What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[Russell King]

@mcmxi
Looking at the second picture I would suggest you see if the implement pins could be turned to the inside of the implement frame so the lower 3 point arms are able to be closer together and farther away from the rear wheel chains.

That implement looks about as wide as you could possibly use with that wheel spacing. I think I would have trouble getting the lower arms out far enough to get onto the pins.

On my small L185 I almost always have to arrange for the pins towards the inside to make it easier to fit, but it has the disadvantage that the stabilization turnbuckle has to be as long as possible when putting the arm onto the pin.

 

[McMXi]

@mcmxi
Looking at the second picture I would suggest you see if the implement pins could be turned to the inside of the implement frame so the lower 3 point arms are able to be closer together and farther away from the rear wheel chains.

That implement looks about as wide as you could possibly use with that wheel spacing. I think I would have trouble getting the lower arms out far enough to get onto the pins.

On my small L185 I almost always have to arrange for the pins towards the inside to make it easier to fit, but it has the disadvantage that the stabilization turnbuckle has to be as long as possible when putting the arm onto the pin.

Good idea and something I'd pursue if it were my tractor. I didn't have any tools, spacers, washers etc. or else I would have tried to shim the lift arms closer to the implement and away from the wheels. All I could do was tighten up the linkage as much as possible and it worked well enough for me to get the job done.

It took me a while to figure out why the blade kept lifting up when going forward and pulling snow. I wondered if it was an automatic feature if the blade hit an obstacle, but then I realized that the tire chain on the left side was getting caught on the lift arm link and raising the entire 3-point linkage.

 

[GeoHorn]

If you were sleeping on the weekend with my daughter and borrowing my tractor to warm-her-up to you and you dissed my choice of tractor which I had allowed you to use for your purposes…. we’d have a contentious relationship for good reason.

 

[Flintknapper]

If you were sleeping on the weekend with my daughter and borrowing my tractor to warm-her-up to you and you dissed my choice of tractor which I had allowed you to use for your purposes…. we’d have a contentious relationship for good reason.

WHAT............?

Where did that come from?

 

[GeoHorn]

Don’t take it too seriously. (I just thought it kinda funny to spend the weekend with a girl, try to do something nice for her, using her Daddy’s tractor, then going on the internet where the man might read it and to call it a POS.)

 

[dirtydeed]

Let it go.

 

[McMXi]

WHAT............?

Where did that come from?

I had the same thought.

The tractor is an inanimate object, it's not a person. There's nothing personal about my describing the tractor in a less then flattering way. It says nothing about her dad or his daughter. What does say a lot about her dad is that he loaned her money at a rate of 14% so that she could pay property taxes and not lose her house, but according to her the loan was part of a larger plan to get her house. This is a man who has a lot of money.

And making veiled threats over the internet behind the safety of a keyboard is pathetic.

 

[radas]

@enriquesonora , @Old_Paint

Dealer found the issue - leaking oil pan as I suspected. The pans are RTV'd so I'd guess insufficient RTV or insufficient cure time/process but who knows. I am GLAD this thing is under warranty. I didn't check my service manual, but dealer mentioned having to split the tractor in two to replace the pan on this model and it's a couple thousand dollar job

 

[D2Cat]

Geo, you make a lot of presumptive opinions so you have something to post on the forum!

Here's another example, a post you made a couple of weeks ago: " The New Testament is the New Covenant… superceding the old…. those that understand that call themselves “Christians” and mean it. Those that insist on emphasizing the practices of the Old Testament miss the point …and are NOT Christians.… but are heretics and hypocrites when they claim so.

Are you at the age you're concerned about not being here and have to tell everyone what you know or believe?

 

[radas]

C'mon guys, don't get this thread locked... Take that bs to Off-topic.

 

[DustyRusty]

Good people can't ignore ignorant comments, and it isn't going to get the thread locked when they are pointed out. Maybe GeoHorn needs another time out because of his comments.

 

[Flintknapper]

Good people can't ignore ignorant comments, and it isn't going to get the thread locked when they are pointed out. Maybe GeoHorn needs another time out because of his comments.

I would hope an important and long running thread like this one... would not become locked.

I believe the Moderators on this forum are level headed and as accommodating "as can be' of what we all post. If deemed necessary, surely they would just 'edit' certain posts and issue any admonishments they feel required.

No doubt make their job easier if we go back to the 'regularly scheduled program' and try to ignore interrupting posts as best we can.

I pledge to do my best. Pretty sure I've skated on some thin ice at times.

Flint.

 

[johnjk]

Getting ready to load in to the barn. Pulled out the B3200 and did a winter fluid check. Front axel slightly low and the hydraulic system was low as well. Just touching the lower ring on the dipstick. Topped off both and I now have a leak in my right front tire. Just filled it a few weeks back and empty. No visible cuts or punctures. Will monitor and may run it in to a local tire shop to have it checked

 

[SAR Tracker]

Driving down a local road, here's a B26xx sitting in the middle of the road. Asked the lady if she needed a hand, and she replied in the affirmative. Went home and got the LX2610, and a chain, in case hers needed to be towed. Got there and determined she'd been using the front mount snow blower, and she'd got off to talk to a neighbor, at which time the engine died. (DING!) Had her disengage PTO lever, and Viola! it started. Gave her a quick lesson on the Operator Present switch, and how it worked. Happy Neighbor!

 

[Flintknapper]

Driving down a local road, here's a B26xx sitting in the middle of the road. Asked the lady if she needed a hand, and she replied in the affirmative. Went home and got the LX2610, and a chain, in case hers needed to be towed. Got there and determined she'd been using the front mount snow blower, and she'd got off to talk to a neighbor, at which time the engine died. (DING!) Had her disengage PTO lever, and Viola! it started. Gave her a quick lesson on the Operator Present switch, and how it worked. Happy Neighbor!

Good job, good neighbor/citizen!

 

[beckmurph]

I changed the hydraulic and transmission filters on my LX2610. 249.8 hours. Originals changed at 47 hours.

I used the shop vac and that worked really good. My shop vac hose is only 1 1/2”, but I had an adapter to step up to 2 1/2”. The hose adapter was a good in the fill port and created a good vacuum. Lost very little hydraulic fluid.

On Thursday I replaced the broken bush hog blade. Put 2 new blades on.
3 broken blades in the last 3 years.
3 sets of blades in 11 seasons of bush hogging.

 

[DustyRusty]

Broken blades make great pry bars, especially when you grind the ends so there are no sharp corners to bite your hands.

 

[Old_Paint]

Didn't do diddly on the tractor today. Yesterday, though I chipped up a couple pretty good size piles of brush. (Paying for it today with a sore back). Used the grapple to move them near my chip pile, then just parked by that with the chute pointed that way. Got a pretty good chip heap going. I put a couple buckets of chips in with a couple buckets of leaf compost and soil, then we add kitchen veggie scraps and egg shells to it for about 6 months. I turn it every month or so, and usually find night crawlers the size of snakes in the compost heap.

Maybe some stump extractions tomorrow. Got a bunch of stuff cut off about half knee high ranging from 1 to 8 inches diameter. I leave 'em tall enough to see, but not tall enough to catch under the tractor, and then, paint the tops of them with bright orange marker paint so I can see 'em easy when I go after them.

 

[Dieseldonato]

Not today, had to work, installed them yesterday. I got my stabilizer bars from Mark Hodge. Must say his work is excellent. Very happy with them.

 

[Flintknapper]

Not today, had to work, installed them yesterday. I got my stabilizer bars from Mark Hodge. Must say his work is excellent. Very happy with them.

Hmmm ....

Those are nice! So they just replace the chain/turnbuckle type we normally find on many Kubota tractors (like mine)?

Tell me more about them.....or where I can find info please. With some of my implements the chains come very near (or do) hit my tires.