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Here is what I did on my MX5400 bucket. Used weld on hooks on top. Welded to plate then plate welded to bucket. Also drilled hole in center of cutting edge and fabbed a hook that can be mounted there. I also can mount a hitch ball there to very easily move trailers around.

When I saw this thread, it caught my attention immediately. I have been on CPAP since 2011 and firmly believe it saved my life. I was having every sort medical problem imaginable. My blood pressure was out of control, I was having dizzy spells and even almost passed out at work, was taken to...

Spent my career working in the Heavy Truck manufacturing business. I worked for a long time in a factory that built class 8 trucks. Back in the day before the intense vertical integration, we installed several brands of engines in the trucks. Detroit Diesel, Catapillar, Cummins etc. One of...

I really can't stand poor customer service. Before I retired I worked for many years training and coaching employees and management teams. Customer focus was always key. When I experience some of the processes companies have today, I just shake my head. Here are a couple of paragraphs from a...

I have a MX5400 HST open platform with about 20 hours on it. I am hesitant to comment because I haven't done much with the loader yet. I've been mostly chipping and running the grapple. However, in the couple of times I have used the loader, I had the same impression. I felt like the bucket...

I am transitioning to a Kubota from a Deere also. I am still trying to adjust to the treadle. I personally found that if I use my toe to pull up on the front of the pedal, instead of trying to push down on the back of it, it works better for me. I find most of your comments on the Kubota to...

It is highly unlikely that a wire will be open without something damaging it. I would be absolutely sure there is not a problem at either end first, either at the receptacle or the breaker. Once I had a dead outlet. I had previously worked on my main panel a couple of weeks before. I checked...

Don't know that one specifically, but a general rule of thumb for ring gaps is .004 to .005 per inch of bore . So a 3.42 inch bore would yield a top ring gap of .0137 to .0171. With gas engines this gap is increased somewhat for more high performance engines. Also the second ring is usually...

Interesting post. I worked for a major global heavy truck manufacturer for 40 years. Many of those years I worked in the function that taught and trained people all over the world in the "Lean" manufacturing techniques. It is generally one of the least understood methodologies I can think of...

I learned to weld by pushing puddles with an oxy/acet torch. It was all I had at the time. That experience served me well when I later moved to stick, then MIG and TIG. Just like DL Meisen in the post above, wire coat hangers was my filler rod of choice. I still actually have a bottle cart...

OK all you other Kubota HST owners, here is a question for you. I have had this MX5400 just a short time and it is my first Kubota. Today I was picking up some debris out of the yard and putting in the loader to take to my burn pile in the field below the house. I was stopped on a fairly steep...

It definitely varies from one machine to the next. I was used to the fender mounted lever on my old one. It didn't use cables though, as the valve was right underneath it and it was directly connected. I am getting more used to the location I have now, and of course they all have pluses and...

The biggest reason for the PTO horsepower is that I run a wood chipper. My old tractor was about 30 at the PTO and was a little challenged for that. If I had found a great deal I could have lived with less than 40, but I had set that spec as a guideline when I did my search. I am also the...

Made the first mods to the new machine today. I welded on some chain hooks on top of the bucket. I also drilled a hole in the leading edge. I did this on my old machine so I could stick a hitch ball in there. It is really hand for moving trailers around on the property. While I was at it I...