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Hello folks - Something that we have been thinking of lately is perhaps introducing series-specific forums alongside those that we have already. For example, we might start with these: B Series BX Series L Series M Series This would allow owners of the models that fall under those series a...

Hello folks, Nearly five years ago on September 10th, 2008, myself and Service Department Vic began what is now known as OrangeTractorTalks.com. During this period we have (amazingly!) experienced very positive growth to become what I believe is the most popular Kubota community on the...

Hello again folks, your friendly (and haggard) OTT admin here, The site was down starting early Saturday morning (PST) and remained that way until just recently - Monday morning. The little host we were on when we first started 4-1/2 years ago finally gave up the ghost and we took that...

Hello again my fellow Kubota enthusiasts - Mr. K here to provide some insight on recent site outages and for some of you, explain the withdrawal symptoms you are currently experiencing. Yesterday around 8am PST the site went down under heavy load and remained unstable thereafter for the better...

Hello folks, Mr. K here to shed some light on recent site outages and errors you may have seen while attempting to browse or post. The site was completely down yesterday for approximately 8 hours and again this afternoon the forums were disrupted for about 3 hours. I do apologize that the site...

Server has been taking a beating lately and OTT was down for most of yesterday and some of this morning today. I've put another quart of oil in the server and topped up the coolant and we'll see if it continues to hold together! :D

Evening folks, Mr. K here. The site is now attracting almost 30,000 different people each month - an amount that astounds Vic and I. Along with that however is the ever increasing amount of spam posts and fake accounts used to: 1) post spammy threads or 2) PM, email and harass other, real...

We heard a lot of suggestions and interest in getting OrangeTractorTalks to format better on your iPhone or Android smartphones. We went ahead and installed the Tapatalk plugin onto the site which when viewed with the Tapatalk app formats the site correctly for your portable device. The app...

When myself and Service Deparment Vic started writing a few articles a couple of years ago, what would eventually become OrangeTractorTalks, we knew we would one day want a site that truly was "Everything Kubota". To us, that means informative articles, original videos, a friendly community...

Hello fellow OrangeTractorTalkers, We are now big enough as a community to partner with Amazon.com! This partnership helps support the site (read: keep the lights on). A percentage of every sale that originates from OrangeTractorTalks contributes to expenses for our server bandwidth, license...

Hello there - I have added the ability to embed YouTube videos right into your posts. Cool! Step 1 - Obtain the Video Id First you will need to know the video id of the video you want to embed. This is easy to obtain. When you are watching a YouTube video simply look in the address bar and the...

Hello, Mr. K here - figured this is a bit off topic but some folks may be interested in knowing. The site turned 2 years old earlier this month on the 16th of September - time flies... take a look at our first post: http://www.orangetractortalks.com/2008/09/orangetractortalks-launched/...

Hello there follow OrangeTractorTalkers! Mr. K here with three quick tips that will help you when it comes to posting a question in our Service, Repair & Maintenance forum. 1. Tell us what you have tried already In addition to describing the events leading up to or the nature of your current...

Hey there, Mr. K here - I have received a few questions regarding what the "1st Yr. Apprentice or 2nd Yr. Apprentice" titles mean underneath everyone's name here on the forums. I figure an explanation is in order. They are just a way of gauging how many posts each person has contributed to the...

Hello folks - Mr. K here with some tips when it comes to posting your classified ad. Tip #1 - An Appropriate Title Generally you want others to find what you have for sale, or what you are looking for, quickly. An ad title such as B6000 Waterpump is not as helpful as FOR SALE: B6000 Waterpump...

The talking on OrangeTractorTalks is sufficient enough to warrant the appointment of our very own Ob1kubota to Moderator status. Myself and Vic appreciate the hard work and support that he gives helping others on the site by sharing his advice day after day at all hours and in great, extensive...

Hello folks, just yesterday received this message in the mailbag from Bart who is in Tanzania Africa! A bit of a drive from here. He's in the process of considering a couple of Kubotas for use on his acreage. His email is below. Give it a bit of a read and if you want, weigh in with your...

Good afternoon folks, Just as the title says, I'm interested in knowing where everyone turns to when their favorite orange machine needs some TLC. Is a trip down to your local dealer? Do you shop online? eBay, Messick's or TractorSmart? You can pick more than one option if that make sense for...

These pictures were taken the other day outside of the shop. Looks like Vic has a mini-dealership going! Vic, why did you move that gray B5000 all by himself over there? He's lonely enough as it is!

Most of the fun of this site is getting to hear what other people think (and then if I get tired of that just turn the monitor off and walk away... I bet some of us wish we could do that in real life situations involving certain "CFOs" right Michael? :D). We've got a new poll up and I'm...