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country hick's posting motivated me to update the group. I decided, months ago, that I needed a Real Tractor for driveway grading (half-mile of asphalt millings on steep slopes), snow removal, and some light skidding in the woods (I have 12 acres of mature woods). 4WD and FEL a necessity. Not...

Have been incredibly busy at work - the bird flu season has started early this year. I have been doing battle with exotic invasive plants on my 12-acre fully wooded property for years. The battle front is steadily advancing towards complete victory in another year or two. First, how to define...

Hi Folks, Recently, the subject of turbocharged Kubota engines has come up repeatedly. I am in the market for an older, 20th century, L-series tractor, and have become somewhat obsessed with what opportunities might exist for that tractor to be powered by a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine...

Hi folks, Been doing some serious research into an L-series purchase. For such purchases, I've always tended to discover which model I'd prefer, then wait for an opportunity to come along. Rather than settle for the first thing that comes along. I'm attracted more to earlier models. I was...

Hi Folks, I've pretty much decided to sell my 1954 Farmall Cub, and get something a bit more capable. I have about 1/4-mile of steeply sloped driveway to maintain - winter snow removal and summer grading (asphalt grindings). I am also aiming to sell about 9000BF of timber from my 12-acre...

Hi Folks, I've spent a considerable amount of time researching fuel filters for my G1800. It has 5/16" fuel lines. There are two filters, one back near the tank, and another up near the injector pump. A long-time friend and counterman at AutoPlus turned me on to a plastic mesh type filter as...

A few years ago, I inherited a Black & Decker Workmate from my father-in-law. I guess I would never just go out and buy one of these things, but the more I used it, the more I enjoyed its convenience, particularly for planing the edges of boards or router work. Before, I had been using C-clamps...

I've started to look at opportunities to squirrel away a mower deck shell for the eventual day when the one I have gets too rusty to use. I have a line on a like-new RCK54TG deck. This is a belt-driven deck, not a shaft/gearbox driven deck like the RC54-G20 on my G1800. I've done some...

Hi folks, I have a line on a "like new" TG2746A snowblower. Any takers? Make an offer! I'm located in southeast PA. Can be delivered to Baltimore/DC area, eastern/northeastern PA, or central PA. I haven't seen it yet, but it may be missing mounting parts. I can't use it on my G1800, as it is...

Hi guys, Somewhere on this list, I saw a posting stating that the RC decks (54 and 60, if not others) were 'suspended' decks. I was puzzled by this, because I could see nothing on my RC54-G20 deck (SN# 20487) that suspended it. The G1800S tractor it is on is an early build (October, 1989) My...

Hi folks, Have had the new-to-me G1800S now for a month. Now that I'm caught up on the deferred maintenance, and I don't have any (known) mechanical issues left to deal with, I started to notice appearance issues - broken headlight unit, missing center pad on the steering wheel, broken rear...

I've been making the rounds locally, to find a deck for the Craftsman I want to dump. Just how do you find these goldmines of goodies? Here's a primer. Do some surfing on googlemaps, and click on "Layers" to get a satellite view feature. Here's what a lawnmower salvage yard looks like, from a...

Now that the Kubota 1800S is in service, it's time to unload its predecessor. This is a 1997 machine that we got with the house when we bought it 4 years ago. 18.5HP Kohler twin, Hydro-Gear transaxle, 46-inch deck. It runs great since I replaced the magnetos last spring, and looks good - all...

Hi Folks, I thought I'd summarize the RC54-G20 deck rebuild I just completed in a separate posting here. You'll thank me for posting thumbnails instead of the full-size images! Just click on the thumbnail for an enlargement. I started this rebuild a week ago, after finding the spindle bearings...

I am new to this forum. Just bought this thing on Auction Time: Serial number indicates it was built in October, 1989. 1162 hours on it. Haven't seen any sell recently with fewer hours on them! Read: I paid about half of what I was willing to pay! Talked to PO, and he said it had no...