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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    I don't think the dog will fit through that small door flap.... ;)
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    Ok, ok... I have just under 10kW of panels, in two banks, feeding two 5kW inverters (Fronius) sync'ed to the power grid. Panels face SW-SSW at close to a 45 degree angle (very close to my latitude, which is optimal) I have a 20 year contract with the Hydro people to feed them all my power. No...
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    With my BX25 and BX2750D snowblower, removed over a foot of snow (plus drifts) last night over 500ft of driveway. -20C and wind gusts up to 80km/h (50MPH for southern neighbors). Cleaned up details (drifts) this afternoon once more... Ordered a BX2760A plow with hydraulic angle to handle the...
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    B2650 Snow Blower Rotation

    Many blowers have a left and a right auger. They may have reversed those (put the left on the right, and right on the left side).
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    Too early to take snowblower off?

    You know what will happen, as soon as you take the blower off, next week you will get over a foot of snow...
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    Interesting personal email from Kubota

    That serial is 21 million and some, way up past most BX2750D that are in the 2.8 million serials and up. So, technically, that is a very high serial number, and thus the same parts as other 2750D with serials above 2.8 million. At first, I misread your serial as 2.1 million... My mistake. Best...
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    Interesting personal email from Kubota

    The BX2750D does specify Grade 8 bolts for the fan, Gr5 for the augers. Each snowblower is different I guess, depending on the rpm and torque the devices use. That said, I do not see any BX2750D blower with a serial below 270xxxx. Serials below that are likely A models like: BX2750A 2030440 UP...
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    BX25 BT601 zerk size

    According to the parts finder on the Kubota web site, the BT601 swing cylinder zerks are 1/8-27NPT (strange size?). Boom zerks are 1/4-28, as are dipper stick. Seems most of the rest are 1/4-28T zerks as well.
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    Interesting personal email from Kubota

    The grade 5 shear bolts specify a torque of 9 ft-lbs. That is because the cross section where they are machined down is actually less than 1/4". You cannot torque them to 5/16" specifications, as they will stress the shear points. Not sure about the Gr8 fan bolts, but I suspect 9 ft-lbs is...
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    Interesting personal email from Kubota

    P/N are (for BX2750D with serial # over 2800426 (may apply to other D models with lower serial #'s as well): Auger: 70060-01338 (Grade 5 bolt) Fan: 70060-02808 (Grade 8 bolt) Groves are on the Gr5 bolts at the threads because the groves are deeper than the inside thread cross section (smaller...
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    first impression: my new 2601

    As long as people don't interpret that name as "Fuk U" lol (Am I allowed to say that?). Maybe stick to the long name version... Nice machine, hope you enjoy it...
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    Interesting personal email from Kubota

    Dave, using a longer shank may be an error. The Gr8 bolt pictured may very well depend on the narrow threaded cross section area as the shear point (especially in a 3PT coupling/shear point). The narrow threaded area may be 10-20% less area than a full shank cross section area. Using a solid...
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    Interesting personal email from Kubota

    Clear picture, those are both grade 5 bolts, no question about it...
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    Interesting personal email from Kubota

    Standard bolt markings would make that a Grade 2 bolt. The triangle is just a manufacturer's mark, nothing more. Any manufacturer can use any mark they want (within trademark regulations). SAE 8 is more of a bolt geometry, not a grade. Misleading isn't it? Unless it has the 6 marks on the head...
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    Interesting personal email from Kubota

    Hi Dave. A lot of issues here. First, some of this depends on what email "package" or service you use. For most of us, forwarding does "not" open any attachments. So for that part you may be safe. However, whether it opens the email as in preview depends on your email app. As for the reply...
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    Interesting personal email from Kubota

    Also an angle grinder with a thin cut off wheel will work in place of a Dremel tool. Bit more bulky of course. Or, mount the cutoff wheel on a bench grinder (if it can fit), and put the bolt on a cordless hand drill. Spin both until complete... (measure regularly)
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    Interesting personal email from Kubota

    I've measured the GR8 bolts in my BX2750D fan, and the thread itself is located at a shear point, but "just" for a 2-1/4" bolt. That is another reason they use 2-1/4" bolts. The inside diameter (narrowest point) of the thread is close to the same as the groove near the head, about 0.26". Thus...
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    Interesting personal email from Kubota

    You are correct. The other thing to remember is that these grooves are located exactly where the shear occurs, between the two planes of shear. That is, they are located at the point where the two rotating metal rods/shafts intersect. Both my GR8 and GR5 shear bolts for my BX2750D are grooved...
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    Anchoring Tractor to Trailer Recommendations

    You are not making an "X". The way you have tied down still allows sideways motion. All you need to do is use the same points, but cross over the chains at the ends to the opposite sides. This forms an "X" across the device/attachment and prevents sideways motion as well as forward/backwards...
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    Interesting personal email from Kubota

    Any email can have the "from" address spoofed. Thus, this so called return address may or may not be legitimate. You can usually right click on most emails and look at the full headers or full content, to see if there are any links. Links that point to anything but Kubota.ca would indicate the...