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  1. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    Tire retailer for older tractor tires

    Anyone dealt with online tire stores for tires? I need a 7.5L-15 3 rib front tire. I checked out farmtirestore.com and millertire.com. Farm Tire Store had the best prices though I'm sure they're not the best tires. The load rating is what I need. Tractor won't be used a lot so don't care about...
  2. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    Caroni tillers-forward or reverse rotation?

    Hey guys and gals, I've been looking at pto tillers. The Caroni is interesting, but for the life of me I can't find anything saying whether they are forward or reverse rotation. Anyone know?
  3. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    50 hr service and 4wd diff and gear case oil

    Did a search and couldn't find an answer. 50 hrs are up on my M5140. The manual says to change all fluids with the exception of coolant and the front differential and gear case. A change of 600 hrs is indicated for the front end. When the gears are breaking in initially aren't there some...
  4. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    Adapting Kubota quick change to SSQA on pallet forks

    For you fab wizards out there, I've got pallet forks that were made for the Kubota quick change on my 2001 L3010. With my new M5140 I've got the SSQA system. I'm selling the older tractor and most of the attachments for it, but would like to keep and use the old forks as a new set would be $600...
  5. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    Starter problem on ZTR

    Wasn't sure where to post this as it's not a tractor question or even a Kubota question per se but more a general mechanical one. I've got an Exmark ZTR that cranks sporadically. When the engine doesn't crank it still has a loud click at the solenoid/starter. Maybe 1 out of 10 times it cranks...
  6. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    Bxpanded Quick On Pallet/Brush Forks

    Anyone familiar with these pallet forks? They're made of 2" square gusseted steel. A pair is around 45 lbs according to the site. I'm wondering how strong they would be on larger tractors/buckets...M5140 w/LA1153 and 72" bucket. I'm thinking solid steel forks would be stronger and of course much...
  7. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    Toothbar problems

    I ordered a W R Long toothbar in addition to my tractor,etc. back in August of '14. I'm now on the 3rd toothbar after over 7 months. First one the dealer made a mistake measuring the bucket resulting in a bar that was too long. Second one was bent and wouldn't slip completely over the lip of the...
  8. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    LandPride mowers not what they used to be.

    First, I've always been a huge fan of LandPride implements. Got a new LandPride RCF 2072 rotary cutter back in August. The decals started coming off within weeks of using it. Partly from brush rubbing up against it, partly from rinsing it off with a water hose....not high pressure! The paint is...
  9. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    Engine oil black during new break-in period.

    Hey all. I purchased a new M5140 HD several months back. Am nearing the 50 hr breakin period and the engine oil is very dirty looking; in fact it started dirtying up after 10-15 hrs. Is this normal? My old L3010 didn't start doing this for quite a while when it was new. I realize the rings, etc...
  10. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    Angle Grinder for sharpening rotary mower

    I'm looking for a new angle grinder to be used for sharpening the blades on my 6' Land Pride rotary mower. I normally sharpen the blades while on the mower and get new ones when they wear out. Right now I'm using a Makita 7" grinder, but it's getting heavier (as I am) as I get older. Depending...
  11. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    Tie down Plate for front of M5140

    Hi all, am hoping you guys can give me some advice on fabricating a plate with hooks to provide a place to tie down the tractor on a trailer and also to provide a point to tie a rope/chain for pulling. The tractor has a FEL with brush guard but isn't sturdy enough to tie off on. There's nothing...
  12. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    M5140 weak hydraulics

    Recently purchased a new M5140. Love the tractor. Only complaint I have is that when idle hydraulics seem weak. Lifting the FEL or 3ph causes the engine to slow down noticeably. My old L3010 doesn't change engine speed when doing these operations. The hydraulics are the same on M6040 and M7040...
  13. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    Dirt Dog disc harrows

    Anyone out there have any experience with Dirt Dog equipment, in particular the disc harrows? They appear to be well built and are fairly heavy in comparison to the the major manufacturers. Looking at a 300 series 78"for my M5140.
  14. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    AM/FM headphones for music and protection.

    Anyone have experience and recommendations on radio headphones to use while operating your tractor? I've been using foam hearing protectors which work fine for protection, but would like to be able to listen to the radio while protecting my hearing. I am usually in rural areas when working so...
  15. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    Tilt trailer malfunction

    I recently purchased a sweet new M5140 w/fel, LandPride mower and Big Tex 14FT 20' gravity tilt trailer. Trailer tows great, but has a problem with the hydraulics. When getting ready to load the tractor and releasing the lock levers, I have to walk to the back of the bed to lower it. That's...
  16. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    PTO switch reversed on M5140

    Took delivery last week on a new M5140. Love the tractor....perfect size and power for my needs. There is one issue though. The PTO switch engages my mower just fine, but it works in reverse of what it should. I questioned the salesman and he said he thought there were 2 wires that somehow got...
  17. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    Cooling fan for ROPS mounted canopy

    Anyone out there have a canopy mounted fan for cooling? I've seen some that are integrated into the canopy, but am interested in one to mount under the canopy. Temps and humidity are close to intolerable here in N Florida some days. Any thoughts or experiences are appreciated.
  18. Tallahassee Kubota Man

    New member-commercial use tractor/equipment question.

    Hi all, after reading some interesting threads I decided to join. Glad to be here! I bought an L3010 HST 4wd (and implements) back in '01 to use on my property and farm. It worked very well and got a lot of work done. About 5 yrs ago I started a tractor service company doing work mowing...