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If moving the high/low selector into neutral during warm-up stops the rocking then I'd call that a win. It's supposed to be cold enough here in NS tomorrow to give it a try. I've got 2 friends with hydraulic shuttle shift tractors, one is a MF 3645, the other is a 60 series Deere. Neither do...

I may have missed it, but has anyone mentioned a crossover relief valve to prevent over-pressure if you hook the end of the blade? If the pressure in either line exceeds the relief setting it momentarily dumps to the other line, preventing a dangerous situation. Once the pressure goes back to...

We set 2 8ft long 4x4 pressure treated posts 3 feet in the ground. Attach two pieces of 1x4 to the top of each post so it forms a cradle. Cut a piece of 2x4 or 3x4 long enough to straddle the 2 vertical posts. Back the tractor up to the posts so the arch of the boom is directly over the 2...

Well, Al, I suspect your results will be similar to what happened with mine after the "fix". Smooth operation but side effects that may or may not be worse than the original problem. I haven't tried to re-adjust mine since this thread, have just lived with the problem. In retrospect, Jeff's...

Holy smoke, she's ready to pop! For an update on my Carlisle Farm Specialist R1 tires, I'd never recommend buying them outside of a warranty situation. Both of the new front tires now have layers of rubber peeling off them, 9 years and 500 running hours later . They're not holding up well in...

I use a siphon with hand primer from an outboard fuel hose. Set the 5 gallon jug on the hood, run siphon hose from jug to tank, pump it a couple times and it's running. Takes about 3 mins to drain the jug.

I checked mine this morning. At it's longest setting (with inner end properly supported in the draw bar "pocket"), it's just over 14" from the end of pto shaft to the center of the outermost hole in the drawbar. So, mine would work from an L3400. Odd that a larger tractor wouldn't have at least...

Ok I finally found it on mine, it's on the right side of the transmission case under the front edge of the seat. Stamped into a vertical flat machined surface, next to a horizontal control shaft that goes into the right side of the case. Sorry about the picture quality, it's an awful spot to get...

Enough with the snow already, it's supposed to be spring! We've had gale force winds, over 60 mph tonight, and heavy snow all day. Looks like another cleanup day tomorrow. Sean

I dropped in to my Kubota dealer today (they were closed, which makes it a perfect day to walk around and look). I noticed a new model tractor, the L3901. From what I found on Kubota Canada website, it's the replacement for the L3800. Roughly the same horsepower, the frame looks identical. The...

Ok, finally got some pics of the stand. I didn't have the exact right size square tube to use for the outer sleeve, so I welded a cap where it needed to be between the two side supports. Sean

Bucket load ready to go inside. Load of poplar from a few years ago. Not my favourite wood but it was available. Sean

I've often thought the hydraulic filter was in a bad place for accidental damage under the right floorboard. I recently switched to the larger filter from the Grand L series and it's even more of a target for rocks and sticks. A bit of leftover steel and some welder and grinding time and it has...

Yep, -10 C here and windy. Lots of snow and more coming. Tomorrow morning should be interesting. Sean

Looks like we're in for another one, over a foot of snow and high winds forecast for tonight through Wednesday. For those of us lucky enough to have machinery to move it, what does this mean? Seat time! :thumbsup: Sean

It's probably more winch than the tractor was designed for, what's the horsepower requirements for the winch? It'll probably work fine as far as the pulling part is concerned, just don't expect to pull the full 9000 pounds the winch is rated for if you need more than 30 odd HP at the PTO. I...

And the sticker from mine, non-turbo, non-egr 3 cylinder '09 model year.. interesting that the timing is the same as member's 4240. Sean

First of all, I know the term "cold" is relative. There's cool, cold and downright chilly!! There's been some discussion in other threads about the starting characteristics of some of the Kubota indirect injection engines, so I decided I'd start this thread so we can all see what people are...

There might be some miscommunication here.. if it's running out of fuel at any speed over an idle, it should miss and sputter a bit before it dies, not just abruptly quit. When northeastern said he "revved the engine", did he mean he depressed the HST pedal, or moved the throttle lever to a...

I think what he's saying is that he has no need for the tilt option and doesn't want to pay extra for it.. I'd like to have the offset capability, for my use. I'd agree with ovrszd, my Land Pride blade got bent up pretty easily. I've reinforced it, and it's held up well ever since. The problem...

I'm with Gordon on this one.. I also have the Tellefsdal (pronounced tell- effs- doll or dahl since you asked :)) chains, they were marketed under the name Super Tractor and sold by Norse, but made by Tellefsdal . I have the cast steel couplers with the drive pin to link the ends of the center...

What's with the prices on these?? I have an old one, was curious what they were selling for today, and found them listed at over $1100! Seems like a hellish price to me, I remember thinking they were expensive at $399.. then again, I AM older than dirt! Sean

I'm considering this gun in .308 Win, curious as to your thoughts, experiences with the Tikka. Sean

Nice day to be inside! Might be tomorrow morning before I start clearing, quality seat time :) Sean

If it's any help, this is what I have. There's no rigid frame as far as the disc gangs are concerned, except for the center "spine". Originally it was an articulated two piece drag disc, as shown in the first pic. The second disc simply towed behind the first one. It was an old Massey Harris...

Here's mine... the fenders/deflectors got added after one too many times coming to an abrupt stop going around a corner and hooking a standing tree. Mine's hauled quite a bit of wood, everything from fence posts to larger trees. You can unhook from the ATV, back the arch over the tree lying on...

Sometimes the mouldboard is fairly short, and the sod doesn't get pushed far enough to fall the right way. Once the ground has been broken up and there's no thickness to the sod, it'll work much better. My 2-bottom MF plow has "tails" bolted to the ends of the mouldboards to help flip the sod...

I've got studded ice chains, pretty much the same as the Aquiline Talons. Great working chain, but as the guys mentioned not good for hard surfaces. Not that the chain won't work on them, but they chew it up. Mine are Norse Super Tractor, made in Norway I think.. by a company named Tellefsdal...

The connections under the fenders run to the fuse block, on the L3400 I have there is a 10A fuse that's labelled "work light". I broke into the wire that runs to that fuse and put a weatherproof switch to the left of the steering column for my work light. Easy to do since the wire runs past that...

Today was harrow-the-garden day! It's been so wet that it was my first chance to get in the garden and do some final prep for planting. It's a late start, but there's no help for it. First impressions are really good, much better results than last year with a single row of discs. The added...

A little more progress in the past week. I have other irons in the fire at the moment, so this is turning into a long term project. I used a 1/16" shim between the loader side plates and the bucket part of the adapter, to give me enough clearance for everything to move freely. One of the...

I use a home-made siphon setup with an outboard primer bulb to get it started. Sit the can on the hood on a blanket, squeeze the bulb a few times, open a valve and wait for it to empty the can. Takes about 3 minutes for 5 gallons. Sean

I have longer pins, they will extend all the way through so it shouldn't be a problem. I'm going to try to put grease fittings in the lower pins, the rear set will be the stock Kubota pins so it's no problem to grease them. The material I used to make the pins seems to be pretty tough, it'll be...

It's starting to take shape now, I got the front half of the right side welded together with minimal distortion. Well, it still fits anyway.. actually the pins slip in with very little effort, so I must have got something right. I found a mistake, but I think I can work around it. The front...

Another morning of iron work :) I finished welding one set of rear side plates, there is some distortion, but so far it's manageable with a bit of pipe wrench and vise correction.. keeping all 4 plates tacked together seems to help quite a bit The front set of plates is going together now, I...

The sun came out, and so did the hole saw and welder. I cut two relief areas out of the front halves of the adapter plates, one for the cross-bar to pass through, and the second larger one for the raised boss on the sides of the loader arms to have clearance. I had forgotten it was there at all...

I got a bit more work done on the bits and pieces over the past couple of days. It's taking me longer than expected, but I'm taking my time and trying to think it through before I leap into cutting and welding. I got really lucky today, one of the dimensions I hadn't given much thought to turned...

After about 4 years of owning the L3400, I've finally decided I need to be able to easily swap implements on the loader. A little bit of background before I get into the actual build details.. This spring I approached my dealer to see about getting the SSQA adapter for my loader (LA463). It...

I see what you're saying, that way you keep the amount of curl and dump pretty much the same, as well as the bucket height in relation to the holes in the end of the loader arms. So, it would look like this if everything were level and flat. Sean

I might have been a bit foggy when I asked that question, reading back over it really isn't clear what I'm asking. On the bucket side of the adapter, the holes for the pins look to be raised about an inch or a little more in relation to the holes in the loader side of the adapter, at least they...

An afternoon event, one that pretty much ended the day's activities other than sitting in the emergency waiting room at the local hospital. A few stitches later and a week for things to heal up enough to get back to work.. let's just say zip-cut wheels on an angle grinder don't differentiate...

Okay, after a month of re-design, cutting, and welding including a two-week diversion which I'll explain later, the harrows are finished.. again! The pics with yellow lines show where I cut the frames, axles and other parts (including myself!), the ones with green arrows show which parts were...

The first pic is of the junction block under the right side floorboard of my L3400. I don't know if your L4600 is the same or not. The upper left connection is the hose coming from the power beyond port (with adapter if required) of the new remote valve which now goes to the 3-point valve as...

Yeah, there's a vertical one on the left side of the driveshaft tube that faces down (or up depending on how you look at it), there's a horizontal one that faces the front of the tractor immediately under where the driveshaft tube comes out of the rear end. And there's two smaller ones on the...

It looks a lot like the MF-62 plow I have, which is a 12-2. I have a Ferguson plow manual that I found online which explains set-up pretty well. Aside from not having trip beams and spare parts being like hen's teeth, these are very good plows. The coulters do a better job if your sod is thick...

Some good ideas there guys. My rotary cutter has the folding link, I never really thought about it much for a disc but it wouldn't be hard to make one. There'll be another addition to the thread when I start to narrow the gangs this spring. Should be interesting, I don't think the nuts have been...

I built this with some copper tube, an outboard priming bulb, and a ball valve. Close the valve, squeeze the bulb until fuel flows into the tank then open the valve and wait three minutes til the can is empty. Works like a charm. Sean

I pull a 2-12 MF plow with an L3400 in medium clay soil, so I don't see any problems with an MX5100 pulling a small 3 bottom or a large two bottom plow. If it were me, I'd be looking for a 3-14 or something like that. Coulters are a good idea for new ground, they cut the sod cleanly and allow...

Yeah.. I'm up to three times at last count. The last time I even ducked under the hanging sign before the ROPS wedged itself under the door frame. All I can say is auto-pilot.. luckily my door frame is low enough (7 feet) that the ROPS can't get to the actual roll-up door or it would get...

We have three cast iron fry pans, two are Wagner 1891 (one of the last pans Wagner made), and the third is a Lodge. We've had pretty much the same results everyone else has, the Lodge has been a very poor second to the Wagner's. The Wagner has almost a mirror finish compared to the pebble finish...

I've since added a deflector to the loader support to shield the valve and fittings from errant trees and brush, and extended the valve lever to make it easier to reach from the seat. Sean

According to this parts list (can you tell we're housebound with snow?), your tractor does have the safety valve, it should be located just below the lowering speed valve. The picture shown in the parts list looks different from what you have, but that doesn't mean much. Kubota Tractor...

Item 160 is the safety valve on my L3400 parts view, and in the second pic, it's located in front of and below the seat next to the lowering speed valve. It is possible to move the adjustment externally, not that you would ever want to. You have to have it disassembled to attach to a pressure...

It doesn't work that way, all the descent rate valve controls is the rate of fall. It's a check valve of sorts and is spring loaded. It has no effect on the raise part of the cycle, even if it's closed completely the valve will lift off the seat and allow oil to enter the cylinder unrestricted...

I have a hook welded on the "heel" of the bucket, on the center line where you indicated the D ring going. It's handy if you have the bucket loaded with tools and don't want to remove everything before you lift something. Awkward hooking the chain, but other than that it's fine. I reinforced...

I'm guessing you mean the front axle? There are two drains located on the back of the bevel gear housings near the hubs. There is a level plug on the front left of the axle, and a large fill plug in the front right side of the axle. You remove all the plugs and let the old oil drain out, then...

Show her these pics.. it puts everything into perspective. One is my wife mowing our horse pasture, another is clearing snow after a big storm two years ago, a third is her after plowing our vegetable garden, fourth is me backfilling our barn foundation, fifth is a load of firewood on the winch...

I got some pics and measurements. Mine has a piece of plate/rib welded to the bottom of the beam to attach the yoke. I'd recommend that if you're building, it keeps the beam stronger if you don't drill holes through it to attach the yoke. The bend angle on my main beam is more than 90 degrees...

+1 on the 7 foot blade, I have a 6 foot and it's really not wide enough for snow. You want to be able to "wing" the snow back from your clearing path without driving through the ridge left from the last storm. Offsetting the blade helps, but the extra foot of blade would be nice in my case. I...

Sounds like you're well on your way to tractor ownership. There'll be a few times you may wish you had the HST tranny, like when you bang your left knee up and it really HURTS to hold the clutch in (been there), and then there'll be times when you hear that diesel come back to a sweet idle every...

I find the more time I spend getting backed in square and evenly, the less time I spend swearing and yanking on stuff. A crowbar doesn't go astray either. All my stuff sits on wood blocks or pallets to keep it off the ground. A PHD stand cures a lot of cussing too.. Sean

It may simply be that the lift arms aren't long enough to allow the plow to mount without the front coulter hitting.. mine is close on my L3400 Kubota too. If you're plowing already broken ground, the coulter can be removed, but if you're working with unbroken sod they are really nice to have...

Which model plow do you have? I have an MF # 62 two bottom, luckily mine came with coulters. I had to set them pretty close to the shins to get them to cut cleanly in heavy tough sod. Sean

Usually the owner's manual says whether or not you can safely do this. Here's the page from mine, for an L3400.. you'll also see that they make a reference to tapered or non-tapered holes in the rim. Mine are not tapered, and have washers under the flat side of the nut against the rim. Sean

Aquiline Talons, Norse Super Tractor (made by Tellefsdal) are both good on snow and ice. May be a bit aggressive for blacktop though if you tend to spin a lot. I've been happy with mine on gravel and around the woods and fields in winter. I doubt you'll need all four wheels, mine only has them...

Going into the second winter for our barn, I'd like to add some "snow brakes" over the doorways to prevent snow from sliding off the roof and on our heads, or even worse, on the horses on their way through the doorway. Having a hundred pounds of wet snow land on them would be a sure way to sour...

Some of you are going to find this hard to believe, but it happened. Today I was using a log winch to pull some alders out, roots and all. The tractor (09 L3400) was idling with the PTO engaged running the winch. It doesn't usually take a lot of power to pull alders. One bunch was harder than...

My RCR1860 rotary cutter has a metal plug in the back of the gearbox, very similar to an oil seal but without the open center where the shaft would go through in a regular seal. Like a welch plug but thinner material. There must have been a crack in the rubber case or a scratch in the paint Land...

I use an attachment I built for my woodsplitter. Works like a charm.

Sounds like the transmission input shaft spline is sticking in the matching female spline in the center of the clutch disk, making it impossible to completely disengage the clutch. If that's the case, you may have to split the tractor to free it up. My L3400 did this, and that was the cause. Had...

Easily the most ignorant implement to store and remount.. here's what I did, copied from MtnViewRanch.. You remove the crossbar, back up, replace the crossbar, lower digger and pull the pins then drive away. No wrestling! The best part is using the digger to build the stand! Sean

I can't say I've ever seen one with a threaded output shaft. Here's a pic of mine, Kubota branded, made by Auburn Consolidated Industries (ACI) Sean

I found this on the 'net a while ago, makes for some eye-opening reading.. ACCELERATION PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE * One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic-inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower (8,000 HP) than the first 4 rows of cars at the Daytona 500. * Under full throttle, a dragster engine...

After putting up with a "jerky" 3 point hitch for two and a half years I've finally decided I'll find out for myself if it can be adjusted to make it smooth. I've seen some videos that show really rough movement, and some that are really quite good, so there's obviously something that can be...

Back in the summer I came by this set of disc harrows. They were originally designed for pull-behind use, which was fine by me except that there was no easy way to transport them. They're about 8 feet wide, the front set is designed to push the soil out, and the rear pulls it back in. The L3400...

Earlier this year I came across these old 8 foot Massey Harris disc harrows, they were a set of pull-behind double harrows that had been slowly rusting away behind a friend's garage. We worked out a trade, and now I have a project to convert them to a 3 point type. All the gangs of discs turn...

We have a 2006 Craftsman 23 HP lawn tractor with a hydrostatic transmission. Every so often, several times a year it "locks up" solid and refuses to budge either ahead or reverse. After letting it sit for a few hours or overnight it will move again, and it's fine til the next time, which may be...

My '09 L3400 has R1 (AG) tires all around, the rears are made by Firestone, the fronts by Carlisle. I think they're called Farm Specialist, or something like that. I noticed today that both fronts have developed bulges in the outer sidewalls at the end of the tread bars. It's pretty obvious...

We've finally started the barn for our horses. We built the house 3 years ago, and have been putting off the barn as long as possible. Now it's time, as the missus reminds me. We decided on a smaller size, 24 x 40 on one level, with two box stalls in one end and ground-level hay storage in the...

My Land Pride 1860 rotary cutter blades locked together yesterday, probably on startup. To say it was unbalanced would be the understatement of the week. Like a dog shaking a rat ! One overlapped the other enough that I couldn't pull them apart, had to crawl under the edge and chain one blade...

My L3400DT had been acting a bit odd lately, as if the clutch was dragging and not fully disengaging. One time after an extended mowing session it didn't want to come out of high range, and kept edging ahead with the clutch depressed. Shut it down, and everything freed up immediately. If I was...

Do any of you have Land Pride RC's with the dangling chain shields in the front? My 1860 came with the steel shield in the back, but nothing mounted on the front side. From what I can see in the parts manual, they're simply short lengths of chain mounted with a piece of slotted flat bar and a...

We had a couple of decent size brush piles left from fence building last summer, and tonight was perfect weather for burning. No wind, temp dipping down below freezing as the sun went down. My wife is just visible in the left side of the pics. She's nearly 6 feet tall, so that'll give you a...

If you're changing the front axle fluids in your L-series tractor (mine's an L3400), you may want to re-check the level after operating it a little while. I think the bevel gear cases get an air-lock situation when you first add oil, and it takes a while for the air to work itself out. After...

I had a chance to have a good look at a new Kubota L3800 today, sitting right next to an L3400 on the dealer's lot for comparison. As far as I can see externally, there's very little difference other than a different dash layout, and the bodywork of course. The L3800 had an LA463 loader...

I have a situation where I need to limit the extension of a cylinder from 44 inches to 36 inches overall length. Using a shorter cylinder isn't an option because of the required length when fully retracted. My question is, is it as simple as machining an aluminum spacer to fit over the rod and...

I spent part of the day adding skid shoes to my rear blade, snow can't be far off now. 3/8 plates, dished 3/4 inch, I used 1/8 inch 7018 at 115 amps DCEP. It's the first time I've used the larger 7018 rods with this welder, I'm pretty happy with the way they worked. The rest of the job was...

I removed the existing bracket for the angle cylinder on my rear blade and added a stronger one. 1/8 7014 rod at 120 amps DCEP. A little bit of undercut, first weld of the day. 3 inch x 1/4 wall square tube. Some 5/16 plate for bracing. Not sure what this stuff was but I think it's a higher...

Those of you who own a 3400 may already know that Kubota doesn't sell a "kit" for adding a rear hydraulic remote for this tractor. I needed rear hydraulics for my back blade, and with any luck a hydraulic winch in time. I sourced the parts locally, used a Prince single spool mono-bloc valve...

We're planning on putting in a vegetable garden at our new home next spring. There's never been a garden there to the best of my knowledge, so the ground is "virginal" as far as plowing is concerned. I don't have a 3-point tiller and have no plans for one in the next few years. I do have a...

For those that are interested, here is a link to a resource I found while looking for a plow manual. Index of Manuals Hope it helps somebody. Sean

For those that are interested, here is a link to a resource I found while looking for a plow manual. Index of Manuals Hope it helps somebody. Sean

I came across an old MF mouldboard plow manual today on the web. It goes into quite a bit of detail as to set-up and troubleshooting. It's an art that seems to be getting lost in today's world. If you're interested in a copy, here's the link. It was posted by a gentleman named Tim Daley...

I picked up an old MF #62 2-bottom plow a month or so ago. It's been over the mountain and seen the elephant in the years since it was new, and I seriously doubt it's ever seen the underside of a roof in all those years either. The crossbeam adjustment was seized solid on two of the U-bolt...

I've been experimenting with drying out some old 7018 rods. I say old, I really have no idea how long they were exposed to the air. A $5 toaster oven (well used from the look of it), a little fiddling with the thermostat (might want to keep the missus from using this one), and I can get at...

I gave this old 2 bottom plow a new home this weekend, it's far from new but should have a lot of use left in it. Most of what I'll be doing is a vegetable garden in the spring, and maybe turning some pastures for replanting in the future. From what I can tell it's a 12-inch, I think the...

I found this for sale locally last week, pretty reasonably priced. I'd been looking for an AC/DC welder for a while, just DC would have been fine with me. This one was old enough to be made in the US, all copper windings too. Gave it a try today with 7014 rods on DC, works like a charm. I...

Does anyone have any experience with this particular model? I'm looking at a used one locally, needs a little bit of work to get it up and working again. Are parts still available for it? I suspect the only tricky part that I can't build myself is going to be the shares. I'll check with a...

Anyone that has any doubts about the strength of this stuff needs to have a look at these pics. We're preparing for hurricane Earl's arrival over the next few days, the riggers were placing a concrete sea anchor on one of the jetties to lash a traveling jetty crane in place. The anchor arrived...

My right side FEL lift cylinder started leaking hydraulic fluid past the seal a little while ago, on closer inspection it looked as if the lip had turned itself inside out. How long it was like that I have no idea, I do know it wasn't leaking before. The tractor has about 80 hours on the clock...

I've used mine for one season so far, works pretty well. There are four grab hooks mounted at the top to hang chokers from. Sean

As long as I've had the 3400, the folding ROPS has been a source of irritation. It always rattles and squeaks going over rough ground, enough that you want to wear ear plugs. I made a set of hardwood wedges to fit between the hinge bracket and the front edge of the ROPS. If it does move, the...

Just a question for you that are agriculturally minded. I've got a couple horse pastures that are pretty heavy with goldenrod. When we built this house, I mowed behind the construction site about this time of year, and nothing has come back but grass for the most part. If I can get rid of a...

Rather than dishing out for a new post hole digger, I found a decent used one that needed a little TLC. It's a BL80A, made by Auburn Consolidated Industries for Kubota. Getting the gearbox separated from the boom took a little persuasion, the pin that holds it in was rusted solid in the...

Does anyone here have first hand experience with a Kubota BL-80A post hole digger? I'm looking at getting a used one for an L3400 tractor. Strong points, weak areas, any info is good. Chilly

After pricing what it would cost to get one made, I decided to build my own. It's intended to fit over the end of a log, the choker extends through the nose cone to the hauling cable. I built it from 1/4 aluminum plate, welded a piece of aluminum pipe inside the nose cone for reinforcement...

After pricing what it would cost to get one made, I decided to build my own. It's intended to fit over the end of a log, the choker extends through the nose cone to the hauling cable. I built it from 1/4 aluminum plate, cut with a recip saw. Welded with Miller 180 MIG w/spoolgun, argon...

I started the 50 hour service on my 3400 today, it was going along pretty well until I noticed that the cover for the clutch plate adjustment is actually behind the loader bracket. Not only do I have to unmount the loader, but remove the bracket as well. I'm thinking the design folks were...

This post has been a long time coming, but it may help you out. I use a homemade siphon arrangement, it works really well if you can get the can up on the tractor hood. The long end of the hose with the elbow goes in the fuel container, the short end after the primer bulb goes in the fuel...

Has anyone in Canada been able to find SUDT in the past year? Every dealer I've checked with coast to coast tells me they do not have access to SUDT, and that our equivalent is Premium UDT. I first thought it was the local dealer not wanting to stock it, but after half a dozen calls it looks...

Those of you that have a 3400, where does your engine temperature gauge normally read after the engine is warmed up? Mine has a small tick mark just above the cold end of the scale, and the needle climbs to barely past that mark. Is this normal? Thanks Chilly