Recent content by gerard

Have a kubota L2500 gear tractor, purchased new in 2000. I know this is a little like asking how many miles you can get out of a set of tires, but I was wondering how long I can expect to getout of the clutch assuming normal use. Normal use being about 25% dirt/loader work, the remainder...

Changed the fuel filter the other day, cracked the bleeder valve on top of the fuel filter until no more bubbles, then opened the valve on the pump for 30 seconds like the directions said but couldn't get it started. The valve on the fuel pump has a rubber hose coming off of it so I took that...

Thought I'd share my recent fuel filter problem and save someone else some time. Last few days I started losing power while plowing up slight inclines in 6th gear. She'd just dog down and rpms would fall right off. (gear tractor with two ranges, chains on all 4 and loaded tire so lots of...

Saw a TYM tractor at the Syracuse Farm Show today. It's south Korean. guess they used to make Mahindra's and a bunch of others the sales guy mentioned and are now branding their own. Looked like a lot of nice features for the $ and I was wondering if anyone has one or has heard about them...

I was checking on the kubota website today and they don't seem to offer a GST transmission anymore, just a gear and the HST. Is the gear a GST? Not really clear on the website. There used to be three choices, HST, GST, and gear. Anyone know what happened?

Within the last week or so during one of the generator threads, someone posted a link that showed a dual key interlock system. There was two locks, both opened/closed with the same key but on the one you could only take the key out when a pin stuck OUT, the other you could only do when the pin...

Got the wife an xmas present. New 3 pt round bale spear. (romantic, aren't I?). $199 + 54 shipping, nice heavy duty looking unit. Main spear and two 10 inch spears that bolt in, not welded on. So far so good. Get it around xmas, nice unit but no 10 inch spears? Call the company (bought on...

I tried searching some old threads 'cause I can't beleive this has been done already, but came up dry. Any opinions out there on how many hours I should get out of a clutch? Yes I know it's going to vary a lot based on operator, types of use etc.) Assume 100 hours per year doing general arena...

Attached is a modification I made for my arena drag. The groomer has two sets of teeth (not in picture) that scarify the footing, then the spiked roller rolls it flat. The problem was we have sand footing and when it's wet it sticks to the spiked roller, building up until the spikes are...

Just thought I'd share a learning experience. Sept 09 bought a good commercial grade weed whacker. Worked fine until last week when I couldn't get it started. In to the shop, regular mechanic couldn't get her started, finally fixed and they said problem was water in gas and they couldn't...

Here's a cheapo pair of light duty forks I made out of some square tube, some all thread, and a bolt the same size as the all thread. Screws right on to the bottom of the bucket. Now obviously I'm not going to be lifting any full pallets of anything, but then I can't lift that much weight...

Here's what I made instead of welding/bolting three chain hooks on the top of the bucket. It's a heavy piece of 3 inch angle iron. Used a grinder to cut the slots, drilled some holes and bolted it to the top of the bucket. Works the same as a clevis hook and has the added benefit of beefing...

(Hope this works, if it does it shows a bucket extension I made for light material work). Had some scrap 1/4 plate around so I chopped it up and made a bucket extension for my loader. Attaches easily with 4 bolts even though I usually only use the two upper bolts which were already there for...

Friend of mine has a small nh, not sure of model, but looked to be like a tc 18 or so. His 3 point leaks down when the bushhog is on the back. He took it to the dealer and was told that was normal and the smaller compact tractors have a different 3 point design that doesn't hold in place. I...

Finally bought one of those plastic welders. Figured it would come in handy for fixing things on the farm. Tried it out on a cracked heated plastic watering bucket. They cost about $35 and it was 3 days old when our horse backed into it and cracked it on the inside. I welded it up ok and...