Recent content by jbeech

So I'm finalizing the installation of the belly mower on my L3010. As background, it came as part of the deal (and was actually my hot button for purchase) but I only learned after the fact, the fellow was including it, and his photos showed it installed . . . . . . but in point of fact it...

So something rather neat about this mid-mount mower deck, which when installed makes the tractor resemble nothing so much as a regular homeowner's lawn tractor (except in scale) are provisions to raise the deck and lock it in place. This leaves the 3-point hitch fully functional to use with...

Hi Russell, nice to hear from you. I cleaned and greased it but obviously failed to do a sufficiently good job else I would have caught the ball not retracting readily. I was silently embarrassed when he mentioned it. Anyway, you make a good point. So what I find interesting is Kubota say to...

Yes, raising the deck sufficiently is going to be a chore. I've not tried it yet, but will report back once I have. I can use a Johnson bar to help. I had left off the locking tabs and set them aside but now that I understand their function, my plan is to install them once again. Meanwhile, my...

Mission accomplished! Got the collar set into place! Grandad4, I'd love to have a higher horsepower tractor but not enough to go on the search and/or trade my lovely L3010. Anyway, no real tractor work in its future, just mowing. Meanwhile, I've been reading up on the mower deck manual and...

Hi Grandad4, and any others following! I tried shortening the rods by 2" and everything works. Raising and lowering performs as it should - almost. The almost because I discovered why they want the 35-3/8 . . . it's to allow for the lift handle to retract all the way. Otherwise, I have to stop...

Got it, thanks! Also have one for the mower deck, plus another one for the deck showing exploded views with part numbers. But I have a problem. Following the mower deck manual, the rods are set to 900mm (35-3/8") and I can manually raise the 3-point mechanism all the way to the stop before it...

Good grief, I'd never noticed the triangular position control knob! For sure I'll go fool around with this knob tomorrow. So this is basically a mechanical stop, like a limit switch, for the down position, eh? Great, now I won't have to work so hard when using the 3-point mechanism...

Thanks for sharing! And yes, I agree with you, the belly mower makes that method impractical. That said, strikes me folks with tractors are some of the most ingenious ever. Thinking someone may yet come up with an idea. Never know if I don't ask!

Great video, thanks for sharing! I'll be crawling beneath that rascal later today as some new clevis pins, which I ordered, have arrived. Dread doing this. Anybody devise a good way to raise a tractor using a 2-post lift?

ken erickson wrote regarding position control and a triangular knob - but - unless my eyes (and fingertips) deceive me, I'm not certain my tractor has this, either. And as regards the knob below the front of the seat by which I adjust how quickly the implement attached to the 3-point is...

Yes, of course, RC72-29A, corrected the title. And no, not overthinking, darn thing only goes together on way!

So I bought a used 30hp tractor last year in large part because it came with a mid-mount mower deck. This, in addition to a 5' brush hog. Anyway, what I especially wanted (my hot button) was the mid-mount belly mower. By the way, in this photo, the mower deck is merely held in place with...

Thank you Grandad4, I appreciate the welcome. And FWIW (and in case it's not glaringly obvious), I'm a tractor-virgin. I'm also brand new to Kubota tractor ownership. This, after deciding between a second hand Kubota vs John Deere. Point being; it's not just float control I'm learning about...

I hear about float mode in reference to the bucket attachment in front, which my L3010 doesn't have. Is there float mode for my 3-point? Wondering because I'm getting a flail attachment and watched a video where the guy said float mode was a life saver.