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    Poem featuring my 'bota

    Some of you may remember my story fronm the Winter, regarding my plowing an elderly neighbors drive. He and I befriended one another. We each have sick wives. He had cancer/ my wife is at Stage 4 breast cancer. We also have three year old girls in our lives (Kathleen (our daughter and...
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    Poem featuring my 'bota

    Some of you may remember my story fronm the Winter, regarding my plowing an elderly neighbors drive. He and I befriended one another. We each have sick wives. He had cancer/ my wife is at Stage 4 breast cancer. We also have three year old girls in our lives (Kathleen (our daughter and...
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    Being neighborly allows one to meet a hero

    Hi All, Have gotten a good deal of snow and ice in East Central Ohio over the past week. Have plowed my and three or four of my neighbor's drives consistently. (Three if one of my neighbors has already gotten to his, four if he and his wife are away). Anyway, on the way back from my first...
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    Bucket forks, stabilizer and mirrors arrived

    Ordered from Payne Mfg. Very nice, if a bit pricy. Mirrors clamp onto each side of the FEL and have convex glass that rotates. Forks are heavy and the stabilizer helps keep the forks from shifting, etc. Nice set up and very well built. UPS driver had to have a hernia carrying this stuff to my...
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    just bought bucket forks for bx

    Finally pulled the trigger. After inquiring on the Board, purchased light duty forks from Payne and Sons Mfg. Great website and lots of nifty items (if a little pricy). Also bought the fork stabilizer and a set of clamp on mirrors for when I am taking the bota down the road on petrol runs...
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    Price Check  What is a good price on a Grand L series?

    Love my bx, but we are beginning to look at larger places, possibly a small horse farm. Won't be doing it any time soon, but, if we do, figure I might need a little larger tractor. Would like to keep the bx for smaler projects, though.
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    installed skidplate and grill guard

    Got the bro-tek skid plate and extension from brotek. High quality craftsmanship- well designed and relatively easy to install. It was great dealing with Richard- nice guy who responded quickly to all e-mails. Only problem was that the hardware was not included with the extension (a slight...
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    D'oh- unintended 125 hour maintenance

    Posted about flat tire. Eventually took wheel off and placed jack stand under axle. Took tire to nearby tire service shop- valve core replaced (no cost- nice guys). Put chain back on tire. Put wheel back on tractor. Forgot that I had pushed jack stand out of way under the tractor. Pleased at...
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    Bucket forks for bx2230?

    Where can I get them? Also, used to have a link for skid plate for b2230- anyone still have it?
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    Chains  Put chains on - right rear tire flat

    Put chains on preparing for winter. In doing so let a little air out of the tires to get a little play for chains. Immediately aired tires up prior to taking tractor down off of jack. Did some work and parked tractor in shed, only to go out and find right rear tire flat when I went out to get...
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    Back after long absence

    Hi All, Have not been on the board for a long while. Update on wife's breast cancer is in the family and friends thread.. Suffice to say, all things considered, things are going okay. The BX2230 gave some respite (an island to veg) during tension filled times. Legitimate question- when should...
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    Prayers appreciated

    wife just diagnosed with cancer- surgery and chemo, possibly radiation to follow. Keeping things as positive as possibe, but am scared. Have two kids together- five year old boy and 2 1/2 year old daughter.
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    Prayers appreciated

    tbnfam-ML-904496-ML- Not Kubota specific
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    Finished (almost) first semi-major project with BX

    Edged and removed at base of bank, installed 17 RR ties, put down eight cu. yards of mulch (need about eight more). Used removed dirt to fill in low spot in yard next to mulch pile (read "swamp"). My buddy and I had minimal handwork to do. A little spade work to level out area where ties went...
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    Just ordered sunshade on e-bay

    It is called The Sunguard Sunshade. Photos of it look nice on the company site. Can get them in Deere Greene, NH Blue, or Kubota/ Kioti Orange, Neatest thing is you can personalize them. I am having them print "Hillbilly Convertible" on the back. Would like a 350Z convertible but got mu 'bota...
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