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Got myself a W.R. Long 2-spool remote kit for my L3710 HST ROPS. It came with comprehensive installation instructions. One page. I didn't know these things required electricity, because, hello, hydraulics. The instructions say, "Connect the red wire to a hot wire on your tractor." You know...

Is it possible to get away with running an L3710 and a flail mower over a septic tank leach field? I don't know how the leach field was constructed, but it's in North Florida, and it was put in in 2000. Also, will a flail mower suck leaves up and mulch them? I have heavy oak leaves that like to...

I'm considering picking up a ZD326S mower, but it's about 200 miles away. What's a reasonable price to have it moved here, to a residential address?

Sometimes the LA681 loader on my L3710 continues to creep upward after the joystick returns to center. When I tap the joystick, it stops. I looked for places to grease the joystick but didn't come up with much. What's going on?

I still have not fixed my L3710, which sometimes will not start. It looks like the HST safety switch is hinky. We have had three storms plus a long trip, so I have not sent the tractor to the dealer yet. Now that Milton has passed, I have to start the tractor one way or the other so I can get...

I have decided I want a used ZD331 or ZD1211 mower with a 60" deck. I have no trailer, and I may have to rent one to get a mower to my house. The specs for a 60" deck say it's about 73" wide with side discharge. That will not fit most rental trailers. Can someone tell me if it's possible to...

I just ripped out some shrubs the people who built this house should never have planted. I had to go in the house twice because of the heat, and the tractor's seat was like a steam iron after a couple of minutes in direct sunlight. I used to think canopies were stupid, but I am reconsidering. I...

Having gotten nowhere with my efforts to check out a ZD1211, I am now interested in a ZD326, which is apparently the model it succeeded. I have read that these mowers shoot grass backward. Is that correct? I have to have mulching because of my leaf problem. Is it not possible to mulch well with...

My John Deere 430 garden tractor is ready for assisted living, and I am tired of fixing it. I need a mower. I have looked at new Scags and Kubotas. I am too cheap to spring for a new diesel, but I really love diesel. I am reluctant to buy another used machine, but I am thinking maybe it's not a...

My HST L3710 refused to start a couple of times. I figured it had to be some infernal safety thing. Looked all over and could not find it. I found what looked like poo and twigs under the seat, so I blew it out with the leaf blower. I looked for broken wires. Tried and failed to find the seat...

I have a Kubota L3710 with a 72" King Kutter bush hog that came with a Eurocardan PTO guard. The guard is in bad shape, and I hate it, besides. It's hard to move forward and back. I want to get a new guard with levers that release it. Does anyone know how to specify the right guard? The one...

I just put my L3710 back together after having a new front engine cover installed. Unfortunately, great mechanic that I am, I ended up with a couple of loose wires that seem to go nowhere. The wires hang off the end of the air cleaner. The parts catalog identifies the part they come out of as...

I have to replace the front cover on my Kubota myself because the guy who said he would do it has disappeared. I got the radiator and other obstacles off. Now I have to remove the nut on the front end of the crank. This appears to be a 45mm nut. My biggest impact socket is 23. My biggest...

I have a guy who is trying to fix my L3710, which has a hole in the front gear case. He says this is a common problem because Kubota put the steering cylinder in the wrong place. They break and go through gear cases. He says he has a problem. To adjust the injection timing, he believes he needs...

I have had it with my old John Deere 430 garden tractor, which I use as a mower. When it runs, it's great, but it has numerous problems, working on it is unbearable, and John Deere treats its customers like dirt, so parts are either unavailable or cost several times what they're worth. My grass...

My L3710 has a bad fluid leak. I had trouble getting into the tractor, but someone told me the panels will come off without removing the loader, so I got in. I have learned that the leak is the rear seal on the steering cylinder. The workshop manual says I have to remove the bumper and radiator...

My L3710 has an LA681 loader. I need to remove it to replace steering hoses. I looked at Youtube videos, and they made it look easy. Set the loader up on its supports, jiggle the hydraulics to release the pins, and pull the pins out. PROBLEM: the videos showed tractors with two pins. The...

I'm just about done converting my Kubota LA681 bucket to SSQA. I cut the mount plate I bought, and I'm installing in in two pieces; one on each end of the bucket. How much clearance do I need between the outsides of the SSQA adaptor and the insides of the mount plates? I assume they don't have...

My L3170 has started leaking fluid under the front end. It appears to be coming from above the two hydraulic lines that are exposed on the bottom of the tractor. Moving the FEL doesn't seem to affect it, but turning the steering wheel under power makes the fluid leak fast. Any suggestions as...

Today I tried to take the forward/reverse pedal off my L3710, and I could not get the snap ring off the pin. I had perfectly good snap ring pliers from Ace Hardware, but the ends were too big to go in the Kubota ring. Has anyone else run into this? Is there such a thing as a metric snap ring...