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Nasty situation you had there. Does the benefit of hindsight give you any ideas of how you might have done the job more easily (other than hiring it out)? Ordinarily one might think of taking the tree down in sections, removing the limbs, guiding the fall with lines, etc., all of which would...

Well, you now have a blend of the two fluids. If both of them had similar, appropriate specs, it probably wouldn't make much difference. However the "Super S SuperTrac 303 Product Information Sheet states: "Misapplication may cause severe performance problems. 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid has...

Glad you made progress!

A 70 foot tree with a 16" trunk is a lot of tree for a BX to be pulling out of water and muck. Beyond that, when it fell, there may even have been some branches that impaled themselves into the muck, anchoring the whole thing in place. And wading out in the mud with a chainsaw is not the...

The "Articles" section of Orange Tractor Talks has one on Kubota clutches. The "Ever Clutch" is discussed... basically it's a wet clutch setup... much longer life than the more typical dry clutch, but it still involves friction for engagement so it's possible to wear one out with enough...

Pricing is very subjective, of course, and varies by region. I'm no expert on tractor deals, but that sounds like a pretty good price to me for a low hour B3300 with those attachments. Even a bit too good maybe... so be sure to check out the tractor and the seller to make sure everything is...

Any chance your tractor is an L4330, not L4300? That would explain the non-pto pump BH setup on your tractor. Kub was making both tractor models in 2004, and they had very different hydraulic setups. The 4300 took a BH with the pto pump (4690 or 4560) while the 4330 took the newer hoe that...

Haven't run a tiller behind my BX but have run a tiller quite a bit with my larger Kubota. Always engage the PTO with the tiller raised out of the ground, with the engine at or near idle speed. There should be very little loading of the engine until you lower the tiller into the ground, so...

Did you ever figure out if it's one of the Kubota BH models I mentioned, particularly the 4560? That's the subframe model for an L4300 (I have the 4560 on my tractor). That seems unlikely to me since it's a PTO pump + reservoir design, so I'm wondering if you've got a later model such as a...

The other functions (other outrigger, and the actual BH movements), stopped working until you disconnected and reconnected the hyd couplers from the tractor. After that, they resumed working properly, right? Still working OK? And no glitches to anything on the tractor itself, yes? When you...

Good luck getting it back to where you can look at it.

You don't say if the backhoe is a Kubota attachment or a non-OEM brand. The Kubota factory backhoes that would fit an L4300 were a BL4690 (7 1/2 ft, 3 point attachment type), or a 4560 (9 ft, subframe type). Both of those backhoes used a PTO operated pump that was independent of the tractor or...

For most purposes I use the HST pedal the same as the gas pedal in a car... you put your heel on the floor and press with your toes to go forward. But since the tractor is much slower than a car, you seldom need to "brake to a stop", it naturally comes to a gentle halt when you lift your toe...

Dealer is right, BUT... it looks like your toplink is already loosened about as far as it will go. Make it much longer and it will unscrew completely and fall apart. That's why I suggested you need a longer one.

John, you can get the back end of the cutter to come up off the ground more by using the middle position on the back of the tractor for connecting the toplink to the tractor, instead of the top position, as shown in your first picture. But that does not solve the other issue of why your...

It would be worth the time and expense for you to make an off-island trip to someplace where you can plant your own posterior on one or more of the tractors you're considering. There's simply no way you can make a sound decision without that first hand knowledge. And, much as folks here would...

The MSDS chemical safety sheet for SUDT2 lists a flash point of 262 deg. F. but does not specify a boiling point. Without putting too fine a point on it, temps in the 200 range (or thereabouts :) ), are probably something of an indication things are getting pretty warm in there. 213 deg...

It can take more than just some air to get the radiator clear. A gentle washing with water and some liquid soap will loosen up the crud that get in the radiator. Use a hose, not a pressure washer, let it soak in, followed by more rinsing and then some air. Avoid using Simple Green, which is...

You can begin to get some idea of what space each machine would occupy by making a few measuring sticks having the length and width of the two tractors and taking them to the tight places you're concerned about. The dimensions are on the Kubota website. Be sure to add some length for the...

Didn't see your byline re. the BX1800. If that loader is in good shape, it will make a whole new machine out of your little BX. It's also something of a prize, since you find many unmounted loaders for sale. It's about as handy as a pocketknife and you'll amaze yourself with the situations...