fried1765
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Kubota L48 TLB, Ford 1920 FEL, Ford 8N, SCAG Liberty Z, Gravely Pro.
What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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Replaced the dynamo on my B2601 with an alternator. 14v at idle now. Took about 90 minutes, only because the new belt was slightly too short to slide over the alternator pulley when adjusted all the way in, so had to angle the alternator behind the belt then mount it. Then find the top bracket was a little off, so loosen that to get it to mount smoothly, then take the alternator off again to tighten it because the alternator was in the way, then angle it again and put it on again. And finding the regulator under the dash to disconnect was harder than you'd think.
Overall very happy. I run an electric sprayer on the 3ph, an electric fertiliser spreader on the 3ph, and an electric transfer pump on my diesel tank (for getting heating oil into the house tank). The dynamo didn't really charge the battery up unless you did a good run at full revs, so some days it was pretty lazy to start.
Overall very happy. I run an electric sprayer on the 3ph, an electric fertiliser spreader on the 3ph, and an electric transfer pump on my diesel tank (for getting heating oil into the house tank). The dynamo didn't really charge the battery up unless you did a good run at full revs, so some days it was pretty lazy to start.
millsrv
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L2501 HST, LA525, BH77, Gannon Rollover Scraper, Titan Skid Steer Attach Forks
Carrying a chain saw on my tractor has always been a pain. Putting an expensive saw in the backhoe bucket is not a good plan. Recently I found this ATV chainsaw holder on Amazon for under $70 and decided to order it. I did make modifications to the mounting bracket using a band saw but other than that it was a simple install. I usually have pallet forks on when doing tree work so the loader bucket is not there to carry equipment. I think this might be a reasonable to carry and protect my saws.
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NWAZL3560
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L3560, LA805 loader, BH77 backhoe, rock bucket, box blade, pallet forks
I have an MSA 200C, absolutely love it. Good power and battery life. Lightweight easy to handle.
Update in my FDR2584 mower. Cliffs notes: Mower delivered on a Wednesday and the belt disintegrated after 40 minutes of use with no warning.
The dealer picked it up and took it back for repair and found that the bolt for the spring tensioner had a lot of paint in the hole causing it to stick. He took the bolt out and removed the paint, greased the hole and reinstalled the bolt. Mowed 4.5 acres without any problems.
The bolt is under the gearbox
I picked up the deck and was pleasantly surprised to see minimal grass buildup considering the grass was quite long and not as dry as it would normally be when I mow.
The dealer picked it up and took it back for repair and found that the bolt for the spring tensioner had a lot of paint in the hole causing it to stick. He took the bolt out and removed the paint, greased the hole and reinstalled the bolt. Mowed 4.5 acres without any problems.
The bolt is under the gearbox
I picked up the deck and was pleasantly surprised to see minimal grass buildup considering the grass was quite long and not as dry as it would normally be when I mow.
Nice setup - I bought the battery stihl MSA 160 this year and really love this thing. Bought an extra battery and I usually run out of steam before it does....
RCW
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BX2360, FEL, MMM, BX2750D snowblower. 1953 Minneapolis Moline ZAU
As much as I dread the thought, seasonal conversion done.
“Ran the chains in”. All good there.
Did have a little hydraulic fluid leak. Looks like a coupler. Unhooked and re-connected. Think it’s good now.
“Ran the chains in”. All good there.
Did have a little hydraulic fluid leak. Looks like a coupler. Unhooked and re-connected. Think it’s good now.
Well. Haven't been on in a few days due to the massive storm that hit Massachusetts. Almost lost my brand new tractor. Tree fell to the left and missed it and another to the right that landed on my truck. The Kubota gods were good to me, the Ram gods not so much. Spent the past few days cleaning up the mess and spending as much time as possible on the LX3310.
Wow you got super lucky man! That tree would have hurt! How bad did the ram get it?
The truck got hit pretty hard. big limb, larger than the one in the pictures above landed on the roof. Smashed it in pretty good. Have to see what insurance says and if it's a total loss or not. Looks like it might be.
I'll never get rid of my KTAC insurance, thats for sure
you surely got lucky that’s for sure! I took A major loss to a bad storm back in 2010. I feel your pain man!The truck got hit pretty hard. big limb, larger than the one in the pictures above landed on the roof. Smashed it in pretty good. Have to see what insurance says and if it's a total loss or not. Looks like it might be.
I'll never get rid of my KTAC insurance, thats for sure
Bought the kit. Really glad I did. Everything fit exactly like expected. The instructions were incredibly brief. They were correct, but really could have done with a bit more step by step. I found a YouTube video that was very helpful.
With winter coming and the hour meter sitting at 47.x hours I took the opportunity of a rainy Saturday to to pull the B2601 into the garage and do the 50hr service a touch early.
Overall everything went smoothly......I ran into the common issue of the two drain bolts being heavily covered with the engine block over spray which wouldn't allow the socket to slide on. Once I finally got them off I cleaned them up to prevent that issue next time.
Filters were easy to get off and fairly easy to work on which is nice. Fired it up, dropped the bucket and grabbed the pallet fork frame and hitch and moved the horse trailer, swapped the bucket back on and setup my sand barrels along the driveway for the next 5 months of snow and ice. I also swapped out the box blade for the rear blade.
I think the blower will go on before Thanksgiving........or maybe over that holiday.
PM7788 that was a heck of a storm.......my inlaws in Warham jsut got power back on Saturday
Overall everything went smoothly......I ran into the common issue of the two drain bolts being heavily covered with the engine block over spray which wouldn't allow the socket to slide on. Once I finally got them off I cleaned them up to prevent that issue next time.
Filters were easy to get off and fairly easy to work on which is nice. Fired it up, dropped the bucket and grabbed the pallet fork frame and hitch and moved the horse trailer, swapped the bucket back on and setup my sand barrels along the driveway for the next 5 months of snow and ice. I also swapped out the box blade for the rear blade.
I think the blower will go on before Thanksgiving........or maybe over that holiday.
PM7788 that was a heck of a storm.......my inlaws in Warham jsut got power back on Saturday
Well I narrowed my buds kubota u45 andtook the scrub brush off a section behind barn, stripped topsoil off. Time for stone and gravel for the extension. Hopefully mother nature holds winter off a bit longer, also installed new driveway gate, and put some ditching in behind barn and in pasture. Had a lot of rain so was pretty sloppy but gotta do what ya gotta do. Now on to finish putting firewood in shed, and getting the piles of lumber the amish milled up into a building lol winter can wait ...
mcmxi
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***Current*** M6060HDC, MX6000HSTC & GL7000 ***Sold*** MX6000HST & BX25DLB
In addition to moving trailers around and clearing up in preparation for winter, I've wanted to move a big boulder ever since I bought this place and finally got it to a better location yesterday. It was one heavy and awkward beast and I gave myself a Halloween scare yesterday afternoon as I came down the asphalt driveway with the rock in the jaws of the EA grapple. I started to slide (yaw) and began to wonder if this was it. You can see the skid marks on the asphalt in the photo below. The R4 tires have no traction on the asphalt and the smart move would have been to drop the grapple and boulder to the ground but I hung on in there and got the tractor back under control where the driveway levels off a bit.
I placed the rock in front of the sign I made about three years ago. I'm going to add a few more smaller rocks at some point but I'm glad that's over. The EA box blade weighs around 800lb and the rock must be twice that and it was too much. I have to say, I'm less than impressed with the traction from these R4 tires on my property, whether it's on dirt, grass or asphalt. The rear tires seem to break loose at the drop of a hat and end up digging up the grass and then the dirt. I guess the MX isn't lacking for torque.
I hope I didn't do any damage to the driveline as I was sliding down the driveway.
I placed the rock in front of the sign I made about three years ago. I'm going to add a few more smaller rocks at some point but I'm glad that's over. The EA box blade weighs around 800lb and the rock must be twice that and it was too much. I have to say, I'm less than impressed with the traction from these R4 tires on my property, whether it's on dirt, grass or asphalt. The rear tires seem to break loose at the drop of a hat and end up digging up the grass and then the dirt. I guess the MX isn't lacking for torque.
I hope I didn't do any damage to the driveline as I was sliding down the driveway.
