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491297 I also have a McKee snowblower, it's the larger 720. Info is sparse since they haven't been built for years. Luckily, they are well-built. I found this info on web at one point and it may be helpful. I don't know why it doesn't list RPM! Search ebay, manuals (both orginal and reprint)...

Myself and several people I know have had real good luck with a website called Uship . In 2014, I bought a 50 HP Kubota with loader that was 700 miles away. I got it shipped for $998. Uship works like an auction. You have to create a login first. Then you put in wts, dims, origin, destination...

I am really pleased with the way my rig moves snow. But I made an observation and got to wondering about a possible improvement. Most use so far has been on pretty deep stuff and I was done in 1st or 2nd gear and the 7 ft blower was running full. Today was different in that there wasn't much...

I saved this from somewhere on the web awhile back as I have a 720. Just some specifications.

My Kubota L4850DT-W with 7' McKee blower. I got this in the summer of 2014 and we have had almost no snow since. Last winter I built the cab. Details on that here ----> http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/369702-diy-cab-build-kubota-l4850dt.html?highlight= I (kind of) hope we get...

Finishing touches, noise, cost I decided a cup holder was needed. Much has been discussed about noise levels in both OEM and DIY cabs. Despite the insulation on the ceiling, matting on the floor and weatherstrip around the doors and windows, my cab is loud. I have a decibel app on my phone, so...

Headliner The ceiling of the cab is covered with 1.5 inch tractor cab foam that has perforated vinyl on one side. I got mine from www.tractorinteriors.com . It comes in a 54 inch wide roll and costs about $18 a linear foot. I glued it in place with 3M Super 77 spray adhesive. This glue works...

Heater With the cab enclosed, the next step was heat! I found a heater on Amazon: Maradyne H-803012 for about $180. The 5 cylinder Kubota has a water pump bypass hose that is shaped like a hairpin. I removed the hose and used heater hose to run to the heater and back. I mounted the heater to the...

Door window seals and plugging up the holes. The angle iron flanges worked well for fastening foam weatherstrip or clamp on weatherstrip. I used various kinds in various places. Since it started out life as an open station, there were lots places for air to get in below the cab. Under the seat...

Door latch I initially installed a screen door latch. It broke. I installed a heavier one. It broke too. I then got a truck tool box compartment latch from realworktrucks.com which I have not been able to break yet! I welded the striker plate in place. striker plate: IH-EB-5619A, latch...

Glass (I can see clearly now) Before I got the cab painted I made glass templates. The local glass shop told me to use cardboard and to make the templates to the size of the openings. They down-sized the appropriate amount to accommodate the locking weatherstrip. While the glass shop was cutting...

Structure With the roof suspended in place, I started mocking up a cab with 2x2 lumber and clamps to help me understand how it would all be shaped. I then got a load of 1.5 x 1.5 x .083 steel tubing and went to work. The first step was to build a belt-line rectangle that went around...

ROOF I scored an EZGO golf cart roof off of Craigslist for $50. This came from a dealer that customizes carts. He had dozens of them in various styles. (Full disclosure: this is a picture from Ebay of another dealer, not where I got my roof) The roof was the right price, about the right size...

After plowing my way through 16 North Dakota winters with various pickup and plow combinations, a walk-behind snowblower, and a snowblower on a zero-turn mower, I decided a tractor was in order. Thanks to Craigslist, a 1998 Kubota L4850DT eventually followed me home and later a McKee 720 rear...