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I have a KX71-3 compact excavator. I see a ripper like this but seems not ideal for stumps. https://www.excavatorthumb.com/mojo/mojo.php?attachment=kubota+style+frost+ripper+for+kubota+kx040+and+more&model=kqfr6&gallery=usaa I see this but seems like cutting a root at 2 spots isn't ideal. (Yes I...

New to me 2 months ago 2018 KX71-3 I have spent a bunch of time getting rid of rust induced stiction so all the controls are very free moving. This has helped a bunch but the main track controls are still giving me problems. It feels like they move 3 inches and do nothing and then there is 1/2"...

I read about the low pounds per square inch of ground pressure because of the large track area. But I have no reference for what would be acceptable to run over our septic system drain field. Certainly I would stay away from the pipe from the house, the tank, and the first 10ft of pipe out of...

The lever for the dozer blade has been really stiff on my used excavator and I decided to try to fix it. I was concerned when I saw it is connected to a control cable thinking the usual corrosion had stiffened the cable. I can see both ends but not the middle 80%. See #190 in this diagram...

A new to me 2018 KX71-3 mini excavator. Say I am trying to pull a stump out. I jam the bucket down behind it and now have several choices. I can; 1- curl the bucket, 2- pull the arm toward me, 3- lift the boom (after curling the bucket), or back up the excavator. Is there a general rule as to...

I have had it a week working through doing the next service, greasing, filling fluids etc. I have 2 questions. 1- I have a warning light that looks like a simple clock. A circle w/ hands set at 9 oclock and the typical warning triangle stabbing the clock at about 5 oclock. I have spent hours and...