Recent content by HoggyB

I know I'm a little late joining this conversation, but I have practical experience with one of those 12v dash heaters. I have a mini-van that either needs a new fan or a fuseable link, I believe, and both require pulling the dash out, something I have no interest in doing. I live in So-Cal at...

Well, actually it's the strainer tube, but it should be called a painer. It got to the point where I could no longer ignore the 50 hour service (anyone else here gone more than 10 hours over?), so I ordered all the stuff and got to it today. Draining the engine oil was a snap. Getting the...

I'd love to have my BX-23 manual in electronic format. I don't know why Kubota doesn't offer it as a download. Do we have any brave souls who have disassembled their BX-23 manuals and scanned them? I'd be willing to pay $10 or $20 for a copy. Are there any other takers? 30 people wanting an...

Hi, guys 'n' gals- I have (or will soon have) hundreds of feet of trench that I will have to compact at least twice, once for each conduit. I've been looking around for a used Wacker compactor, but they are a little pricey. Can you get a sheepsfoot for a sub compact tractor? Better yet, how...

Ha, I got to dig my trench today....for the the third time. The first time through I ended up with some shallow spots and then it rained, so I went back and cleaned up most of it. Then I had to put my project on hold and we got a couple of hard rains and my 4 foot deep trench became a 2 foot...

I'm guessing not, but I would like to pick up a quart (gallon?) this AM, just in case I'm a little low. Where would I be able to find it on a Sunday? And is it OK to mix different brands? Oh, and how the heck do you get to the filler hole with the backhoe on (BX-23)? I can barely get in...

How Many Degrees of Tilt Before You\'re Spilt? I was just on the phone with a company that manufactures tilt meters and was told that ANSI standards require a tractor to be able to tilt up to 20 degrees sideways without tipping. He also mentioned 30 degrees for tipping forwards or backwards...

Hi, all- While using my backhoe this afternoon (BX-23 with 13 hours), I discovered a small leak under the tractor, inside the right rear tire, just forward of the axle. It looks like perhaps a couple of ounces of whatever leaked out and it continues as a very slow drip (a drop every so often...

I got to use my backhoe, actually A backhoe, for the first time today. Now I know what people did for fun before video games! Using the 10" bucket, I lifted the asphalt that I cut last weekend on our road. I had no problems except on the curbs, where the saw was minimally effective, and in a...

Hi, all- I'm getting ready to dig my trench for my utilities. It will be either 4 or 5 feet deep, not sure yet. How can you tell, when digging, how deep you are? Do you need an assistant? Or do you just guesstimate? Or can you tell using the boom? Also, based on my BX23 manual, I'm...

Ever since getting my BX-23, I've been [censored] 'n' moaning about the stoopid headlights and thinking, "I've got to mount some lights on the ROPS, or sumtin'." I just saw a post talking about the "connector under the seat" and the auxiliary lights offered by Kubota! I had no idea! Of...

Hi, all- I'm having trouble finding PTO driven water pumps that mount to the 3 point hitch. I found this one at Northern Tool (actually, would that thing connect to the 3 point hitch?...) but it only provides 20 GPM and I was hoping to at least double that. What I want is something I can...

I was just reading about vibratory plows. Is such a critter available for sub compact tractors? Hog

I can't believe there's no idiot light to remind you that the parking brake is set. Has anyone jury-rigged one? Or are they assuming that no one uses them, so why bother? Hog

My dealer showed up today at 4:15 with my (oops, our) BX23. After getting it off the trailer he let me operate it while we unloaded the mower and the box scraper. Fortunately, it was almost dark by this time and getting cold, so my wife declined the opportunity to try it out so she could sit...