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  1. Old Machinist

    Quick Hitch advice please

    If I were starting from scratch I would first determine if any driveshaft driven implements had the lift pins lower than my other implements. If all my implements had the same height lift pins I would go with the Speeco but be advised it still has a large opening top hook so bushings are still...
  2. Old Machinist

    Question about diesel fuel color/clarity in tank LX 3310HSDC

    Are you sure it's not trying to go into regen? Any lights illuminating on the dash? You might just need to do a parked regen. I have the same tractor and bought it with 200 hours on it. I didn't run it an hour before it did a regen then it pulled another at 220 hours. I'm at 254 hours now and it...
  3. Old Machinist

    LX3310 vs LX4020 by Neil Messick

    I did a build price on Kubota's web site for my LX3310 cab with a loader and 72" MMM. Came out to a little over $43,000. Got a quote for a LX4020 cab with a loader and 72" MMM from the local dealer that came out a little over $53,000. I think both are over priced for what they are but I guess 10...
  4. Old Machinist

    Damper on hydrostat pedal

    If your tractor is less than 5 years old have the dealer check to see if there is a TSB on the problem. They will need your serial number.
  5. Old Machinist

    LX pricing

    Be sure and drive both with the cruise control set to max. Not sure on the 2610 vs 2620 but on the LX 3310 the cruise control and trans howl beyond OSHA standards with cruise on max in medium range. That was supposedly fixed on the 20 series. My LX3310 will beat you to death if you try to drive...
  6. Old Machinist

    Insurance (State Farm)

    This may sound like a convoluted way to do it but you could go on Kubota's web site and build a comparable new tractor with those options. Use those figures to calculate the percentage of the total package for each add on. Find some comparable packages to your tractor on some of the online...
  7. Old Machinist

    Blue tooth ear buds. Which are best over all for noise reduction, music, and noise cancelling.

    Another ear muff choice. I have used these for years. https://www.amazon.com/3M-WorkTunes-Protector-Bluetooth-Technology/dp/B0723CYHPZ/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1
  8. Old Machinist

    Not Mine: Good Deal

    Not clicking because I'm not interested but thought I would offer a tip for shopping on FB. Always click on the "seller info" to see if they have the same ad in multiple locations. Most of the too good to be true ads are a scam. Most of the scammers will have the same ad listed multiple times in...
  9. Old Machinist

    Question on transfering warranty on 2022 BX1880

    I went through this recently when I purchased my 2022 LX3310. I bought it from an independent machinery dealer. They said they bought it from a John Deere dealer so I assume it was traded in at JD and wholesaled. I called Kubota to ask about the warranty and got a very helpful person that told...
  10. Old Machinist

    L2501 front wheel drive lever not moving

    My LX3310 with hydro won't go into 4WD unless I push the forward/reverse pedal while putting pressure on the 4WD lever. The second the tractor starts to move the lever moves into the 4WD position easily.
  11. Old Machinist

    When Did You Start Feeling Old?

    I just remembered an event that made me feel old. I was helping a grad student fabricate something to help with an experiment and she told me how much her mother appreciated my help when SHE was a student there. I've been retired going on 8 years now and that grad student is a tenured professor.
  12. Old Machinist

    Used Kubota question

    Not familiar enough with Kubota to be sure or add input on this model but my 2022 machine had a 6 year powertrain warranty in addition to the 5 year emission warranty.
  13. Old Machinist

    Diesel Transfer Tank Build

    Yes, those are wheel chocks screwed down on pieces of landscape timbers on a piece of pressure treated plywood. The barn floor is a 4" thick layer of crushed red brick.
  14. Old Machinist

    When Did You Start Feeling Old?

    I'm 72. I'll let you know when it happens! ;) Seriously, on the 100 LB subject. I was using two 100 lb suitcase weights today to try and glue down some flooring that warped. I joked to my wife how I use to throw a hundred lb sack of feed on each shoulder and carry a pitchfork to keep the Elan...
  15. Old Machinist

    king cutter tiller

    You should be able to pull it if it's a forward rotation model. You want a tiller to be wide enough to cover the tractor track. Some of the reverse rotation tillers you can flip the gear in and make them rotate forward. Check the oil level hole on the side gearbox. Stick the top gearbox to see...
  16. Old Machinist

    Covid's Back

    Yeah it never left but word is the variants out now aren't as deadly as the first version. Wife and I have escaped catching it but we both had a terrible cold all through March this year. We were already retired when Covid hit so we could and did limit our exposure. Prior to March it had been...
  17. Old Machinist

    Diesel Transfer Tank Build

    Nice setup. 50 gallons should be about right for one tractor and the ability to haul back and forth. As far as filling at a gas station is concerned lots of trucks have a fuel tank / tool box that can't be set on the ground for filling. Pretty sure that rule is just for cans but I have filled...
  18. Old Machinist

    Kubota refuses to honor my 5 Year Emissions Warranty on my B3350

    To put this all in perspective can you post the delivery date on the tractor and the date it went in for this repair? This will determine if it was in fact under warranty. Regardless I still maintain that no repair this expensive should EVER be performed without prior notification and...
  19. Old Machinist

    My, What dirty fins you have

    A gas pressure washer will fold the fins over unless you use the weakest nozzle and keep your distance.
  20. Old Machinist

    Kubota refuses to honor my 5 Year Emissions Warranty on my B3350

    That is what I was told by Kubota. Not sure on the tractor in question but mine has a 6 year powertrain warranty so that lasts a year after the emission warranty expires.