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On my Kubota L3830, the battery is behind the headlights. To get to it you have to raise the hood. I'd like to put heavy duty 12 volt terminals on the outside, in front of the grill. It would make it much easier to jump-start the tractor, or to power a 12v transfer pump to fuel up. Maybe some...

I'm often curious about what the actual air temperature is when I'm on the tractor. I tried putting a regular outdoor thermometer by the dash, but the sun always messed up the reading. I wonder if there is an automotive style thermometer that could be used, and where you would put it's sending...

Just want to pass along a problem with a happy and cost free ending. I have a Kubota L3830HST, bought new in '04. Recently, when I turned the key sometimes, nothing happened. I thought it was the solenoid, or a flat spot in the starter. When I called the dealer to see about a starter, they asked...

Does anyone know what is an acceptable grease for the angle gear on the end of the shaft on string trimmers? They tend to say in the manuals to use the manufacturer's brand of "special" grease, but in reality, I have about four different types of grease on hand for greasing my trucks and...

I maintain horse trails in the woods, some of which get overgrown through the summer with raspberry bushes and other plants. I usually walk through, swinging a pruning saw to cut them back.It's hard on the arms and shoulders, so I was wondering how a battery powered hedge trimmer might work. We...

I have two portable generators that I keep on hand in case of power outages, and when I test them occasionally I plug a light in or a power tool to make sure they're producing electricity. Recently I tested them with voltmeter, and one of them is producing approximately 140 volts and 280 volts...

I've been reading some interesting posts on the pros and cons of secondary (inner) air filters in tractors. The consensus is that they're good to have for the health and safety of the engine. This made me think of the maintenance procedures for the primary (outer) air filter element. I've always...

I got a box blade last Fall and got to do some grading before the ground froze. When Winter came I started using it as I used to do with my rear blade, to push snow in reverse. I found that the rear facing blade would catch in the ice at times, and really jolt the whole tractor up through the...

There have been questions from time to time about frozen loader valves, and often the problem is the lack of drain holes to allow condensation to drain out. I learned how to fix it years ago on TBN when it first happened to me in subfreezing weather, but there are always people that are just...

Has anyone ever tried putting skid shoes on a box blade? I just got a new-to-me box blade in time to do a little driveway grading before the ground froze, and now I'm using it to push snow around. I always used a rear blade before, and I'd adjust the blade to be roughly vertical for best results...

Now that I got your attention, it's more of a platform, actually. Appologies to any militant feminist tractorphiles. In my never ending quest for more storage on the tractor, I built this platform on the hood, an area that normally goes to waste. Years back, I got a set of car roof-mount racks...

I have to admit that I don't pay that much attention to the air pressure in the tractor's tires, as long as they look okay. I've been going in our woods to get firewood, and the old skidder trail has some ruts that I've been trying to straddle as I come out with a load of wood on the forks. I...

I just accidentally dropped the lower half of a two piece plastic funnel in my fuel tank. The tractor is a Kubota L3830 and it's a plastic eleven gallon tank mounted in front of the dashboard. I'd like to fish around for it with a grabber tool. It's flexible with little fingers that open up...

I tried the Search feature for this and didn't find anything, so here goes: I just replaced a tie rod end on my tractor, '04 Kubota L3830. I found out it was bad when I jacked up the wheels to put chains on. The originals, and the replacement, don't have grease fittings. I guess they call them...

I have an old cutting edge left over from replacing it on my nine foot snowplow and I'd like to cut it shorter to bolt it onto my seven foot rear blade for some extra weight. It is half inch steel, about five inches wide. I don't have a cutting torch, and I'd like a smooth cut anyway. I tried...

I'm in the process of looking for chains for my Kubota L3830, with 17.5Lx24, R4 industrial tires. I'm leaning strongly toward ice-studded chains in an "H" pattern. I've seen them in use around here, and they seem pretty aggressive, which is what I'm after. I'm dealing with snow and ice on hilly...

I am about to swap my rear tires and rims from side to side to gain more clearance for chains. The wheel disks stay on the axle, the rims unbolt. The trouble is, the tires are filled and therefore very heavy. I'm wondering if it will be possible for me to do it myself if I take it real slow and...

I just read an article in an automotive magazine reporting on products that were featured at the annual Specialty Equipment Manufacturers show. There was a device that hooks to the vehicle's battery and then has a wire that you connect to the sheet metal. It supposedly sends electric pulses...

The Portland, Maine newspaper, "The Portland Press Herald" reported yesterday that a man from Lewiston, Maine was indicted in U.S. District Court for wire fraud in connection with an email message he sent in 2006 to the buyer of a Kubota BX24 tractor in Ossining, N.Y. Prosecutors said he sold...

It's Winter here in Maine, time to be proactive and put some drygas in the pickups, just to be on the safe side. In the first truck, I had some Cristy brand bottles. Read the label, the 12 ounce bottle said to add to ten gallons of gas. It's a 34 gallon tank, so I figured two bottles, better...

Sometimes lately, when I click on a dscussion, the posts are too wide for the screen, so that I have to drag it back and forth to read the posts. I assume it's because the original poster used a wide screen computer. I wonder if there is a way to overcome this by changing some setting? Does...

I have a Woods backhoe for my tractor, and it runs off the PTO with its own oil system. The manual calls for just plain hydraulic oil, so in the past I've used hydraulic "R & O" oil. I have a pail of "tractor fluid" for a gear type tractor, from Sam's Club that I no longer need (new tractor)...

I have heard that compressed natural gas could be an alternative fuel to power the nation's vehicles. Apparantly there has been a lot more gas discovered in this country, and it would help to get the country away from being held hostage to imported oil. This is not meant to be a political...

I have a Kubota L3830 with the LA723 loader. Ever since it was new I noticed that the loader would not hold it's position and would gradually leak down. I even called the dealer to ask about it and they said it was normal. Most of the time it doesn't matter, but sometimes I use it for a platform...

I wonder if there is a chart anywhere that lists the different brightness of 12V automotive bulbs, either in candlepower or wattage. I've wondered about this before, but what brought it to mind again was when replacing a bulb in one of the revolving amber emergency lights that I use. I have one...

If you want to find out what the maximum pressure is in the tractor's hydraulic system, can you hook up a gauge anywhere in the system? Will it measure the same no matter where you attach the gauge? Thanks for any thoughts...

Last summer I decided to put sealer inside my trailer tires as a preventive measure, because with dual axles it can be hard to tell at a glance if a tire is low on air with the one next to it holding it up. Yesterday I noticed a low tire, and sure enough, it had a drywall screw in it. I actually...

I thought it was always an improvement to use synthetic oil in any motor, diesel or gas. My brother-in-law has a crane for loading and unloading log trucks, which he bought as a demonstrator a couple of years ago. He likes to take good care of his equipment, so he's been using synthetic motor...

Has anyone out there had the pleasure of replacing the hoses that run from the oil cooler in front of the radiator on an L30 series tractor with HST? The manual says to replace the hoses every two years and our 3830 is going on four years old. The original hoses don't look bad now, but at some...

I had good luck drilling drain holes in my loader valve this winter to get the condensation out. When it got cold it was starting to balk up when the moisture inside froze. I told a friend about it, and he was having the same trouble. He has a different model tractor and the valve is a different...

The loader on our Kubota L3830, will bleed down when left up. I'm wondering what I could do to make it stay up better. It has been this way since new but never really bothered me that much, as I drop the bucket down when I'm finished with the tractor. It was a problem today, though, because I...

Are there any medium sized, homeowner type, 120 volt tank mounted air compressors out there that are relatively quiet? The first one I ever had, a long long time ago was quiet. It had a seperate motor and compressor, but it didn't have nearly enough capacity. The one I have now is adequate, but...

On a trip to WallyMart the other day, I was surprised to see Rotella-T 10-30 oil on the shelf next to the 15-40. Our L3830 owner's manual calls for 10-30 oil, and the only place I was able to get it was the Kubota dealer, Kubota brand oil. Even the local auto parts stores only had diesel oil in...

I just read a story in the paper about a garage fire with tractors inside. A couple of tractors were damaged, but one was a total loss. They said the block heater was plugged in on that one, and blamed the heater for starting the fire. Without knowing any more of the facts, I wonder how that...

Just wondering how leach fields, which are not very deep in the ground, keep from freezing in the sub-freezing temperatures of northern Winters. Haven't really thought about it before, as we're on town sewer, but we're planning to move to our summer place that has a septic system. The frost can...

I learned a new trick today, just in the nick of time. I accompanied a friend to pick up his tractor from the Kubota dealer. The tractor had gotten moisture in the hydraulic system and was freezing up. They explained that besides flushing and refilling the hydraulic system, they also had drilled...

I'm researching posthole diggers, going to need one this Spring for a pole barn project, then for fence posts. Looks like all the major brands make several models, from light duty to heavy duty. Our tractors are 24 and 38 HP, plan on getting 9" and 12" bits. My instinct is to not get the...

I'm going to winterize a seasonal cottage, and need to relocate the water line that comes in from the well to a different location. I plan to put the pressure tank where the pipe comes in, about 40 feet from where it does now. It's going from the kitchen to a bathroom, so the plumbing will still...

I just did the scheduled maintenance on our Kubota L3830HST, and one of the items was to check and adjust the front wheels' toe-in. The front of the front tires is supposed to be a wee bit closer than the back of them. Upon measuring, they were a bit toed out. It was easy to screw the tie rods...

We drove past a tractor dealer yesterday with a lot of green tractors. I didn't see a John Deere sign, and didn't notice yellow on the tractors, either. Is there an off-brand that uses green?

Does anyone know if there is such a thing as an odometer for "small" trailers, like equipment and horse trailers? I've seen them on semi-trailers, attached to the hub of one wheel. It's not that much of an issue with our utiliy and equipment trailers, but our horse trailer is on the road daily...

I read with interest the discussion of turning with individual brakes, hoping someone might address the question I have. I often use one brake to help make sharp turns with our old gear tractor, but our new one has hydro trans, and the hydro pedal is right next to the brake pedals, requiring...

I'm just curious as to which is the most common hand trottle arrangement. On our old tractor you push the lever up to increase RPMs, but on our new tractor you pull the lever down to increase. I thought the push up style made more sense, as in up = faster.

Our old Kubota L245DT sits outside all summer and I keep a can on the exhaust stack. Twice this summer there has been water in the oil. The first time was after we spread lime with the broadcast spreader. When we were done it was a dusty mess, so I hosed it down. I didn't think anything of it...