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Just acquired another B7510 - trying to standardize my fleet. (I know, I know - I dreamed for 35 years of owning a Kubota and now I own three of them, but one of them will soon go...) This new tractor has a "whine" coming from the front wheel drive line. I jacked the front end up and turned...

A couple of comments from a fellow Ontarian... 1) Don't worry about power - you'll have lots for either deck. For comparison purposes our B7510 (17 pto HP) has no trouble with a 60" triple blade MMM except mowing grass which really should be called "hay". 2) Previous posts about a 3pt hitch...

Thanks for all the very helpful posts, folks and your kind words of welcome, sheepfarmer. A few minutes of digging around revealed what I'll call some "electrical idiocy". That's what happens when somebody who doesn't understand electricity at all gets in there and starts hacking and slashing...

I might be making some headway on the wiring diagram, thanks to some good posts on this forum. The battery is definitely good (stays up well above 12V with an automotive headlight load applied to it). In the wiring diagram I see the machine is wired so the battery + lead goes to the starter...

It's been awhile since I last posted here. Life has been good, although with summer weather my orange tractors haven't been getting much of a workout since they are primarily snow movers. This past weekend I had the B7200 HSD out for a run. Started easily, ran well, all appeared normal. The...

My father did his main bathroom with butternut wainscot. Absolutely beautiful. We did it with tongue and groove edges and a slight bevel on the face edges. It was very nice stuff to work with and is definitely a bit softer than black walnut. WRT the "dried in a barn" comment, this butternut...

LoL Wolfman. Yeah, I really was rubbing it in pretty hard, wasn't I? Truth be told, last night I passed a neighbor who was blowing out his lane. The winds were nasty, shifting around and gusting. He has a BX tractor with a front-mount blower, but no cab. He looked miserable. I've spent too...

Oh man that's ugly, kupitz. What a terrible feeling you must have had when you first saw that mess.

This comment reflects a thought that's been rattling around in my little pea brain since bringing our "new to us" B7510 and front mount blower home the first time. That PTO shaft is spinning fast. The short shaft that joins the output of the under-frame adapter to the blower itself is always...

Sizing hydraulics when it comes to pumps and motors seems to be quite a challenge. I feel your pain. Now I'll heap on a bunch of insult to add to the injury... Did I mention how well my little B7510 does with the front mount blower? Did I mention that I often have to take my coat off because...

Hmmm data plate indicates 3200RPM - that's a quick-turning engine for a Kubota, isn't it? That's the kind of machine one wishes one had a use for. Definitely unique!

And THAT is why those of us who frequently get lots of snow prefer the use of snowblowers to plows. Giant snow piles are a PITA. We had lots of wind last night so I set the discharge chute deflector up high and let the wind carry the snow a few hundred feet away. No snow piles. No hidden...

Thanks for sharing all your good suggestions, folks. In this instance, we're talking light piston-engined, propeller-driven aircraft, so there's a need to get the nose of the airplane spaced a little bit away from the tractor so as to ensure precious metal doesn't get bent. Yes, most heavier...

This is exactly what the original plan called for. Then the idea of using a FEL came into play, simply as a means of reducing the amount of fabrication required. BTW, we're talking about lifting 200-350lbs here - not big commercial jets, but rather airplanes that can be afforded by guys like...

I should add that I want to keep the 3pt hitch free for use with the 51" Meteor snow blower currently hanging from it. We're getting lots of snow this winter so she's getting a bit of a workout!

Thanks for your thoughtful comment, D2. Have you ever tried to move an airplane with a small tractor? Most folks who try it think of TOWING the airplane behind you; that works but it's only the easy part. The real trick is PUSHING the airplane backwards into the hangar. Imagine a 38-40...

I acquired a B7200 for airport use, with the intent of fabricating a lifting device for the front end of the tractor to be used to help in moving airplanes around. Now that I have the tractor I'm beginning to think that maybe the easier thing to do would be to install a front end loader and use...

Oh boy does that bring back memories. My little girl is now 23. She no longer has a desire to hunt, but arrived at that conclusion after giving it an honest try. She took her first buck at 13 with a little .250 Savage rifle, from a range of about 20 yards. We still enjoy being in the bush...

Wbk and others... Converting Canadian per litre pricing to compare to US fuel prices requires a little bit of math. The example here, CAD$1.09/litre actually works out to about US$3.10 per gallon. Remember, our friends to the south are using US gallons, or 128 ounce gallons, not Imperial...

I have no dog in this fight since I don't have a BX. I do have two B's. After doing the full hydraulic system service I was surprised by the amount of 'stuff' that is exposed on the underside of these tractors. If I were doing real "bush" work with them, I would almost certainly either...