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Two kids sitting on the old hood of a car drug through the field picking rocks and putting them on the hood? That’s how we did it anyhow.

Seems like the open diff upfront would limit the additional braking force to the lessor of either of the front tires rather than the summation, for “peak” additional braking force. Pretty good question. It’s good that we share this type of information. There are many different levels of...

Although $10k isn’t nothing, is a 30% purchase price “savings” worth the difference in the legacy of the manufacturers? Are you ok with a potentially higher risk of a failure and waiting a few months for a part? I know I like my stuff to work every time, not just most of the time. If we were...

My most recent success with a busted appliance was replacing the water pump motor on our 15 year old horizontal drum LG washing machine. It wouldn’t discharge so I tore into it. It was actually pretty simple to diagnose. The pump was making noise while it attempted to discharge. I found a coin...

I’d try a left handed drill bit that is a little larger than the hex. Then replace with the fastener of your choice.

50% chance the dealer says “they are all like that” or “we didn’t notice any difference”. My guess is it has something to do with the LX4020 being a new model. Don’t know this for sure, but perhaps the loader also fits an older model and/or and the loader was manufactured and painted before the...

Here’s my pair: B2601 L3830

That’s a telling photo to be sure. I hope they got lucky and walked away after realizing how much worse that could have gone. Looks like the tractor may be salvageable too, that’s a bonus. I’ve seen folks push smaller trees (say 6 inch or so) over with CUTs, I always thought it was a great way...

I got the standard duty, here's the spec sheet (or as close as CID comes to having available as a spec sheet). I went with the clam shell style for handling brush from trimming Douglas Fir trees as well as winter deadfall. I don’t have a need to sieve rocks so I didn’t need that style. I...

Maybe. Had a guy drive 3 hours to buy some ATVs from me. He had the rig to take them back. He started making noise about the lack of a title for one of them and wanted to talk the price down from what he’d agreed to. I told him he didn’t make a 6 hour trip to leave empty handed. He paid the...

I use Kubota “branded” oil. Might cost a little more, but it won’t break the bank. I use the weight called for in the operator's manual. Your L5030 has the same manual as my L3830. Below is a picture of the various weights called for. I use 10W-30, although sometimes 10W-40 because that’s all...

My Kubota filters are white with blue lettering with Kubota’s name and the part number on them. And they come in an orange box with a stylized big blue K on it (IIRC). The original OEM filters will be painted machine gray after they are installed on the tractor, when all the other gray parts are...

Good idea. My younger daughter took an ag class in HS that taught them how to operate both a gear tractor and an HST, probably about 30 Hp. It was surprising how much she knew when she helped me and ran my L. I think she told me a thing or two I didn’t know and I’ve been operating them for four...

Mostly joking, but you’ve experienced the first happiest day of a boat owners life. The second happiest day, well maybe you’ll avoid that one for a bit.

I didn’t realize Big K wasn’t doing a MMM on the Grand L any more. Well, I think the OP realizes he’s going to end up needing a dedicated machine for that 6 acre lawn. A big zero turn might be the ticket.

The price looks pretty good to me. That 0660 LP Grapple is an easy $3k over here (it’s kind of a lighter duty unit). The LP 3rd function looks like the same one I put on my machine. That’s another $1k. So now the tractor is $24.5k. If the grapple and 3rd function are of value to you (sounds like...

Seems about 100 to 150 lbs heavy and $1k light. Check the specs for AR steal vs A36. Check the number of hinges (two or four) and the tine thickness. Check the hydraulic cylinder shaft diameter and hose routing. And check the pivot pins, greasable or not? Just a bolt vs a real pin? Couldn’t...

Shipping. I’m pretty sure the OEM parts houses with a web presence are making a decent part of their profit from shipping. I run in to crazy shipping costs on the regular. A 0.5 lb part that fits in a box 1/3 the size of a small shoe box with a $30 part, or a $300 part can run $38 from TX and...

Huh, no keyed lock behind the digital pad. I note yours in made in the USA. Maybe it’s the knock offs or lower end boxes that come with a keyed lock under the digital pad. But love your adventures, I’m sure you’ll come out on top and get ‘er done.

Got it. I thought it was just a revision in paint color. So you’ve made two, probably have the kinks worked out then.