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L3240 with 170 hours. Took a 5 mile highway trip today. Trucking along at 16MPH, I noticed that I was shifting hand position due to a slow rotation of the wheel in my hands with no change in direction. Upon arriving back home, I noticed that I could SLOWLY turn the wheel to the left while...

After many years towing tag-along style trailers, I'm on the verge of buying my first Gooseneck equipment trailer. Towing with an 04' F-250, 6.0L. Trailer will be 20' deck with 14K GVWR. What are some quality gooseneck hitches that will leave the bed clear when not in use, and can be...

Anybody have this unit? I'm curious about price and performance. According to the Bush Hog website, it only requires 25 HP.

I have an L3230, 8x8 shuttle with a 5 foot BushHog brand "Squealer". The BH is vibrating excessively at PTO speed, as if the blades were unbalanced. It is not consistent. It may smooth out for awhile, and after shutting down the PTO, and then re-starting a few minutes later, the vibration...

Checked my new L3240 (DT, 8x8 Shuttle) after the first 5 hours of use and found the Hydraulic/Transmission fluid level was a little high. About half the total distance between the marks, above the high mark. Fluid is clean with no apparent foaming. No apparent leaks or overflow anywhere...

Signed for a new L3240 today. Looked at a few JD's, including a 3320, Kioti, Massey-Ferguson (1533), NH (TC30), and a Branson. The Kubota wasn't the least expensive, but it appears to be the most tractor for the money. A few years ago, I came to the same conclusion and purchased a Kubota...

Shopping for a new tractor and had not considered a John Deere due to their notorious high prices. I was looking at a Branson 2910i and a Kubota L2800 HST (I used to have a Kubota L3830) I stopped in to the local JD dealer and told him what I was looking for. He gave me a very (surprisingly)...

Been a LONG time since I posted. I formerly owned a Kubota L3830 with FEL and 6' BH. At the time, I was maintaining 15 acres of pasture. I have sold some land and the big Kubota, and am looking at a 2910i to maintain the 5 acres I still have. The Kubota spoiled me, and if it were not for the...

Anybody have any info on this rear engine unit? My neighbor has one for $150. It's not seized, but I have not fueled it up to get it started. It was running fine 6 months ago. Looks rough but would be good size for my father-in-law to cut around the house and drainfield. Any known defects or...

The "dream vehicle" thread with Bird's old Mercury got me thinking. Mine was a 1967 AMC Ambassador station wagon. Green with the wood paneling. This was in 1981. $50 from my sisters boyfriend! It burned a quart of oil a week but never failed to start or run.

I attended the Alex Lyon and son (www.lyonauction.com) auction in Kissimmee today to purchase a box blade. I bid on and won a 6 foot "AMCO" box blade. It has a reversible blade and 6 quick adjust scarifiers. It appears to be new and ruggedly built. Has anybody seen, heard of or know about this...

Well, Florida maps anyway. The Florida Department of transportation sells 18" x 27" county road maps for 30 cents !!! Online !!!! www.caistore.com/mapspubs/home_40.asp

I need to install a driveway culvert according to county specs. Specifications call for a 32' x 18" mitred, steel culvert. Pitch for drainage is not critical according to the building inspector. A designed swale exists. The low point is roughly 12" below the paved edge of the road. The low...

That's right, the health department won't allow me to bring power to my AGRICULTURE/TRACTOR barn until I install a septic tank!!!???? Apparently they're afraid if I have electricity, I'll reside in my barn, and poop around the property, and therefore pose a danger to the other County residents...

Being a city dog, "Peanut" is afraid of gunfire (and thunder). She was laying in the barn, about 300 feet away when she heard some distant gunfire. No different than being at home; she figures the safest place is next to dad. No, I didn't let her ride, my wife "babysat"