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    Buying Advice Cab or no cab?

    Canadian prairie living..."polar" opposite to Florida, but parallel issues regarding working comfort and protection. Got into tractor ownership when we had our house built in a new subdivision just after I retired. After various work related moves, new homes, etc., I no longer wanted to...
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    Barndominium/Shop or "real" House?

    It's clear many are suggesting a single storey house and separate shop configuration for a variety of reasons...based on your suggested long term "build it once and for good" purposes. My wife and I had our previous home built in 2005. I was 54. Three years later in 2008, I built a 24x24 -...
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    How are my turf tires going to handle this job?

    I cleared residential snow over 5 winters just outside of Winnipeg Manitoba with Kubota tractors. Started with a BX24 and graduated to a B3030HSDC. I had great success with the loaded turf tires on the BX24, and when I got the B3030, the weight of the FEL and rear snow blower were more than...
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    Would you buy a 30 year old truck with 51 miles on it?

    Keep in mind that the 1990 odometer isn't an electronic one. It could easily be rolled back without anyone being aware. Even the electronic ones can be falsified if you have the skills and equipment.
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    Tires Winter use Tires

    In my experience I've cleared snow with Kubota's in two provinces...Manitoba and British Columbia. Two BX series tractors with R3 Turf tires, as well as a B3030HST cab unit. Manitoba snow is generally light and packs up when it drifts...and I never had an issue with turf tire traction with...
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    What creates "bad diesel" fuel ?

    Been reading this forum for quite some time. Finally signed up and registered. But beyond that this BAD DIESEL thread solicited my comment. First winter with my new Kubota (and my first experience with diesel) I was clearing snow in Manitoba with a windchill of -30C / -22F NOT realizing that...
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