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    Sovema rotortiller- any thoughts?

    I'm in the market to buy a rotortiller for my L5030. There is a good dealer in the neighborhood that sells Sovema tillers. They seem to be good build, but I don't have any experience with tillers. My land is heavy clay and quit compacted. Any experiences with Sovema?
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    What the heck is coming out of my tires?

    I noticed recently a thick sticky brown/black liquid on my tires. I first thought that it was water but a closer look reveilled a sticky stuff. It is al over the tread of the 4 tires but doesn't seem to eat in it, at least for now. It slowly leaks down on the sides of the tires. I drive the...
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    Front mount snowblower questions

    I'm wondering if some of you have experience with a front snowblower (72 inches) from Kubota. I like the idea of looking forward but is there a trade off? I have a L5030 HSTC with R4 tires and my first question is about the clearance underneath the tractor. I understand that the set up stays on...
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    Float position?

    I'll tried to put the loader of my L5030 in float position but didn't seem to find it. The drawing in my manual shows a forward movement (arrow) and what looks like more forward for float position. When I try this out the loader lifts the nose of the tractor up. I'm probably missing something...
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    L 5030 HSTC FEL problem

    I own a L5030 HSTC with FEL 853 since June this year. Since the beginning I noticed that the loader went slowly down on his own, even without a load. That happened with or without the engine running. To keep a long story short, the Dealer arranged to see the tractor with the Kubota rep. Kubota...
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