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After building the forks for my BX (as small of a tractor as it is) I now can't imagine getting by without it for what we do on our acreage. While it'll only lift 500 lb or so it is still more than I can lift myself. Empty water totes, brush piles, stacks of pallets, it's so much easier now...

Thanks guys, I've got a bit to work with now. I do have a WSM and parts manual - they are the electronic versions, but have the same info. Won't have time to get to it for a few weeks now, but definitely want to get something done about it this summer. When I do, I'll take pictures. As it...

Sorry, Vic - I used to work for GM, but now I work for a Chrysler dealer (which, apparently is only marginally more secure as a career . . . ) Maybe I should see how close Hemi Orange is to Kubota Orange . . . of course black is probably easier to touch up. And eserv, I totally agree. That is...

I needed a set of pallet forks to load and unload a 250 gallon water tote (empty) into and out of my pickup. I looked into commercial ones, noted that they tend to be $400-$500 a pair, and are much too heavy-duty for a little squirt like a BX1850. So, being the cheap so-and-so I am, I built a...

Thanks Michael - you know, if I had just sat down and thought through it, I would have realized that those four fittings are _downstream_ of the loader control valve. DUH! I guess I'll have to get the kit. On the bright side, full rear hydraulics adds a whole new avenue of different things I...

I'm thinking about building a 3-pt mounted log splitter, based on scaled-down plans for the one my dad made for his "Green Tractor" Model 2120 when I was a kid on the farm. I have access to a welder at work and know I could build quite a strong one for a fraction of the cost of a commercial...

Thanks, Vic - I just watched your video on gear/hydraulic oils, thanks for clearing that up. I'm not waiting for 300 hrs to drain and fill the trans. As for engine oil, I'm going to use synthetic. I get a good deal through the parts dept. at work and hopefully it'll help cold starts...

I'm coming up on the 100 hr service for my BX1850, and was wondering if anyone else had some input on oils. As it's already broken in, I would like to run synthetic engine oil in it. Has anyone had issues running a full synthetic in their machines? I figure it only takes 3L, so I have no...

Well, after researching the crap out of compact tractors, humming and hawing over which color, convincing the CFO (aka my beautiful better half) that we need one, and scanning equipment ads, we finally bought an '07 BX1850 w/FEL from a fellow nearby. He threw in the ballast box, a scraper blade...

Hi all, new to this whole gray market/KCL stuff, looking to buy a small tractor for my acreage sometime this year. I just want to do a little research first. There is a dealer fairly close to where I live that deals in used import Kubotas. A number of the units in his stock have what look...