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Interesting because Deere parts site lists only a single frame and a single blade holder for the 205 cutter, three different blade options are available but all are the same length and differ only in whether you want high suction or hook blades. So if there was a 6' unit it must have been a...

Supply is coming up and demand is dropping so more deals will be available on MOST units. The big delay on my F2690 was getting the 72" rear discharge deck which came in 6 months after the 2690. I had also looked at Deere's front mount commercial mowers (I have one of their largest dealerships...

I am pretty sure a Deere 205 is a 5' cutter unless they made a "special" model, The one I used a long time ago was a 60" cut. It is heavy but your tractor should handle it fine. For heavy stuff you will have to slow down and/or raise the cutting height. I have a Deere 5' on my Deere 955...

It sounds like you have things set up fine and ready to go. IF you can grab a photo of the area of the rise (step back so that we can get a good view of the area of concern plus the lie of the land around it), people can offer better guidance and any specific cautions about how to approach any...

I looked at several dealers before buying my F2690 during the tail end of the pandemic and no additional cash discounts were available. 0% on Kubota's dime was better than pulling it out of one of my investment accounts so that was the move I made. At that point, Kubota had also dropped the 36...

WRONG with diesel engines, see Banks for example: https://official.bankspower.com/tech_article/why-egt-is-important/ You are correct about gasoline fueled engines having cooler combustion with richer mixture but diesels don't operate with a limited AFM range and more importantly the fuel and...

I have owned JD compacts for years and when I first was looking at the Kubota forums before ordering my F2690, I was surprised at how many people leave their tractors in 4WD all the time in orange land. I have some steep slopes and hilly areas where I engage the front wheels on my Deere 955...

A dirty air filter will send the EGT through the roof with a diesel engine. And excessively high exhaust gas temperature is going to impact engine operating temperature in addition to the damage it does to the engine. The amount of air pulled in by the diesel engine is proportional to the...

When I was a teen getting ready to go deep sea fishing, another boater was doing maintenance on his engine which was a Detroit Diesel. On restart, it went full rack and he had disconnected and not bothered to reconnect the air shutoff flap. For some reason he had a city phone book nearby and...

Jay, I also use Firefox and most of the time my HP Z820 and Z840 workstations are running Linux (they both came dual boot with Red Hat Linux as ordered). If Canon and Adobe were to port their image processing software over to Linux, I would dump windows forever but the photo processing...

Another method: use ctrl and the + key to increase text size, use ctrl and - to decrease. Depending upon your settings and browser, this will be remembered for the websites where you change text display size. Rodger

For the rotary cutter and midmount finish mower on my Deere, I engage at about 1/2 rated RPM; I use just off idle for the tiller and snowblower. I have been using a tad under 1/2 rated with my new Kubota f2690 and that seems to be a good compromise between shock loading and bogging but with...

I engage the PTO for all implements at reduced engine RPM to reduce shock loading BUT with the rear cutter on my Deere 955 compact, if the engagement RPM is too low the blades won't swing out properly resulting in that incredible vibration described earlier. So don't try to engage the PTO with...

A little disagreement at the feeding spot :) Shot this morning with Canon EOS 5DS R and EF 800 f5.6 Rodger

Figure out exactly what initial ground work will be one time only and see how those requirements differ from what will be ongoing use. You might find it is cheaper and easier to hire a landscaping/excavating/etc. ground maintenance firm to do a one time ground prep. They will have the proper...

GL5 is an EP (extreme pressure suitable) gear oil, GL4 is the non-EP counterpart. In general, you could use GL5 as an upgrade from GL4 but NOT GL4 in a GL5 application. HOWEVER if the non-EP application has gearbox components sensitive to sulphur and/or phosphorous which are typical part of...

I have mowed for years with a 72" midmount on a Deere 955 compact, it has been fairly easy to maintain but Deere was constantly revising the idler pulleys and it was always a challenge when replacing one to figure out which additional spacers/bushings/shields, etc. went with which revision and...

"Freeze plugs" that are used in the manufacturing of the block are in a number of common sizes and used in virtually all traditional engine casts so you should be able to source one from a automotive parts supplier in the UK. They aren't just used by Kubota. And completely flush the system of...

A couple of other track meet photos from our freshman pole vaulter setting a new record and then breaking his own record on his next vault. It is going to be fun watching him break records over the next few years! Rodger

I shot a HS track meet Wednesday afternoon and I always enjoy the landings from the long jump. It makes you want to play in the dirt :) Rodger