Recent content by bandit67

My 2008 Kubota B3030 open station had 400 hours on it when I traded it in after 4 years. I went with basically the same machine, a B3000 cab, for snow removal during big, multi-day Rocky Mountain snow storms that soaked me thru ALL my clothes the first 4 years on the open station. Now I'm in...

I got it all put back together. I installed the FAG bearings I found on ebay, and the washers and circlips from Agri Supply along with the new Caroni roller support. Glad to finally have my roller back - I really didn't like the "temporary" gauge wheel setup. The roller bearings were a lot...

I found a set of FAG 2205-TVH bearings on ebay for $38 each. They're supposed to be manufactured in Germany, and I could not find any bearings, at any price, with any higher load ratings. The SKFs seem to be manufactured all over, so there was no guarantee I would get the bearings made in...

I have a Caroni TM1900. Questions for those of you who have actually replaced the Caroni flail roller bearings. Do I just pry the roller support off, or out, of the bearing race once the roller and both supports are off the flail? And for reassembly, I guess I press in the new bearing into...

I ran my B3000, a 30hp compact TLB setup (4,800 lbs, loaded rears with spacers) on a 2.5 acre mountain property with more sloped ground than flat. Used it to re-grade parts of the property, fell trees, process firewood, move snow, etc. No way I could have done the work with anything smaller...

Nearly 10 years after my original post looking for a hydraulic thumb conversion option, I finally ended up doing my own thanks to a couple of TBN members posting info on their custom built setup. I can't believe I waited so long to do the modification. It's been great having the hydraulic...

I had a BH75 on my 2008 B3030. I traded it in 2012 for my B3000 with BH77. The Backhoe only comes off when I need to use a 3pt implement. I still use the Backhoe all the time, for all sorts of tasks - planting trees, trenching, slash cleanup, tree & firewood processing, stump removal, and on...

UPDATE... Well, after 4 years running without the backhoe frame extensions, I decided it was time to add them back in. The cramped platform and tiny seat just became too uncomfortable for me to deal with as I get older. The ONLY benefit to moving the backhoe closer to the cab was the better...

I need to do some regrading close to our foundation before I dig some new drainage trenches, including ones to dump the downspouts into. The mucky clay fill is kind of a pain to back drag with the FEL bucket, being so damp with all the rain we've been getting. I have to get this project done...

Just installed my new BXPANDED Quick-On. Could have used this years ago. Swapping between the bucket and the MI&E ripper was a complete pain before the Quick-On, especially with having to line up the thumb, so I'm looking forward to getting a whole lot more use out of the ripper now that it is...

You can see all 5 holes in this pic...

Finally finished my little project. Found a new seat that I like better and has stiffer foam, and the squared front corners give a little better support than the first seat I tried. It is 2-tone black and matching Kubota charcoal grey. Also lowered the seat one notch - had to cut the top...

Not sure why I'm not getting notifications lately from TBN when replies are posted, but thanks to all for the feedback. I have 7 lines coming out of the valve. PB goes back to backhoe, then backhoe comes back up front. Machine has dual pumps with hydraulic power steering. Hose with yellow...

UPDATE 4/15/2022: Well, after 4 years running without the backhoe frame extensions, I decided it was time to add them back in. The cramped platform and tiny seat just became too uncomfortable for me to deal with as I get older. The ONLY benefit to moving the backhoe closer to the cab was the...

When raising the FEL at idle, I can pull the remote joystick back pretty much all the way till it stops and still get the boom to raise. The FEL has a slow and fast boom raise mode based on how far you pull the joystick back. However, when running the engine at higher RPM, and thus when...