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Hi, I have a 4wd MX5000 with loaded rear tires. Do you think it would pull a 3pt, 3-bottom mould board plough in Sand-Loam? It's an old Ford plough with tripping shares, coulters. My next question is will the tractor pick it up off the ground with the 3pt ? I think this is probably a very heavy...

Hi, I made a video of some of the things I do with my 2005 Kubota MX5000. I thought you might be interested. Stuff I do with my tractor - YouTube Bye for now,

Hi, I'm making a fencing attachment and for the spike I'm using very heavy wall (7/16) pipe, and a pin that I got at the junkyard, which I think probably came out of a bulldozer. The pipe is 2 and 3/8" OD so you can have some sense of scale. The pin (now the point) is extremely hard, I had to...

Hi, I wanted to estimate the size of one of my fields, which has an irregular shape so I figured out how to do that using Google Earth. More to the point, someone else figured it out, and I watched it on Youtube and got it to work. I bought the land as 40 acres (as advertized), and I always...

Hi, have any of you thought of burning hay bales for heating? I have loads of hay that just rots in the fields, and I would like to build a "wood" stove, that burns the small square bales, and would heat water for in-floor heating. Seems to me that would be frugal. I'd save heating costs, and...

Hi, I'm about to paint my FEL mount on my old Ford 5000, and I'm wondering what the difference is between paint thinner, and reducer? What do you use to clean the parts before paint? Thanks,

Hi, I posted a similar question over on the Attachments forum, sorry if you're reading it twice. I'd like to get a list together of attachments/implements that are reasonable to build, and that would give me some Winter projects. I have a Bobcat, and a couple of tractors (one of which can use...

Hi, I'm pretty handy, and a reasonable fabricator. And I like to be a frugal as I can. So, I'm wondering if you can give me some suggestions for good attachments to make/build. My next plan is to make a middle buster. I would also like to make a row hipper. I have a Bobcat, as well as a...

Hi, I'm re-mounting my FEL and am drilling lots of large holes in 1/2" plate. I have been using motor oil as cutting fluid, but it seems to me that real cutting fluid is some kind of soap? I've used lots of cutting fluid on lathes, and metal band saws, but I just don't remember what it's really...

Hi, I'm giving my old Ford 5000 a little attention today. I took the front end loader (FEL) off because I want to remount it with the rear axle mounts 6" higher. That will make the top of the rear arms level with the ground, and the vertical posts straight up. This will also give me a chance to...

Hi, I would like to get as much advice as possible regarding what to do with my land prior to retirement... I know, big request. I have 8 and a half years before retirement. I teach school and own a house in a city out West (BC, Canada), but I am from Nova Scotia, where I lived my first 31...

Hi, I have always loved getting out into the shop at Christmas time. This year's project is a tipping transport box. I remember the folks around home always having them and I want something similar. Since I had some scrap lying around, this is what I've come up with. Its test fitted to my old...

Hi, I went to the junk yard to get some pipe for a project. I thought it was steel, but it isn't very rusty, so I checked and found that its not magnetic. I think it might be the pipe that a sucker rod goes through for a pump jack on a well site. It is 1 3/8" inside diameter. It doesn't have...

Hi, I have a 2005 Kubota MX5000 and the book says it is category I/II. I am in the process of making a tipping box and need to know how wide to make the lower links. Cat 1 is 26" wide, Cat 2 is 32.5" wide. What should I do? It will be mostly used for firewood gathering, but sometimes I might...

Hi, I have a 2005 MX5000 and the book says it is category I/II. I am in the process of making a tipping box and need to know how wide to make the lower links. Cat 1 is 26" wide, Cat 2 is 32.5" wide. What should I do? It will be mostly used for firewood gathering, but sometimes I might put a...

Hi, I have a JD T100 integral disc. It is 3pt and is about 10' wide. I think this would be called an offset disc (4 gangs in an 'X' pattern). It will need some rebuilding, but I got it for free and have already made most of the parts. Will my MX5000 pull it? Will it lift it? The tractor has a...

Hi, I have a 1966 Ford 5000, and a 1970 MF 1080, and I recently got a 2005 Kubota MX5000. From reading many threads on TBN and other sites, it seems that Kubota is the most common new tractor being sold in North America. My local Massey dealer is also a Kubota dealer, which is one of the...

Hi, I just went out for my morning coffee. It was -31C (that's about -24F) without windchill. My truck wasn't happy with me. It was only -20C (-4F) yesterday so I didn't plug the block heater in... It's plugged in now. This whole "Global Warming" thing is a hard sell with me. And from my point...

Hi, I'm designing and thinking of building a dump trailer to tow with my tractor (Kubota MX5000, 50hp, 4wd). I have a very small gravel pit on my land, and I thought it would be better to haul gravel in a trailer, than just bucketfuls. Now that I'm starting to consider materials and price, I'm...

Hi, I have an MX5000 at my little (40ac) farm. Unfortunately I don't get to go there very often because I work on the opposite side of the country... I love seeing guys using Kubotas, doing what I wish I was doing... If you haven't seen the Web Cajun's website, it is definitely worth a look. If...

Hi, I recently bought an MX5000 DT and I'm wondering when they started production, and ended ? Thanks, Troy

Hi, I made a ditch digger for my bobcat, and I want to also be able to use my Bobcat attachments with my 1966 Ford 5000, which has an Allied 660 loader. Is there a Quick Attach retrofit for tractors? Anyone know where to buy one in Canada? Here's a video of the making of my digger...

Hi again, What can you tell me about the new tractors and direct to metal paint? I was told that tractors older than 2004 still have primer under the paint, and that it is far more desirable to have primer. I see many brand new implements sitting on dealer lots, with peeling paint and rust all...

Hi, I'm in the market for another tractor. I have a 1970 MF1080, but it's 3pt hitch is so weak it won't lift a bush hog and I don't have facilities to split it right now. What do all the letter designations of Kubotas mean? (M, L, B, X) I don't know why all the tractor companies can't get...

Hi, I'm pretty much set on buying a Kubota MX5100, 4wd, 50hp. The one in the yard at the dealer has loaded R4's, but I want to plow, disc, run a 6' tiller, spring tooth harrows, cultivator, etc. in soft loamy soil for a vegetable operation. Should I insist on Ag tires? I like the industrial...

Hi, I'm wondering what RPM you guys run your machines at? My machine is a 2005, A300 with 2-speed, turbo, and high-flow hydraulics. On the road I generally run around 2300, and working around with the bucket or forks etc. I most often am at about 1700rpm. Should I run in low range, but with...

Hi, I'd like to make a 3pt hitch attachment for my Bobcat A300. I would also like it to have a PTO. I figured I could use the hydraulic hookups the same as I would for my auger. The local hydraulic supplier says its no problem to get the hydraulic motor I need, I just have to have the...