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That looks like voles are active. In my yard, I use a Castor Oil, detergent, and water mix to move them from areas where the burrows are a problem. Apparently, voles do not like Castor Oil. It works! There are lots of online recipes for the mix and the process.

Yes there is. I just bought an energy monitor from Emporia: Smarter Home Energy Management . The basic $85 kit will do what you want. It will do LOTs more than what you want. The equipment is top-quality. The company is in Colorado. The service and support are the best I have experienced...

S854, Thank you! You are not alone. I spent the better part of a week with the exact same issue. Your post is valuable to me because I'd probably forget the two rings & push vs. pull sometime in the future. Your post may help me when that time comes.

OP, Please tell us that you have recovered your tiller. Just go get it. No explanation is required or even desirable. You may want to telephone Law enforcement before showing up at the neighbor's place to give them a heads-up. If the neighbor resists, call local law enforcement back and...

Sorry for the slow reply. I cut the pin-on attachment method off the BUCKET. I then welded a QA plate to the bucket, converting the bucket from pin-on to Quick Attach. If I had left the pin-on attachment method on the original bucket, those would have interfered with the QA on the tractor...

A couple of thoughts: My Kubota 4-in-1 Quick Attach bucket is MUCH heavier than the original pin-on bucket that I reinforced to add removable teeth and a removable grapple. I did not like (could not learn effective operation) of the 4-in-1 and mostly its extra weight and lower capacity. I cut...

Most all the previous suggestions are good and valid. I used to have the same issues until I bought some replacement couplers from Summit Hydraulics (https://summit-hydraulics.com/). Their 10,000 PSI HIGH PRESSURE QUICK COUPLERS are precision-made, relatively inexpensive, require zero tools...

Hi JWR, I have little talent in explaining, and I will try again: Related to the FEL joystick or loader controls in general? YES to both. That either pulls or pushes the top of the hydraulic boom control valve up or down? This problem was only with the boom up or down function of the FEL...

Maybe this will help: The joystick moves a cable that pushes or pulls the upper end of a "bellcrank / rocker" arm. The bellcrank pivots on the axle and moves the forked end of the bellcrank that either pulls or pushes the top of the hydraulic boom control valve up or down. It is similar to the...

This is regarding our Kubota L5240 HST, with cab. I am hoping that someone here has had experience with the Boom-Lever that is mounted on the Loader Valve Assembly. I have attached a photo of the issue and an image from the parts manual for reference. The issue is that the lever arm controlled...

You COULD learn to weld or braze thin material. It is fun and useful. Welding skill takes equipment, time, training, and regular practice. I suggest that you hire a local, trained and experienced welder to fix what's in need of repair now and develop a relationship for future repairs. Will...

Heat pump ductless mini-splits.

Approximately 11 years ago, we installed a 68-panel, 17-KW system on a purpose-built tall building to get above much of the neighbor's tree shading. The system uses Enphase brand microinverters (one under each panel) so that shading that panel only reduces its output. You may not have a shading...

I used the 8' Landpride snowplow to clear our ~ 1,300' long, steep, paved asphalt driveway. A few days later, when the driveway was dry, I noticed a long dark mark, which I assumed was hydraulic oil from the Kubota. I found fresh oil at one of the pivot cylinder input ports and assumed, that...

It is a major problem here also. Pine trees try to "pitch out" the beetles when they enter to lay eggs for the larvae that do most of the killing. With Climate Change and reduced water, the trees are stressed and have a reduced ability to push the beetles out before they kill the tree. If you...