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    Help with selecting a trencher for my BX

    I used a subsoiler on my BX to install an underground fence for my dog. It worked like a charm. I fabricated a wire spool mount and wire guide. Here it is:
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    Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

    Just switched over from mowing season to snow season. I use this for my 800 foot long gravel driveway.
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    DIY tractor weights ideas

    I did something similar for the front of my small tractor. This keeps my front end on the ground when using my carry-all. Receiver draw-bar in a 5-gallon bucket. Piece of cake... I plan to make some extra ones that will hang off of the side.
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    BX70 Dynamic Braking and not stopping quickly

    Don't know if this has already been addressed or not, but I resolved my BX2370-1's stopping issue... The slow stopping is due to a shock absorber connected to the hst pedal mechanism. I simply removed that shock absorber completely. It now behaves like an hst should: it stops immediately after...
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    New BX with drive-off mower deck

    All: Don't know if anyone else reported on this, but I thought I would share what I saw today... I was at my local Kubota dealer today and saw a new BX2670-1 with the new drive-off mower deck. The mechanic came out and did a demo for a prospective buyer. I studied it a while and see how it...
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    cable trencher for underground fence

    Here are some pics of mine. You can see where I added a spool mount on top of the subsoiler and added an EMT tube to guide the wire. The EMT is held in place by a few EMT straps... and is loose enough so the EMT and rotate, allowing the tail to follow the trench as you turn.
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    Snow blade for BX

    I am in the process of researching snow blades for my BX2370. I'm pretty sure I want the 60" Kubota snow blade, however I don't know anything about the "quick hitch" (and sub-frame?) used. My BX was purchased without an FEL, and I may not ever buy one, but does the snow blade mounting interfere...
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    Top-n-tilt for BX

    Hello all, I recently purchase a new BX2370-1 and am putting rear remotes on it. Once complete, I want to get a hydraulic top link and a hydraulic side link. I think it was CCM (whom I bought the htl for my M8540 years ago) who had the top-n-tilt packages. After searching the web, it looks like...
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    Been away for a few years, but bought another Kubota...

    Well, it has been a few years since I posted here (except for a post or two a week or so ago). Been busy working, working on the house, etc., etc. Anyway, my M8540 has been serving me well but finally had to replace my riding mower... .. so, I "bought" a GR2120. Based on the specs, it seems...
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    More BX radiator chaff discussion/questions...

    Hello all, I recently bought a new BX (2370) and quickly discovered the "chaff in radiator" issues. I have been keeping the radiator clean by blowing from back (front) and/or vacuuming from behind the battery. I have read a lot of threads talking about how the BX is susceptible to this due to...
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    Speaking of "Cold Weather Starting" (Glow Plugs)

    To make a LONG story short, I finally found in my owner's manual for my M8540 how the glow plugs operate. (Every diesel I have operated, you either turned the key to the left to turn on the glow plugs or they always came on in the "on" position of the key.) On my M8540, the glow plugs come on...
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    Oil & Fuel  50 Hour Service on M8540HD12

    Saturday I did the 50 hour service on my M8540HD12-1. Piece of cake. Anyone that does their own oil changes on the family car should be at home changing the fluids on their Kubota. I pulled the two hydraulic filters and let them drain into a BIG plastic bin my wife had laying around. I then...
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    Ballast  Ballast Box pics (and others)

    Hey everybody: Some of you have inquired about my ballast box and wanted to see some pictures. It took me a while to get all of the parts to it (one of the lift pins was missing), but today I finally got it together. I have not filled it with concrete yet, however I hooked it up and snapped a...
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    Check out Kubota international websites

    All: I started browsing Kubota's websites in other countries yesterday. They are pretty cool. You should check them out. Here is the global launch pad: kubota global site I have found screen savers, wallpaper (pictures), toys and of course, tractor info. I found it all really interesting...
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