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Is there a way to simplify (make easier) the job of attaching a Bush Hog driveshaft to the rear PTO on a B3030? It seems to be a real wrestling match to slide the driveshaft coupler onto the splined PTO shaft, because the PTO guard and the plastic driveshaft safety tube are very much in the way...

I just received a Model 25C tiltmeter from R&B Manufacturing for my B3030, and I have two questions: 1 -- Where is the best place to mount it? I'm guessing it may be the vertical left FEL support. I'd prefer not to drill holes in the hood or anywhere else, and would use the double-sided sticky...

Today's 10-inch snowfall gave me the first real traction problems I've had in the two years I've had the B3030. I have R4 tires and use a rear blade and front loader with no chains or weighted wheels. Today's snow was on the heavy side, and I found that I bogged down a lot using the rear blade...

I've noticed a couple things on my B3030 and wonder if they're "normal": 1 -- Sometimes, when under some load or going up a hill I notice that the HST gives a little jerk. After the jerk, I think it's going a bit faster but I'm not sure of that. It's almost like it catches for a moment before...

The plastic cowling assembly on my B3030 (surrounding the instrument panel and extending down to the floor) seems quite loose. I can wiggle it easily by grasping with both hands on the sides. I see no readily apparent way to tighten it up. Is this looseness normal? If not, how can I tighten it...

The plastic cowling assembly on my B3030 (surrounding the instrument panel and extending down to the floor) seems quite loose. I can wiggle it easily by grasping with both hands on the sides. I see no readily apparent way to tighten it up. Is this looseness normal? If not, how can I tighten it...

Does anyone know of commercially available bolt-on or weld-on brackets that permit adjustable skid shoes to be mounted on a back blade? I have a (cheap) 5-foot Speeco back blade, and have trouble avoiding scraping gravel off our driveway when plowing snow. I know I can get the skid shoes at...

Our grandsons, ages 4 and 7, devised this equipment (see attachment) to foil thieves from stealing their dad's new Kubota L2800 tractor. The setup probably would work on various tractor brands and sizes. If the grandsons decide to market the equipment, I'll let you know. But as a stopgap you...

My Kubota B3030 may have met its match today. It, and I, struggled for an hour or so trying to dig out and move a large boulder from one of our trails (so I won't keep hitting it with the Bush Hog). I'm a newbie with a FEL, but I tried everything I could think of, digging down with the toothbar...

Does anyone have any advice for easier shifting of a new B3030 with HST (and no clutch)? Kubota's advice (on stickers and in the manual), for difficulty in shifting, is to lightly touch the pedal in forward or reverse to ease shifting from neutral into H, M or L, and firmly press the brake...

TBN has had lots of posts on slope safety, but I haven't seen (or may have missed) discussion of whether 4WD or 2WD is best for going DOWN a slope. I have a B3030 HST with 4WD, and mow with a 60-inch Bush Hog. We have one pretty good slope (haven't measured the degrees) that the kids use for...

I am conscientious about putting up the foldable ROPS each time I take my new B3030 out of the garage to plow snow (which has been discouragingly seldom this "winter"). I just wondered if anyone but me has wondered why Kubota makes putting up the ROPS so clumsy. After unfolding the ROPS, you...

After many months of following the great posts on this site, I'm finally nearing a decision on what to buy. I've narrowed it to a bells-and-whistles B3030 or the plainer but larger L2800 or L3400. I'm leaning to the B3030 because of its greater creature comforts. My concern is the...

I'm going around and around trying to decide which tractor would be best for me -- a B3030 or an L3400. I want it to handle my Bush Hog SQ600 5-foot rotary cutter (to mow about two miles of mostly grassy trails; not much real brush), move snow with a FEL and a 5-foot rear blade, and pull a...

My Ford 8N has a slow oil leak that appears to be dripping off the bottom of the governor. It's no big deal, but I'm wondering if the fix is simple -- like replacing what I think is the only gasket in the governor (if I can locate the right replacement gasket). Anything tricky about...

My 1948 Ford 8N's ammeter has shown a constant slight discharge for several months. Yesterday the battery finally died completely and I replaced it (old one was bad -- 12 years old with plates visibly corroded). With the new battery, the engine started right up fine, but the ammeter still shows...

I have a two-year-old Bush Hog SQ600 rotary cutter that I use for fairly light autumn mowing of grassy trails on our 100 acres. It has had only about 10-12 hours of use. This week as I got ready for this fall's mowing, I noticed a 2-to-3-foot-wide pool of seemingly fresh gear oil on the concrete...

In addition to rotary cutters mentioned in an earlier post (Bush Hog SQ600 and Woods XT160), I've looked at a Bush Hog Razorback 5-foot cutter. It's got a decent price ($650 plus $70 for front and back deflectors) but looks lightly built. I'd use it mainly for cutting grass, not brush. Can...

I need a 5-foot rotary cutter (with stumpjumper and shear bolt) for my Ford 8N. May upgrade tractor next year to something like a Kubota 2710. Considering Bush Hog SQ600 vs. Woods XT160. I'd appreciate any advice on choosing between these two mowers. (Or should I look at other brands?)