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    I need a better step up to my BX backhoe platform

    My 77 has a pretty small step as well, however the solution has thus far evaded me. I tried making an "sliding attachment" for the stabilizer cylinders once, but that ended in failure. I am going to give it another try one day, but the projects are stacking up faster than my days off. Come...
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    Problem with BXpanded thumb

    It sure looks like that spacer is on the wrong side. Either that, or they sent you the wrong one, would be my guess.
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    Another Farmer Engineering Project.

    Well according to the Kubota engineering department, I could use my brakes to steer.....when I grow another right leg. 😂
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    Radiator screen problem solved.

    +1 This is what I do too. However, I can see the value of making one of those "blocker thingy's" for when you have to "move around" to get to things.
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    Is the "B" series gone ?

    Ahhh the good ole days of the Sears catalog.....My two favorite sections.....
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    LA-243 Bucket Best tooth bar

    Hmmm....Now that you mention it, I had the opposite problem. On mine the gap was too large. I had to cut it (the tooth base) apart on the band saw, grind off about 3/16-1/4 inch, and then weld them back on. Too make sure I got the proper gap, and to avoid a fitment problem, I ground a nice...
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    Pricing: 2022 B2601 with 55 hrs

    I find the "used market" an interesting/frustrating place.......I recently signed up for that FB Marketplace thing and wow..... There is lots of stuff out there, as well as, a "crack smoking epidemic" apparently. Personally, there is no way I am paying 80-90% of "new value" for anything...
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    Need Advice on Attachments, Etc.

    I did not see them suggested, but "forks" would be at the top of my "must have list" They come in super handy and "Dollar Vs Usage" they are probably the best buy going. Of course a backhoe would be on the top of "my list" as well....just sayin 😉 Edit: As far as dealers go, my dealer tried...
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    How many customers does the treadle pedal cost Kubota?

    The treadle pedal was concerning for me, as a first time buyer. But I figured I would get used to it, and I have. It's just 2nd nature to me now. 2 pedals would now seem "strange" ;) With my "Arctic Death Boots" on, I have a little harder time with it, but I would probably be hitting "both...
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    LA-243 Bucket Best tooth bar

    If I did it again, to make the bevel, I would also use this "new to me" flap disk. They work 10 times better than the regular "cheap'os" that I used to buy. (trust me they are worth it)...
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    LA-243 Bucket Best tooth bar

    I think I see. Well I got my stuff from Amazon. I ordered the flat bar from someone like this, on Amazon...
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    LA-243 Bucket Best tooth bar

    I made this one and have been pleasantly surprised at how well it works. Although it's not a Piranha copy. It's a quite simple project, but maybe I am missing something. "I have searched and considered fabricating a custom tooth bar with side mounting bolts that match my Piranha bar." Why...
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    Kubota L3200 4WD abuse on paved roads

    Why look for a "problem" that does not yet exist? I would think that if your gears are excessively worn, their ain't a damn thing you can do about it now, so your going to need the axle rebuilt anyway when it fails...... So, to me at least, identifying/worrying about a "wear problem" that is...
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    New Kubota owner

    My tractor is just a "play toy". It's open station and I don't regret it at all.....However, if it gets too "hot and sticky" or too "wet and cold", I just park it in the barn, grab my drink, and go inside. Now if I used it to do "serious work", that needed to get done, that would be an...
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    Hour meter has stopped.

    I am unfamiliar with your machine, but if it is anything like the 2501, it is cable driven and easy to replace. Mine broke at about 92 hours and they replaced it under warranty. It's my opinion that on the 2501, they unnecessarily put a 'zip tie' on the cable, which in turn creates a sharp...
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    B21 complete loss of hydraulic function

    I believe you. I can't remember the particulars of which circuits were doing what. It was very unsettling to lose my hydraulics, so I just hit the panic button and "shut'er down" as fast as I could fearing that something big/expensive just broke. I was relieved to find the problem with a...
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    L2501 64 in bucket

    I made this one. It was relatively easy/fun to make. Honestly, I only made it cause I thought it looked cool... :giggle: Recently I was digging a pile of dirt with the regular blade when it dawned on me that I had made this thing, and it was just sitting there in the barn. So I put it on and...
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    Stupid me

    I have a whole showcase full of these.
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    B21 complete loss of hydraulic function

    I had a similar problem recently. I immediately shut it down and after a visual inspection, I found one of the backhoe lines looked a little "Kaddi-wampus" I found that a stick or something had popped off one of my backhoe lines so that it was still connected but looked "funny". I...
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    Barn Opener

    I installed a "Lift Master" when I installed the hoist. It is considerably quieter than the old "chain drive" model that it replaced. Although I do not have a "back-up power source". We don't lose power very often, so ........ Although the "specifics" of why I had to remove the drywall...