Recent content by john_bud

After 18 years, the L3410 hst needed new parts. The front [4x4] axle hubs started leaking. Apparently, this is a common occurance on the L series. The service guy said it's because people over work the FEL. Guilty as charged! It's picked up everything and anything. The seals were leaking, but...

I've found myself doing the same "silly thing" when clearing snow with the backblade. I know it doesn't work, yet I seem to find myself doing it again and again ... arrrrgh. I can't seem to stop myself!! What is it? Well, picture running the tractor with the blade up, getting lined up to...

Ok, so my wife drags me to the home and garden show last Saturday. You have to understand that there is 30" of snow on the ground, ice has been on the roads for a couple weeks and the HIGH temps are single digits. Not feeling the whole "get ready for spring" thing, ya'know? Anyway, we go...

Not that any of us would ever do something silly with a tractor that resulted in needing an excuse, but we may know "a freind" that might have messed up ;). Here's a "hypothetical situation" that never happened to me, ever, honest. :rolleyes: So let's say you are using the tractor w backblade...

Does anybody else's mind wander while operating their tractor, or is it just me? The last few times I've run the loader moving dirt for hours at a time, the old advice that you should never double dip the pile to get a full bucket has danced around. It's been posted here, and in odd places...

Thanks for calling names...:rolleyes: Your passion is admirable, but your grasp of the facts is woefully inadequate. YOU should do some research prior to spouting off with such gross inaccuracies. 1) North America is a carbon SINK. That's right, more carbon is captured and turned into plant...

You guys make me sick! This is the best i can do. The other deer are way smaller!

That there is a new federal law coming down the pipe that will require all tires 10 years old and older to be replaced. It seems like a crazy thing to mandate, but then it's supposed to be a federal law so crazy isn't a barrier! Is this in fact something they are thinking about or just rumor...

Ha! I did find a picture of my I-beam land leveler in action. I had lots of high spots and used it in conjunction with the box blade to quickly knock down the high spots then move the dirt around .

The camera was hotter in the sun. It was probably no hotter than 85 air temp, but sunny and warm. Yes, the BH has 2x the capacity per bucket..... but! I can do 5-6 round trips with the Kubota for each one with the old Ford. Plus where the dirt was being placed was on the side of the ramp...

We've probably all heard that it's never worth it to hit the pile a 2nd time to get that FEL bucket all the way full. As I was using it a lot recently, my mind turned to that old saw. Hmmmm. Here's an excel data set that I created. I set the assumption that the bucket was 10 cuft, the...

Hi, Really need some assistance! There are 2 backhoe buckets that I picked up at an auction hoping they would fit my machine. (Uh... nope) Here's some pictures of the buckets with a tape measure showing the size. The smaller bucket is very heavily built and feels like it's over 100#...

As the title says, needed a pole building quick for storage. Had issue with the pad. Nobody would call back. I'm still waiting for call backs from April! So, I had to bite the bullet and do it myself. Took a week of evenings and some long days. One side needed to come up 3 1/2 ft. Pad...

If your kubota won't shut off -- your battery may be dead. The fuel shut off solenoid is battery actuated. It's normally open and needs the juice to shut off fuel flow.

Hi, I bought an old IH 8' double row pull type cultipacker today. It is still froze down hard to the ground, but will eventually thaw out (at least according to Al Gore). What do they weigh? I'm guessing well over 1000 pounds, but that's a guess. jb