke F-250 that gets 14 rural roads, 12 Freeway. EcoBoost will pull much better than the diesel, but it seems to be a lot in the transmission. The EcoBoost will pull my tilt bed...

I see someone said it but remember 2 filters, one behind the left rear wheel. I asked my dealer why changing filters is a dealer, not customer task. He said it’s because of needing to remove the wheel to replace the filter. My wife said ours acted like yours before I found and replaced the...

You've got that right. I have 3, and have had 4th & 5th Kubota with DPF (2 of them got traded for larger models). None have had the same regen predictability. My newest, the M5, varies the most. The M7 varies the least. The SVL is most unpredictable because they don't have a meter on it so it...

Your jiggle pin that started this thread - not sure how they compare but I lost oil from there when the seal on the front wheel drive shaft exiting the transmission case failed. I noticed it leaking after using it under high load for a couple hours. Leak not noticeable when cool. It’s something...

Only thing I haven't bent a SSQA lever on is my CTL with hydraulic lock so no levers go snag something.

Couple comments - the comparable Kubota to the Challenger is the M7. M7 with CVT weight, per Tractor Data, is about 1,000 pounds heavier. I have a M7 and like your Challenger, suspended front axle, double suspended cab, a whole different animal vs the M135GX I traded in. Also 50 km/hr top end...

4WD is an advantage for sharp turns as the fronts pull you around rather than try to push out. Of course I mean the type of surface for which 4wd is meant. One of my tractors in fact has a headland management system that, when switched on, shifts the front wheels to a higher gear once a certain...

I’m not sure purchasing an ECM will suffice. Generally these ECMs come without program and need to be flashed. They replaced the ECM, and flashed software into my M135GX because of my complaint of abrupt shifting. Turns out it was me, not the tractor. I was used to driving my cousin’s John...

Have you used spear without problem on something else? It looks like the spear was made out of tolerance - distance between the upper hooking surface and lower latching surface. I often find this on my spear because of being too low with my loader and pushing dirt onto the surface because the...

Emissions regs written by people with no experience - not true, my perspective from the manufacturer side. Lots of discussion among the manufacturers and people writing regulations about what can be done and what timeline. Things written into the regulations about getting credit for engines...

Follow up - dealer came through and tractor is back. Failed temperature switch replaced, and problem confirmed to be wire pulled from connector which I had diagnosed but didn’t have help to disassemble the cab to get to the connector (which was not where it should have been in the pictures in...

Switching to parent bore is not for cheaper/lower cost. When we wanted to bump our 4.0 liter to 4.4 liter at Tier 2, one option was to tool up an entirely new block (block casting tooling is very expensive). Another was to eliminate cylinder liners and modify the casting tooling to accommodate...

First tractor I learned to plow with was once most popular farm tractor, Farmall H. 24 PTO HP, 3800 pounds. Pulled 2 14’s in our most common soil types with difficulty. Move forward 45 years, retirement and back to a part of that same farm. Now tractor is a Kubota L3710 hydro, 3400 pounds with...

Having gone to many farm equipment auctions over the past 12 years, I found that 2wd's come cheap, at least in the flatlands of Minnesota. Your hilly country may be different. My nephew has a dairy and beef operation, 16 tractors at last count, 4 with 4wd, 12 have 2wd. His reason is can get HP...

Should be in the book. The OMM of my CUT showed the 4 different tread widths that could be obtained by different wheel orientations. Its wheels had scalloped mountings so a person could support, remove the bolts, rotate the tire 90 degrees to a new position where it changed tread width 4". Swap...

The rears are not steel. They are steel with rubber tread, something I’ve only seen in Europe. They look like rubber tread bonded to a flat steel wheel. Looks weird. Some news videos I watched were in dry weather but the newscaster on one local news program was out at the scene in rain. Wondered...

Round balers my area can go cheap; good used round balers expensive, especially if you get one with net wrap. Hesston makes a 1.2m x 1.6m round baler that they advertise will work well with a 40 HP tractor. Normally I only bale straw because I have a good market for small square straw bales (-40...

If your problem is a broken arbor bolt (axle), measure your broken one and look in Shoup Parts. They supply most sizes used and an incredible number of lengths.

Where do you mount your video display? I have a backup camera that came with a mount that sticks to the window but there is so much shake it won't stay. There is not enough room at the top of the door to mount it and still be able to view the display. My rear problem has been things crushed...

Best place I've found is from each state's department of agriculture. I live in the midwest so I base my custom rates on an analysis of whatever info I can find in our region. When looking at these rates, notice tremendous differences. For example, consider Iowa - Mowing CRP or pasture, /acre...

There is 2,4-D amine which will kill broadleafs like wild mustard, may knock back legumes depending on how heavy, but won't kill thistles. I use that on my underseeded small grain to kill mostly wild mustard and dragonhead mint. There is also 2,4-D ester which is more volatile making it easier...

Interesting that someone would recommend a dispersant in diesel for mechanical pumps. Stanadyne was our supplier for mechanical rotary injection pumps from prior to Tier 1 through Tier 2. We switched to common rail Tier 3. Stanadyne told us not to recommend a dispersant. It disperses it making...

I lived in Europe in the latter 90’s. I had a 1994 BMW diesel (most cars in France were diesel). BMW introduced common rail in their European 3 series in 1998. Improved fuel economy and power from their 2.0 liter 4 over my mechanically injected 2.8 liter 6. And yes, mechanically injected diesels...

I have 4 trailers. This is a handy little trailer. 7,500 pound single axle, 5 x 8 dump, fits my F-150 (one in the picture has long since been replaced) and F-250 very well. Can haul my mini-excavator to a job behind pickup or tractor, use mini to do work on the job site and haul away material as...

Maybe I just lucked into my situation. I had a CUT and was looking for a BH. Dealer I worked with said he had one for my model coming in because customer no longer had a use for it. Price would be 20% less than ordering a new one. Time went on without the deal happening so I began investigating...

About the failure - "fuel pump not drawing fuel". The high pressure fuel pump is pressure fed by an electric feed pump. I believe the high pressure pump is a Denso. It is variable displacement holding required rail pressure based on a signal from the ECU. Very unusual failure mode. I have had 5...

Follow up on my last post. Here is the AEM report through May. Note that the equipment manufacturers have hit a wall. Phenomenal sales in the first quarter 2021 depleted inventory to a point where they have been unable to catch up. Numbers are sales, not production. High sales in 2021 were...

Having been in the business my whole career, I have kept following marketing trends even after retiring. Sales have been absolutely out of site. Here is a summary of 2021 tractor sales. 40 to 100 HP up 10%; 100+ up 24%. This only shows comparison between 2021 and 2020. Go to AEM (Association of...

We don't have that kind of a problem here. Unemployment the lowest since they began recorded. Mines here desperate for people but younger generations move to the cities where there are more opportunities. I grew up on the farm of which I now own a very small portion. Friends and relatives who...

No, earlier I said my backup is a M5-111 I bought in January. However, my nephew's main loader tractor went down and the FIP on his backup loader tractor, an old IH 666, went down and they can't get the replacement working. So he has my M5 due to his dairy/beef herd and daily feeding. As soon as...

Phone call to dealer service manager this morning. Things have been moving behind the scenes but have not kept nephew and me informed. His tractor is ready to return tomorrow, and can I do without my M7-171 for 3 weeks? Glad I replaced my L6060 with a M5-111 last December because this is haying...

Kubota Customer’s answer is to talk to your dealer rep. They have no personal involvement in my area - it must be at the dealer. I’m embarrassed to think that a year ago I intended to deal with my local Caterpillar dealer who although this branch is mining oriented, also sells the Ziegler ag...

I see your location SE USA. Year before my retirement we were having way too many fuel injection pump failures (these were lower pressure Stanadyne pumps) due to water. I did a worldwide failure analysis by region. SE USA was second only to Persian Gulf area in pumps failing due to water. Water...

Is there a trick to get a dealer to work on a tractor. My nephew forgot to enable auto regen when his electricity went out. Tractor driving emergency gen for 20 hours, was near 99% at start, was at 160% in the morning, wouldn’t regen, so in a week dealer picked it up. It’s his main feeding...

I wondered what happens to the stuff in all of the "Warehouse Fail" videos on YouTube. Now I know - restack the boxes and pretend it never happend.

I had a L3710 I traded for a L5740 when I retired, to get a cab. I didn’t replace implements I had specific for the L3710. The L3710 was much more reliable than my L5740, about on par with the L6060 that replaced the L5740.

Disc blades are proprietary to different manufacturers but replacement companies I found advertise equivalent to SAE 1070 heat treated to HRC 38-42. One goes to a little harder HRC 45. Being that high carbon, its not easy to weld and will likely fail quickly. Yeah, you can find it in Wikipedia's...

Ordered in September, at dealer in early December, sat in it and paid for it December 28. Didn’t arrive at my place until sometime in March due to my not wanting it delivered on salty roads. Have 80 hours on it now and it meets expectations. I miss the hydro of the L6060 I traded and the CVT of...

Bought a used combine for $18,000. No problem getting cash from the bank, no problem customer taking the stack of hundreds. I wish, instead though, I could have used my phone to transfer to the account he would have on his phone. Hate carrying cash.

Bolts seized in the bearing. That's why you can turn it without difficulty. Gotta cut and it depends on what tools you have. I'd use my Sawzall to zip through the bolt on each side of the bearing after bending the plates enough to get blade clearance.

Cat 6.6 has Perkins heritage but nothing in this engine remains from the Perkins days, not even the block. Yes, it is assembled in the same plant in Peterborough, UK, but complete redesign from the Cat 6.0 which was a Perkins engine tweaked for tier 2. It was not capable of things like the power...

AGCO assembles certain models of Massey Ferguson, Challenger, and Fendt tractors in Jackson, MN.

You’re right, it is a bear. I’m not sure if it is design location (Japan or Europe) or size/expense of machine but My designed in Europe M7-171 has a hinged stack. Unhook a latch near the bottom each side of the cooling package and the hydraulic oil cooler/ ATTAC can be swung away enough to get...

M18 because I have a Lincoln 12v and it didn’t get the job done. I had several M18 tools. Haven’t been disappointed.

In 2020 Kubota sent coupons to owners of tractors needing DEF for a free amount due to customers using contaminated DEF. My coupons came every quarter, 10 gallons for my M7-171. The DEF light on my new M5-111 comes on at 50% full. I questioned my dealer because it is 25% on my M7. The said...

We have one huge oil refinery in Minnesota. It has applied for a huge solar grid to supply power for their refinery because using the fuel delivered to their plant is too expensive. If a refinery can’t afford oil for power generation and is going solar, why would fossil fuel be cheaper for...

Plow shares were difficult to find. Mine came with deep sink shares - long front tip draws the shares into the ground quickly. Broke one on a rock. I eventually found an Amish person who makes them for more than I paid for the plow, $260 if I remember. I found replaceable shares with close fit...

My farm policy covers virtually everything with some caveats. My great-nephew was goofing around in one, moved the gearshift out of the park position, and it rolled crunching another tractor pretty bad. Turns out they would not have covered it if tractors were on the same policy but one was...

Reading the horror stories, mostly from users who don’t have Tier 4 tractors, is good for a laugh. My first Tier 4 was in 2013. No problems with it but I needed a bigger tractor and traded it in 2017 which is now entering its 6th season no engine emissions issues (fan/alternator idler failed...

I retired and began farming between 2 much larger farms, my cousin and my nephew. My cousin bleeds green, had a long time business relationship with our closest Deere dealer (2 hours). When they were forced into buyout by a large corporate dealership, my cousin said his transaction prices went...

Here is an illustration from testing different tractor sizes, tires all inflated to 12 psi, small tractor to large tractor, tire size changing with tractor size to match load capacity. In the past, I had the opportunity to visit a facility where they tested soil compaction profiles like this...

Bernzomatic for sure - I have an ancient one, non-self igniting, with blue cylinder for simple arson jobs (burning brush piles) and a self-igniting one with MAP gas for serious torch work.

I have all Kubota stuff. Dealer doing the most business in our area has New Holland and Kubota. I've asked the owner to quote tractor he feels best suited to me and each time it has been Kubota. Three years after my last one (m7-171), I asked him why he hadn't quoted the New Holland equivalent...

It's hard to turn a neighbor down but I've learned. Friends and relatives here have horror stories of equipment borrowed and ending up going in somebody's auction when they failed to return. I've loaned my CUT to a relative a few times and once got a call it was sitting with a flat front, $200...

I got tired of hauling cans so got a 100 gallon tank, mounted it in a 5 x 8 utility trailer I rarely used, and went with a 12v electric pump. When I did that, I was using about 300 gallons or 3 fills yearly. Then I went crazy helping farmers and started my own. I put a second 100 gallon tank in...

Funny you should mention that. I have 5 Kubotas now and all inaccurate gauges. In my career, I traveled to Japan yearly to answer questions, field complaints. One complaint I got on my first trip was inaccuracy of our fuel gauges. Customer input was gauge reading empty and there was still...

Not right. Yes, surface compaction will be the same as tire pressure - Pascal’s Principle. But mass on a tire is transmitted into the soil until everything stabilizes = compaction at depth. An example is trucks. Heavy loads are transmitted deeper into the roadbed than light loads despite tire...

Looking at the specs, I think you’re going to be very light on the front end with that drill.

When I saw your first post, it reminded me of my BIL’s L3000 several years ago. Acted the same way, okay in 2wd and 4wd going straight, but turn and the crunch began. I was sure it was in the rear end so another BIL and I tore it apart. No problem after examining everything. We had to go to the...

Manuals don’t give a total max operating weight. I looked at one of my tractor’s manuals. They give the base weight, but beyond that limits are spread through the manual. Do not use liquid ballast beyond xxx per tire (there is a different number for each size). Do not add front ballast beyond...

Here is the engine PIN plate from my M7-171. It has an EU ID and was imported into USA with no problem but then again the tractor was built in France and I believe engine was assembled in Japan and shipped to France. But the PIN plate does not have a special identifier for North America so it is...

Shipping cost - surprisingly low but again I’ve dealt with Atlantic coast. My plant in France could ship a machine, identical to one built in Minneapolis, to all of the east coast and gulf states for less than transport from Minneapolis. I would not be surprised to find cost to transport a...

A problem might exist in that manufacturers sometimes label engines for an area (EU, North America) to avoid customers buying in one country to reduce purchase cost. Usually it’s buying in Europe (yes, same model often costs significantly less there). I’ve dealt with multi-national large...

$1.029 very interesting April 2020 start of pandemic, everything shut down, oil down to $20/bbl. I checked my truck record book back to 2008 and saw I was paying between $3.599 and $3.899 then. Sudden realization gas price horrible now, was horrible then (same station from 2008 today has $3.899...

Very interesting - Caterpillar TO-2 spec - the TO stands for Transmission Oil. That spec was obsolete when I began working for them in 1989. I suppose if you have really old equipment - from the 50's, maybe into the 60's. But it does say for older equipment. Didn't think any company would find...

Mini-excavator - wiring - squirrels. Wife assisted while I spliced 11 wires chewed through in 2 weeks since last run. Packed joystick area, wiring path through armrests with mothballs along with fuse area. Problem has been resolved going on 9 years now, but that's an open platform where the open...

This is really strange because once your grapple closes and you release the button/lever, pressure in the grapple should be isolated. Three points have a feedback linkage so it’s possible to misadjust them so the hydraulics will continue to pump at the end of stroke if the link is misadjusted. A...

I traded my L5740 for a L6060 and never regretted it one minute. Better engine response, better fuel efficiency, improved controls, and in my case improved reliability but that’s not conclusive in a sample of one each. Two significant reasons pertained to smoke. The Smokey L5740 sometimes set...

Following my third rotator cuff surgery, I replaced my gas saw with a Milwaukee M18 with 12 AH High Output battery. Worked super cutting faster than my Stihl had until I came up against a 24" American white birch stump. I could not get it cut and needed to borrow a gas saw to get the job done...

Hard to pick a dumbest but most costly - had the loader off my Kubota M135GX and needed to re-install - except the supports had sunk into dirt (detached the loader out of the way in non-solid fitting). Close to the proper location, got the hoses connected and began working with the loader trying...

Download load inflation table - Titan- Goodyear and Firestone have them available on line. Use weights from your tractor manual to select the load and find the proper inflation - finding a place to weigh is even better. With a loader a good estimate is 25% each tire. Special inflation equipment...

Trying to understand. You already have a planter so you can measure the row spacing. Row crop cultivators typically have shielding to prevent dirt from being thrown onto the plants although there are many variations. But its tough. That's why farmers today use chemicals - cultivating can do a...

I think we at Cat were the only ones who called it a Track Type Tractor, and in short referred to the TTT group. Calling one of our skid steers a Bobcat was grounds for immediate termination.

Time enters in. I have a copy of a VHS tape, internal to JD, in which the CEO was communicating to upper management the cost of quality - warranty due to design and manufacturing errors was eating their profits. This topic starts with JD as best. At that time, I was in management at Case-IH. Our...

You said hydro filter. My Kubota hydros have had 2 filters, hydraulic filter (they've been suction filters) with a lightweight can and the hydro charge filter with a heavy shell can. As the hydraulic suction filter isn't subjected to the same pressure, its not tightened as tight - 1/2 turn per...

I had a King Kutter heavy duty box frame 3 point hitch tandem disk. I think it would have worked well on that to remove both fronts and leave both rears. Leaving a single rear like you suggest might work but I'd feel much more confident in both rears so it would balance. Your roads are wide...

Is all your use the same type operation? I just traded off my Kubota L6060. Normally regens were in the 30 to 70 hour range; however, when I began using it on a small square baler, time between regens dropped into the 1 to 2 hour range. I called my dealer's Kubota specialist who told me to clean...

I've had Starlink for 13 months now. When I purchased, Starlink stated that it was selling below cost for beta testing and prices would be adjusted when they had more experience. The announcement for a price increase did not come as a surprise as inflation is a handy excuse. Starlink's seed...

U-joints create a speed variation. Here is a graphical representation for a 30 degree shaft angle - shaft varies in rotation speed from 850 to 1150 rpm twice each rev for this example. That's why the u-joints are phased on a drive shaft - opposite end at the same phase angle cancels the...

Serial number plate on my M7-171 loader. Tractor was built in France, mated with loader built in Georgia. Loaders installed on M7s sold in Europe are quite possibly sourced in Europe. Plant in France I worked at for 3 years was about an hour from the Kubota factory. We built machines identical...

It’s typical to have finer filtration for the high pressure hydro vs the medium pressure, commonly gear pump, auxiliary hydraulic system. I just traded a L6060. It has a suction filter out of the transmission case with 3 flow paths. One path is oil going to a pump supplying steering oil and PTO...

An illustration. Journal bearing. Modern technology allows manufacturers to reduce the gap between bearing and journal. However, thinner oil is needed. That’s why new cars recommend oils like 5W-20 and the like. Diesels not so much and 15W-40 is almost a standard in warm temps. However, my...

Here Here is the cross section of a 2 position variable motor. It might be hard to see how it works if you aren’t familiar with them. It’s shown in max displacement. Note the pistons have along travel between min and max. Next see the minimum displacement limiter screw. The servo piston on the...

You’re right, I meant 56 max displacement pump coupled with 28 min, 56 max dual displacement motor. Torque is pressure times displacement. 56 cc is 3.356 cu. In. 3.356 x 6000 psi = 20,136 in lb or 1678 ft lb. Cut the displacement in half and peak torque is 839 ft lb.

It is a Kawasaki air cooled engine isn't it? Any other signs of water damage on the mower? Surely appears to be water but does any settle out for you? Most oils will hold up to about 600 ppm in suspension. That is about 0.06%. Oil starts to look visibly milky at about 0.1% and by 1.0%, can...

You misunderstood what I said. The motors on high end hydros are dual displacement. For example, a pump on one of my machines is variable from 0 to 56 cc/rev. The motor on the final drive has 2 displacements, 56 cc/rev gives low range and 28 cc/rev gives high range. A motor can never be zero -...

Traction is going to your limit. If your pickup is sinking and spinning, aggressive tractor tire tread will help but everything has limitations. If your use is limited, aggressive tires for your F-250 might be a better solution although they can be a real pain if you also do a lot of highway...

YouTube videos - Rainman Ray is an auto mechanic who has had these come into his shop several times, every brand you can think of. The nuts are usually stripped away by owners having tried to remove. He always ends up having to drill out the studs to thread diameter, then break off the remaining...

One is called oil trains - they come through our town frequently on their way from the Canadian oil fields. Problem is tar sands oil isn't cheap. It costs about $60 per barrel to separate it out from the oil sand. In 2020, WTI briefly dropped below $20 per barrel. Canadian tar sands oil was...

SUDT2 means a lot but cold operation, not when it’s warmed up and not for your problem. I have an old pub Kubota printed when they introduced the first Super UDT. They showed how much flow improved, noise was reduced, on cold start. Once up to operating temp about the same, but SUDT2 may be more...

I’ve never had a problem where my 900 won’t spin the tires even with the bed loaded heavily. You’re talking snow, and even if it broke through to dirt, I think slippery. But other than that, how will it do like running on a road? Will it get to about 23 - 25 on the flat? If the hydro has a...

Vigo said it before I got to. Hydros are variable displacement pumps, fixed displacement motors. Think of it if your pump was always putting out 50 liters per minute. At max displacement on a motor, pump and motor would turn the same speed. Reduce displacement of the motor and you still have 50...

I would not get much accomplished if I relied on my dealer’s parts department. Except for their open house spring sale event, I rely on Messick’s to get the right part, get it quicker, and pay less. First, my local, and nearest, dealer is 150 miles so count on a day. Second, rarely do they have...

I don't really understand steel pricing. I live in the heart of USA's sole iron mining area. One of the large operation is laying off from Mid-March to at least end of August due to iron stockpiles. My dental hygienist told me she and her husband were negotiating on a house when he got word of...

Before retiring, my job required extensive European travel. I was used to diesel cars being the normal rental but many of my colleagues were not familiar and several mistakenly added gasoline to their diesel rentals. None reported any problem but we are talking short term. The European plant at...

I have had Kubota's with DPF since 2013. Only one has DEF. Have had no engine problems with any of them other than failed fan/alternator belt idler pulley on my M7 at 1050 hours. Two with DPF only have been traded off for larger tractors, M135GX was traded for the M7 as soon as the M7 became...

Kubota has a time lapse video on YouTube assembling a Kubota engine. No automation. Assembled by 2 people on a rotating stand. Similar to assembling in one’s own workshop if a parts kit is available. Similar to what I saw at the Perkins plant in the UK when they began producing Shabura engine...

I remember you said it looked straight when raised all the way. By any chance does one cylinder reach its limit before the other? That would be the case if the loader frame was twisted some way. If they both reach end of stroke at the same time it is the rear attaching points - like you...

I'm not sure what the problems are with Kubota remotes. I had a L5740 with 2 rear remotes but no third function. Using a grapple, I plumbed it from one of the rear remotes but it was a nuisance moving my hand to the rear remote to open and close the grapple, so when I traded for a L6060, I got...

How did you find a dealer of mostly European specialty farm equipment in the USA to help you out all the way where you are? I live in the middle of USA and have had to go directly to Italy to get parts for my Japanese tractor. BTW your American English is way too good. I mention that because...

I don't believe the bit that new insulations attract rodents as we have had the problem since I can remember (in the 50s). Squirrels like copper. One day I tried starting my mini-excavator and no power. I checked the fuses and squirrels had eaten through what turned out to be 11 wires my wife...

As long as you aren’t hiring someone to operate for you no problem removing your shields. Me - I still can see the scar on my right hand from my major PTO encounter over 60 years ago. My dad’s statement was I don’t need no darn shields and I paid for it.

I got the end of year inventory on dealer’s lots based on Ag Equipment Manufacturer’s data and it showed 3 months inventory, about 41,000 tractors in the less than 40 HP class, and 3.5 months, about 16,000 tractors in the 40 to 100 HP class. Are they in the wrong locations or are there that many...

When I was a suburbanite I used fertilizer on my lawns at a rate I could never afford on my farm. Out here on the farm dandelions are pretty, not to be crowded out by Kentucky Bluegrass like in the city.

My L3710 went in once - to be traded. My L5740 went in once - to be split but it never came back - I traded. My L6060 went back once - to be traded. My M7-171 has been back twice because Kubota insists flashing software updates be done at the dealership. Kubota says they want it back again due...