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The OP must have obtained the necessary information after 121 TBN posts. Time for him to just go buy a tractor, and see how it works out for him.

An old USN saying: "Having SNB time (Beach 18) in your logbook is like having VD in your health record". I do not have either!

Would be a better day if I was flying it. Lots of large recip. time here, but no B25.

I would call that a bastardized Ford 8N near you.

And........it is certainly not a good choice either!

I painted my rebuilt '51 8N about 35 years ago, but it is not so shiny now. It sits lonely looking in my barn, as I have two much newer tractors. 70 years old this year, and I will give it to one son, who will hopefully keep it until 100. It has a Sherman transmission too.

Agreed!

The OP wants to buy a SCUT, and facts put forward here on TBN are seemingly unimportant. He needs to buy two (or maybe even 3) tractors! First, a tiny one called a SCUT, and then the following year a CUT (40 HP?) He needs to experiment with tractor buying to gain understanding of his needs. It...

They are both great machines, but the L47 has a 10' dig depth, while the M62 has 14' dig depth. 4 more feet of dig depth (hoe reach) is a BIG deal!

Ripping out a galvanized water line is a GOOD thing! Then.....you can replace it with PVC!

"forgetting to pick up a bottle while in town" ?? The nice man in the big brown truck can bring that stuff right to your door.

I have the older than the M62 ( and slightly smaller ) Kubota L48 TLB. The M62 would seem to fit your desires perfectly! It is a built from the ground up, as a specific medium duty earth moving machine. Nothing else in the size/weight group compares! Be absolutely certain to get a hydraulic thumb!

EXACTLY !!!!

One more time! BUY ENOUGH TRACTOR!

You might consider buying a 500 amp battery load tester. I have 16 batteries, and at 80, I am too old to pull batteries, to haul them in for testing I just bought a Clore (brand) 500 amp load tester. Clore 500 amp carbon pile load tester = $70.86 on Amazon. Nice little unit.

I sold my dad's 1981 5 spd. Rabbit diesel pickup on E-Bay 2 years ago. Had very low miles, and brought a great price. Always garaged, condition was excellent! It sold for much more than I think he paid for it brand new. The 50 mpg. number is correct.

Perhaps some do, some don't. On a $50K tractor I would not be willing to roll the warranty dice.

"Lady Sadie" is a 2 year old yellow Lab (all white), and I would burn the Suburban, before I would let her go. Sadie is the sweetest animal on this planet,..... 100% a member of this family!

There is no reserve! Ten days from posting it will be sold to the high bidder!

Check to determine if your homeowners insurance will cover the loss!

My nearly pristine 1997 4x4 Suburban with 454 V-8, is listed for sale on E-Bay. E-Bay listing # 324740719320

The entire story is incredibly sad!

Use string between stakes in a X pattern across the centerline of the pin, then removing the string to dig, then replacing the string, to re-establish exact point, prior to pouring concrete around pin.

Many years ago I had a safety issue with a 200HP OMC outboard. They kept giving me the run around, and I threatened to contact the CPSC. They called their local dealer to tell him to fix it now! Fixed... it was!

Lucas is English..... "Prince of darkness"

It would appear that what you have is the mounts for replaceable teeth. You should be able to find new teeth to fit those tooth mounts.

"CB's" ......concrete bounds are used extensively in much of NE. Pieces of rebar with surveyor number caps are used in many other areas.

Of course you do realize that your steel T-posts are referred to as "witness markers", and are not recognized as legal boundary markers. If you had your surveyor set concrete bounds, they would be legal boundary markers, and another survey might not be necessary when the stakes rot away.

Suggest you check out the Messick's video on oil filters that they cut apart for inspection, or the Project Farm oil filter video.

As TBN member jeff9366 so eloquently states.......BUY ENOUGH TRACTOR !!!!

Fram is commonly known to be junk!

I still have my 1977 Ford 3/4T 4x4 pickup with 300cu.in. inline 6. I bought it brand new in 1977.

Agreed!

Not true in many states!

It says: Fuel, oil, water. Fuel to me would mean gas or diesel.

Your TBN profile shows that you only have a 1980's Ford...... nothing about a 2021 Kioti.

I would go for the bird in the hand,,,,,,the other dealer.... NOW!

If we were to journey to... "a hilltop"...., perhaps we could find that out?

The real point here should not be personal opinions about the hood! The factory rep authorized a factory quality finished new hood! The factory provided a flawed replacement hood. For $52,000, the OP had paid for a shiny new hood! The dealer did not properly comply with the hood replacement...

"High school" ??? That was 64 years ago!

I am NOT on the dealers side! If the factory rep authorized a new FACTORY hood, it should be a NEW factory hood, in factory new condition. NOT a factory blemished hood! A new $52,000 tractor should have come with a dent and scratch free hood, no matter how many other items the dealer also later...

My TLB is for me only too! I have owned a real TLB for 35 years, with only 500+ hours all those years. A 1970 Ford 3400 TLB (bought in 1986) for 33 years, and my now 15 year old Kubota L48 TLB bought 2 years ago. Bigger toys (twin airplane, large boat, Canada property) have come and gone, but I...

All true......if you want a FLAT driveway!

My EA forks are great, and not any more expensive than other quality forks. EA will no longer ship to Maine though, so you would have to pick up in NH.

"Matching" a battery is kinda like fools gold. Idea may look good, but it ain't reality!

Why not a "wire" after he sees the machine? Should only require a couple of hours for the wire to process while the buyer hangs out.

Depending on physical size, plan on spending $40K+ for a halfway decent piece of used equipment to meet all your criteria.

Forget the idea of a 3pt. hitch backhoe, unless you want to destroy/crack the rear end of a conventional tractor. Be careful about limiting your budget too much. You might buy a piece of machinery cheaply that will eat your lunch in repairs. Used equipment is often a real crap shoot. Pay a...

I bought a 14 year old Kubota L48 TLB with only 251 hours. Are those hours believable? Yup! Bought from private party, original owner, now with debilitating Parkinsons. Except for some fading (I polished that out), the machine looks nearly like new. All original paint, with outside storage...

So......who should follow which laws? Seems to be, choose which laws you want to follow these days.

Our usage differences are the real story. You use your equipment to generate income! I am 80 years old (have had a BH for 34 years), but have always just used my equipment for my own play/work. Big boy toys. My assistant is a 2yr. old yellow Lab girl named Sadie, filled with enthusiasm also.

Yeah.....but my question was..... How many yards can be moved 300' in one trip by a mini-ex, .... alone!. No CTL use in the question. The point being, that a mini-ex cannot efficiently move material beyond boom reach. and a TLB can instead just drive away with the loader bucket full. I love...

How many cubic feet of material can a mini-ex transfer 300' in one movement?

Logic is now considered "politics"? WOW !!!!

Just who is going to "send" me "on vacation"? For what? Noting the fact that logic is often absent?

Skylights are installed for "ambience", not for their insulation qualities. Quality skylights have double or triple pane glass. Cheap skylights are the uninsulated bubble type.

Take an unfaded painted metal part off your tractor, and take it to a Sherwin Williams paint store. They can match the color for you in their industrial enamel. You can do the same with NAPA, for an automotive enamel match.

Perhaps not in TN, but in many areas of the USA, winter snow would seal off that vent.

Some here are unable to apply logic!

For a plumbing vent, that would NOT meet code anywhere!

Absolutely....thru the roof !!!

Regular gas begins to deteriorate within 3 to 6 months, 93 octane begins to deteriorate (loose octane) after 9 months.

Storing ethanol gas for a prolonged period is a very poor idea!

Hope after shutdown, you drained that old gas and filled with fresh premium. As I recall..... premium gas in NS has no ethanol.

So......when I need a backhoe for 30 minutes, I should drive 30 miles to the rental place, to then learn that their rental units are both out. Of course, I could call first, but they would still be out.....maybe available next week. So assume my BH task is only 30 minutes?.........I reserve the...

"I will get a new red tractor" If it must be red, go to Massey Ferguson, or Branson. You will likely find solid dealer support and resale at either, 365 a year!

My 30+ year old thunderbolt is AC/DC. I too thought all Miller thunderbolts were AC/DC.

I shouda known!

Thanks for that! I will give the dealer nearest me a call.

A satisfactory asphalt driveway in the Albany, NY. climate, should have 2 lifts of placed asphalt with at least 1' of well drained base material,..... plus no heavy (oil?) truck traffic March 1st to May 15th, due to frost issues. EXPENSIVE driveway !!!!

Too much hay dust in your nostrils?

.....a dewdrop off my lilly.......

I think that mfg. is the brother of Ted, owner of EA.

I am not an EA groupie, but my EA forks came strapped to a pallet, and are the best!

Oh wow! The Mahindra lovers will soon be right along to bash you!

Who checks the engine oil every day on their privately owned cars, or tractors? Mahindra owners?

I think you are missing the point! Titan shipped the forks. FedEx lost the forks!

I don't disagree with your assessment, but I don't really NEED a 12" trenching bucket, and there is NO way that I will pay $1,000 to get one. I am going to try to find a ratty used bucket of any brand, and adapt it to a Kubota Q/A. Think I'll try several underground utilities companies first. My...

For Maine customers, you might suggest that they could arrange for shipment to a business/friend, just over the border in New Hampshire. New Hampshire has NO SALES TAX, so there would be no tax issue. Maine, Vermont, and Mass. residents buy many high dollar items in New Hampshire.

That is reasonable advice, but having a BH always at your convienience is a wonderful thing, particularly as your body ages.

Yes, ......if you buy BOTH a mini excavator AND a CTL, you will have better capabilities than a compact TLB. Will cost a lot of total dollars though!

Yeah ......the $1,000 Kubota branded trenching bucket just ain't gonna be for me!

I do not consider that to be "a laugh"! I consider that to be exceptionally unique, and very effective! Sure beats the he11 out of a shovel!

Your problem is a VERY common one! Surprised that your dealer did not know that. High school kid mechanics?

I am considering buying a Titan (#122912) 14" trenching bucket .....$329. This is obviously a low end pin on bucket, and I will need to modify it to fit my Kubota Q/A (+$219 for mod. plate + welding). I would like to use this trenching bucket with my Kubota L48TLB. It would only get very...

Very strange! I am all ears!

"Brick by brick"? Not quite! Block by block,..... a lot heavier per piece.

My time is not really worth squat! I have been retired for 21 years. Other than groceries, I buy most everything online. Online selection is virtually unlimited, and feedback (if you screen it thoughtfully) is very helpful. Both convenience, and gas mileage are good too. I would rather hand dig...

That is a mighty fine/beefy looking machine! Congratulations!

SO TRUE!

Holmes Murphy is where ?

Kinda true,.....except for batteries, oil & filter changes, and tires, but tires usually do go for many years without issues.

USAA would have insured you either in the USA or out of the USA, unless you were enlisted, and it was long ago.

The final point I would make here, is that most folks have absolutely no idea how truly useful a BH is, until they actually have one, just steps away.

Corn does not look good. The raccoons will be disappointed!

That would be the most labor intensive method, but certainly the least damaging.

If your excavator guy has a thumb, that would likely be the best way to avoid most damage.

For the reasons you describe above, I love my CPA, even at $350+ per hour! She is in Minnesota too......even though I have not lived there for 30 years.

Was that dealer a "Masshole" who had moved to Maine?

With those "dozens of loads of horse manure" you also brought in hundreds of pounds of weed seeds. I love cow manure (can't find any), and I hate horse manure!

I see a tractor split in your very near future.

How much are you willing to spend? Your profile does not show your location....It should.

Others beat the "dead horse" about NOT needing a BH,...... but in your view,.... that is somehow different?

I have done the very same, when an area is too small for a tiller. I am too old for a shovel!

I have both forks and a grapple. How should I use them to replace my two rusting 5' deep yard hydrants?

At 80, and owning a 253 hour 2006 48HP Kubota TLB (Tier nothing), I will never be in the market for a new tractor. That said: From all I have heard and read, If I were looking for a new CUT, a Branson dealer would be my first stop!

I bought my Troybilt Horse new in 1982 (I think). I am 80 now, and have no intention of ever using it again. Was going to sell it, and also my 12HP Gravely Pro. My oldest son said no!

I got the 1st payment,.....nothing since! I am apparently in the get screwed category.

I don't even need "15 minutes to install one". Mine never gets uninstalled! I have another tractor.

That is the most common routine.

I personally hold the belief that a properly functioning septic system needs no additives.

How much will that "local guy" charge for the 20 minute job of lowering a heavy pump into a pit? If you call him at noon on Monday, will he be there at 1:00? How much will it cost to place 7 railroad ties (with thumb) when it cools off Friday evening ...let's say 6:00 - 8:00PM?

Product name is: "Rid-X"

The BH on my 48HP Kubota L48 TLB is very strong! Not as strong as a mini-ex might be, but a TLB is much a more versatile machine than a mini-ex.

You can certainly free to do that "change it" work! At 80, I am essentially in the I no longer give a Sh-t category!

I do not know.....but I like it! We will likely not see another "world war" again. We are being slowly boiled (as a frog) from within!

Trailers over 3,000 GVW, can be registered in Maine for a total of up to 12 years, at a cost of $20 per year. Can get a new registration after 12 years. You do not need to have a residence in Maine to register a trailer in Maine. New York residents cannot legally own a trailer registered in Maine.

I don't like 'em! Too difficult to use with my arthritic hands. They do keep dirt out though.

An EA 72" "Wicked" grapple weighs 477 pounds. That is a major (445lb.) load carrying benefit over your 922 pound Landpride

Yes! Tractors in Canada do have titles. I am not Canadian, so cannot answer your other two questions. Trailers have lifetime plates in the USA? What states?

Kinda like the old former WWII US army Sgt. going to France to visit the cemetaries at Normandy. French immigration agent at De Gaulle airport was somewhat irate that the old Sgt. did not have his passport out for inspection. Sgt. said he had not needed to show a passport the last time he...

I believe that in Canada tractors all must have license plates. Since the tractor must have a plate, the buyer must also pay sales tax. Tractors in the USA do not have a license plate requirement. In the USA, used tractors bought/sold between private parties are thus not directly taxable. As a...

The Asians would likely have a problem with "Ontario".

My 48HP Kubota will dig to 11'

I grew up on Cape Cod, and am retired there now. I left the Cape at 22 for USN flight training in Pensacola. When I came back 18 months later my mother said I "talked funny". Though I did not have a Southern twang, I had lost my New England accent. I am 80 now, and spent nearly 40 years...

Inline flow restrictor?

10% VA at Lowe's and Home Depot, + 2% for Citi card BBVA bank VISA for 5% gas & groceries. Citi card for 2% on everything else everywhere. Approximately $1100 total each year.

"There a few who get misled"..... and buy a grader blade instead of a box blade for driveway maintenance? You got that part of your usage assessment completely backward! A box blade is for moving material! A grader blade is for shaping material......as in driveway maintenance.

I did not suggest otherwise!

1000% FACT !!!!

From your sketch it would appear that you own to the center of the roadway (layout), but you likely do not have a right to block that roadway/layout. Where in Nfld. are you? I was a USN pilot stationed at Argentia in the mid 60's. I have great memories of my Nfld. days. The Trans-Canada highway...

Time to get some lathe experience!

I have had a TLB for 35 years. My current Kubota L48 TLB is worth 35% more (Tractor Data) than I paid for it used, 25 months ago. That handily beats 8% per annum in my book! And.......I have the machine available for use every day, if I should need it. At 80, I use that wonderful mechanical arm...

As others have often stated, a TLB is the Swiss army knife of small earth moving machinery.

I still have my 1951 8N (without power steering). I too have never bought a new tractor, but have a 1989 Ford, and a 2006 Kubota. Both have power steering! The 8N sits looking rather lonely in a corner of my barn, having not been run in the past ten years. If it had a loader like your TO35, and...

I have owned an intermediate TLB for 35 years! A 1970 Ford 3400 for 33 years, and my current 2006 Kubota L48 for 2 years, both bought used. I only put 500 hours on my Ford in 33 years. I bought it for $10,000, sold it for $9,000, and did at least $75,000 worth of my own property maintenance, in...

It's July! Didn't realize you would still need chains in Ontario. Must be mighty FAR NORTHERN Ontario!;)

I would not own my Kubota L48 if it did not have the "PITA" backhoe!

A VERY small tractor to be considering a BH!

Us older folks can ALL be a PITA to others at times! We tend to not tolerate tomfoolery.

It is true that backhoes are "designed for trenching", but there are MANY other applications! My Kubota (11' backhoe) TLB, with hyd. thumb, is most often used as my highly mobile portable crane. Owning a BH means it is ALWAYS at my immediate disposal, and I never remove it from my tractor! I...

It is an old descriptive term that seems to be only used in the Northeast US. I'll let Hay Dude explain.

I need to remove an old landscaping tie wall. I could do it with my forks, but I think it will be much easier doing the job with my BH and thumb. New RR ties will be placed with my BH and thumb.

Glyphosate sprayed, will take care of the bamboo issue!

Using motor oil, or conventional grease, is the perfect way to capture some grime and grit, and grind your 3 pt. hitch balls down to a lesser size.

"Most have zerks" Really? Never have seen one with zerks.

Cabot makes good deck sealers, but maybe a bit expensive for trailer decks.

I agree with your assumption. Asphalt millings will become more difficult to re-work as they firm up over time. If you have a good solid base, millings are excellent.

It is so wonderfully pleasing to dream about good things!

If you add your general location to your profile it may help others to help you.

Yup.....I am an 80 year old Cape Codder!

It depends on what you like. I don't care about having a smooth barefoot driveway, and it looks very nice in front of this ancient Cape Cod house. I used 3/16" x 4" x 16' pieces of steel edging that I made myself, 20 years ago when I re-did the driveway. I welded stubs of small angle iron on the...

I have 40 yds. of white Quahog shells on my (291 year old) house 1/2 circle driveway, but I could sure use some of those nice asphalt millings on the driveway to my barns.

I would have sent the empty envelope back, using the return label.

That is a great story!

Will they guarantee that the crushed concrete is free of all steel or wire?

I was there during the 1st quarter of '67

I sure do wish that re-cyled asphalt was cheaper here.

Absolute best way to "protect the wood surface from the weather" is to store the trailer inside!

Maybe......but after I have croaked.....will I really care?

An additional culvert is a very good idea. A larger size will help to eliminate plugging.

In Florida sand it IS a good idea!

It doesn't always have to be about expense v/s return on investment etc.! There comes a time in life when $ practicality no longer matters! At 80, if I want it, and can afford it, I get it! I have a maxed out accessoried (no cab), 253 hour L48 TLB, that I bought two years ago,( today, maybe...

That's a mighty fine return for grass mowing!

I was commissioned Navy, flying out of Danang, but for only a few months. Raquel never showed while I was there.......Dammm!

Your driveway looks quite decent to me!

Unless you enjoy having even more trouble, AVOID any HF or NT dill bits of any type! A QUALITY left hand drill bit is a very useful tool! I have two LH drill bit sets.

You will absolutely be able to avoid any exploratory digging, if you first run a temporary electric line to bypass the current buried line, and then have no further breaker trips.

It certainly seems to be "normal" with TSC, but I only buy dog food at TSC.

Have you looked inside "Hunters dumpster" to see what else might be in there?

So...... someone buys a private sale tractor in your state, or a nearby state. Everyone pays sales tax on that used tractor?

Too confusing! Skip it!

Have never heard of that pumping method, and like you, I don't like the idea. Maybe have the tank pumped while away for a couple of days?

That is obvious!!

Good advice! I self designed/installed/inspected, back in 1986. I have a CE degree, and likely knew more about septic systems than any local inspector would. Infiltrators were not in use locally then, but they are a great design improvement!

My 2006 Kubota L48TLB (48HP) is certainly no homeowner tractor. It is an intermediate size contractor beast, and....I am only a homeowner. I do not plow snow either! I am old, and go to Florida for the Winter.

As an outsider looking in, ( knowing nothing about either ), after reading your comments, my vote goes to Case!

Can't fix stupid!

For private/personal use, everyone, anywhere in Canada sure does.

The Pat's are apparently all shipped with grade 2 bolts. I changed mine to grade 5 as suggested above. Grade 5 bolts are less likely to fail, and are still easy enough to remove if broken. I would not use grade 8 bolts for this application.

I don't think anyone claimed to have seen any grease fittings.

Not quite accurate! A Loooong time ago it was determined that matter can neither be be created nor destroyed. If you do not ever pump your tank, you will eventually fill it with sediment from the decomposition process. Then......you will be buying a complete new system,..... because your drain...

Can you tell for certain from the picture, that the "wear area" is only 3/8" thick material? The low priced grapple that I bought has 5/8" wear area steel. Mine is 60" and weighs exactly 500 lbs. With my 48HP TLB, I doubt that I can actually abuse it.

Very difficult to grow corn here! Sandy soil, requiring daily watering, thus breeding bugs/corn borers and sometimes fungus.

That is a light duty grapple that someone has abused. I can certainly be repaired. I bought a new $1200 grapple without greaseable pins, and changed the pins to brass, then drilled and tapped them for grease zerks. If the greased brass pins should ever wear, they can easily be replaced.

50 ears of too old sweet corn here...... @ 60 cents each = $30!

I would delete your Facebook listing, and relist at $22.5K. Your tractor will sell, because as you point out, there is a scarcity of comparables out there. List it other places, and be patient! BE PATIENT! Might take a couple months, for your prospective buyer to discover it.

Looks REALLY nice! I will never buy a machine with a pressed steel deck like that again. My new SCAG has a fabricated deck that is bullet proof.

Full options? It is a 6 way manual blade! I pull my EA 6 Way Deluxe Scrape Blade with my fully restored 32HP 1989 Ford 1920. It is a dream to use, compared to the King Kutter, and Tarter gate blades that I previously used. I would also recommend the bolt on end plates if they are available. The...

A true "Hope and change" ...dreamer!

Of course, the Chinese, Russians, Indians, etc. will all be doing the same, as they are just standing by to follow the USA lead!

"The blades that are that big and light enough to pull behind a small compact tractor are nothing but junk" Conclusion: The EA 6 Way Deluxe Rear Scrape Blade...is "junk"!

Thanks! I was going to try that vacuum trick with my L48 TLB. System holds 15 gal. Now I won't bother.

How has the inflation rate become "politics"? Is it also your opinion that the inflation rate is racist? Current annual inflation rate is actually 5.4%, and seemingly still rising!

Yup......."tasks requiring offsetting or angling the blade", are exactly the tasks that are necessary to maintain a properly crowned driveway, and associated ditches.

I have never owned a MF135, but I have used one quite a bit. It is an absolutely great old tractor. FAR superior to my '51 8N.

"Frankly the older simpler one was just as good" Could not agree more! I sold my 1970 Ford 3400 TLB, and bought a cherry 2006 Kubota L48 TLB. The Ford easily did what I needed, and the much newer Kubota does too. Bottom line: I really do miss my old Ford!

"$8K a year to pay for maintenance and insurance"? On a Cat 312C excavator ($80K used machine)? I don't think the numbers would even come close to working for me!