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It's around 3/4 acre and 13' deep in the middle.

OP here: I thought I would update how my project is coming along . . . The barn was built. The pond was built (and stocked) and 17 months ago I planted native grasses and forbs. I also planted 25 cedar trees where I would like visual barriers and 25 red oaks that will (in somebody else's...

It is hard to see the actual slope on your hillsides from a photograph. I get a pretty quick "pucker" on slopes that more experienced people mow easily without concern . . . having said that though, it really doesn't look too bad, particularly if you mow up and down the slope rather than...

I have a similar setup in my off-grid barn. I use a 1800w storage battery with inverter, connected to 400w of solar panels. My electric needs are quite low . . . mini fridge, LED lights, occasional air compressor use, chop saw, small tools, etc. I wired the barn using "male inlets", similar to...

Figured out how to attach pictures. Here's the barn, nearly done (not my skidster) and the pond in progress. I think the L3301 Kubota will prove to be a sensible choice. I've been using it to collect brush, trees etc with a Homestead grapple. I can notice the clear difference between it and my...

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I want to add some pictures of the pond build but can't figure out how to do that . . . can anybody help?

OP here . . . just an update. My project is off to a good start. A local excavator company is building a pond, and a machine storage building (28 X 36' with an additional lean-to on the long side) has been built. I've also already started planting native grasses and forbs and have ordered for...

Resurrecting an old post . . . I need to leave my tractor at my land, 10 miles from my home and am interested in a battery disconnect as additional theft deterrent. I am an electrical novice (that's being generous. I know next to nothing about electrical systems). Will the inexpensive plastic...

Yes. Douglas County.

Yes. I do have a place to store a tractor over this winter if I find something soon. After a pond gets sited, I'll figure out where a small machine shed and/or cabin will locate. I doubt I'd leave the tractor there before a locking shed is built.

OP here . . . thanks for all the input. It is much appreciated. I looked at a used B2301 today . . . it seems awfully small and light. . . I'm inclined to pursue the larger options as you have all suggested. I drove by our land today, stopped, turned off the truck and just listened to the...

OP here. Thank you all for the thoughtful input.

( I posted this on the main forum page before I realized I should probably put it in the Kubota section) We lived on a beautiful 80 acre farm for nearly 20 years. It was a labor of love. When we bought the ground, it was overgrown, abused, ignored . . . but we saw the potential and had a...

We lived on a beautiful 80 acre farm for nearly 20 years. It was a labor of love. When we bought the ground, it was overgrown, abused, ignored . . . but we saw the potential and had a vision. We turned it into a truly beautiful place. I learned to drive farm equipment and worked my butt off to...

I've read several threads here about transmission problems with the RTV900. Apparently there have been problems with getting stuck and/or being hard to shift between the speed ranges or between forward and reverse. I am looking at RTVs to replace my Gator but can't really justify the price of a...

A new gas station has opened in town selling Bio diesel fuel. There are 5 different grades, apparently differing in the amount of "bio" in the mix. The more the mix contains "bio" ingredients, the more viscous it is (only an issue in cold weather). Are there issues with this fuel for my...

I was burning a brush pile today. No wind. We've had lots of rain this Spring. Seemed safe enough. I parked the tractor about 40 yards from the pile (I manage the pile with a grapple) and went to the barn to get a rake, more water etc. Gone maybe 15 to 20 minutes tops. Returned the brush pile...

My Dad is looking at a new L3400. I don't know anything about the L3400 (I have an L5030), so I looked at Kubota's website and the spec's show the pto as "live, continuous with OCR". Can someone explain what that means? TIA

I have a 5 to 6 acre field adjacent to my pond that is overgrown by hedge trees (osage orange). They are fairly mature trees, many in the 8 to 10" trunk diameter size - way to big to mow, and there are several hundred of them. I hired a guy who has a Bobcat with a saw mounted on an 10' boom (he...

I changed the gear oil in the front axle of my L5030. The manual indicates it takes 9.5 qts -- but I sure couldn't get that much in. I drained both sides but only could get around 7 quarts back in. How do you get the rest of the old stuff out . . .? Obviously a bunch was left in that didn't drain.

In 2004 my wife and i bought a beautiful piece of land in Douglas County, Kansas. Over the next few years we did a lot of work - cleaning up the place, building a pond, house, shop (I'm a furniture maker) etc. . . My wife documented the process fairly carefully and consistently so I thought I...

My wife and I are trying to restore prairie grass on 10 of our 80 acres. I thought some of you might find the process interesting. The field we are restoring has had a very healthy stand of fescue which is a tenacious grass that is very hard to get rid of. Most people we talked to suggested we...

Disaster has struck! I drained my hydraullic fluid, replaced filters and was starting to refill the fluid on my L5030. I was using a funnel that had a detachable directional spout on it. The spout came loose and dropped in the rear housing and I can't find it . . .It's really hard to find an...

I have a L5030 tractor (800 plus hours) with a new L853 loader (less than 10 hours). The loader is very jerky on the descent . . . very smooth raising, very smooth with dump function, but if the bucket or grapple is high and I'm lowering it, I have to go quite slowly or it is very jerky . . . is...