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Looking to put up 1000# round bales of premium brome/orchardgrass horse hay. What size baler/bales can this tractor handle?(specs in sig. 70hp) Its an 8x8. Gently sloping 45 acres. I was thinking about running a disc/conditioner and some kind of tedder/rake combo. Some people say 70hp is good...

Can something like a M7040 cab tractor handle an 8' pusher in Colorado powder? Seem to be plenty of used ones available coming from skid operators. Need something to clean snow from dirt/gravel. Rarely ever concrete unless I start doing the local neighborhood. The back scraper attachments look...

Anyone have experience building or own one of these fabric buildings? I'm in discussions with Clearspan regarding the purchase of a 75' truss design and I have a few questions for those more familiar with them. For example they want to charge me $2500 for stamped engineered drawings for the...

Finally got around to building my counter weight. 2400# Retaining wall block, about 100# of scrap 2x2x.120 and a $120 3pt bale spear from Northern tool. I wish the tubing was at least 3/16 but its all I had laying around. Not bad for about $200. I guess we'll see if that thin wall is up to...

What is the proper process to bleed the fuel system? I was watching a video in another language and I noticed them mess with a screw next to the fuel shut off. What is this? My motor seems to have a bit of a knock to it that sounds like regular diesel knock but sometimes its louder than...

From what I've gathered CJ-4 oils should be backwards compatible with CL-4 with the exception that the new additives are not designed to cope with as much soot from older engines or with higher sulfur off-highway fuels. Not that they are inferior but different. I'd like to run rotella 10-30...

After strong debate over buying a $25-$30k flatbed class 8 straight truck with tandem 20k duals which would allow me to haul 10ton on the truck and get a trailer later for a combined 20ton load, I ended up buying the 25k PJ with tandem 12k axles. I'll be selling my current dually for a 2014 ram...

Looking at buying a 25k gvw 30ft gooseneck for hauling hay, tractor, skidsteer etc. I'll be hauling 3x3 or 3x4 hay monthly at GVW. Roughly 5hr round trip. The PJ I'm looking at is $12,300. Its powder coated has two lockable boxes with gas shocks, 22lb I beam upgrade, 25k gooseneck hitch, two...

Sorry guys, feel like I've been asking a lot lately but I'm waiting on my backordered kubota 3rd function kit and plan to use it with rental post hole augers etc. Where is the filter in relation to the take offs? Do I run the risk of contaminating my circuits with metal etc if it was run on a...

Whats a good compromise between rear weight and steering? I'm assuming at some point the front of the tractor will start getting light when the bucket is empty or I'm not lifting anything? Turned some manure piles the other day with a 7' brush hog slung out back and the steering felt fine but...

Need to grease my FEL for the first time and it seems everyone likes the moly stuff. I picked up some of the valvoline moly EP thats grey in color. What does kubota use from the factory? Can I just add or do I need to replace? Kubota website has two grease listed one blue polyurea and one black...

I was reading the manual and it says to put the throttle at half way before turning the key to start.. Seemed odd but figured maybe they want oil to get places faster so I tried it.... !!! That just doesnt seem right! The thing shot right up to like 2k or so and just seems too harsh on a cold...

Well brought her home yesterday and put it to its first test load today. 3x4's 900# one at a time, no ballast. Rear was a little light (less traction) when changing directions but didn't feel unsafe. I'll surely need ballast for 1600+ lbs but overall very happy with the tractor. Only issues I've...

What are you guys paying? What % off list can I expect to get from a kubota dealer? Machine has single rear remote, 4x4, hydro trans, LA1153, Cab, Iron wheels, bucket, no radio and suspension seat. Near Denver but wouldnt mind traveling to a neighboring state if the deal is worth it. Thanks!

Making the switch to large square bales. Bales are 3x3 (800lbs) ideal but could be 3x4(1200lbs?) Was looking at skid steers but the Deere/kubota 60month zero interest financing going on right now got me looking at tractors again. Budget is around $600month I need to be able to unload and...