Recent content by Grandad4

Continue your research on the backhoes. Many variations in manufacturer from OEM to cheap and crude bargain units, mounting design, etc. Also there are alternatives that may be better (or not, depending on your situation). Finding a backhoe that will fit a particular used tractor can be an...

If you are comparing two used tractors of the same model number (i.e. BX 2380), the most important thing isn't which one left the factory with "better" parts. Waaayyy more important is how they were used and maintained by whoever has been operating them since new. Some people can put severe...

Re. Slipping tires Yup... loaded tires would probably weep if they were slipping unless there was a tube involved. If your tire pressure is adequate, that's most likely not the issue. My Farmall M would weep fluid at the rims if the tire pressure got too low. While it never did field work...

Is rear tire pressure low? If it's too low, there can be slippage between the tire and rim. If the engine/HST, etc. is all running normally but ground speed is slower than normal, that's another possibility..

HST fluid measuring is VERY sensitive to where the tractor is parked when you read the dipstick or sightglass, etc. Being parked just slightly off level can throw the reading way off.

Glad to hear that. Good tractor if given some occasional TLC (tender loving care).

Great idea! Keep going, please.

It's probably useful to know that agricultural equipment manufacturers like Kubota generally do not follow the automotive paradigm of having "model years". A given model may continue in production for multiple years if it sells well and is well regarded by owners. You can often use the...

The amount of torque your hydro transmission can put to the ground is controlled by that foot pedal. Thing is, it works just backwards to how the similar appearing gas pedal functions in our cars and trucks. So maximum pulling power is achieved when the HST pedal is lightly applied, not when...

Back in the 1970's my wife and I took our kids to the fairgrounds in Pomona, where we climbed all over 4014, then an outdoor static exhibit. How great it is to see that same locomotive restored and touring under its own power today! Having stood in the cab of 4014, I can say the videos don't...

They also say you can never have too many! Well, someone probably said it. 😃. Very nice addition to your fleet!

Speaking as someone who gets lost in a 2 page thread... 🙄. Thanks!

Sorry for showing up late with a comment about your buying this tractor. Maybe I missed it, but are you also buying a bucket for the front end loader as part of the deal? Useful as the grapple is, there are some situations where a material bucket is the preferred weapon of choice. Any...

Agree with simple solutions first. Ditch some of the weight - mentioned in previous post - and see what happens. Think of it like this. How much of the 30 horsepower is taken up running the finish mower? Who knows, maybe 15? So you really only have the other 15 to move your multi-thousand...

Why get into the fuel injection? The video shows the engine continues to run smoothly as it bogs down. No misfire but lots of hydraulic whine. If you had engine issues such as a fuel delivery, problem, wouldn't you be looking for it to sputter and run rough, maybe smoke, as it bogs down...