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Picked up a used Miller AC/DC thunderbolt today, 75 foot leads. Haven't used a stick welder since the 70s and then with zero instruction. So I need to know about rod choices. Projects: Weld swing jacks on all our equipment trailers. Weld a receiver for a trailer hitch on my tractor's box...

Last winter the lack of decent work lights on our new L4240 was a real problem, as I needed to load pallets of snow melt into the back of our plow truck in the dark. So, having procrastinated all summer, I finally got around to installing some a few weeks ago. My goals were to spend as little...

So almost exactly a year ago the L4240HST-3 showed up on a snowy day: Options included SSQA HD bucket with cutting edge and hooks (installed later), top and tilt with 3 rear remotes, and sunshade. We also bought a Land Pride 72" box scraper with hyd scarifier up and down. Trade in was the...

Almost flipped the 4240. Was carrying a load of lumber, plywood, and quickcrete for the sheep shelter in the lower pasture. Had to raise it high to clear a narrow gate (10 foot gate and I had 12' boards). This was on the pallet forks. As the load got just past the gate the tractor suddenly...

Got back to the house about 9am today from spreading ice melt on some customer's parking lots and found a couple of new guys waiting for us. Record-breaking cold night (18F at our house--I realize this is mild compared to some of you but hey, we're in the Northwest Tropics). We made a Q&D...

I've got some HF halogen work lights for the tractor and plan to use the leads provided by the factory. But I don't want them on without a separate switch. Can anyone who's bought the factory lighting kit tell me how they are wired using the pigtails? Do they have a relay (or 3 relays) and...

My new 4240 has manual quick couplings on the loader (like the ones here: Agricultural Quick Couplings - SafeWay Hydraulics - and push-to-connect couplings on the TnT (can't find a picture for sure). The "manual" style has a collar that must be slid back to connect or disconnect. The "push to...

So I want to be able to pick up a pallet with 2000 lbs of ice melt (in 50lb bags) and stick it in my plow truck. I think in addition to the 2000 lbs of ice melt, plus the weight of the pallet (~20lbs) I'll have to add some sort of simple box around three sides of the pallet to keep the bags from...

Coming from a geared tractor (L2250) with a two-way clutch (drive and pto), I'm clueless what good a clutch is on a HST-equipped tractor (2010 Grand L4240 with HST+). 1. Have to use for starting, but that seems a safety-only thing, not an operational requirement due to design 2. I use it to...

What do you do with a new tractor? How about: Spread some gravel near the house Spread some sand near the barn Grab some firewood from a windfall Bust up a dirt bike berm Scrape the snow and ice from the neighborhood road Stir up the compost pile and add some leaves. some pics: and...

So an unexpected snowfall yesterday gridlocked the area (Seattle metro) as usual and the dealer didn't show up with the new tractor. I was on a trip across WA state and back to fetch my daughter and various buddies back for the holiday weekend. Today they chained up their truck and loaded the...

My L2250 is over 20 years old now, and has served me extremely well. But my wife's new landscaping business disclosed places where we could use a little different tractor on customer projects, so we decided to trade up. Originally I was thinking about a L3240 because I think the smaller size...

My user name is stupid--I mistakenly typed a space when registering and now it's permanently set to be Johnb ro. Yuck. Is there a way to change it or unregister so I can re-register without having to get a different email address?

I posted this over in the Kubota forum but haven't seen any responses. I apologize if cross-posting is bad--feel free to delete/move if appropriate. I just really want to get some input on this problem: My 1987 L2250 has been overfilled with THD for at least 17 years (long story, not...

Hello, this is my first post. Happy to find this forum! My 1987 L2250 has been overfilled with THD for at least 17 years (long story, not interesting). For the last month or so it's had probably 3 gal too much THD in it. But it's been working great, although with this last overfill I noticed...