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just traded my 2013 kubota 7040su 4x4 hydrolic shuttle fel for a 2012 case 110a cab 4x4 fel hydro shuttle.was needed a tractor over 100hp.also got to the point i needed a cab tractor.it only has 975hrs.its a 1 owner tractor.was traded in because the owner needed a backhoe to move heavy concrete...

ive been looking for a 105hp tractor and i came accross a 2014 M forcce 105U cab 4x4 fel hydro shuttle for $39,000.i dont have a local dealer for parts.so i was wondering how good the tractor was.

i was reading a magazine last nite and kubota is coming out with a bunch of new teir 4 tractors from 18hp to 150hp.plus giving cash back and no interest rates.kid of makes me want to hit the kubota dealer and see if they have any new tractors on the lot.

bought a new 283 9ft krone cutter last week.hooked it to the 7040 and cut about 30acs.it pulled the cutter with ease.the 7040 is getting a nice work out in the hay field.itll be hauling and stacking hay soon.

want to see if any owners of 7040s had this happen was putting out hay and the fuel line jumped loose from its connection.lost about 4 gal of fuel.got the lione put back on.

ok this a crazy question.would you trade again if you could.i just traded a 2010 mx5100 hst 4x4 with fel for a 2013 7040SU 4x4 fel in july 2013.so now after baling with the 6105jd and raking and unloading hay with the 7040.they are trying to get me to trade for a 9960 cab 4x4 fel hydro shuttle...

finally going to change the oil an filter on the 7040su if time permitts today.going to change the oil an filter.it had 10hrs when i bought it new.now it has 105hrs on it.an it has worked 6 months hauling an feeding hay.no probs with it what so ever.

what can yall tell me about the 6105 d cab 4x4 prices service.

stumbled on to a jd 458 round baler very low bales an nice price.it has the monitor an netwrapp.thinking about adding it to the farm as a 2nd baler.so what are yalls thoughts good an bad on the 458 balers.

well my great nephews an great neice will have a fun christmas.we went an bought them the battery powered ride on tractor with the loader an trailer.then we found a good deal on a battery powered gator so we bought that to for them.we will leave them here so they will have something to ride when...

ive got a quicktatch q that stumps me.i had the mx5100 hst with la844 loader.an i kept the hay forks that i got with with the mx5100 hst.the 7040SU has the 1153 loader.so we put the hay forks on the 7040 an for some reason they dont/didnt fitt the plate.so my brother chained the forks to the...

that the 7040 motor is in the 8540 9540 an 105 kubotas.the only differance is the motor is turned up an a bigger turbo is put on.i found that out talking to a buddy about turning my 7040 up.an he told me this info.

the kubota dealer i bought my 7040 from sent me a tin with a doz homemade choc chip cookies as a thank you gift.i was hreat i love cookies.thats a 1st for me in all the years ive been buying equipment.

had a buddy of mine that has a 7040 hydro shuttle like mine stop by today.an showed alot of little tricks about the 7040 thatll make it easier for me to run.but i dont reccommend yall doing them unless you know what your doing.he showed me how to start it without the clutch.an to change gears...

went to see my new 7040 yesterday an i was like a kid at christmas looking at his new toy.i checked it over from top to bottom.since i have trouble getting on an off the taller tractors i had to have the modify the step by building an adding another step to it.an also make the step supports a...

well my sweet mx5100 hst is gone.i traded her for the 7040 HD SU 4x4 ROPS with 1153 loader.shes in the shop getting the 2nd remote put on her.so itll be sometime next week before i get her home.i went with my local dealer because he worked an got me pretty much what i wanted for my tractor.2nd...

well i never thought id say or do this but i think its time to trade the MX5100 HST 4x4 with fel.im looking at the 7040 4x4 with fel an hydro shift.as well as the 8540 rigged the same way.going to see what my dealer says today.

saw some pics of what happened when a friends fil got rear ended moving his tractor an round baler to another field on the road.t-bird hitt the baler an flipped it on its side in the road.an messed up the tractors pto shaft.car didnt look to good afterwards.people need to pay attention to their...

weve put 75hrs on the mx5100 since the oil change.i was going to go to 150hrs or less before changing it.an my brother wants to change it at 75 getting it ready for hay season.when do you yall change your oil.

man talk about sticker shock i got it.havent bought new hay equipment since the early to mid 90s an prices have gone up.the baler i bought in 92 was a 5 by 6 for $13,500 is now $35,000 to $42,000 the rake was $2500 in 92 now is $5000.the cutter in 95 was $6400 an now its $10,000 an $13,500 if...

ok i need thoughts from the JD people here on a 2006 JD 567 mega wide round baler with 2500 bales or less on it.ive know about the baler for a good while so i called on it yesterday to start working on buying it if we settle on a price.the guy retired an parked it in the barn 3yrs ago.so it has...

well i went on a tractor hunt this week.an found an bought a 2007 caseih jx80 4x4 ROPs quicktatch loader with 1000hrs.had it delivered late yesterday evening.we will do a complete service on it as soon as we can.any thoughts on this tractor.

went to a farm yesterday thats selling most everything they have an picked up 3 good feed troughs an 2 mineral feeders.noticed he had a batwing shredder sitting there.so asked if it was for sale he goes no.but i do have a 14ft bushhog i bought 3yrs ago used once or twice that ill sell.so it...

heres what i have, mx5100 hst 4x4 with R4 tires.mind you i love my R4s.but my brother found some soild boss tires that wont go flat.so he wants to buy 4 tires an rims for the 5100 to shredd thorns that will pop the tires sooner or later.any1 here ever heard of an know anything about them.

well i camehome to a heifer laying by the flatbed trailer.didnt think much about it till i turned the water trough off.then i checked her an she had got her head neck an front legs wedged in the trailer tongue.so called a cousin an he came to help.he tied the log chain around her rear...

ive been looking at hayking renovators as i need to break the hard pan on the farm.so that the roots can spread an water can get into the ground.looking at getting the C3 or the C4 as either 1 of them would load the MX5100 HST down.they look like they are heavy built.

a buddy came over yesterday morning an we gave the MX5100 HST a complete service.we greased the tractor from top to bottom.then we drained the engine oil an changed the oil filter.then it was on to the hydro oil.an boy was that oil ready tobe changed after 125hrs.the hysro filter had some metal...

well i went with a buddy to oklahoma yesterday to the big tractor sale.was looking at 110hp tractors with cabs 4wd drive an loaders.found a few we liked,an they would sell for $35,000 to $45,000.so we didnt get him a tractor.on the way home he called about a 2008 108 kub with hydro shuttle for...

for those of you wondering if a mx5100 can handle a 3pt 6ft shredder in heavy shredding the answer is yes.i run in low at 1800 to 2000rpms.an the shredder goes through anything i ask it to.you need to run at 2000rpms for heavy stuff an drive slow.

the baler man just finished baling the 1st cutting last nite.ended up with 215 bales,that will get us through the winter.an even sell a buddy some hay to boot.plus the baler man will buy the 2nd cutting when its ready to cut.hay production didnt drop to much it seems.now all thats left todo is...

well im prolly going to get a new stihl farmboss 249 chainsaw.what are yalls thoughts on these chainsaws.

well my brother came down to hook the bushhog tiller up to the mx5100 hst an tilled up 2 garden spots.the mx5100 sured is geared for tiller work in low gear.tilled it pretty much at an idle.an the kicker is i dont eat much that comes out of garden.

called an ordered diesel this morning an it was $3.40 a gal.

i didnt check the temp before i went out to take the 4 wheeler to the pasture to check the cows.an my hands got real cold while i was gone.then i came in an fed the bottle calf.an my great nephew was wanting a tractor ride.so i took him for a ride before i pulled my coat an cap off.

it was cool enough for a coat when i went out to feed the bottle calf.but itll warm up nicely today.

we got a nice rain last nite an this morning.got 3 inches of rain so far.it sure is nice to see water standing in the pasture.

well its a nice warm 60 here or better this morning.but they say we could cool off again into the 30s.

it got down to 32 this morning with a windchill of 20 when i checked the temp this morning.

it woke me up early this morning storming an raining.looks like we got an inch of rain or a tad more.an could get more rain for a day or 2.

well it was a real warm morning here.an its a real warm day here as well.

well the morning started off at 35 here headed to 65 or 70 in the afternoon.i bet i scared the nurses yesterday lolol.went to the hospital to see my new great neice an i didnt dress up.went in in my coat cap an jeans wooled out like a bear.

it got down to a cold 26 here an was 38 the last time i looked.so its a cold morning to stay by the fire.

it was 32 here this morning an thats ok.

it was 50 here damp an rainy this morning as the rain started about middnite.an its still rainy looking here.

its another cool morning here so things are moving slow.be glad when we have some of our texas weather.warm days an cold nites.

just got an email from my neice with my great nephews christmas wish list complete with pics of what he wants for christmas.an he is just 2yrs old an his yard wont hold all he wants.he wants a MX5100 HST 4x4 with LA844 quick tatch loader complete with driver.he wants a 4x4 4 wheeler with...

is cold here this morning 32 when i got up heading to 50.but its still good,enjoy your day.

yes texas is in the deepfreeze right now,its 28 an WC 22 last time i checked.to cold to get out less you have to.

well its cold here this morning 28 WC 22.be glad when it warms back up.

well it a cold morning in northeast tx,the temp when i got up was 37 an the WC was 28.wont be going out unless i have to.

i just checked the temp here an its a warm 59,with a chance of rain off an on for the weekend.

its a damp rainy morning here in north east tx.but ill take what rain we can get.

the thread the most useless peice of equipment got me to thinking.so whats your most used peice of equipment.ours is the hay forks,we usually keep the front an rear forks on both tractors.

its a real cool morning here in texas.but itll warm up soon.

when i got up this morning it was a cool 30.so winter is here,so that means doing the work when it warms up a bit.

1st let me say that i dont have the rear remotes on my tractor.an im kinda in a tight,as the baler man wants to use my tractor to cut an rake with.i do have a fel on the tractor.so im going to make an extra hydro hose an plug it into my loader remotes an run things from there.have any of yall...

well i finally joined the club of my front tire blew off the rim for no reason club.my brother was putting out some seed an 1 of the front tires popped off the rim for no reason.im going to call my dealer in the morning an see if theres any reason that it popped off the rim.an take the tire to...

my tractor is 1yr old today,an it has close to 90hrs on it.an the tractor has been great trouble free service.an it has done everything ive asked of it an more.the loader handles the 5 by 6 bales no prob.

went to a big equipment auction in okla yesterday.they had a like new grand l 4240 4x4 w/fel with less than 300hrs on it,w/ROPS an sun shade.an it ended up selling for $16,600.was a nice looking lil tractor,but man the way it was designed would run me bonkers.most everything was in a akward pos...

well im getting the itch to get a box blade with heavy duty rippers that you can raise an lower.so a buddy an i took off to okla to their big monthly equipment sale.they had 2 nice bbs with raiseable rippers,1 was basically new an sold for $500.all i was willing to go was $400.the other bb went...

looking at renting a notill drill to put in some winter pasture.my tractor salesmen is looking into a 6ft 3pt notill drill since he wants me to pull it with the MX5100.will it be to heavy for the tractor to lift.i was thinking of an 8 or 10ft pull type no till drill.i can rent any notill drill i...

i just heard this morning that a guy i know turned his M8540 cab loader 4x4 tractor over working on his pool.im betting that he was on unlevel ground with the bucket full but not sure an over the tractor went.i havent seen the tractor but im betting the cab got busted up pretty good.

i guess im an old farmer that dont beleive in trading tractors every few years.i live by you buy tractors an equipment when you have to.so i was wondering why every1 trades tractors every 5yrs or so.is it because you can have new write offs every 5yrs.

well our huskavarna saw blew up after 15yrs of great service.an we was in a tight for a chainsaw so i went toTSC an bought an poulan wild thang to clean fence rows.we get it home an try to put it to work well it runs some then quits.so we put an old craftsmen saw in the shop.an the fence builder...

well we bought a BH PHD a few months ago,an its got some good use the last 2wks.now mind you here in east tx its bone dry.an that digger will digg a hole before you know it.an itll hang up in the hole it diggs so fast.ive never seen a digger digg this good in dry ground.so any1 looking for a...

for those that used dairyland new holland in sulphur springs tx,theres a new dealer at the same location its nor-tex new holland.im hoping to get by there this week to meet the new management an see whats on their lot,an see how they run things.

i was surfing the net this morning,so i decided to check the local kubota dealer for tractors.well he had 2 new tractors listed on his site.1 was a 7040SU gear 2wd drive w/LA1153 loader for $23000 or $24000.tractor 2 is a 5640SU gear w/LA1002 fel for $19,000 to $20,000.now the package deals was...

well ive been on the ph checking prices with 2 kub dealers to get the stuff for a complete 50hr service.the kub dealer i bought my tractor from wants $379 for everything.the break down is as follows $33.90 for 2 gals kub motor oil,hydro oil is $210 for kub hydro oil hrydro filters are $46.90...

well i just got off the ph awhile ago with my kubota dealer,an bought a bushhog 62in 3pt tiller for $1875 delivered an hooked to the MX5100.does any1 here have bushhog tillers,an how do you like them.

well i called my kubota dealer this afternoon to see what the full service cost,an they said between $400 an $500.so im gonna try to get another 50hrs on the tractor before i do anything.they did say that it had break in hydrolic oil in it.an if it got slow or stopped lifting that the oil had...

this is a post about what all happens when a truck starts crapping out.my brother has a 2008 chevy he uses for a work truck.an a 2009 chevy 4x4 he uses for a back up.well in the last month the 2008 has blown both front hubbs an bearings.plus 1 of the auto doorlocks has burned out because he...

when talk about buying a new/used tractor we always say get a fel.so that has me wondering how meny have fels on their tractors.i have 2 loader tractors.

well my kubotas fuel tank is to small.everytime i work it for a few days it wants a drink of diesel.i wish they wouldve put 20 gal tanks on them.

well it my brother less than 2 months to loose the key to the MX 5100 kubota.an im none to happy about it.but atlest it was the spare key.so its a call to the dealer to get another spare key.i wont leave the key in it because it might drive off by its self an never come back.

the neice nephew an i worked the MX5100 pulling up thorn trees an bushes.an it would sure pull them up once we got the hang of it.you cant beat the HST for going back an forth.will prolly hook the shredder to it tomorrow an shredd where we are working.going to spray the roots an kill them...

well ive been here for a good while,just havent posted much in a good while.

i just bought a new MX 5100 HST 4x4 with 855 loader.an i was wondering who here has 1,an your thoughts on it.i use mine as a back up tractor.an itll lift 5 by 6 bales with no prob.an itll also pull a loaded 4 bale hay van with 1 on the loader no prob.