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So after pushing snow last Monday, I came into my shop on the next day and noticed a puddle of oil on the floor by my right front tire. Figured out that my outer axle bearing went out, taking the seal with it. No big deal on that repair. Separated the hub section, replaced both the inner and...

Hey Gang! I know I posted my forward and rear facing safety lighting before. I realized that when I was backing or pulling out onto a street during snow removal, I didn't have any notification for traffic on the sides of my tractor. Why not a 360 deg beacon? Won't fit in the garage. So I found...

Ok, I know that there is no perfect tool for every application. And generally the more things you try to make a tool fit, the worse is gets at doing any one job well. For example a crescent wrench doesn't fit anything. I know my containment plow moves more snow and cleans up trails better. I...

That is what went through my head day before yesterday. I was plowing a private drive for a small community of 6 houses. This drive is like a goat trail. Kinda steep and narrow on a hillside that winds down into a little valley. Anyway, I was almost done, making one final pass back down the hill...

We are getting a good shot of snow today. I hope to get some pix for everyone. We're getting Thunder Snow at rates of 2" per hour. They forcast 15"-18" within the next 12 hrs. Here's some of our commercial equipment that we got ready yesterday. L to R Case 580L 12' pusher, Case 580M 12'...

I found where my new L5740 is lacking power. I have been putting up field hay, alfalfa, and straw for the past 6 weeks. Things went crazy this year. Went from 90 acres to somewhere around 300. Anyway, I was on my way to my last field to square bale yesterday, baler in tow and bale sweep on the...

I know everyone has one, but I've been wanting one for a long time. I finally got a couple of jobs that will pay for it so I pulled the trigger on Monday. Picked it up from the shipping dock yesterday. Putting it to work today. It's a Wildkat 66" root grapple with the replaceable teeth. Looks to...

OH yeah! A buddy had a Bobcat power-tach cylinder laying around, because his employees apparently ruin them so they just take them off before hand. Bonus for me!!! :thumbsup: So you know what that means. Since it rained last night (finally) I'll spend the day working in the shop fitting the...

What do you guys think? A little over the top???

So I guess this is a common problem. I posted another blog for ideas for a solution. Thought I'd share what I ended up doing. Extended from center of pin to center of pin 4.125", which is how much my Pat's Easy Change lengthened my draft arms. A little cutting with the plasma, drilling, welding...

So I was playing around the other day with the L5740 and I removed the tail light lens to see about maybe making some brake lights come on. To my surprise, the tail light already had a dual element 1157 bulb in it. So I looked under the dash where the brake pedals are and noticed a plug not...

Installed the PEC a couple of weeks ago. It has been fantastic. Fast forward to yesterday when I used my box blade for the first time with the PEC. Now that my lower links are 4" longer, I've lost 4" of usable stroke on my top link cylinder. I would hate take the PEC back off. I guess I have to...

In the past couple of days I've learned some new things about my L5740 Grand. First, it has self canceling turn signals. How cool is that! And today I was seeding for a buddy and "50hr Service Inspect" popped up on the display. Another cool feature! Now as cools as that was to see, being my 4th...

Hey all. I have a couple of little jobs to do and a ratchet rake would be handy. After some research, I realized that it may or may not work on my bucket because I have a bolt on cutting edge. Yes they do have a little tab that you can cut off, but still no guarantee. Also, my many local TSC...

When I went to the shop yesterday, I had every intention of fabricating an exhaust stack for the L5740 like 4shorts. The guy is an inspiration. But as I pondered with my parts and pieces I began to realize that 1: I'm not really sure if I want a stack 2: I'm not really sure that I want to put...

Ok, so one of my favorite mods on past tractors, was welding a 2" trailer receiver tube to the top of my bucket. Actually I frenched it in. Now that I have the skid loader quick connect I can use my pallet forks for most of my lifting. I still wanted the flexibility of the 2" receiver. Therefore...

Hey all. Going down my list of mods. Grooving the tires for the winter traction was pretty important to me. All of my other tractors that I have owned in the past and used to push snow with had turf tires. They always gave me excellent traction even in icy conditions. Enough to push a full blade...

I know it's been done, but thought I'd share. Sony DSX-S300BTX digital media player. Bluetooth, your ipod (mp3 player) goes inside the radio. The face folds down and a little tray opens. Plug in your ipod and close. That easy. Infinity 2way speakers. Had to modify the factory speaker grills to...

I transferred my Whelen Lindz6's and traffic adviser from the B3030 to the L5740.

So this is tried and true by yours truly in other equipment, so I thought that I would share. By the way this wasn't my idea, but unfortunately I don't remember where I saw it so I'm sorry for not giving you credit. This is my new L5740 Grand. Since I had to remove the roof for other mods, I...

Been trying to hold off posting till I had some pix for everyone. Gettin a new Grand L 5740 with every option minus the radio. Boy have I got a lot of flack at the dealer cuz of that. It's kinda funny, especially the service manager is giving me a hard time. I explained that the factory radio...

Looking for some experience with tilt deck trailers. I use my trailers just as much in the snow as in the summer. I really like the idea of not messing with ramps, but my concern with getting tilt deck trailers, is loading and unloading in snowy/icy conditions. Anyone have any experience with this?

Today I was informed that a buddy of mine was involved in an accident. His employer asked him to pull a Case 580 backhoe with a 1 ton truck. After protest, he reluctantly had to give in because of how hard it is to get a good job these days, and he has a baby boy to think of. Shame on him for...

Hey Gang! I'm looking to replace a couple of my trailers this year that are getting eaten up by salt. I use them to tow my Kubotas around to push snow. I wash them religiously after they go out, but they're still getting eaten. So I thought I would try quality aluminum trailers this go around. I...

Hey gang. I am looking to buy an M series Kubota, but with so many models, I'm not sure what I need. So it will definitely need to push a 12-14' snow pusher. Then in the summer months, a 11' disk mower, and round baler. With as many transmission options as models, that doesn't help either...

Does anyone have a new Kubota M135X with the front suspension? Driving around the dealership doesn't really give me a feel for what it would be like going across a hay field at 15mph. Just curious if it makes a difference.

Hey fellow tractor enthusiast. Got a question. Does anyone know of a way to increase mph on my B3030 Hydro? I tried to see if I could get some out of adjusting the linkage, but to no avail. I know, Why do I need to go faster? Well I live in a small town and push a lot of snow in the winter...

Hello all. Finally joined. Been following postings for a while and got a lot of good ideas. Hope I can return the favor.:thumbsup: