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With the liquid salt they're using these days (that should be outlawed anyway), plan on dumping your truck before its 10 years old. After that you start having brake lines, fuel lines, etc rusting through. In the meantime, fluid film it yearly, and make sure to hit the car wash after a storm...

While I don't agree with lugbolt on a Ford being a "more comfortable" truck, IMO the solid front axle makes every road feel just about horrible, I do agree with his point to dump ALL diesel trucks and go with a strong gasser. FAR cheaper to maintain, FAR easier to fix, and FAR fewer problems...

I hate those Kawi twins. I just fixed a friends V twin Kawi that the timing gear had spun on the crank! sucking air in the muffler and blowing out the carb! Took a bit to figure that one out since the motor was a new replacement from Kawi and the gears were dot to dot on the camshaft..... I...

There are several other threads comparing Mini X vs backhoes and various topics are covered, though the breaker is a new twist on the same subject... I personally ended up with a 6k Mini (Takeuchi TB125) as well as my Kubota L3710. Both are about 6000lbs and can get whatever I need done on my...

Or use a counterweight off of an old forklift or crane. Using online calculators I figured mine is about 1800lbs.... http://westernmass.craigslist.org/hvo/5799061820.html

Congrats! Lots of hard work paying off! The satisfaction of engineering something yourself and making it work! Good old American ingenuity!

I had a yellow county line 7' blade that actually looked like the red sub compact blade you show. I bent it with my B9200 with turf tires, just grading a driveway...granted it was on an angle and I was using it to pull up material into the center of the driveway...but an 1800lb tractor with...

I have an L3710 with R4's that I bought already siped from the prior owner. I have been pretty impressed with those vs stock R4's. I had Turf's on my B9200 and I can confirm that turfs with chains or even turfs without work well in most types of snow and will not destroy your lawn or driveway...

WWF is cheaper than rimguard but keep in mind rimguard weighs 11lbs per gal vs 6.6 for WWF, so you're filling with 40% less weight per gallon. If you look at rimguard around $3/gal (plus installation unless you're cheap and want to do it yourself), you're only paying $0.27 per lb...which is a...

afret, there are several posts on OTT about increasing your hydraulic system (and loader) pressure. On most models its either a shim behind a spring, OR a simple allen screw with lock nut. Yes they recommend that you test the pressure before and after to keep things within spec. "Generally"...

i've seen this before as well, X2 ith rentthis. Do the test he suggests and see if it solves the issue. Cheap test to run!

As mentioned previously make sure to have adequate counterweight!!!! You can tip your machine in short order trying to lift something at max weight, especially if you start lifting from a high point (from the back of the delivery truck). You can adjust the hydraulic pressure relief on your...

Thanks everyone for your opinions and suggestions. I suspect it just needs to be run more to clean things out, but will tell him to keep an eye on coolant in oil or oil in coolant. as well as bubbles in coolant. Wolfman, thanks for the detail, I agree its likely one of those 4 scenarios...

A friend has a 1yr old B2620, I serviced it a few months ago for him and it was running fine. Oil change, UDT filters, fuel filters, etc. He ran the machine for a few months with zero issues, then he got in a sticky situation on a side hill and tipped the machine on its side. He shut it down...

B26 is a solid machine, just keep in mind it doesn't have a mid mount PTO. That means no belly mower, no front mount snowblower. Otherwise, its a more purpose built machine than a regular B tractor with a backhoe added on...and is built for more "commercial/rental" use. Keep in mind you can...

If you have access to a caliper, measure it yourself and make sure its exactly what you expect. I know the front pins on many Kubota loaders are 25mm which is pretty much a perfect match for a 1" pin....very little difference. By the time the machine wears in a little, you'd never know the...

There are some other loader options out there, however Kubota and Woods are by far the most common ones I have seen. http://www.loaders.com/aspx/Product/Default.aspx (Westendorf made in USA) http://www.farm-king.com/Region-Canada/allied_by_farm_king/front-end_loader/index.php...

Hi Flienlow....I have operated and serviced many Kubota excavators and recently helped a friend purchase a "near new" KX41 with only 160hours, thumb, and quick attach bucket for $19k. Its worth at least $5k more than that so he bought it with equity. There are plenty of U15, 17 or KX41's...

X20 on the QA. DO NOT BUY A MACHINE WITHOUT THE QA!!! It will cost you much more in the long run. The dealer wants to move that leftover machine, make them put it on that machine....

I would strongly suggest the QA bucket setup regardless of the year of the machine. That said, if both have 0 hours, it depends on how much the dealer wants to move the machine. Model years make less of a difference, hours is the big driver. Assuming they didn't change anything from 2015 to...