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  1. prof.fate

    3 point hay spear plans?

    tractor supply and others sell them fairly reasonably. I put a 3pt to receiver hitch on my tractor ($55 delivered) and use it for lots of things. You can put a spike in the receiver bit or they sell (google it) spikes and spike mounts you can weld onto the hitch. I got mine off ebay, but...
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    L185 oil

    I'm looking for a brush hog and seems many ship dry...so unless the original owner reads the manual they may assume it's filled up with oil on delivery..I surely would assume as much.
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    Mowing 'help' and advice plz

    really that old? Sure, for MY tractor i'm sure as it's a 70s model and came with the deck as a mowing machine. When I google L59 (or 59..L is left discharge, anti-clockwise spinning blades) seems they made them for every tractor out there. A deck is a deck..why change/discontinue it?
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    Mowing 'help' and advice plz

    got my L59 woods deck mowing today...but that's about all I can say about it. Rough deck, very basic. Needs blades (ordered now i know it works). I"m used to garden/lawn tractors and zero turn mowers - so this is a bit larger/heavier duty, um, cruder than I'm used to. And a few places the...
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    210k Chevy Avalanche oil questions

    which motor? GM had a LOT of issues with the 5.3 using oil - as early as 20k miles...as in a qt per 500 miles. Issue was oil rings..so a rebuild is needed. If you see oil when you accelerate, it's the rings. If you see oil when you let off the gas, say, going down a hill, then it's the valve...
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    mowing vs landscaping tractors. Do I need 2 tractors?

    for mowing NOTHING beats a zero turn. I have a 42" toro and mow my 2 acres in 1 hour 15 minutes - lots of trees and things to mow around too. If it's more wide open and you have a bigger deck you can mow a lot faster. And mine was $3200 new. WAY cheaper than ANY BX I"m thinkin. Been warm here...
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    L185 oil

    was getting the filters and such for my L175 at the dealer...need 6 gal of hyd fluid and they only sell 5gl buckets..at $83 EACH. Yowsa. kubota parts guy told me that many companies use the same fluids...so go find the cheapest. Tractor Supply has many oils..found 2 gal bottle for $18 or 19...
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    fuel filter change question...

    thanks, looks easy enough!
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    fuel filter change question...

    bought an early 70s L175 and it would appear the fluids and filters haven't been changed in a while...47 hours of use isn't much, but it was in 2003 when they were last changed. Yes, 14 years ago, and the trans fluid wasn't changed then... SO...I'm changing everything. I know that air in the...
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    Box Blade...help me pick and decide

    Have an early 70's L175 - 2WD 1900 lb. Need a box blade... The tractor is 47" wide...17hp 2 cyl diesel but has a very low drive in low/1. Thinking everything attachments box blade - can't find much if anything used and the quality of this item for the price (free shipping) seems to be better...
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    Since I just bought mine last week I've got a long list of to-do's on it..yesterday pulled off the odd bracket the previous owner had behind the seat connecting the fenders. Gave it a good degreasing bath..a bit chilly to do much more than that for now. today I'll mount my first 3 point...
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    Need some tractor 101 info please!

    today it started in 22F temps.. Started on one cyl it seemed like..so how does one test/check glow plugs? Second, the steering (all manual)..till it warmed up it would not turn left..at ALL. Gonna add cleaning and lubing the steering box to the to-do list when I have time. With work, the...
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    Need some tractor 101 info please!

    haven't pulled the cover off the PTO yet - I know there's a belt pulley under there for the mower deck. Looked at the front of the engine - there's a splined PTO shaft there as well - and 'space' for a shaft to come out the front. I assume this runs at crankshaft speed... So two questions -...
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    Need some tractor 101 info please!

    brady's run park area. BH an issue...hmm, why? HP?
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    Need some tractor 101 info please!

    Been mowing/pulling trailers with garden and lawn type tractors for 45 years, but just bought my first 'real' tractor, first with a 3 point hitch, gear ranges, first diesel engine...so need some 'tractor 101' basic info. tractor is a 72 Kubota L175, 1340 hours, everything works just fine, no...