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Mikester, Agree with your point on cost per root with M59, but I don't do commercial and retired at fairly young age so seat time on M59 keeps me out of wife's hair. I am looking at adding KX 80 or equivalent and D3 dozer to the stable when quality at reasonable price presents itself. This...

jigs_n_fixtures, I must say you are a glutton for punishment. De-rocking an acre. WOW. I have to ask. Why?

MossRoad, The numbers you wrote down don't lie. For any annuity, absent the contractual language, I would have to receive at least the long run average ( 10-20 years) of the S&P return BEFORE I even considered reviewing an annuities terms and costs. One must also consider the annuity...

Very interesting shape. Perhaps this is where impregnating with resin to stabilize it ( thinking vacuum bagging to get resin into nooks and crannies) would be appropriate.

Some of the Porsches, with single center hub nut on wheel are torqued to 850 foot pounds. Torque wrench is 5 feet long and thousands of dollars. If you want to play with toys you have to be willing to pay.

An S2000, excellent fun car. Also like the spalted wood sitting on bench on left side of pic.

I was wondering when you would arrive to this conversation. Dig that stump out yet? ;)

PreacherM, I am going to politely disagree with advice to consider a 40 hp tractor. As my bio clearly indicates I own both a 60 hp ( M59 TLB ) and a 24 hp ( Mahindra Max TLB ), I would never consider attempting to move "350 ton of stone. total property is 1 acre of open land. i am looking to...

I LOVE a little sarcasm mixed with EXCELLENT advice!!

Williy, Left hand threaded fasteners are not that unusual. The bolt holding mower blades to spindle are typically left hand thread and require proper torque to prevent blade loss. Tossing a spinning blade could cause real damage/ injury. I always torque the mower blade after removal for...

This is why an annuity, any annuity, is not something I can justify for myself and for most people. Bottom line is an annuity is someone else is taking your money, investing it, and then giving you a guaranteed pittance every month. Plugging $100K into the following Schwab annuity (Income...

If you get a match then wonderful BUT always always ALWAYS max out the 401K and any other pre tax investment vehicle since that is one less dollar that Uncle Sam gets to tax. Sometimes, if you are lucky, socking money away into pre tax vehicle can move you into lower Fed tax bracket. Double...

Yeah, 385 requires special transport permit and training, can only be moved on specific days and between certain hours.

Maybe time to upgrade to 100K Lb machine or get a root ripper for existing. Either way, depending on how heavily populated those stumps are, you are going to be spending lots of time. My friend with 385 figures an acre an hour for stumping. With time somewhat depending on how wet ground is.

The Fed tax bracket of 22% is tipping point for whether to decide to go IRA or Roth IRA. In early income earnig years when making less than $83K then it makes sense to go direct to Roth since tax break is only 12%. Like I said Fun Times. "Progressive" tax code keeps accountants and...

4570Man, Thanks. I see the 320 is 50K pound machine. Twice the KX 80 size. What caused you to buy the larger machine? A D3 is large enough for my grading/ road work and don't intend to stump with it. Also same weight class as KX80 so hauling is simplified. My reason for modifying the M59...

Jstpssng, I presume when you indicate "conventional" account you mean IRA. The IRA vs Roth IRA is a play that depends on several factors including your current and future expected Federal tax bracket. IRA is a pre tax instrument and Roth IRA is a post tax instrument. IRA withdrawals are...

4570Man, I've dug out many stumps with the M59 and this is the worst one I have ever met. The very large and long tap root was hard to get at. Yes, larger machines with greater curling power would make short work of the stump. I don't have my KX80 yet. Missed a very reasonably priced low...

Sigarms, First of all. Excellent member ID. They make high quality tools and stand behind everything they make. I would strongly suggest you interview FEE ONLY investment advisors as they charge a fee for investment advice and never earn a commission by selling a product. They have ONLY...

Agreeing with sea2summit. 350 tons of stone is roughly 250-300 cubic yards which is a lot to move with the smallish ( my estimate of 1/4 yard heaped ) bucket. Plowing requires weight. Wet snow is incredibly heavy and a insufficient weight tractor will either fail to push the snow or the...

4570Man I will compare the M59 to the KX40 which you running. Kubota indicates the M59 has 7600 Lbs of bucket curl force and the KX 40 has 9500 Lbs of force. I spent 2 hours using the KX40 bucket and was unable to break roots at/ close to the stump. Gave up and came back at it with the root...

Just received and installed a root/ frost ripper onto Kubota M59 TLB modified with quick coupler that mates to the Kubota KX excavator series of buckets and tools and was mentioned in earlier thread ( Backhoe - M59 backhoe quick attach) started by Smokeydog. In another thread ( Digging stumps...

Gem99ultra, Some input on K&N at $16.99 vs Fram at $8.99 for Honda CRV filters purchased and cut open in Dec 2020. Based on the use of the Belleville spring used on both makes and the near identical construction and material used, I believe these filters are made by the same manufacturer and...

Guess I'm late to the topic. Orezok's response is absolutely correct.

Richard, Perhaps the below is of interest. These come in 1/2" and 3/8" drive and turn anything into a torque wrench. I have one of each and use them when standard "long arm"/ beam torque wrench won't fit into space such as wheel well when torquing brake caliper holder and for verifying...

Gem99ultra, Please post link to the oil filter comparison if you have it.

Oaktree, Truck rear brake design was very complex BEFORE ABS came on the scene due to truck must behave properly when loaded and unloaded during severe braking. ABS braking improved truck braking performance and significantly simplified the design because ABS monitors each wheel independently...

NoTrespassing, The new cars with traction and stability control actually apply the rear brakes independently according to whatever the cars computer thinks is going to happen and is the reason for the newer cars to consume rear brake pads much faster than one would expect. Example: You go into...

Unhitched, I had a look at the RM 43, which is essentially Glyphosate (43%) and another herbicide, Imazapyr, that acts as pre-emergent herbicide and a wetting agent at $110 per gallon. You might consider straight Glyphosate at $50 per gallon. I use the below on 3/8 mile long driveway and...

Old and Tired, Items 1 and 3 are exactly what my pdfs are. Item 2 is so close that it is equivalent. Thanks a bunch and I hope this helps Unhitched. I frequently save a pdf to hard drive but don't indicate url in the comments for the file. I probably have the urls bookmarked but finding a...

Scott440, Stumping depends on many factors: Type of ground ( clay, rocky, or sand ), Type of tree ( some root shallow and some go deep, some use side roots or tap root or side and tap roots ), machine horsepower and machine weight, and how much time you are willing to invest per stump. For...

I have 3 documents if you are interested. TBN will not allow the attaching of pdfs. DM me if you are interested in: Calibrations, Calculations, Conversions.pdf. associated with mixing herbicides, insecticides, etc HERBICIDE COMMON-TRADE NAME Cross Reference.pdf Weed & Crop Susceptibility to...

MapleLeafFarmer, Based on my prior experience with water, HawkinsHollow has two choices. Either change the road so the road crosses waterway at a 90 degree angle and use a pipe to channel the water under the roadway OR modify the existing muddy/ waterlogged path by forcing the water to cross...

Oaktree, Rear drums vs disk brakes. The front brakes do 90+ percent of the braking work so the choice of rear drum vs disk is largely one of additional performance in braking vs component/ assembly cost. Drum brakes are dirt cheap to build and assemble. Disk brakes on all 4 wheels are...

Test of 9 filters in Dec 2020 that fit a Honda CRV. I purchased 9 different filters from the local auto parts store and cut them open to see what was inside, build quality vs price, and what filters were being multi-branded. I am comparing ONLY the Fram to the filters I now prefer ( STP...

Randy52, I agree with you on avoiding Fords. I had two Ford trucks. The first was a Ranger that came out while Ford's slogan was "Quality is Job One". The shifter handle pulled out of the manual transmission at 30K miles and 2 years. Went to dealer for replacement part and new part was all...

Slowpoke Slim, Interesting how Ford recycles a name of a car that, at the height of the 70's fuel crisis, was barely tolerable and always reminded me of a Chevy Vega. However, if I ever find a good condition V-8 powered Maverick I will do my best to find a place in the garage for it.

In the Farmington Valley of CT, they raised tobacco almost exclusively for cigar wrappers. Each leaf was kept separate to minimize damage. Don't know much more than that, other than as a young juvenile delinquent it was great fun to climb onto the net top and roll around like one great big...

Sixdogs, Ahh piece meal labor. Not so long ago we had something similar in CT where tobacco leaves were threaded onto a long string for hanging up in the shed ( large barn ) for drieing. The threading was done by woman who used an open needle on a beefy "sewing" machine. My brother who...

MossRoad, A pic of a F35C signed by Lockheed's test pilot, Jon Beasley, who flew the first ever flight in a JSF. Spent 20+ years around these types of aircraft. Fun times to see these awesome tools up close and in the air.

MossRoad, Most flights, declared on FlightAware, are commercial or General Aviation. Most/ much of the really fun stuff, unless on training flights, out of Wright Patt or Edwards, etc are not documented on FlightAware. Can you imagine seeing a declared U-2 or B-2 fly out of Holloman AFB and...

EddieWalker, Well put and clearly gained from experience. Grapples work wonders on limbs and tops. If moving only logs then, depending on distance moved, I can move 10-20 cord of wood in an hour.

HawkinsHollow, I'm agreeing with Scootr. Do you have option of re-routing the path/ road instead of trying to fill in a mud hole? That might be better use of your effort.

Richard, I have cleared acres of land with access frequently no wider than 20 feet. Drop trees and cut to 12-14 feet ( trunk and tops ). Grapple up everything and move to dedicated trash pile. I don't burn anything, just pile up and let rot. Saves time and risks associated with burning...

Richard, Several points. Post some pictures as appropriate so contributors have some idea/ understanding of your project's scope. In general, a FEL grapple is preferred for your project as this keeps the load away from your tractor, which a 3 pt grapple will not do. I once made mistake of...

plowhog, If you really want better advice on weld quality, you should post your photos and questions on the following welding dedicated sites. Not knocking TBN's contributors, but we are really a bunch of tractor/ equipment guys who occasionally have to fix some stuff we broke. ;) A...

plowhog, The business owner has ALWAYS been involved. You just got a face to face with the owner when you objected to poor/ shoddy work. The business owner has always been involved because they either were directly responsible for hiring the amateur welder and then sent them out on jobs OR an...

rScotty, I am basing my response to mtputney wholly on his published test results which showed both a certain solids level and a visual turbidity within the hydraulic fluid. The test results were on on the hydraulic oil he sent in for test so "flushing" the hydraulic system would remove those...

mtputney, You had previously asked where the vent was for the hydraulic system. Below is picture of the back end of the M59 where you can see the 3 pt lift arms and in the center, at pic top, is a dip stick handle and a plug for filling the hydraulic reservoir. On top of the plug is a upside...

streamin, M7040's suggestion to rent first is valuable advice and one I should have included. If you intend to exclusively use the excavator, if you chose excavator over a TLB, on unpaved areas then metal track is preferred since they last much longer and rubber tracks can be "thrown" even by...

streamin, Have you considered the larger Kubota TLB's L47, M59, M62? I too live in western NC in the "mountains" ( Fairview, NC ) and use the M59 to maintain two driveways of 3/8 and 3/4 of a mile each. Grades exceed 20 degrees in places. Water erosion is a constant battle with 5 silt ponds...

streamin, Side to side play is acceptable but other play ONLY results from wear of pin or bore bearing surfaces. Wear occurs due to either insufficient lubrication, wrong lubricant used OR use in aggressive sandy or salt water environments combined with poor lubrication.

NonTypicalCPA, Either your dealer is smoking crack or you got yourself a salesperson who is clueless or their selling chinesium for a product. In any event, I would seriously consider whether I would buy the trailer from that dealer UNLESS the trailer manufacturer had a solid reputation.

streamin, Any joint requiring grease is suspect so check for sloppy joints evident by banging or erratic movement. Machines get worked without proper maintenance because person operating the machine is paid to get job done and machine owner is not around to monitor if properly serviced. Look...

mtputney, I'm a bit confused. I just looked at the OrangeTractorTalks thread and don't see a mention by rScotty but I do see the above thread #34 where I replied to both rScotty and yourself: "I am NOW suspecting you received an M62 that Kubota delivered without flushing or adequately flushing...

John_Mc, Absolutely agree on fun means different things to each person. I spent 55 years in CT and moved to TN & NC due to crazy cost of living/ high taxes in CT. No income tax in TN and I do enjoy the milder winters. My wife and I still own acreage and a farm house built in early 1800's in...

Fun is riding a motorcycle 12 months of the year. The highway departments don't salt or sand the roads so no rusty clap trap cars and no coming around a bend in the road, on a motorcycle, to find it covered with sand. Fun is going to autocross events ( "solo" ) and high performance driving...

PreacherM, Nice looking finished snow plow adaption. Interesting how each you, PreacherM and Gordon Gould, each produced essentially the same outcome but by different designs. I chose a different route to remove snow. Moved from CT to TN & NC. Snow arrives and then wait for a few hours and...

Fallon, What is your opinion of the Bradco 612 3pt trencher? I see you running the rock/frost chain on yours in above picture. I was seriously considering one two years ago, before prices went absolutely ludicrous, but did not pull trigger on the quote for use in the rocky ground of western...

Locoweed, You have a presentation display stand one would see at a exhibition or in a conference room.

rScotty, I am not familiar with the specific hydraulic reservoir vent on the M62 but I would be surprised if it wasn't identical to the M59, which combines the fill plug and reservoir vent into the same unit. The vent is nothing more than a upside down "J" shaped flexible rubber hose molded...

mtputney, If you bought the M62 new from a dealer then I would be returning the machine to them and have them flush the system, extend the warranty and explain why the system is contaminated. If you bought the machine used then prior owner may have sold machine to get rid a problem. I can...

stuckmotor, To modify a thread title, tags and related functions, you must be thread originator Pics below detail ( left to Right ) how to modify thread Title and Tags

Test thread- Can thread originator modify thread title after some time has passed by? Rev 1: Added additional tag and added "( rev 1 ) to title

Mike69440, rScotty got you covered in post 48. All good:)

Brady D, I don't know if the contributors can help with this one, however I would buy the hose with the "spring" inside and try it. Cut the spring back at both end so you get good seal at connections points. Alternatively, you can remove the entire spring and see if the hose collapses in use...

ponytug, Excellent guidance in suggesting an attorney who specializes in cell tower contracts within the requestor's geographic area.

Carl_NH, Excellent suggestion that is timeless, simple, and easily understood. Looks like a winner to me and has my vote for new thread. What are likely search terms a visitor might use to locate a TLB related topic they need answered? How can your suggestion be modified to maximize ease of...

3Ts, It appears you covered everything when the arrangement is amicable and the installer / owner/ operator is solvent. What happens if the owner/ operator becomes insolvent or its management decides it is no longer interested in this line of business? A good attorney can prepare you and...

Brady D, I'm not clear on what your looking for or the problem your trying to correct. Are you looking to replace or extend the hose connecting the air filter with the intake manifold? What is wrong with current hose connecting the air filter to intake manifold?

Your welcome. Happy plumbing and watering.

I'm learning something every day. Now I know of the L48 TLB. Googled "Kubota TLB" and found B series and BX series of TLB. Now for a descriptive thread name Kubota TLB's & Mods ( L35 & up ) Kubota TLB's & Mods (B26 & smaller ) Now what happens when Kubota throws wrench in and markets a B28 or...

I guess that's one way to describe it. Water source feeding a separator feeding into septic tank feeding into a water storage tank that you pump from. Sorry the separator is crude hand drawing but a quick way to describe how to have a self cleaning means of mechanically separating the big...

KilroyJC, Your water source is the end of the pipe so I suggest the following setup to eliminate anything short of bacteria in the water you are receiving. 2manyrocks' suggestion of a tote is a good one but with the following modifications. Between the water source ( culvert pipe end and the...

Smokeydog, Do you have another coupler other than the new M59 to KX coupler, which has been ordered?

rScotty, As I uncerstand Kubota's product line, there are two classes of Kubota TLBs. The larger TLBs containing M62, M59, L47, L45 and the smaller TLBs ( B26 & ?? & possibly L35 ). Don't know which group the L35 fits into. The larger TLB group have similar features and build parts ( correct...

Smokeydog, Thank you for clarification to rScotty's response and attribution of M59 to KX quick coupler modification. I will create a new thread specific to upgrading the M59 and L45/ L47 TLB to use the KX/ U series quick attach buckets and implements. New thread won't be for a few weeks...

rScotty, The 24" pin on bucket is in limbo since USA Attachments also delivered a replacement KX 24" quick attach excavating bucket. I have a set of weld on ears to convert it to KX compatible quick coupler. I expect I will cut the pin on bucket up and make something unique, when a unique...

Kilroy JC, Please indicate what contaminants are of concern. Is it only silt or silt and small sand or could there be material that floats in the water you are receiving? I had a similar issue but my contaminants were silt and salamanders/ crayfish. Looking forward to your response.

rScotty, USA Attachments is the company that makes a quick coupler that pins onto a M59 and couples to the KX/ U series Kubota mini excavator bucket line and any Kubota or aftermarket attachment fitting the KX/U quick coupler. See post 22 for the installation of the USA Attachments quick...

Because we have "nothing" better to do. Okay, enough with the snarky comment. If SmokeyDog wants to contribute, he looked into the quick couplers for M59 and M62. Outcome was M59 QC was specific to only the M59 quick attach buckets and NOT capable of mating to the KX series buckets. The M62...

GaryFisher, Project is going slowly so not close due to higher priority projects keep ( honey do's ) moving in front of this. The M59's hydraulic pump, dedicated to hydraulic needs other than the HST, is rated for 16 GPM at 3K psi so system is capable but more work needs done to determine...

I have been using the CL Fab SSQA quick hitch for last 3-4 years to move trailers, including partially loaded at approx 6-7K Lbs, around the work space. Also has storage for different sized balls.

Absolutely. And, for those who like to add to their M59 and also L47 ( since they both use same pin setup on Hoe knuckle ), here are some pics of Quick Coupler adapter for using the KX series of hoe buckets. Fun with rocks. :) Dig them out of the ground, make piles, then use them for future...

I expect you will be very pleased with FEL hydraulic driven auger performance. The performance of FEL vs 3 point hitch is like night and day. Did you get the hex or round driven shaft? Please update thread with your experiences as some other contributors are interested in how the motor and...

MoMower, Well put. From the mouth of experience comes wise words. What I got from your response was: Start small with smaller cash outlay and grow organically as cash flow in grows and captured jobs increases.

85txaggie, The 1st "failure" ( ) is likely the root cause of the remaining 3 failures ( #2 ripped end of hydraulic ram, #3 broke lower boom pivot, #4 broke backhoe undercarriage frame ). To get that kind of bending force on the dipper, the operator probably hooked the bucket under the stump...

Carl_NH, I think I'm offended. You didn't mention the M59 TLB, pre cursor to the M62 TLB. ;)

Ledgemere Farm, Here is pic of Mahindra's love of hydraulic hose on Max24. No hydraulic tubing anywhere on the machine. Looks like you got the expensive model. ;)

The Operator. See post 82

Gravity combined with either Lack of Experience or Stupid or So Experienced that they push the limits.

Thanks. Yeah cant stand that style of pedal. Got one of those on Mahindra. PITA. Have this style on 2009 M59 TLB. Works well.

Without wading thru the entire thread, would someone please post a picture of the "treadle pedal" so I can see what has become infamous. Thanks.

I think I need a bigger machine than M59 to move this bone. Any suggestions?

And some more Bone wider than 72" wide grapple Another building site bone. My wife keeps asking why it takes so long to complete a project. :rolleyes: Standing outside with local wild birds. For perspective, that is a weed wacker at my feet. SSQA trailer mover. Tried the clamp on and nearly...

For your viewing pleasure. :) Pics Found another buried bone - Future wall stone View from driver's seat Another bone in building site There is a bucket down there somewhere. Standing in the operator station to see the bucket.

LastKidPicked, Cudos to you for your thoughtful response. Similar to my earlier reply ( #4 ) to Curious Kitten in he can start small and not sink a bunch of money into equipment and then hope it pays off.

stumblinhorse, Just looked at the augers. All made by Premier and all the spade teeth are marked Premier 00200. The tree planting auger hasn't seen much use so teeth can be read. The auger bit is Premier CDR for rock auger and CDC for dirt / dirt gravel...

4570man, Left to R in your post, based on tooth count looks like 12", 12" 24" ( that has been playing with wet concrete ), and a 30" ( the Deere ). Not a fair comparison if your comparing the 30" to the shallow 24". I cant find struck volume for the 30" Deere but my guess is 6 cubic feet. I...

iptman, I guess thats a reasonable price for auger and bit, given today's crazy prices for tools. Here is screen shot of what I paid in 2016 I'm trying to avoid buying implements right now unless a amazing opportunity comes along.

stumblinhorse, I don't understand why you are having very high tooth wear. Very sandy soil can be aggressive on dirt teeth if they are standard cast teeth instead of forged. Is it possible the teeth are made of chinesium? I will take a picture of the rock and dirt augers I use ( both 12" )...

To me time is money so the initial cost of the implement is a very small part of the cost of using the implement over its lifetime. The faster I can get the work done the more I can get done. I run a 72" root rake which is as wide as the tractor's wheels so everything in the path of the...

Love those "farm tags". Can get away with almost anything. I once worked with guy in CT, where farm tags allowed a vehicle to be anywhere within a 50 mile radius of the 100 acre farm, who ran a land clearing business and every piece of equipment had farm tags. This included a cat 385 feller...

I have done a half mile on the road with M59 but that is the limit. Too many crazy drivers in the NC hills.

4570man, You need to show me how to load and strap down equipment because best I can do when loading the M59 onto 26 foot flat bed is about 30 minutes before I'm ready to move down the road. :)

A bit more detail on what you mean by pretty hard rocky soil would be helpful. Rocky soil can take lots of different forms. This is what I deal with in hills of NC. When I get into this stuff then ONLY carbide tipped tip and carbide bullets on the first flight and then hard face on the flight...

4570man, Your spot on regarding the SSQA trencher run from PTO hydraulic system and is sole reason my longer term project is finding method to route existing very suitable pump flow capacity to the FEL via a mechanical valve. I foolishly did not buy the 3 point hitch PTO driven 48" six wide...

Well glad to hear SD is a heavy state. Excellent news. A flat bed is also an excellent idea as I have seen flatbeds used for hauling M59 and the like. A friend needed my M59 so he had it hauled on flatbed BUT problem is the tractor now sits pretty high off road and the top of the boom is...

Curious Kitten, This is to add some additional info about CDL/ no CDL with respect to commercial work. My earlier comment about 26,000 Lbs as the limit before CDL is a Federal Transport reg and individual states and possibly counties can make that more but not less restrictive. I am aware of...

Curious Kitten, My thoughts after running a 65+ employee manufacturing company and retiring into playing with light heavy equipment for fun projects including landscaping, road building, bridge repair/ building, ditching, land clearing,... I don't know the prevailing local rates for a man &...

Curious Kitten, Don't want to rain on a potentially profitable line of work Do you have a CDL? Are you even in the USA since I don't see a location indicated in your profile. Unless you have a CDL, you are limited to total combined vehicle weight of 26,000 Lbs otherwise local DOT, especially...

BeezFun, Do you own the pole or does the power/ phone company own the pole. If you own it then do what ever you want otherwise power/ phone company get cranky. Ask them and they may give permission and you will have it on record. If you own it then rip a 4x4 pressure treated post on the...

PeteN, Based on experience , you want a grapple that is as wide as your tractor's widest wheel width so you pick up everything in the path as you move forward.

Some pics of 72" grapple Moving rock from creek Siberian Elm ( had to cut 16 foot log in half after 11K Lb tractor back end came off ground ) Tractor hiding behind brush Some firewood

I'm agreeing with rScotty, You have a low hours, very versatile L45. The larger TLB's are extremely good for homeowner/ small contractors since they can use so many attachments. About the only thing they lack is ability to run 15 gpm hydraulic attachments off the FEL. I'm currently working a...

Workallthetime, My M59, bought used, arrived with 24" pin on bucket and after searching around for alternate width buckets and researching the M59 TLB quick coupler, I decided to go aftermarket and have custom coupler created to provide access to the Kubota mini excavator quick attach buckets (...

Not a Auger Torque unit, a McMillen X1475 running 2" hex drive with 12" rock/ frost and dirt bits and tree planting auger ( 36" max dia but tapered at tip for an inverse cone shaped hole for trees/ shrubs ). I use the 12" for 8x8 posts and broken telephone poles that I get for free from local...

iptman, I agree with ptsg assessment based upon his service manual. You will have no problem running the auger since when using the auger you are stationary ( no other uses of hydraulic fluid so max flow to auger ). You are going to absolutely love the FEL hydraulic auger. I have one on a...

Ahhh, three things that are near and dear to my my heart. Lots of horsepower, tracks, and a competitive spirit. One of our instructors at the BMW Performance Center in Greenville SC set the current world record for longest continuous drift ( power slide ) of 232 miles on a circular pad. Johan...

Orangetree, I believe you misunderstood my earlier comment. I did not say the cylinder pulls a vacuum as it is powered ( under pressure ) in both directions ( open and close ). I said if he has air in the system then it is leaking past a seal. That seal could be anywhere in the hydraulic...

Ledgemere Farm, Just watched your video "5 things I hate about Mahindra" and saw your Max 26 with steel lines. What year is the Max 26? I will post a pic of the Mahindra love for hydraulic hose on the Max 24 next time I am visit property where it currently resides, probably mid Sept.

90cummins, Got it, cost is critical, then regardless of what coating you choose, prep that floor so you can bind what ever coating you choose otherwise the coating will soon peel off. Mechanical prep is best, acid prep isn't aggressive enough. Floor prep is far more important than coating...

BottleTree, See the other thread on exactly this topic. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/how-to-bleed-hydraulics-on-front-end-loader.456517/

90Cummins, Surface prep, Surface prep, Surface prep. I can't say it enough. I have built several facilities where we used metal plating chemicals and before the 2 part epoxy floor was placed, with 3/16 inch cured build, the floor was shot peened to scour the surface of any contaminant BEFORE...

Correct, not comparing a M59 to Max 24. Comparing the build quality of Kubota brand to Mahindra brand based upon experience with M59 and Max 24. Ledgemere Farm has valuable input on his Max 26 using steel lines. Either Mahindra has improved their build quality and choice of materials across...

SR and Airbiscuit, Based on my experience of currently owning both a Kubota and Mahindra, the issue is not where the machine is built, my issue and concerns with the Mahindra are based on where the Mahindra is designed ( likely India ) and more importantly for what market the Mahindra is...

Hay bail hook for moving bails into hay loft. My brother-in-law has one that is 1" dia round stock.

Mike69440, Yes, the Kubota M59 is a real work horse with lots of room for expansion, implement wise, and is an overall very rugged machine. I looked into replacement cost to understand what my risk was if machine was stolen ( insurable amount) or severely damaged. M59 are only available used...

MadJack, The usual route for hydraulic fluid, under high pressure, out to the cylinder and then back to hydraulic reservoir via a low ( no pressure) pressure line where entrained air or vapor ( air bubbles or vaporized water if excessively contaminated fluid is in use and fluid is very hot) is...

Ledgemere Farm, I own both a Mahindra Max 24 TLB and a Kubota M59 TLB. While there is huge difference in both price, weight, and horsepower when comparing the two tractors there are some general take-a ways. First: Mahindra loves to use hydraulic hose everywhere while Kubota uses tubing where...

TugBarge, Place a small mirror or sheet of glass in the freezer until it is very cold and then immediately place it in front of the exhaust to get "smoke" to condense on the glass. If water then it will condense but not be oily. If water then you have a leak from water coolant system into the...

Slightly off topic but yellow jacket related. Jackets like to take up home building in the mole tunnels in lawn and usually the local black bears hear them and dig them out for food BEFORE I run over the nest with lawn mower but occasionally the nest is too deep for the bears. Those get a pint...

I will paraphrase Post #3. NO Crossing a hill sideways must always be done with great care since you may do it once and a week later take the same track across the hill and drop a lower wheel into a ground hog hole and roll the tractor because what used to be a safe condition changed because of...

I wouldn't spend too much effort worrying about paint damage given Kubota probably selected paint suitable for exposure the petroleum based fluids ( diesel fuel, hydraulic fluid, engine oil, grease for zerks ). I too had issues with wasps, white faced hornets, yellow jackets nesting in wire/...

rScotty, Thanks for clarification using workshop manual. I should have looked in my workshop manual before responding to Smokeydog. Mine was knee jerk reaction.

Smokeydog, Please see attached Kubota's M59 spec sheet stating hydraulic pump capacity is 26.7 gal/ minute.

What are you trying to accomplish right now that the 773 Bobcat can't accomplish or are you wanting to run the Bobcat's implements on the tractor? Is the bobcat a standard hydraulic flow ( roughly 15 gpm ) or high flow ( roughly 25 gpm ) to the SSQA attachments?

Scootr, Based upon what you have written, I suspect you are asking the wrong question of the contributors on TBN. You would be better served by describing what your current known objectives are that aren't being met with existing Terex and Bobcat machines. Then add possible future desired...

Not Darwinism, the fool didn't take himself out of the gene pool, although his walking around with his back to a cut tree certainly could have taken him out of gene pool.

You have to wonder whether someone paid good money to have the trees removed or if this is a homeowner in way too deep. Either way, the insurance agent is going to have a good laugh.

HawkinsHollow, The grease should still be useful at its original properties since you indicate only small amounts of separation has occurred ( little bit of liquid on top ). Grease generally does not go bad UNLESS it has been exposed to heat high enough to create extensive stratification or...

Raul-02, The referenced web site has several trackers on it ( Facebook and Google ) and numerous cookie droppers that are abusing rights. Several of the trackers are probably logging your open or recently closed windows to create a "finger print " that can be used to track you across multiple...

Raul-02, Don't want to burst your security bubble, but Linux based operating systems are subject to software hacks, viruses, trojans, backdoors, etc. Please see two articles below. One recent and one 12 years old. Having spent 20+ years in IT security, the Linux system can be readily ( easily...

Completely agree with jeff9366 except to add the HST tractors ( tractors with hydraulic drive ) require horsepower along with weight because the engine does not directly drive the wheels. The engine drives a hydraulic pump which then drives the wheels, so the more horsepower you have the bigger...

Raul-02, The anode needs to be inside the tractor tire so when galvanic corrosion ( corrosion due to dissimilar metals in the presence of a medium capable of supporting electron transfer, which can also include some gases ) occurs the zinc becomes the sacrificial metal. Have a look at the...

Correction on the Kubota....net It is Kubotabooks.com

Fishin... The KX040 is on my to get list unless a K71 or similar Kubota comes along. You should have no concerns about running a hydraulic auger on a KX40 since I run a McMillen X1 using a SSQA on the front of the M59. I run bits up to 36" dia ( tapered bit for larger trees ) and have several...

dfkrug, I am shocked you could actually dig with such a lightweight bucket without either tearing the pin bosses off or wracking/ collapsing/ tearing the bucket to shreds. I, before I moved to dedicated quick attach hitch for the M59, had a clamp on to the FEL hitch for moving trailers around...

Fishin-4-a-livin, I am going to suggest a different tack ( nautical pun there ) and suggest you contact an attachment maker whose job is to know all the machines and what marries to what and if it don't mate up then how to make it work I suggest USA Attachments as they make after market...

jigs_n_fixtures, Yes, essentially it is molasses but it probably has more of the sugar beet slurry it in than molasses. I leave the cookin and kitchen stuff to the wife so I never really thought of RimGard as mollasses.

Raul-02, All alcohols contain carbon. Ethyl is C₂H₆O. Methyl, the stuff you don't want and is in window washer fluid, is CH₃OH. Better to divert the heads and tails than try to filter them out with activated charcoal due to load up and pass thru.

ScottHam, Standard practice is orient the valve stem at top of tire. Fill tire with ballast until liquid has reached valve stem stem level. Fill remainder of tire with air to proper OEM indicated air pressure. When checking tire for proper air pressure, place valve stem at high point and use...

Pictures of the areas and rocks of concern would be appreciated and will benefit you because contributors will provide comments/ solutions/ options more appropriate to your situation

John_Mc, I am certain about the contents of RimGuard. The resulting de sugared pulp, with some residual sugar, is what RimGuard is installing in tires. Stuff is like slurry and most installers will not install RimGuard when weather is cold because it gets very thick and is hard to pump...

Stonewall, In a word yes, add liquid to your tires. Why would you want to? All tractors work better the heavier they are because the tires engage the ground better with the presumption you are not running turf tires ( R3) AND adding weight to tires lowers the center of mass of the tractor...

klc336, I agree with TX Jim's response. Something doesn't make sense. If head milled to bring into a planar surface to correct for warpage then MAX I would expect to see removed is 0.100 and more likely 0.050 ( 50 thousandths). Are you sure you got back the head you sent in? The volume...

SnailTrax, I took a pic of the backhoe manual ( operator/ workshop) for my Max 24. It appears Mahindra uses the same backhoe on Max 22, Max 24, and Max 25 tractors. Does this help? I know it does not directly answer your question about Emax 22 and a 25B.

How much taken off the head? How much too long are push rods?

Your welcome. Jaxs had the explanation correct for debugging but once I saw this video, I figured you should see it since both Toros are essentially the same machine and the problem appears to replicate your symptoms.

I don't see a solution since you state you don't want to damage the existing stand. Looks like your waiting till after crop harvest to level this field if you intend to work it in the future.

I was under impression the reason ag couplers had nipple in the middle of the coupler face was to relieve some of the system pressure, as couplers were being engaged, so the coupler was more easily engaged. That's how it works on the 3 ag couplers I added for top n tilt on my M59. Every time I...

In order of best to worst for metals capable of controlling biological growth ( fouling ) Lead, silver, copper. EPA has banned lead, silver is way to expensive, so that leaves copper. Ever wonder why older homes have a strip directly below a chimney that always stays clean? Erosion of the...

Interesting concept to to relieve pressure. What was your target coupling? Ag or flat face? Does it work on both the male and female sides? I employ a short 3/8 extension and a 1 Lb hammer on my flat face skid steer style couplers. Quick bump about once every 20 times I have to put couplings...

Raul-02, Not to burst your bubble on NiCr bearing metals ( Inconell ) but they are subject to fouling. USN is focused on some really interesting surface texture types that prevent organic material from attaching to the surface as fouling costs a billion+ dollars a year to manage. Little...

No nothing unclear about post #58. The contributor's posts keep floating around the fuel pump and testing the fuel delivery to the carb. The youtube video was directly addressing Volvoman's specific issue of initial posting. I felt Volvoman would benefit.

RedNeckGeek, Interesting info. I see Kubota finally wised up and made the quick attach on the M62 TLB the same as used on the KX and U series mini excavators. The M59 did NOT have that option. The M59 has a unique quick coupler ( pn BT 4580), that may also be common with L47 ( but uncertain...

Volvoman, This youtube video may be useful: "How to diagnose an impulse fuel pump". Also interesting is the fuel pump is on a Toro Proline 120. Looks real similar to the Groundmaster.

rScotty, About 5 minutes to remove the hoe and 10 minutes to add the 3 point hitch parts. Doesn't include lugging the heavy lift arms out of the garage. Lots of pins and fancy loss proof spring clips on all the pins and turn buckles. Another few minutes to grease each ball at end end of each...

RedNeckGeek, Thank you for an excellent replay of your Top n Tilt addition, the issues, and your fix. I had Kubota dealer add TnT to my M59 2 years ago and have used it with a Harley Rake but not yet with the 9 foot box blade. I will now be looking for the leak down problem you experienced...

Diggin It, Why is the house going to burn down? What do you think is the primary constituent in most bee sprays? Light oil, some version of pyrethrin for near instant knock down, and propellant. Please see attached. Light oil is roughly 99% of the spray.

Buggs67, Based on you can see the nest, I would be using diesel fuel and a 1 gallon pesticide pump up spray bottle. Diesel fuel doesn't evaporate well and it is light enough that it travels well into and along surface of the paper of the yellow jackets nest. I had a white faced hornet nest...

DutchUncle, Thanks for the link, I will add it to my library since it appears to be comprehensive and reputable. glennintenn's original question: Is silicone suitable for sealing a a fuel ( gasoline or diesel ) can's spout. My response was silicone is suitable based on his question. What...

DutchUncle, I am curious as to what source you are referencing that indicates "Silicone has an unsatisfactory rating for both ( gasoline and diesel ) and will turn to mush"

Honey Badger 2828, Welcome to TBN. Without asking what your big picture is, now or into the future, I would make the following three suggestions. First: The BX230 machine has a front loader the B2301 does not so you are ahead of the game by having a front loader and what it enables you to do...

OkieFarmer78, If you are getting white smoke, I would be looking for water or coolant in the combustion cylinder as cause of white smoke. Black or gray smoke indicative of partially burnt diesel fuel. Is the radiator fluid low? Sign of leakage from cooling system into combustion cylinder...

MossRoad, who has a PT425, had previously mentioned in other threads, if my memory serves, that the center pivot is a weak point and he reinforced his before it let go. Perhaps MossRoad can shed some light here.

SmallChange, Front End Loader's are not intended for digging. My M59 TLB at 60 hp and 8,000+ Lbs is rated by Kubota for digging at 2.7" of depth ( Kubota spec attached). It takes weight, hp, and properly designed loader arms to push any bucket into the ground that is why you see special...

Now if we could get a telehandler boom on one of these, life would be good.

Xfaxman, This is going on your MUST HAVE List!

The bad actors are the ones developing and launching (running and proliferating) the devious scripts for a reason. Profit for financial gain to an organization and/or data collection for a nation state. ie CCP. "Bad Actors" is an industry term for hackers, black hats, nation states, etc that...

Volvoman, Based on your initial description of "I have replaced the fuel filter, cleaned the carburetor, replaced the fuel lines, replaced the fuel pump, and with no change from doing that, have pulled the fuel tank and cleaned it out as well. Still no change. Oh yeah, I replaced the condenser...

How about one of these. They look useful.

/pine, I am very aware of the big picture. I agree with comment about naivety of the majority of internet users, however the disclosure of region, state, and town poses no risk to contributors to TBN in both a primary or secondary way. A town name is not sufficient PII to identify, or even...

bjh2915, An interesting problem since you indicate your Scag mower suffers tire punctures from I presume the thorns falling to the ground and you running over them in the grass. If that is the case then dropping a tree is going to litter the ground with thorns. The only way to prevent tires...

/pine, While I agree privacy is important in this day and age for many reasons including fraud and identify theft, a reasonable person can display a region, state, or town in their profile without harming their privacy. A contributor's general non specific location is helpful to contributors...

Everyone has their own set set of objectives, budget, and where they operate. Your post 118 and my posts 5, 48, 53, 58 and rScotty's #24 post all say pretty much the same thing. Examine your current and future needs and then based upon budget choose a machine or machines as appropriate. I...

I am agreeing with all others that this is a fuel starvation issue and not a faulty coil issue since you can keep the engine limping along by richening up the mix by adding choke. If a faulty coil then richening the mix would not allow engine to continue to run. Do you have access to the float...

Occasionally I run across some good well thought out work on TBN while trying to be helpful to others. I see you improved on TractorNH's design by adding gusseting at an obvious weak point. We all get better by standing on the shoulders of the ones who go before us so long as we are willing to...

PV=NRT

Gordon, Very thoughtful mounting configuration that reduces the plow's leverage on the tractors loader arms. Well done.

Thanks. I am interested in adapting an 8 foot Fischer to my M59. Your M9000 and my M59 TLB are pretty close in factory delivered weight.

5030, What was the hardest part of adapting a commercial plow to the tractor and what was your solution. Looks like a 10 foot wide blade. Ever consider plasma cutting 1 foot of either side to reduce pushing the front around when angled?

We should have a private conversation about encryption.

Does it really matter whether you read or don't read. Bottom line google includes every gmail account in its data collection. That is why they offer the gmail acct with "free" 15 GB of storage. All the big boys troll the email accounts for data and then sell it. Best way to manage email, but...

bigtiller, MossRoad's answer is spot on since I presume you get to choose when you leave your current email provider and move to the provider using fiber. I would suggest a 12 to 18 month cut over to catch those once per year notices. Create one or more gmail ( google ) accounts...

Thanks for reply. I was unable to find any indication in thread as to why the hole occurred. Since you know the steering cylinder ram pushed the hole into the cover, I would be concerned about metal debris being pushed inside the engine and potentially becoming cause of even greater damage...

Suburban Plowboy, I've got to ask the obvious question. What happened to hole and crack the cover? Did something from outside hit the cover and push the metal in OR did something happen on the inside to make the hole. I'm beginning to think the hole is the least of your problems.

You should copy the original cylinder's since, based on the picture, you have the entire system except for the receiver mounted on the truck. The existing "old" cylinders give full L and R swing based on existing mount points. You are looking for cylinders rated pressure 1.5 times the pressure...

This looks like an accident waiting to happen if those are handles at the upper L in picture. I don't want any part of me that close to a rotating auger.

SF82, This thread grew some new legs. I bought a 55 gal drum of 92% propylene glycol ( non poisonous glycol ) in 2019 for $476 delivered for a non tractor related project . Cost was $8.76/ gal so not really cost competitive with RimGuard and propylene glycol at a specific gravity of 1.03 is...