Let's see your snow removal equipment

[bandit67]

All that extra silicone in the Armor-all will cause the rubber to dry out and crack if you ever stop using it. Now you're locked into that stuff forever.

A very low silicone treatment is a much better option. 303 Aerospace Protectant is a good one. And I like Adams Polishes VRT (Vinyl, Rubber, Tire) treatment.

No one is allowed to put Armor-All on any of my vehicles, ever.

[WaxMan]

Originally Posted by cheesehead

Waxman,
I think I have you beat. I just Armor-All'ed my tires.

UH-OH cheesecake according to Bandit67
"All that extra silicone in the Armor-all will cause the rubber to dry out and crack if you ever stop using it. Now you're locked into that stuff forever."

If that's the case , No one Armor-all's their tractor tires forever!! You better start scrubbing that stuff off with lacquer thinner or something and stop trying to beat the WaxMan. Now look at the mess you have.

[coopers]

WaxMan,

How do you like the B3030? Yours is very very nice looking. Is that machine bigger than the B21/26 or same size? Do they make quick attach systems for the loader buckets to switch from bucket, to fork, to plow etc?

[WaxMan]

Originally Posted by coopers

WaxMan,

How do you like the B3030? Yours is very very nice looking. Is that machine bigger than the B21/26 or same size? Do they make quick attach systems for the loader buckets to switch from bucket, to fork, to plow etc?

Thanks,
I like it allot, It's a perfect size for me and it just fits by 1/2 inch in my 7 ft garage door opening.
It's smaller then the B 21/26 but with a larger 30 hp 4-cyl engine. They do make a quick attach system for it. Great tractor no problems at all with it.

[bandit67]

Coopers,

The B3030 is basically the same size as the B26.

The B26 FEL & backhoe are stronger and lift higher and dig deeper. The B26 has quite a bit more steel on it, and weighs 500-700 lbs more than the B3030 TLB version.

Kubota makes a "pin-type" QA for the B3030 - hook the 2 top pins and insert/remove the 2 bottom pins by hand. Kubota also has a set of pallet forks that works with their QA. The pin-type QA is not as heavy duty as the standard skid steer type QA offered on the B26.

ATI does make a skid steer type QA for the B3030 loader, so that you can use standard QA implements, but you have to be careful to stick with lighter weight products that don't eat up all the FEL capacity.

I have some pics of the Kubota pin-type QA in the link below.

I love the B3030, but would have prefered the heavier duty FEL and backhoe of the B26. Unfortunately, the power of the B26 was a bit too low, and the power-to-weight ratio was not anywhere near as good as the B3030, and I would have been unhappy with the 26hp engine and the 19 pto hp at my altitude.

So far though (at 155 hours), the B3030 is holding up well to the abuses of my rocky soil.

[john_bud]

Here's mine. The middle one is for ice, the green one for fluffy snow and the black one for heavy snow.

Jealous?

[Evil the Weasel]

Originally Posted by john_bud

Here's mine. The middle one is for ice, the green one for fluffy snow and the black one for heavy snow.

Jealous?

The black one needs a replacement edge.

[john_bud]

????

There's still a good 6-8" of plastic to go! It's only 4-5 seasons old and on it's 3rd handle. Still plenty of life left.

[coopers]

Thanks WaxMan and Bandit for the info.

[bill in ny]

It aint much but its all i got.