Recent content by DRFoster

My B2710's owner's manual talks about warm-up times, which I follow dilligently. Question is, when people warm these things up, do you generally boost the RPM's above idle? After starting and the idle smoothing out, I usually set the throttle to between 1100 and 1200 RPM's for the duration of...

I noticied yesterday that one of the rotating "skid shoes" on my Curtis Snow Blade has lost the disc at the bottom. Are these normal wear items that need to be replaced regularly or am I using it adjusted incorrectly? (It was worn down to the point where the disc simply had nothing left to...

I was wondering what's the proper way to have a 3pt snowblower adjusted. By adjusting, I'm refering to the angle of the snowblower as it sits on the ground as controlled by the top bar (that screws longer or shorter.) I originally tried having the snowblower sit level on the ground. What I...

I recently changed my tractor (Kubota B2710) from summer mode (FEL bucket and 4' brush hog) to winter mode (Curtis snow blade and snowblower.) Being fairly new to the tractor world, what's the proper thing to do with the drive shaft for the brush hog? I simply slipped the part that hooks to...

I have a Kubota B2710 I use mainly for snow removal at my house in the mountains of northern Utah. The tractor has a front mounted snow blade and a rear mounted snowblower. The upcoming winter will be my 2nd with the tractor. Last winter, I had several times when it got really cold (below 0)...

I finally took delivery of my B2710 w/402 loader and snowblower this week! So far, so good. I do have a question about rear ballast and loader work. My dealer filled the rear tires with calcium chloride. So far in doing loader work, I've left the snowblower on for additional rear ballast...

I am seriously considering buying a B2710HST with a loader and a snowblower. My decision is coming down to a front vs. a rear snowblower. I'm a newbie with tractors so please bear with my stupid questions. My dealer tells me that to have a front mounted snowblower, it will take me 4+ hours to...