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Yep! My thoughts as I looked at the first pic. The second pic convinced me to make a donation to that worthy organization! :D

Thanks for reading! I hate to ask, but the set of manuals I've ordered from Messy-icky about a week ago haven't shown up. How is the best way to go about moving the rear wheels out, and can they be moved to the outermost holes? I need ALL the stability I can get; yesterday as I dragged a 5x10...

<mournful sigh> I see I'm going to have to invest a lot more in this money muncher! Now I realize that I have to get some high-tech fixed and resizeable stands/supports. Oh, woe!

Hmmm... Electric, now that's an idea! I don't need the power of hydraulic, the strength of the typical top link's screw threads would be adequate. AND I have "plenty" of spare electric, and NO spare hydraulic. I'm not very creative, so I'll probably still be noodling on it when you've finished...

Thanks, Bulldog, that was my first thought. Then thought to ask the Forum. Then thought to investigate unbolting and re-fastening. <chuckle>

Just picked up a top link (didn't notice there wasn't one when it was delivered) from Tractor Supply, and it's more than 1/16" too wide to fit between the ears that hold the top link pin. I don't want to take it to the grinder but can't waste the time returning it and trying to get one that...

Yep, I'd be leery of using it without flushing out the oil - I'd expect the oil he used would be a very good quality conductor! However, I also would be apprehensive about using brake cleaner -- wouldn't that dissolve the shellac insulating the windings? Using mineral spirits or similar would...

Thanks for the great advice, D2. Much appreciated! Indeed I do carry the bucket as low as possible, especially when traversing on a diagonal. And I can only make left turns because my right hand is glued to the hydraulics! :eek: Unfortunately, it's a very small lot, with lots of trees and...

Well, it would have been great if I had asked before now. First time on it, "just getting to know it", drove down to get some 30" logs that are in the low area I want to fill. Approached on a diagonal, and the downhill tire sank almost to the axel in a soft spot. It VERY NEARLY went all the way...

Thanks, OE, but... The difficulty I'm having with your advice is that I only drink Guinness, and AFAIK, there is no way to equate Guinness to beer, so I prolly would only need one Guinness on hand, but... <sigh>

Well, since you brought it up, you save me from having to ask you about that. (However, I *hate* it when you read my mind!:D) The machine was advertised as a B6100DT; I looked for info before I bought it and Kubota (Website) and TractorData listed the DT as an HST. I knew it was 4WD, and...

It's a '78 so came with a ROPS - 'Thanks God'! I would have rejected that option in favor of secondary hydraulics or some such foolishness. I'm pretty sure I won't tip her over, but since I didn't appreciate how steep my backyard actually is, I won't swear that we won't tip over. Nevertheless...

Okay, I should be scouring the forum, and wait for the manuals to be delivered from the 'Messy' outfit... but for the same reason I don't buy green bananas: My newly-acquired B6100 (is it a 'D', or a 'DT'? I am currently *totally confused*!) has rear axle shafts that stick out about 6" beyond...

Thanks, Wolfie, those are GREAT documents!

Tardy, but part of my "charm": 1. Took delivery a) Heard engine when schoolbuses shouldn't be in neighborhood; b) Watched as "Vick" manhandled steel ramp to rear of trailer; c) asked if I could give a hand manhandling second ramp; d) watched as "Vick" backed a sparkling B6100D off the...

Thanks, that was very interesting. Sadly, it also was very educational: I will plan to rent when I come up against a task the FEL or a Mexican backhoe (apologies to affronted folk for my political incorrectness!) can't handle.

Oh, man, yer killin me!!! A snow plow in AZ?!! (And don't try to pass it off as a 'grader' - you can smooth and level much better with the back of your bucket -- that's really over-the-top!) <sob>

Oh! *OH*!!! A BH!!! Ohhhhhh My got-to-have was a FEL, and my nice-to-have was a BH. I would have "taken" a belly-mower if it was part of the deal but hoped not to find a machine with a MMM... AND YOU HAVE MY DREAM MACHINE! Well, don't worry about me stealing your bucket, or your BH -- I owe...

Ah ha! I scrutinized the inside of the upright and found what appears to be the model info, painted over. I'm anal enough to consider masking the area, slicing through the paint with a razor blade, and stripping off the paint... Nah, with your info, I think I know all I need to know; I don't...

Hi, Lil Foot; thanks for the feedback! Well, that's great to know, and thank you for the quick reply! Well, the vids I've seen and the pic of the B219 had a single, long lever to control lift and rotation. I thought that if mine was a B219, "somebody" had done some aftermarket adjusting. Do...