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  1. UpNorthMI

    Land clearing project and question.

    Here in Michigan after a good winter most of those surface roots are dead by next spring once you’ve ripped the stumps out. Sometimes patience is a virtue! If I didn’t need the ground urgently, I’d wait for early spring. Alternatively you probably need either a lot of time with your tractor or a...
  2. UpNorthMI

    L3901 Armrests - Part # Needed

    Thanks for the recommendation I will give them a call to see if I can solve my armrest search
  3. UpNorthMI

    Land clearing project and question.

    Is this ground for hunting food plots, full agricultural use or something else? Sometimes coming back a year later is a lot easier.
  4. UpNorthMI

    Land clearing project and question.

    Dylan, I'm always doing a similar job to you it seems! Ripping roots and clearing trees. With my MX5800 I use a Land Shark Scarifier Bar made by Everything Attachments. It works quite well at removing surface roots and breaking up the soil. I would then use a disc to chop things up followed by a...
  5. UpNorthMI

    L3901 Armrests - Part # Needed

    I have a 2018 L3901 that I would like to fit armrests on, my seat has the 3 dimple locators where the attaching screw hardware should go. I am unable to get a correct part # that will work, has anyone been successful and can share this info? I did just post about adding armrests to my MX5800...
  6. UpNorthMI

    ROPs Carry All Basket

    When I looked for a basket I saw that people were using 36” baskets, I measured my 2011 L3200 and found that 36” was just a fraction small, I found a 37.5” basket and this fit centered on both Rops posts, the basket had 2 plastic plugs that fit against the rops without scratching and marking it...
  7. UpNorthMI

    Ballast Box

    Papaj I have a couple of the Titan ballast boxes, they also have a 2” receiver hitch at the base. I fill mine with bags of pea gravel, I just put the bags straight in. I think I have about 550 lbs in each. Occasionally I need some gravel and I just grab a bag for my project. They have gone up...
  8. UpNorthMI

    Got my PF1242's and took a few pics

    Congrats on new forks, you will find 1001 uses for them, you have to learn to stop trying to lift and drag heavy stuff in life and say to yourself let me go get my tractor. remember if you are using lifting straps or similar that you have a lot more lift at the frame than at the tip. have fun...
  9. UpNorthMI

    Slide On fork receiver hitch problem

    Here is a great solution to your problem, it weighs 69lbs so you get the full lift capacity of your loader and you have much better control. https://www.palletforks.com/skid-steers/conversion-adapters-and-mount-plates/mount-plates/ua-made-in-usa-receiver-mount-plate-attachment-v2/169102.html
  10. UpNorthMI

    U27 Excavator: Wiring Diagram

    I don't have the wiring diagram but here's another idea. Here is the info from the operators manual confirming both location of the fuses and the fact that fuse 17 is the Working Lights. I suggest that you wire your led lights off the switched side of the "working lights" switch that is in the...
  11. UpNorthMI

    Arm Rests for Kubota MX5800 - John Deere Folding Armrest Kit

    First order of armrests for L3901 failed, the Snapper part number that was being thrown around in prior posts on here did not fit! I'm working with Messicks and just sent them measurements of the dimples in the seat frame that are used to mount the armrest frame to along with seat part number on...
  12. UpNorthMI

    Can I over-fill transmission

    Manual calls for Kubota Super UDT 2 for the transmission for non HST model. I'm not qualified to comment on alternatives but suggest that you review past posts on the forum here. Here is a good starting place: https://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/hydraulic-fluid-options.36261/ I...
  13. UpNorthMI

    L3901

    Welcome to the forum, the L3901 is a great tractor, I have one too. You will see in the owners manual a maintenance schedule, first main requirements are at 50 hours, if you have basic skills you can do all of the preventative work yourself. Remember the daily recommended checks too. Enjoy your...
  14. UpNorthMI

    Ripping Out Sod

    That looked like a lot of work, do you plan to put down a geotextile woven stabilizing fabric before the stone? why 12” thick base of stone but you only removed 4” of dirt. I’m looking for input for my camp driveway project, I was planning to dig 4” and add approximately 6” of stone/ gravel...
  15. UpNorthMI

    Getting Started

    BigG that’s an interesting view of things and presents a case for spending 1.3 hours more mowing and saving $6k. I really enjoy seat time on my tractors but my time is also at a premium, I’m sure other forum members have this issue too and sometimes more power can be overkill but is useful to...
  16. UpNorthMI

    Best Source for Brush Hog Blades

    Google the number on the blade, you will see lots of listings and should save some money, looks like tractor supply sells them pretty cheap. Good luck with the removal and replacement.
  17. UpNorthMI

    Broke the 3pt backhoe

    It’s always disappointing when you damage something but it happens to all of us. Hopefully as Big G commented it will be reparable. I’ve thought hard a few times about buying a backhoe for one of my tractors but always come back to the conclusion that compact tractors are not the best item for a...
  18. UpNorthMI

    Can I over-fill transmission

    It’s real easy to overfill the hydraulic oil as the volume needed to take the oil level from the bottom of the sight glass past the top of the sight glass is really not that much. My suggestion is to undo the transmission hst filter on the left side and drain some hydraulic fluid out and at the...
  19. UpNorthMI

    L3901 left front wheel tilt inward

    I have a L3901, the toe in is very visible, I don't worry about it as it was like that from new (2 years old). here is the info from the manual:
  20. UpNorthMI

    Newbie question

    Papaj - If I had a BX2680 I would look at these forks, the fork capacity is rated well beyond your loader capacity and they are nice and light leaving you more lifting capacity, unfortunately it looks like they are not adjustable and I feel that the ability to slide the forks to use at different...