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(y) (y)(y) A lot of times I read things that give me sympathy pains for other peoples' machines but sounds like you know what you're doing! The 4wd stuff (ratios, binds, when to and not to use it etc) takes a lot of explaining and you don't need it! I think sometimes these tiny tractors end...

Hey, R1s are the standard for a reason. Yeah they won't be ideal on pavement but it's also unlikely you're going to be pushing on anything hard enough on pavement to spin 4 tires. Usually all the stuff you need maximum traction for is dirt related. I think having 2 sets of tires is a good...

Here's a hydraulic circuit diagram of an HST if anyone is interested. Here are some pictures of a Kubota HST that i labeled for another thread. Although between then and now I have realized the part about those ports allowing fluid from trans sump into HST is wrong, so ignore...

ASE Master (auto) Tech here, newish to tractors but it's kind of all the same. The PTO is driven by a shaft that goes through the HST but doesn't interact with the HST's function, i.e. you could start hitting the HST with a sledgehammer and the pto would be unaffected until you smashed all the...

Would like to see a pic of the trailer/ramps to be able to suggest the easiest way to fabricate a permanent solution.

If you're talking about traction on grass, traction and 'turf damage' go hand in hand. NOTHING gets good traction on grass without tearing up the grass. About the best you can do on grass without destroying it is really wide turf-style tires with a bunch of weight on them, but even then if you...

It's just my best guess. Anytime i own something 'old and cool' I tend to ask myself 'am i making this thing better or letting it get worse' and i try to at least break even, so i'd probably build that other one too even if i wasn't sure what it did! 😅 At least then i'm on the right side of...

I've done seals on about 5 cylinders so far and on average the hydraulic shop i'm going to is costing $35-40 for the seals for each cylinder. I did look into the kubota seal kits originally but i thought the price was outrageous for what it is, so i went and matched em up at a local shop and...

I have seen blades flex when snagged on something, but it's hard to tell from your pics what that distance is and whether the blade could flex that far and still pop back to its original shape. This pic makes it look like if the blade were tilted back using the other tilt hole, the distance...

I feel you on the transporting dirt by the bucket load thing. Ive moved about 100yds from my septic install with the 48" buckets on my machines, also about 200yds distance. I love tractor time but THAT gets boring! Sad part is, someone gave me a dump trailer with no title.. but i filled it up...

Dang, i didn't notice that. Since i like to take everything apart I'm wondering if it is 99% the same machine and the only difference is they don't put a 120 plug on the cord and tell you it will accept 120. Not the kind of thing most people would put out $500 to find out, i know. Oh well...

I'm lucky I bought a 4wd tractor in the first place. I had no idea how much work/finesse it would take to make a very light 2wd tractor do anything until i got my Case! As far as ground engaging, i don't do any farming and very little gardening so far, and i have a backhoe and a 3pt trencher...

Yes. Again the downsides of having a tire 'wider than the wheel' are mostly only downsides for cars and trucks, but not really a downside for a tractor. I actually have some 285/75-16s on the stock Kubota 16" wheels on my parts tractor (although i really only put them on those wheels to see...

Yeah, i can SEE the 4x4 binding issue just looking at those pics!! I have a 6100, a 7100 parts tractor which i have driven, a 7100 im selling, and fixing another 6100 for a friend. Between all of them i've driven on quite a few tire setups on basically identical 4wd tractors. I think the...

I like putting the trailer ball on the mower for light tongue loads. I did put one on top of my box blade and use it that way for a while, but then i added weight to the box blade itself and any more from a trailer just becomes too much for my tiny b6100's 3pt (8200 has a backhoe on it full...

Yeswelder does have a model that is spool gun compatible for about $100 more. I'm sure it's 99% the same machine with a slightly different control panel and one additional connection, so I personally would have a lot of confidence that it would be as good as my 205ds is. As far as the 240...

I was in the exact same situation as the OP (old HF 90a flux core box, wanted to weld thicker stuff, curious about TIG) and ended up with the YesWelder 205DS. I'm honestly THRILLED with it. Couple of things to consider.. Any machine on 120 is not going to do thick metal well. Watt's law says...

I wouldn't say that's the same. I suspect the forks mounted on round bar are a lot easier to shift side to side since the ones that hook at top and bottom always seem to get 'stuck' and you have to 'walk' them across the fork carriage rather than sliding. On the other hand, forks attached at...

The previous owner welded a ball to the top rail of my FEL bucket and while i CAN see it, it limits how low of a trailer tongue I can get under. I have to set the trailer back down with the tongue jack extended all the way, or on some tall blocks, otherwise I cant get back out from under it. If...

I think a rake is one of the better candidates for going from cat 2 to cat 1 because they usually aren't too heavy and don't take a lot of power to operate. GENERALLY speaking you can make up most of the width difference by just turning the pins around to face the inside instead of the...