Recent content by Fxfymn413

Get the bucket sprayed with bed liner to limit rust. Be careful with over sized buckets. An overloaded bucket has the ability to break a tractor in half. It happened to a friend when he loaded his 1710 bucket with stone by hand. He was able to put much more stone in the bucket than he could...

Unfortunately front wheel bearing problems are common in the Kubota line, especially if you have been keeping the tractor in AWD all or most of the time. (Ask me how I know this) I'd strongly recommend that you pull it apart to see what is going on before you cause more damage and expense.

Using a brass drift is good to prevent mushrooming, but bad for moving the part. The brass absorbs the shock you want to deliver to the part so that may be what is preventing you from driving the part out. Use a steel drift that is slightly smaller that the part and keep it centered to limit...

Had both and my vote (and my last 3 tractors after I had a gear tractor) is HST. Easy to operate and very reliable. Going away the best HST I have ever owned is my Grand L 4060 HSTC with the high range/low range shift on the fly capability that gives you 6 speeds. My experience is that the...

That's how I made mine. The only drawback is you cannot use a third function valve since they do not feather well. (At least I cannot) I use the rear remotes to control the grapple. It makes it really easy to load logs into a dump trailer without dropping them. Plus I can carry multiple 10 to...

I use a 9' plow on my 4060 and it works just fine, but I never wait for the storm to end before I plow. 4 to 6 inches on the ground is my benchmark for when I need to hit it. So really the question is does the owner expect to move all of the snow that falls in one swoop or does he plan on...

I wonder if the use of TPMS on all new vehicles will reduce the number of tire failures. Keeping tires at the proper inflation is paramount if you want long life out of them.

And it is really brutal. Broken ribs, etc. are almost always an outcome when doing CPR. I don't think most folks who do CPR for the first time are expecting that.

The tires on my 52 Mack fire truck are at least 20 years old, but I rarely drive it on the road since it is trailered to most shows. I never run any trailer tires that are over 6 years old. To me it is cheaper to pay $1K to replace the 9 tires (yes, I always replace the spare as well) on my GN...

The CPR info is interesting. Its been a minute since I did CPR, but for quite awhile when I was still riding an engine it was pretty common. I would say I have been on the scene where we did CPR well over a hundred times and while I would never not attempt CPR when needed, the reality is that...

As 32 year EMT I'd say the most important aid you can carry is your common sense to keep from getting hurt and a cell phone to call 911, providing you have cell service. Of equal importance is knowing where you are so the responders can find you. We travel with an RV and I always post the...

My BX2660 will get hot if I don't keep the radiator clean. Even with the screen in place dirt still clogs the radiator so I need to wash it out a couple of times a year.

Oil based WD-40 will fire a diesel when sprayed into the intake without causing damage.

Wrap some paper tape around the suspected joint. When you operate the valve the torn tape will make the spot that is leaking will be readily apparent.

Look up "Trailer Gear Box" They make a very heavy duty device for raising and lowering landing gear with a 20V drill. Not cheap, but much less than adding hydraulic jacks. It is also portable so you only need one to power multiple trailers. It will raise my GN with a 12,000 pound load on the...