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I seriously considered a Kubota (like my tractor) but dealers are 2 hour drives away plus most of their mechanics are not very familiar with other than AG grade tractors. Yamaha is also a fine brand, but the local dealer is "into" sales, not service, and it's primarily for motorcycles. So, a...

Less than a month into "gun" deer season I've 2 decent sized deer skinned/gutted/aged in a cooler for 10 days/butchered/wrapped (plus some sausage). Sort of makes one think before pulling the trigger, i.e., how much work do I want to do this evening, the hauling/skinning/gutting part. All...

Most of the favorite sayings thread is great, but....some interject their view of religion or politics which is OK but possibly a bit more germane to forums on such topics and not one on tractors/country living. So, try these out: "Common sense is not so common." usually attributed to Mark...

This web site is squirrely tonight (locks up a lot). Anyhow, I read a post a week or so ago on potential solutions to poor cell reception "out in the country". My situation with landline phone coverage is OK, albeit a bit expensive for "out of area" calls (defined las anywhere greater than 5...

I've had an L3410 for a decade yet have taken the loader off only ? 7-8 times for close quarters work with the rotary cutter or to minimize weight when trailering for service. First time through I likely made every possible mistake and it took ~ 15 minutes to get it off and probably 30 to get...

It's "work party" time at my hunt club (about 4000 acres in SC, no dog hunting), which means mucking around on rather hot days with bush hogging and tree branch trimming of the shooting lanes, stand maintenance (including zapping the wasp nests), food plot seeding and the like. I expect a...

OK, lots of new birds/squirrels/mice/etc being kicked, or wandering, out of nests in my area of SC, and so the snakes are ranging beyond their usual sheltered habitats. My wife isn't real fond of snakes, especially those with triangular heads (usually poisonous), and would like to dispatch any...

Reading the Wall Street Journal and sipping coffee early this AM I came across another tractor-related article (a few months there was one on the rapidly escalating prices for vintage tractors), with video on the web site .... the World Plowing Championship, this time in Austria. Twenty-three...

The link is from the Wall Street Journal today (4/9) re. the escalating prices from a new variety of collectors. Though I appreciate and depend on my L3410, on which I've put about 650 hours in 5 years, it's not all that challenging to mow, box blade, rake, load, post hole dig, trench or...

I was perusing the local paper's ad section, looking to increase my collection of implements, and noted an L3300 (2000 vintage) with 750 hours for sale. The sale price was $2500 because the unit needed a new engine. How does one burn out a Kubota diesel in 750 hours - no servicing? high revs...

I was riding my old (1996) cycle to a friend's place to help him with barbecueing 160 chickens for a church picnic - had to stop to photograph this scene. Air temperature was 93 degrees.

As I progressively get my future retirement property into shape (currently laboring on a pond), I intend to put in vegetable garden. That means a fence, given critters such as deer and raccoons (undoubtedly rabbits are around, but I've not seen them). So, this fall I'm putting in the fence...

When brush cutting, the adjustable top link tends to gradually unwind (i.e., lengthen), and therefore the angle of the brush cutter changes. I start off with the brush cutter about level, and end up with it canted up in the front. That means the rear wheel digs in when I turn quickly, and I...

Tractor - L3410 GST 4WD is fairly robust (the battery lasted 5 years; tires have same pressure as when new - no air ever added), and it has not been coddled except for more frequent lube/oil service than indicated in the maintenance manual...

Tractor - L3410 GST 4WD is fairly robust. Routine service is not hard (why the fuss about 50 hour oil changes?), but the oil filter is a tad challenging to access.