So my repair failed again, found 1980-1986 Toyota Corolla uses the same blower motor. 35$ on rock auto. Works perfectly. Day after installing it I checked and Kubota has dropped their price to 90$ from 900$. Well that would have saved me hours of searching for a cross reference!
Yes the original 10x16.5 is way too small for the loader capacity. The 12x16.5 are good, I've got just under 3000 hours on the tractor and wore out two more sets of 12x16.5's. Ran a set of 32x12.50R15 on implement rims for a winter (they have better traction in snow) and now am running a set of...
I still have my L5030HSTC, its now 13 years old with a little shy of 2500 hours on it. It wore out the 4th set of front tires so I finally tracked down a wider tire for it.
Tire - R1 31x15.50 R15 (33x12.50 R15 would also work) - These are used on trenchers and manlifts, cost about 200$ each...
I will tell you the lift numbers on the 3 point don't really matter that much. Even with a loader on you won't be able to use that hitch capacity unless you get a big bucket of dirt first. My snowblower is a big side chute model Normand that sticks way back, with blower raised the tires barely...
I'll attach my Kubota L5030 spreadsheet I made something like 10 years ago. The mechanical ratio is listed for an L5030, its different for different tractor models, can't assume this number!
Hmm, seems to be missing the calculator part but you get the idea.
I like the line setup! Those quick release snatchblocks are the best friend to a tractor winch. I ran a farmi for several years in our woods. Fantastic machine. Wish I had it back actually.
Just for folks reference, at about 2000 hours my heater fan gave out. Pulled the cab roof off and popped the fan out. Brushes worn out and the copper leads ran against the commutator down to the ceramic in the middle.
I thought it might be 100$ for the motor, nope, 700$ at our dealer. Try...
We ran the CIH version of the little hesston for a while. Makes for a lot of bales, and lots of tying, square baler was as fast in terms of tons per hour.
To those with the 7040's and the skinny tires, this is what they come with up here http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-buying-pricing/109518-r1w-wide-front-tires-option.html#post1248723
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This year I replaced my old 84" Lucknow with an 86" Normand with side discharge. The sort and more steeply angled regular chute on the Normand does not throw snow as far as the old Lucknow now matter what position you aim the top, but open up the side drum and wow does that snow fly and it...
A local man and his father in law were tilling a hillside pasture to reseed it. The father in law was driving the Kubota L5240HSTC the man was raking and moving rocks. The tiller jammed on a rock, so the operator lifted it up. The man was nearby and instinctively grabbed the rock to pull it...