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    Bucket cyliinder unequal length

    You mention attaching implements, so I assume you have SSQA on your loader. There is/should be an angle or tube running side-to-side whose function is to keep the two brackets synchronized. It is common to twist this link, causing the two brackets to be out of plane. You should be able to twist...
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    Drain valve for a rain barrel

    I like this one, if the hole in the top is large enough or can be enlarged to pass the bung fitting. Run it and the washer down on a wire like jimh suggested. Then you have something to hold while putting the nut on and tightening it. Then the valve.
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    Kubota L3130E 3 point hitch hunting (bounces)

    OP hasn't checked in in 4 years, so we'll likely never know.
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    3830 fuel solenoid chatters

    Thanks. Well, I did say it was suspect :rolleyes:. I couldn't tell what country it was for. Sorry if I caused confusion.
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    3830 fuel solenoid chatters

    According to the WSM on Kubotabooks.com, which is a little suspect, your model doesn't have any shutdowns except turning the key off. The interlocks are start permits. Since the engine starts, you either have a loose wire or the solenoid is intermittent.
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    Microwave oven

    I replaced my '96 Frigidaire with a new GE last year. Although the bracket looked completely different, the GE worked with the old one. Good luck.
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    BX- Looking for the lightest grapple

    Land Pride makes the SGC0554 for the BX models. 180 lbs
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    BX23S Preheat light staying on

    Unfortunately, the schematic at Kubotabooks is nearly illegible. If you take a thumb drive to your friendly dealer, he may sell, or even give, you a pdf download of the WSM. I see a relay, but it looks like it's controlled by the dash controller. But I can't read the text, wire colors, etc.
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    Which years/models are the best for compacts?

    I tend to agree, but newer equipment is going to have electronics somewhere. Besides, the hydraulic circuit (below) on the GST isn't exactly a cake walk. Keep that fluid clean.
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    Which years/models are the best for compacts?

    They weren't discontinued, they're still available in the L3560, L4060, L4760, and L5060. I think a new 70 series is about to be released, I don't know if GST will be available. It's only been available on the L models - L2550 is the smallest and earliest I see listed, starting in 1985 and GST...
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    Which years/models are the best for compacts?

    The 8-speed in the L35 has a 4 speed section, hydraulic wet clutch, f-r shuttle, hi-lo section, all gears synchronized and hydraulically controlled (no electronics). The operator selects 1-8 with a selector and f-r with a lever to the left of the steering wheel. One quirk is the operator has no...
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    Which years/models are the best for compacts?

    GlideShift is the Goldilocks transmission. Not hydro and not quite manual. Let the GS wizard shift the gear and range and work the clutch for you. The first ones had 8 gears, all mechanical. The later ones have 12 gears, I think, with some electrical assistance. I don't know when they first...
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    New To Us M8540

    You can turn the inner disk around so it dishes in vs out. Also bolt the rim to the disk on the inside vs outside. The owner's manual shows it.
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    Finish mower options

    Rear wheel drive cars and trucks have used drive shafts, with u-joints larger than you're using, for years. They regularly exceed 3000 rpm, and some have 2 piece drive shafts with 3 u-joints.