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    MX5100 harsh seat

    Hi, I bought an MX5100 one snowy day without test driving it! Bad scene- no one lies the horrible ride of the tractor! The seat travel is minimal and there is no "snubbing" hydraulic cylinder or anything. I get absolutely no answers on this from emailing Kubota. Dealer salesman suggests a...
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    Radiators on HST Kubotas

    Yes, this was an overheat while mowing. Not the first. The usual procedure was to shut off the tractor, clean the screen under the hood as well as the exterior ones, just brushing with gloved hand. Upon restart you could continue mowing and of course it would happen again sometime during every...
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    Be wary of industrial bar tread

    Well you are wrong on two counts: price and wear! You pay more for industrial tires. They have long life on paved surface, especially during straight line high speed travel, in my experience. They tear up lawns less while providing more traction than diamond tread. A disadvantage is they...
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    First 50 Hour Checkup

    It seems very wasteful to dump hundreds of dollars worth of overpriced oils. They certainly have more durability and life than that! OldHarold
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    Radiators on HST Kubotas

    Hi, Unfortunately, I overheated my L4330 badly and damaged the engine. A Kubota dealer's service manager claims that with Kubota overheated HST tractors the radiator must be replaced. What would be different about HST that would affect the durability of the radiator? I would not mind a...