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    Advice before I open LA 1150 boom arm cylinders

    These rams aren't rocket science , like mentioned above break the gland loose while its still on the tractor . Get the seal tool recommended , I paid a lot more for the set I have years back , but they are a name brand . Also a GOOD piston ring compressor helps alot for gettin the piston with...
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    5 Gallon grease buckets

    Are any of you folks using a grease pump & buying 5 gallon buckets of grease ? , If so what are you using , where are ya gettin it & whats a pail go for ? I have @ 2.5 gallons of the Chevron red tacky grease left in my grease pump from my Case 580's that I hope to not have sittin around soon ...
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    Snow blower for a 2004 BX23

    Find the specs for yer 3PT & then google 3PT snowblower . Pick a few different models & they start asking questions about those specific blowers . animals45
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    kubota 4590 back how pto pump discontinued

    In a case like this where the hoe has a separate pump , is there such thing as too many GPM within reason ? thanks animals45
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    Can I offset my box blade?

    Me having a long dirt road & driveway a land plane is hi on my list , but I have no plans to buy one . I think their over priced for what they are & the pages here are proof that makin one is not even close to being out of the conversation . I have most of what I need to build one sittin here ...
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    Modified/adapted snow plow.

    Nice job . How much did ya have to change the water heater arc to match the blade ? If thats a real Bolens blade , like from 60-70's them springs are pretty hardy . Bolens built their tractors & implements to last back then . I have 3 that run & another waitin for the rite rainy month . DO ya...
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    Can I offset my box blade?

    Sounds like ya need a rear blade . I would almost give up my box scraper for my rear blade if I had to . Im sure others have other opinions . animals45
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    Wiedmann Bros cab enclosure

    Don't get in it wet . Theres a guy here that made his cab & shared his project here do a search of cab building or something like that . animals45
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    Looking for box blade recommendations for L2501 Kubota HST.

    yard sale tire chains make it easy to fine tune the weight . animals45
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    Looking for box blade recommendations for L2501 Kubota HST.

    If yer askin me just do a search here for landplane's , lots of talk bout which ones folks like . animals45
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    Looking for box blade recommendations for L2501 Kubota HST.

    If ya want the weight & the larger area for ballast think about a land plane . Or like mentioned theres always weights . animals45
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    Skidding Winch Recommendation

    Back in the day before all my failed back surgery's when I dropped a tree I always cut it taller then a lot of folks do . I have hit so many rocks buried in the bark that I don't care if I get 2 less pieces of firewood by cutting them tall . When their tall like that ya have a lot more leverage...
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    Skidding Winch Recommendation

    There should be several plans for making a small log arch . Ive even seen folks make little dollys with wheels to strap on the butt of the log being dragged . I have a real pet peeve about dragging logs . I spent last week hauling in loads of base rock with my wife doing all the tractor work as...
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    Backhoe - Seat Spacing

    it's pretty tight on the BH77 too . Especially after spending years on a Case 580 . I've been thinkin how to change things up but I haven't had the hoe on for @ a year . animals45
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    Skidding Winch Recommendation

    In 55 years of pulling trees with chokers of all kinds I have never had a crimp on a choker go bad on me . Some of my chokers were older than dirt when I got my hands on them & never any issues , cept gettin poked with rogue strands . I know they don't handle as much weight as a 3PT winch but...
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    Rear blade advice

    keep in mind if yer gonna be plowin snow with it m ya may need chains . If yer gonna need chains some of these orange tractors will need wheel spacers in order to use chains .If yer gonna need spacers then yer gonna want the blade long enough that it is still wider than the back wheels when the...
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    BH92 - What are these rods? And why bother with this spring?

    Yep the lever that locks the hoe from moving is supposed to be spring loaded so it locks by it self when ya pull it back all the way before moving the tractor . I just looked & my BH77 has a different setup , with no spring . animals45
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    Options on 3 point back blade

    Same here so far . I had read there would be problems with the HF QH , but for what I paid for it I have a welder & a angle grinder if it didn't work . SO far no need for the welder or grinder . Patience plays a huge part of the learning curve . Experience is something ya don't have till the day...