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I can only tell you of my experiences with the WC68. Several years ago at our old house I wanted to clean out part of the woods in the front, about a half acre, and some in the back where the dogs were fenced in - another 1/2 acre or so. I wasn't taking down anything large, only scrub and trees...

The rules may have changed when I was flying a drone a few years ago but iirc the max height above average terrain (or building, tower, or other obstacle) was 400'. The drone had to be in view of the operator. Have they changed the regs? If so I might get back into flying.

During the last several years I have purchased the following from EA - all received withing promise dates (varied from 2 weeks to 4 months) 6 way Extreme back blade box blade grapple pallet forks simca tiller subsoiler tooth bar I've been very pleased with everything that came from EA. I'm sure...

With the reviews that top received on Amazon I'd never buy it.

lol, me too but that's on a 6' ladder. Strap on a full body climbing harness and I'm a hero the tower after it was erected. There is a bearing at 60'. The top 60' rotated. :)

I used the tractor as a come along years ago to put up my 120' tower. Had a pulley at the base of the 1st 10' section that was set in 3 yds of concrete. The rope went up the tower to the gin pole pulley and then back to the ground. The next section to go up was just pulled up and lowered onto...

Thanks for the update! Not having any real hydraulic experience other than putting in 3 rear remotes and a TNT I was heistant to use hydraulic cllinders to move the ssqa arms. I spoke to a local tractor mechanic to get cylinder suggestions and he discouraged me. In his words, "if something...

Being in hvac you may recognize Cryotek - a non-toxic antifreeze used in potable water systems. I diluted some and loaded my rears with it. I just wasn't comfortable with a toxic fill.

I beg to differ with oosik but. . . I had ZERO experience with hydraulics yet was able to install three rear remotes and a Top N Tilt. There are plenty of helpful guys on the tractor forums who are very knowledgeable.

I'm looking for a low flow SA20 or equal in good condition. Located in central CT. Must be within 2 hr drive for pick up.

A couple of years ago I put in a new 3/4 acre lawn. The land hadn't been touched in 30 years and the original landscaper didn't put a lot of time in 'derocking'. Because the prices I received for putting in a new lawn were so friggin high I decided to do it myself and purchased a really nice...

I've moved a lot of rocks in a cleared area in the woods with my grapple. They ranged in size from 6" to small boulders that tested the lifting capacity of the fel.

Grumpycat I agree with much of your post but. . . The amp draw for a 204 watt pump =~17amps. 17amps * 8 hours = 136AH

I think this is not correct. If it draws 17 amps for one hour, that a 17 amp hour draw. The watts it uses is 12V * 17A = 204 watts

We had a mole problem right after we moved in. I used trap and killed a bunch but there were plenty left to pretty much destroy my lawn. One of the scientists at the local CT AG station told me about Milky Spore. It kills the Japanese beetle grubs that the moles were after. It took about a year...

I also installed a Fitrite Hydraulic solution on my L3800 - similar size to yours. At 1st I used it to regrade my 500' gravel driveway with my box blade and back blade. It's a game changer to be able to quickly and often adjust the tilt or the aggressive angle of he blades. This is a shot of...

I planted 100+ 4x4's in the woods for a 'keep the dogs in / keep the deer out' fence. I used a 9" auger down ~36". We have rocky soil so I just backfilled with what came out of the hole. That was 15 years ago. The only one that failed was the one I snapped off by accidentally hitting it with the...

I went with 3" Bro-Tek spacers. I work on hilly terrain also and wanted a little more insurance as my pucker factor meter is very sensitive. The Bro-Teks are like a piece of art :)

2 years ago I got a price of $17k to put in a new lawn. wtf??? Although I am still working, I work from home. Simple solution - I bought a good tiller from EA. It was a Simca (Italian) with reverse rotation. They don't show it available on THEIR SITE but it was a 66" beast. Glyphosate, box...

maybe not so great. . . wouldn't replacement value be a better choice?

I used a small linear actuator on my blower last year. It worked fine. I just don't don't adjust it that often when I'm clearing the driveway - long runs top to bottom. It is very useful maneuvering around the top of the driveway and street. I used an 'ebay motor' to automate the chute. Both...

I have it on my 38hp Kubota. Its a great tool. I've used it to clear and move good sized logs in the woods as well as pick up some pretty big potatoes to be used as landscape features. For me it's a must have and a joy to use.

lol, as careful as I am James there was one time I missed the pin engaging at all and I was standing right over it manually operating the lever. Didn't realize it until I curled the bucket in the woods and it half fell off. Let's just say I'm a whole lot more attentive now. I installed 3 rear...

I have already been thinking of making a hydraulic one :( - It would be a good exercise for me as I could learn more about hydraulics. I did the math also on the force of one and my initial inclination is to use a relief valve. So being a complete dummy about this. . . is there a 'double...

This is the actuator I went with: 330lb actuator I could not stall it with all my weight (195lb) Here is the led: 9 watt led - NOTE these leds should have a heat sink. Each color is rated ~ 3w and draw 700ma at full rate. I used a 30 ohm dropping resistor to reduce the current to 300ma -...

Its all been said above :) The phd is a pia to mount / dismount. I have Pats - made it easier. I hung the phd from under my deck - made it even easier. The tilt function on my top n tilt made it even easier (of course have to remove top cylinder).

No claims for originality here. I have seen others do it but I decided to 'do it my way'. The thought was it would be a nice simple project to execute. Turned out there were little procurement bumps in the road that kept pushing back the finish date. So the plan was to utilize a 200mm linear...

As several posters have mentioned its a very personal choice based on what 'you' think you can do with it. I have had 3 previous tractors with backhoes. The only one that could do serious backhoe work was an old Ford 4000. My 1st 2 Kubotas (B7200 and L3400) were both 4wd hst units with...

I also added 3" Brotek's to my tractor. There are some hills I have to traverse perpendicular to the fall line. Haven't tipped over yet :) They can only help.

I used EA's subsoiler to trench 150' in the root infested woods :) A couple of large ones stopped me but one or two more passes ripped them apart. Here is what it looked like just after assembly. Comes with a shear bolt.

I added two electrical connections to my tractor. The first one is a 20 amp connector on the fel crossmember. As you can see I mounted a piece of orange painted strut on top of the hydraulic line protector. The connector goes directly to the battery with an inline fuse. I adapted my 12 volt...

Well, not $60k but 2 years ago I picked up an L3800 / fel with 200 hrs on it. Just a basic tractor. The PO used it for hauling firewood, apparently with a trailer. I don't think anything was ever on the 3 point. He just used a draw bar. Other than some small dings in the hood from branches it...

fwiw I bought a 3 valve rear remote kit from Brian at FitRite Hydraulics. It was a complete kit including hoses. I was a total novice with hydraulics. Brian walked me through everything. It was a fantastic learning experience. Ask yourself - are those people doing that any smarter than me? If...

Sad story. I almost had the same thing happen. When I had my last tractor, an L3400 w/BH, I was going to modify the low area of our land. There was a small 'wetlands' area adjacent to it and a 'dry water course' that I wanted to dig out and create a small pond, maybe 100 X 60. I just started...

when you need one they can't be beat!

price drop bumpity

Good on you for the pick up :) My son and I scored 2 MEP-003's several years ago. 10kw diesels. They are built like tanks and weigh 1000+ lbs Like yours they came on tilt trailers and had been completely refurbed then put in a warehouse where they were eventually auctioned from (FT Meade in...

Thanks for the update :) I have 3" spacers on my L3800 and have often thought I should have gone for 4".

Used once last fall to put in my new front lawn, less than 3 hours. No longer any need for it. In 'as new' condition. No excuses. It did an awesome job on lawn to be. Full disclosure - I ripped the 30 yr+ untouched soil with my box blade first and removed all the rocks before tilling...

I hadn't heard that. What is your source for that information?

Too far to deliver mine to you :)

where are you located MailmanX?

I have EA's subsoiler and Wicked Tooth Bar. That said from what I interpret from your post I wouldn't use either one. I think I would use a box blade's scarifiers to rip up and loosen the ground. Then the box or back blade to move the material. I have used the bucket / toothbar to move a fair...

It might be useful to name the company you had all the problems from. . .

I've had a few pto phd's. My current one is a practically new Land Pride PD15 that I picked up super cheap on Craigslist. Compared to the last no-name, beat up one I had for my last tractor (also from Craigslist) this one looks great. Operationally? Meh, they both do the same thing. I had about...

lol, the company I work for does that and we are not unique. We call it 'activity based costing'. We know how much gross profit $ every customer generates and from that we subtract: cost of carrying their receivable (the longer they take to pay, the more it costs us) cost of picking their orders...

Hello 5050, I have had the same insurance company for more than 40 years. I knew the owner very well and always started any coverage questions with him. Nice guy. Very successful agency. I figured I knew my business and he knew his. Then I had a car accident. Didn't seem like a big deal. Other...

If you needed a product that required ongoing technical expertise that you didn't have, my guess is you would be less sensitive to the purchase price and more sensitive to the quality / technical competence of the seller. On the other hand if you were shopping for some generic item that...

My $.02 from a very aged consumer What you say may all be true but I haven't been in a car dealership (other to pick up a new vehicle or service) in over 10 years. I'm never going to go to a dealership to buy a car. Sure the dealers don't like it - too much leverage to the consumer. The...

I've been very happy with my Top n Tilt from Brian at Fitrite. I also purchased a 3 valve rear remote kit from him. He was most gracious in helping this hydraulic newbie when I did the install. Just an fyi, his lead times are looong but I have yet to find anyone say a negative thing about his...

fwiw I redid about 3/4 acre lawn last spring in tough CT soil. Plenty of good sized rocks and no lack of roots near the trees. After killing everything with Roundup I used the box blade pretty much the way he demonstrated: I was able to remove tons (literally) of rocks and rip up the surface...

Thank you for the tip! I just got mine in from Amazon yesterday. They are unbelievable. . . We had rain last night followed by snow and plunging temps. My (steep) gravel driveway was a mess. I used the toothbar to scrap down as much as I could without ripping up the gravel. Loose gravel + rear...

Last year I used my EA subsoiler to trench about 200' in the woods to extend my camera system and low voltage circuit. Our soil is pretty rocky and I was lucky enough not to hit any show stoppers. It did pull plenty of rocks up. Two passes and I had a nice small trench about 15" deep. Come the...

We aren't all that far from the CT coast and its often the snow / rain demarcation line. That said in years I was without a tractor I typically would end up paying between $1200 - $1800 a season for plowing. The deal with the plow guy was 2" triggered a plowing. There were times I thought he...

Thanks for the suggestion 07wingnut I have seen that recommendation before. The actuator is rated for wet operation, not immersion. To me that pretty much means keep it dry. That said I never blow snow in the rain :) However I have heard that snow can turn to water given the right conditions :)...

Not uncommon here in CT to get snow followed by rain followed by really cold temps. Our driveway is long and steep. I always wait for the end of the storm and final freeze before snow blowing.

I posted my progress over on OTT and thought this might be useful to others here. The issue: The Blizzard B64 that I picked up on Craigslist last year had manual rotation and deflector. My previous tractor / snowblower had hydraulic control for both and I wanted at least chute rotation. Turns...

Last spring I planted over 60 large shrubs around the property. A phd with a 12" auger did the job really well. We have plenty of rocks here in central CT but going slow made it an easy process. Sure I encountered some big potatoes I couldn't get by so the hole was just moved a bit. Some of the...

I spend a fair amount of time in the woods clearing and cleaning up. It got old banging my box blade into trees and rocks. I have filled rears (diluted Cryotek, non toxic) and mount a ballast box when ever I venture in now..

I don't have a lot of experience with tillers but I went with a 66" Sicma / Phoenix Tiller It has the reverse rotation and did a superb job tilling a new 1/2 acre lawn for me. Seems to be built like a tank.

Let's try to keep it all in perspective, exactly who is "They" From FACTS ABOUT CA FORESTS Of the approximately 33 million acres of forest in California, federal agencies (including the USDA Forest Service and USDI Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service) own and manage 19...

As many have already said, I go slow on the rpm, take small bites and lift out often to clear the hole. Several years and a tractor ago I drilled over 100 holes in our woods for a containment fence for our dogs. I used 8' 4X4's down 3' and drilled them all with a 6" auger. Between the massive...

I gave up on lifting 5 gallon jugs. Too old, too heavy, unwieldly trying to hold up. Found a new 55 gallon drum and installed a standard home heating fuel oil fill and vent on it. Used a 12volt Amazon 'special' diesel pump kit that included the pump, hose, handle and input hose and strainer. It...

I do exactly the same. I mounted a piece of strut on the fel crossmember. A 2 conductor plug is mounted on it on one side and my hydraulic disconnect for the grapple on the other. I ran the wires back to the pivot point and then forward to the battery. It's a 20 amp circuit. I power my 12 volt...

I shared the same concern when I purchased my 2013 L3800H last year. Low hours, well maintained and no complicated emissions on it.

My Wicked 55 finally arrived a couple of weeks ago :) Everyone was happy! It's been great. Wish I had one on my previous tractors.

I just completely redid 1/2 acre front lawn. Roundup, box blade, 1600lbs limestone, 200lbs fertilizer, tiller, 100lbs of seed and then used a drag harrow to turn the soil just enough to cover the seed. Worked out great. It's almost 3 weeks now and I have an awesome vivid green lawn instead of weeds.

I went with the Phoenix T10, reverse rotation, 66". It's an Italian product from EA. When I put a new 1/2 acre lawn in I used my box blade 1st to rip the ground (hadn't been touched in 30 years) and pull out the rocks. It did a great job. Filled the loader bucket 4 or 5 times. One pass with the...

My driveway is about 500' long and has a serious elevation drop in part of it. I used the superelevated curve shown by the previous poster. It worked out great. Here we use what is called 3/4 process with dust. We had a really abnormal year of heavy rains and the driveway stayed intact with no...

My grapple also came in yesterday :) I use the 3rd rear remote that I plumbed to the front. I can use the lift and curl functions of the fel at the same time as opening and closing the grapple. Going to take practice. I did 'harvest' a landscape feature out of the woods this afternoon tho. Not...

I ended up with this EA 72" Extreme blade It has been used extensively for snow removal and trimming my gravel driveway. The offset is an absolute necessity for me when working on the driveway. The grade was raised 10' to accommodate the driveway. Going over the edge is a two wrecker call - just...

Good luck with the new grapple. Mine is currently at a local Yellow Freight terminal and should be delivered Monday. Its been a long wait from EA. You mention loaded tires and wheel weights but its my understanding that real, behind the rear axle, ballast is needed to relieve some of that...

The amount of weight relieved from the front axle has nothing to do with what is in the front loader. Take the damn loader off. Putting ballast on the rear as per my example relieves a proportional amount of weight from the front axle. The amount depends on how far the two axles are apart, how...

Really?

So just because. . . I just went out and measured my tractor. The wheels are ~ 5.3' apart. Ballast weighing 800lbs 4' behind the centerline of the rear axle will have a moment arm of 4ft*800lbs or 3200ft-lbs. To counteract that moment the front axles will have 3200ft-lbs/5.3ft or ~604lbs...

ptsg posted a pretty good pic. Here is a finished pic of my installation: On each implement that you want to use it with you need to put a ball on the top link pin and just leave it there.

I have Fit Rite's TNT and Brian also offers a Euro style quick attach for the top link. It just drops over the ball on the implement and snaps closed. My implements are not stored in a level area. I just back up adjust the tilt just below the bottom pins and lift. Pats does all the work. Then...

Monday will be 16 weeks for me :) hopefully it will ship this week

I planted 6 butterfly bushes this year that are just flowering. Supposedly they attract hummingbirds. No hummers there, yet. I still get them on my deck feeder all day. We get a couple of Ruby Reds but mostly they look like this: Hummingbird

I'm having a hard time visualizing this. When you connect your jumper wires, regardless of whether the jump vehicle is running or not, those two batteries are indeed in parallel. Electrically speaking they are one unit (the jumpers connect them together). Certainly there is going to be a large...

Our previous 2 labs were roamers and like the op eventually found neighbors that didn't appreciate them in their yard. Our first attempt at controlling them was the Invisible Fence brand of shock collar. After doing the training the black lab got hit once and never went near the boundary again...

When we built our house the local health district rep came over to inspect the proposed septic system. She gave me an education on Glacial Tills. Apparently I'm sitting on one. with all the good n bad that goes with it. Awesome drainage with every size rock included at no extra charge. When I...

I did exactly this (after I tried to drive off with the stand down). I used a black nipple painted yellow to match the blade color. Used a black cap on the top and a floor flange on the bottom. Drilled a bunch of holes and dropped in a clevis pin.

Good question, one I didn't specifically ask. She did say it would be treated like any other valuable on the property. ie if a tree or lightning knocked down my 120' radio tower it would be covered, just like the tractor would if it was hit. I'll call on Monday and ask about a roll over. These...

I recently contacted my agent about insuring my tractor. As long as it is used on my property, by me and not someone I hire to use it, it's covered on my homeowner's policy - subject to the deductible. I don't take it off my property so for me that's enough. The normal hazards covered on my...

Not to be argumentative - My company buys from Charlotte Pipe, one of the largest manufacturers of PVC pipe and fittings. This is a link to their Safety Data Sheet: Charlotte safety data sheet Besides all the legal jargon contained in it, there is this: According to Charlotte the product...

FWIW Although PVC is flame resistant, PVC products release toxic hydrogen chloride gas when heated. These corrosive gases can spread faster than flames, trapping building occupants before they have a chance to escape. Hydrogen chloride gas is lethal when inhaled.

When I had my L3400 I had a backhoe on it. I live in a heavily wooded area. Although the backhoe was really great when I needed it, more often than not it was a hindrance when moving around the trees. Where it shined, as a previous poster noted, was on a slope where I wasn't real comfy. Swinging...

Sorry Joe, just saw your question :( I really don't know :) I probably threw it away or put it on one of the garage shelves (same as throwing it away :) )

Hello Joe Here is the link: 9" monitor with 2 cameras As you can see I put both cameras on the rear. There are a lot of features I don't use besides the ones I mentioned above. One which may interest you is the ability to view both cameras split screen. After just having my 2nd cervical...

Seems to me. . . allow me some assumptions in a make believe case. Given The distance from the bucket to front axle is 3', the distance between axles is 5' and the distance from the rear axle is 3' If your counter weight was 0 and the bucket weight was 500lbs There would be a moment of 3ft *...

I picked this up on Amazon. Comes with 2 cameras, both on rear - this is the 'low' view one and the 'high' view one, It has a slot for a memory card to record (I don't use). It also has provision to keep track of time and time stamp your videos (requires a wire be kept hot all the time). I...

I work at wholesale plumbing / heating / AC / Industrial products distributor. We sell every brand of teflon tape and pipe dope mentioned above. We also sell one not mentioned, Chesterton Tape. The largest mechanical contractors we deal with use it. They are not usually prone to throwing $$$...

Like several other posters above I used a 3/8" grade 70 chain (my go to chain) for removing a bunch of (formerly) low growing dead shrubbery that the deer had finished off this past winter. I just wrapped it twice around the biggest piece of the plant and looped the chain through by bucket hook...

Move it further away. The sound level decreases by the square of the distance. ie double the distance, half the noise. triple the distance. 1/9 the noise

I used the tools I had on our gravel driveway (box blade and back blade). I needed to rip it first because I wanted to regrade it. The the box blade was used to spread the material and finally the back blade was used to finish it.

Assuming winter ends sometime, I have a lot of cleaning up in the woods to do with my FEL & toothbar. Even I can see nothing good is going to happen with my box blade or back blade hanging off the 3pt as ballast amongst the trees. With my last tractor I used the backhoe and had enough issues to...

I used the work light plug located under the fender - only powered when key is on and yes I fused that heavy line from the battery to the relay AT THE BATTERY. I used a 40 amp fuse - I'll never draw that much off the back relay. Your fuse should protect the wiring going back to the relay. If...

This is when I just placed them - wires just hanging. I'll get you a finished pix

ahh, I remember it well. . . I bought it to do some clearing in the woods. Only used it for a few months then sold it for a few hundred less than I bought it for.

Roy I installed an inexpensive monitor / cameras package from Amazon - Amazon.com: 9" 4Pin IPS HD SD DVR Recording 2CH Split Car Rear View Monitor + 2x AHD 18P Reversing Backup Camera For Bus Long Truck Vehicle Waterproof 12V-24V: Beauty The monitor is NOT rated as weatherproof which is no...

I have projects planned for the spring that barring me picking up a backhoe really could use a tooth bar. I've been really pleased with EA's box blade and back blade so that weighed a lot in which one to get. I really don't think it took me more than an hour start to finish. Drilling the holes...

Now that I have installed 3" wheel spacers I feel more confident on some of the grades I have to cross. Not being a complete idiot (despite what my friends say) I really want to know how much of an improvement of the 'tip angle' it actually made. My trig may be a little rusty but I still...

My friend who bought my last tractor to this day still kids me that every grease joint had a little extra. Of course he is the same type of owner who regularly waxes the machine so I took his comments with a grain of salt. I must be really getting old because now every time I get on the tractor...

I guess we were lucky. Ended up at just about 12" but it was a light snow. Got to use the back blade for the 1st time on snow (both dragging and pushing it). It worked fine - with some limitations. My driveway has a fairly steep grade right at the 1st curve. On my 1st pass going up I was trying...

Well I don't have anything planned for today except warming it up and bringing the trash to the street. BUT, tomorrow just might be a different day: (the "X" is me)

1st thanks again to Lennyzx11, the jack support under the wrench made is easy peasy both getting them off and torqueing them back on: It took me 1/2 the time this AM, just an hour, compared to 2 hours yesterday for the 1st one. Here is a pic before I put the second one on: and with both...

Just finished the install of one - us 74 yo's move slower :) short some of their 'special' nuts. Will have to email them tonight. For a while looks like the tractor is going to be lopsided :)

Success! My son hasn't come home yet so I decided to try one more time with the 30" breaker bar. The WD40 has been on now for several hours. Maybe that did the trick? otoh if I was 50 years younger maybe it wouldn't have been so bad :) Thanks to all!

So my Bro-Tek spacers arrived and I just got a break from work to do the install. Didn't get very far :( Tried to break the bolts/nuts free while it was on the ground with an impact wrench. Makes a lot of noise but no movement. The guy that tightened these must be the big brother of the oil...

I should receive this week my; Wicked Tooth Bar FitRite Hydraulics 3 remote valve kit Bro-Tek's 3" wheel spacers Three little projects that should keep me happy :) (at least for a week)

Mornin' LouNY Yours looks like typical Fox Red Lab. Good luck with her! They are truly great dogs. I had never heard of the variant (I'm told they are a Yellow lab). We just picked Cooper out at a lab rescue facility. When the vet told me what he was I googled Fox Red Lab. Mostly breeders came...

Our property is on the side of the hill. Some of it is flat but even driving around the house I get a queasy feeling going around one corner - and the grade there doesn't 'look bad'. At first I thought of wheel weights (that much $$$ !!!) and then filled tires. I finally decided to go with...

Well it stopped raining! This is an awesome tool. Got to get to some final driveway grading till spring (need to bring in a couple of loads of stone). My goal was to 'fix' the grade of the driveway so water wouldn't run down the middle and rut it up. Through years of vehicle traffic the sides...

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My Everything Attachments back blade just arrived today. The bad, its really pouring. The good, I wanted to get it before the ground freezes so I can do some driveway work. Of course if it snows I now have a means of clearing it :) I did have a Normand rear 5' blower on the L3400 I sold. I...

Today's update. . . As I'm working from home its easy to take a 30 minute break & play with the tractor. I just tried the chain method. It works, sort of. The problem is the branches are dead so they just break off leaving the roots :( The other issue is moving the debris. They are twisty...

Alongside part of our driveway we have about 75' of low growing shrubbery on a bank. The past several years the deer have really done a job on them to the point I just want to rip them out and plant something else. Here is part of the problem: From the lawn side there is between a 5-7'...

Ok, UPS delivered the modified pins from my son. I had to drill out the hole for my lynch pins. The hair pins that came with them were really small. I installed them on the tractor. The pin does not insert completely (planned) as it is stopped when the 5/8" diameter reaches the threads of...

The following is for a grade 5 5/8" bolt. One would think a solid 5/8 rod would be stronger (this rating is 60% of max strength)

No, if all works as designed it will be the full 5/8" diameter going thru the ROPS channel. The 9/16 will go in as far as the welded nut on the outside of the channel: the keeper pin hole in the new hitch pin should be pretty close to keeping the 5/8 snug to the threads

not funny :( I've bonked the top trim piece, I don't really know how many times with my old L3400. Just to show I never learn, I did it the first day again with the L3800. I seriously thought about re-framing the opening. My son just sent me a pix of the finished product. I should get it by...

My L3800's ROPS has screw in pins for locking it in place, up or down. The factory pins have no handle of any kind to aid in screwing them in. It's a tedious process putting the ROPS up and down - the tractor is garage kept and of course the erected ROPS doesn't make it through the door. I tried...

After putting in 2 rear LED work lights I really had to attend to the front lighting, or lack of it. Decided to go with a 162 watt 24" light bar from Amazon: Amazon.com: Nilight 25" 162W Led Light Bar Flood Spot Combo Waterproof Driving Lights Off Road Lights for SUV UTE Truck ATV UTV ,2 Years...

My seat time is more out of seat time yesterday & today. I ran a pair of 12 ga wires from the battery to the inside of the left rear fender. I had already mounted a 6 position fuse block that I was powering from the work light wires that are in the left rear wheel well. I only have my cameras...

Since I acquired another tractor recently and had sold all my implements with the old one, I've been in acquisition mode. My new (to me) 2013 L3800 was really bare except for the loader. That may be why it was priced low even with 264 hrs on the clock. So the hunt begins. I had a no name real...

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Yes I agree 100% Tinhack. The problem is I don't have a lumen meter but I can measure amps & voltage. The rear work lights that I bought were advertised at 40w each. They actually measured 20.2w with 12.6v applied (about 1.6 amp). They are plenty bright enough for me. You should be able to...

I wonder if anyone here has done it and what were the results. My 'new to me' L3800 has really weak brightness headlights. I found a vendor on ebay that is selling replacement LED bulbs. Supposedly 25w. If they are they should be waaay brighter than the stock ones. I ordered a pair to try but...

Now that I have been using my 'new to me' L3800 for a while I've started discovering things that weren't 'excellent condition' as advertised. No buyers remorse here just fixing, adjusting replacing or servicing what I find. Which brings me to the 3ph speed control. It is really frozen in place...

Ok - I gave up and bowed to the sage advice of those who know more than I! I installed the switch I had already purchased and finished the install today :) So my two initial projects for the tractor are done (2 cameras in rear / monitor and rear work lights) Finished fuse block: Installed...

Thanks for the replies. The additional switch was my first thought. I actually cut off the 'work light connector' and wired it to feed a 6 position fuse block. The only things I am powering from that are my new camera installation (draws less than an amp) and the 2 LED work lights (draw a total...

I am planning to use the left rear running light hot lead at the light to power a relay coil. The relay contacts will then switch on my new LED rear work lights. My wiring diagram for the tractor does not call out the colors of the wires :( Because there is little slack in the wires there it is...

With my recent cervical fusion I'm not quite as 'head flexible' as I used to be. My current project with the tractor is regrading my driveway that is requiring a lot of swiveling in the seat. So I decided install a rear facing camera. Note I don't operate the tractor in the rain. The monitor is...

I just picked up a PD15 that appears to have had very little use. It came with a 6" auger. Come the spring I am planning on doing a lot of replanting to replace the various bushes / shrubbery that the deer seem to enjoy. I'm thinking a 12" auger would be great for my needs. As I'm not planning...

fwiw I just received this from Amazon yesterday: I don't operate my tractor in the rain so having a waterproof monitor isn't important. For snow removal I'll probably just put a plastic bag over it. This one comes with 2 cameras and can operate split screen or you can select one camera. It's...

Since my neck fusion it is uncomfortable for me to turn around in the seat to view my rear implements. I just received a 9" car monitor with two cameras to make life easier. I would like to mount the monitor directly above the tach on the plastic cowl per the image. There is a 12mm bolt...

I admit I am a total novice when it comes to hydraulics. There is also no project big or small I won't take a whack at destroying. I have a basic understanding of an open system, power beyond port and how the valves are daisy chained. That's it. I don't have a clue on fittings nomenclature...

sorry I should have included this pix of the welded nuts

As I keep my 'new to me' L3800 in a garage I am constantly raising & lowering the ROPS (1" too tall for the door, ask how I know). The hardware was rusty when I picked up the machine so I ordered new from Messicks. I have attached an image of what they sent. There has to be a better / faster...

I just can't bring myself to spend $26 for a can of spray paint to repaint my ROPS on my 'new to me' L3800. I've always had excellent results wit Rust-Oleum paints. In searching online there appears to be several that are close, at least on my screen :( Has anyone done this before?

one of my hobbies for the last couple years has been to put video cameras in the woods to video the various critters that come wandering through. CT isn't MT but i still have snagged some interesting animals including a gigantic owl taking a couple passes over a raccoon (I light the areas with...

after doing my research on the forums on 8/24 I ordered a box blade from Everything Attachments. Delivery was quoted at 6 weeks. I am ok with the delivery but yesterday my credit card bill came in and the blade was charged to it on 8/24. . . I buy pretty much everything online but I can't even...

I have a box blade on order to work on my gravel driveway. The only other implement I'm considering right now is a back blade for lawn grading and snow removal. I am going to install top n tilt pistons on the 3 point. In reading other threads it isn't clear to me whether there is value in...

OK here is what I went with. The lights Amazon.com: AutoFeel LED Light Bar 2PCS 7 Inch 6W LED Pods Flood Spot Beam Combo Off Road Driving Fog Light for Truck ATV Boat: Automotive and magnets Fishing Magnets 2 Pack, 5lbs Pulling Force Super Strong Round Neodymium Rare Earth Magnet with...

This one was shot on our deck near the hummingbird feeder in 2014 The old Farmington (CT) Canal runs through Cheshire. The old lock was restored. This is a shot of it from 2004

fwiw several years ago my son and I both bid on and got surplus government generators from FT Meade (MD). They are MEP-003A's rated 10kw and diesels. There are Youtube videos showing them supplying 14kw for continuous hours. There is an Onan air cooled diesel in them and they are loud. I found a...

So now that I am no longer 'tractorless' I want to add some lighting. Its something I never did with the L3400 that I sold last year and pretty much regretted it every time I had to work with it at night. Now I have an L3800. Where have operators had the best results mounting LED lighting? I...

I've researched the forum on this question and quite frankly I'm more confused than when I started. . . Here is my situation. My driveway is gravel (compacted 3/4 stone), 500' long, curvy and has a significant elevation drop. It was created by filling in a lot of earth to build it up as the...

Well, since you have a lot of diesel already, I'll throw in my $.02. My son & I bought government surplus generators out of Ft Meade in MD. Luckily he lives not too far from Meade so he was able to easily pick them up - they came on trailers. Both were reconditioned & had only a few hours on...

I wasn't sure which forum to post this in but since I always use a credit card for my purchases and even for the 'down payment' on equipment, here is my story. So my son has been bugging me to get the 'new' 2% cash back credit card that's been advertised. I have a 1-1/2% cash back card now. I...

As much as I wanted a pick up, my wife was that much plus 1 against it :( So I bit the bullet & & just took delivery on a Grand Cherokee with the 6 cly diesel. It is rated to tow 7200lbs - more than enough for me to occasionally move my L3400 15 miles & back. The non-towing mileage is pretty...

It's been 3 years since I took off the backhoe & put on the 3ph on my L3400. Now I need to get the hoe back on. So much for memory :( I have everything off except for the lower lift arms. I removed the 12mm bolt. It appears that the bolt keeps the plate & pin in place but the plate doesn't...

I own a small commercial building in Waterbury (Connecticut) and have just converted to natural gas for heating. I have 2 330 gal vertical oil tanks that, once they are emptied, will be available to anyone that wants them. They will come with 12" legs. If anyone is interested just shoot me an...

I have a Normand N60 blower and just remounted it today - I didn't want to waste my time if the world ended on 12/21 :laughing: A couple of years ago I purchased 100 nuts & bolts for shear use (I have a gravel driveway & until everything really freezes I usually snap one every storm). As a...

I went a different route. Last year here in Connecticut we got hit with 2 big electrical outage events - a summer storm and then an unbelieveably early heavy snow storm in October. Both time we were without power for 4-5 days. I was looking for a pto driven generator but after those two...

Ok, I know its not rocket science but. . . My Normand blower came with a pto shaft that has a ring coupler on the tractor side. To engage it you have to push the ring toward the tractor while pushing it onto the spline. To remove it the ring has to again be pushed towards the tractor while...

My son & I both purchased military gensets on 3/4 ton trailers from the government auction at FT Meade in Maryland (about 30 miles from his house). He towed it up here for Thanksgiving. After doing the preliminary tests to be sure it was operating ok it was time to take it off the trailer & put...

I am looking to buy a new F150. The dealer is pushing the turbo V6 vs the V8. It does have more oomph and gets 10% better mileage but this is a fairly new engine. . . Does anyone have any experience with this motor & would care to comment? I drove one there without a trailer and it did pull...

Anybody know how deep the water has to get before it floats?

When we moved in 23 years ago a very large oak was partially buried when we filled the driveway. Of course its been dead for years now. The problem is some of the very large branches kept falling onto the driveway and I was really concerned some car would be there at the wrong time. I have...

Now that I have been spending more time in the woods with the tractor I realize sneakers just don't make it. So the question is what are good comfortable work boots that you use? Are steel toed boots the right choice?

I just removed my snowblower - except for the pto shaft on the tractor side. It has a ring type coupler similar to a quick disconnect hydraulic connector. I am able to push the ring in (towards the tractor) until I feel it bottom but when I try to pull the shaft apart from the tractor it won't...

My lawn (generous description of the weeds) needs to be redone. We are getting the house 'in order' so we can put it on the market and the lawn is one of the first impressions. . . The only implement I have that might to the job is a 5' box blade. Will the scarifiers rip up everything without...

This morning I spent almost 2 hours blowing snow off my driveway, more than twice as long as it normally takes! We had another 15"+ last night, 3-4" yesterday. The drifts on the driveway were over 2 feet deep. Of course the highlight of my morning adventure was hitting the garbage bag that my...

So since midnight we have had 4-5 inches of new snow followed by 6-8 hours of freezing rain. Now when I go home I have to try to clear the driveway before it becomes a solid block of ice tonight :mad: Looks like the fel is the ticket for today

Yesterday I had my L3400 trucked to a small commercial building I own about 12 miles from here. Although I have a commercial service do the snow plowing for me the building is in an urban setting and the parking lot 'shrinks' as the plow could only push the snow so high, so far from the...

Where did all this white stuff come from? There is over 18 new inches here and its still snowing like crazy. I made two passes out of the garage with the blower so the dogs could have a place to 'go'. They are 2 good sized labs and the snow is over them :( In the 5 minutes I spent outside...

Well the Normand blower is all set now :) I needed the hydraulics hooked up to control the chute rotation (hyd motor) and deflector (hyd piston). So first the dual valves were mounted on the right rear fender. Then the line that fed the backhoe was disconnected at the pump and fed to the...

:thumbsup: Its a beauty. The blizzard came through yesterday & last night. This morning there was about 18" of snow - it was really hard to tell how much was here as the wind was blowing it all over & some of the drifts were 3-4'. Anyway I don't have the hydraulics hooked up for the chute...

Well today I roped my son into coming with me to pick up the Normand snowblower I bought on Craigslist. From the storage container it was in I really couldn't read the plate info but I could tell it looked in fine condition & had both a hydraulic chute & deflector. Picking it up was easy peasy -...

This weekend has been great for me so far. The UConn football team won the Big East Conference and are headed to their first BCS bowl. This morning, after months of failing, I finally nailed the *%&$ woodpecker that has been detroying my house with my pellet gun. And, drumroll please...

Today I did my 1st engine oil / filter change. After almost pulling the wrong plug, the oil drained terribly slowly out of both drains. So slow in fact I though I my have been very low in oil. Not so tho. After evrything drained there was plenty of oil in my waste pan. But why so slow? I did...

I have read many posts about loading tires but not so about simply adding wheel weights. Is there some reason not to do this? Not enough weight is the only possibility I could see but how much is enough? I am using a L3400 and there are plenty of times I just spin those wheels. . .

I have a World Agritech Corp phd with a 9" x 24" long auger. I really would like to extend it another foot or so. The shaft coming out of the gearbox is 2" OD and has 2 90 degree holes through it that 1/2" bolts fit through the collar of the auger & through the shaft. It doesn't look like a...

:(I have been working on the front part of our property with the tractor on & off for several months now. At first the plan was to clear a large enough area in the woods for the dogs to have plenty of room to run in. In the end an area about 150 X 250 was cleared of small trees & brush and...

I recently gave in & picked up a lightweight (1500 lbs) set of Bradco forks. There have been several times this year when they would have been handy to have but the tipping point was reached when I had to attend to the 'tree'. The 'tree' is the trunk remains of a monster oak I took down when we...

So there I am in the middle of the woods doing a honeydoo project (cleaning a line for a large fenced in dog pen) when the tractor just dies. It acts like its out of fuel - cranks easily tries to start then nothing. Even though the gauge showed just less than 1/2 a tank I trudged up the hill &...

One of the hydraulic hoses for my fel has a very small leak at the threaded fitting end. I am planning on removing all the connectors in the area and re-doping the threads. The question is - what to use for pipe dope? I would generally not use teflon tape but what is the best thread sealant?

My L3400 is only 10 months old. A few months ago while working in the woods I managed to get a flat in the rear tire. At the time I assumed I had come along side a rock & popped the bead. Fast forward to yesterday. The machine has been sitting in the garage for almost a month. I start backing...

My BX42 is going to be delivered tomorrow. Havng nothing else to think about I was wondering if anyone else is using this with an L3400 and did you have to cut the shaft to shorten it at all?

I have just about decided to bite the bullet & buy a BX42. I am having a hard time here in central Connecticut finding a dealer with one in stock. I would really like to give it a good look over before buying one (even if it is just to 'look intelligent'). Does anyone know a dealer who stocks...

My #2 son lives in Upper Marlboro, MD (S.E. of DC). He just sent me some pix of yesterday's storm at his house. He was plowing with the front loader and when he was dumping the bucket he went too far over the edge of the driveway. The tractor was stuck. He got his 4X4 to pull it out. Let's say...

I have 2 projects for the spring that will require digging post holes. My grape arbor really took the pipe a year ago in an ice storm. All the cedar poles I used have come down. Now I am planning on building a 'real' arbor with at least 6X6's for vertical members. I probably need to set 16-18 of...

Although I am 'bruised knuckle' limited, I want to attack some projects with / for the tractor. My first attempt will be to make a snow plow for my quick attach loader either with an old skid steer unit or welding up an old snow plow to a homemade mount (I have never welded, yet). From what I...

Ya know I almost feel like I do when my wife wants me come with her to buy a piece of jewelry - a total idiot. I have now clue what a piece of jewelry might be worth and now I have no idea what the implements I want are worth. I certainly don't mind paying a fair price, I just don't want to be...

After having so much fun today with my fel & 6 inches of really wet snow I have decided I need a front plow. While looking through ebay I stumbled onto this: 7' Snow Plow Skid Steer & Tractor Dozer Blade - eBay (item 220523448205 end time Dec-17-09 11:25:11 PST) It appears to be exactly what I...

I just bought an 1997 F350 7.1 diesel (dually 4wd) 10' flat bed with an electric liftgate from the company I work for. It has ~170K miles on it. I know we maintained it well but quite frankly I've never owned such a high mileage vehicle. Now I'm wondering if I made a good decision. . . If I do...

OK I consider myself a newbie here as its been over 20 years since my last tractor. I greased my FEL today and it seemed to me that it took a lot of grease. I used over a tube solely on the loader. I just kept pumping until the grease was forced out of the ends of the joints. Seems like a lot of...

I just bought & took home a 1997 F350 dually 4wd diesel from the company I work for. Although it has 170K miles on it it has been extremely well maintained. It currently has a 10' flatbed with racks & a welded pipe rack on it as well as an electric liftgate. I hope to use it for general use...

I just finished 1-1/2 hours of great seat time clearing scrub trees in the woods with the FEL. As I was backing into the garage the machine just sagged down. It was obvious I had a flat & sure enough my left rear was down. I lifted the machine by the bh outriggers & the tire is broken away from...

My new L3400HST is only a few weeks old (7.5 hours) and the only realy work I've done with it is spread 50 ton of process on my driveway with it. I find shifting it into & out of 4 WD takes an enormous effort. Is this normal? I have tried 'rocking' the machine slightly forward or backward but it...

At 8 this morning a Messick truck pulled up. . .

I've never been to Tractor Supply before this morning. I drove to the closest one, about 40 miles from here, to look at their post hole diggers & box blades. I walked around looking at all the toys inside but saw no 3 pt implements. So, I walked up to the women at the register & asked if there...

While waiting for delivery of my tlb I have decided on 2 must do projects that are at the top of the list. The first is getting a couple of truckloads of gravel delivered & trimming the driveway. I am looking for a box blade for that job. The second and actually more important to me is putting...

of the La463 loader and BH76 bh (with mounting frame)? I'm trying to find a trailer & can only see the weight of the L3400 on Kubota's site. tia

I just UPS'd the paperwork out to Messick's yesterday (in time to get the Kubota financing :) ) for my new L3400 tlb. It's been 20 years since I sold my last Kubota and I am really looking forward to knocking off a bunch of projects when this baby gets here. Kudos for Neil, the transaction was...

I need to 'trim out' my gravel driveway. Its about 500 feet long with a significan grade and reverse turn. I don't think I would be able to do a good job with just a FEL. A friend suggested I use an adjustable 3 pt blade as I am trying to maintain a pitch for rain to run off rather than down the...

I had pretty much decided on a ct230 with a loader & back hoe to do work around our house. The more I think about it it seems to make sense to us to use it at a small commercial building I have about 10 miles from here. The main use there would be snow removal. The longest straight runs I have...