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I no longer see members locations in their username area. I don't even see mine. I PM'd one member and he says he can see locations. What's up. ETA: I'm using Windows Professional 7 and Firefox 94.0.1. Thanks,

Had a leaking ag connector on my FEL control valve. Bought the Summit replacement parts via the Kubota part number off of Amazon. Summit shipped pretty fast, so that's not the problem. To create more working space for my hand, I took off one of the connectors for better access to the one I...

Some of you might recall a thread I started back in Spring 2019 about my worn out output shaft on my Bushhog 286 rotary cutter. There were a number of options I looked at from cheap to very expensive (replace the cutter) and I chose to repair the shaft by simply welding it to the stump jumper...

I bent my hydraulic cylinder mount on my grapple, so this thread is to document the problem, the repair and the final configuration. Pics of the problem. You can see that both plates are bent backwards; this also means that the "teeth" no longer fully close. About a 4" gap: You can see...

Anyone know the standard o-rings sizes or part numbers for the ISO 5675 ag-type connectors? My google-fu is weak and I'd like to order some spares. Thanks,

When I replaced my GPI hand pump with a Fil-rite electric pump about a year or so ago, I stored the GPI inside my shop in the parts store. It worked fine I had installed and using it for pumping farm diesel for my tractor, RTV and ZTR. I recently bought a 50 gallon fuel tank and installed the...

I was painting my diesel fuel transfer tank yesterday afternoon (black to white) when I noticed a very small leak down one of the vertical seams. It's about 2/3 of the way down the tank. Worse, I just refilled the tank. :( Right now, I don't have pics to show, but I'll get some this...

As if we didn't need another "what to buy" welder, but unfortunately - I need your advice. My Lincoln SP-175Plus MIG welder just bit the dust. I turned it on this afternoon and all I got out of it was a mild groan, then... nothing. I've had it since mid-1999, so I got my use out of it...

I don't recall where I got the idea, but I wonder if it would work. I could use the land plane/land leveler on the front leveling the road, then follow it up with my EA grader blade on the back. Having it on the front would mean that the tires and wheels are driving over less rough terrain...

I'm chasing down an electrical gremlin in the Key Stop Solenoid system for my L4330. The wiring diagram for WSM manual, page 9M-1 and on, shows wires and cables as follows: 2 B/R 0.5 B/L 0.5 B 0.5 R/B 0.5 R 1.25 R/W I know what the letters mean per page 9M-1 (e.g. B/R = Black/Red, B/L =...

I'm looking to add lights to my new RTV-XG850. What's your favorite and best way to splice into OEM wires for power? Assume you only have a couple inches of OEM wire to work with. Anyone who answers with one of these POSs will be automatically ignored:

Trying to add the Moryde Wet Bolt kit to my 12k tandem axle trailer. I get under there to work and I discover this: When I got done with the other side, it immediately swapped sides and did the same thing. I flipped it around twice, but it flopped over opposite each other every time...

My XG finally arrived at the dealer last Friday and they're adding all the goodies as we speak. One of things I want to do is replace the "tiny" 25" tall tires. I'd like to go to 28" tall tires. Anyone know if 28" tall tires will fit the XG as-is? Size would go from the OEM 25x10-12 to...

Started up normally yesterday, was working, then took a break. Went back to it, tractor crank and crank - but no start. Usually it starts within a second or so, very fast. Did it yesterday, waited a couple hours, started right up. Did it a couple months ago; waited a couple hours, started...

I just need a general cost. 10-12' wide by 1/2 mile. So-so base. Private road, north AL. Rough order of Magnitude estimate is fine, I'm not the one that wants it. Thanks,

Where do I find the tool to set the number of posts per thread? Apparently the default is 10 posts peer thread and I can't find anywhere I can change it. Thanks,

I've been working to replace the fuel filter and cleaning out the fuel tank due to bio-slime issues. While working, I noticed this spring was unattached and was left flopping loose. According to the Messicks part diagram #020400, this spring is 020 and is called the Governor Spring. See the...

I've been having stalling out problems with RTV, especially when trying to go up hills. I found this in my Kubota RTV diesel fuel tank a day or so ago. I'll be cleaning out the tank, replace the fuel filter (again) and replace all the OEM (probably) fuel and vacuum lines with SAE J30R9...

I spent 2 hours +/- bushhogging my neighbor's hill and had just got done. Transferred from one gear to another to ride up the hill and go home. There was soft thump or click and all power going forward went away. It was if the transmission had accidentally got shifted into Neutral. But in...

I want to add an aux cooler to my L4330 tractor with the V2203-MA-E-GST engine. I *assume* that the cab version of this tractor has a cab heater and I further *assume* that the heater uses engine coolant to provide the heat, just like any other vehicle on the road. But, for the life of me, I...

I bought this Bailey's Chief 3 spool valve several years for my 3 remote rears. I based my build on LD1's build, so used a lot of the same parts. Link to valve: CHIEF G Series: 1 GPM, SAE 1 Inlet/Outlet, 3 Spool, 3625 PSI, 15-3625 PSI Relief Setting, SAE 8 Work Ports, 22959 Pic: As some...

I'm in the process of selling a rifle. To reward myself - and make it easier to maintain my one mile gravel road - I've decided to buy a Land Plane/Land Leveler (hereafter called "LP" just to save some typing (read typos)). I'll be running this on my Kubota L4330, about a 40 HP tractor. I...

I live at the end of a one mile gravel. Since I moved here in late 2013, I've been maintaining the road as have the previous owners of my property (the only owners of a tractor). I finally was able to get out and do some work after all the rain we've had the last 6 months. In that 6 very...

My L4330 tractor started making a clicking and/clanging sound coming from the rear end a couple weeks ago after pulling one stubborn tree out of the ground. The clanging sound is very noticeable when in 4wd and consistent with speed. It's intermittent in 2wd. Redecked my trailer, loaded it up...

Since the repairs on my 286 bushhog are so much more involved than I originally thought, I decided to start a new thread. It really isn't necessary to start with the other thread, but if you want to refresh your memory, here it is...

Did this with my tractor yesterday. Fortunately, it was while I was a) taking it off and b) done in by the front tire (vs. the rear). Given the pics, it's time to replace the deck. Obvious answer is obvious: PT wood from the local HD. Are there less obvious answers? Pics: What does this...

Something has wore out on my 286 Bushhog so I now have to disassemble it. The blades and stump jumper have way too much play side-to-side. The castle nut holding the blade bar is a M30x2 nut, which is apparently a 46mm nut. The nut holding the blades on are 1 11/16", according to the manual...

Just over 1000 hours; fuel is above half full. Ran fine, then shut it off to do some work, went to restart, wouldn't start, no sputter, no smoke, good cranking otherwise. Came back an hour later fiddled with the PTO switch, cranked and started right up. Did some more work, happened again, PTO...

I'm a retired Boeing engineer, now going on 6 years. It's starting to get stale doing the same thing pretty much every day here on my farm and need to do something different. I've been watching Andrew Camarata's dirt working videos on youtube. And one of the things I do enjoy about my farm is...

This is the middle blade trunnion for my Kubota ZTR ZD326. I have a welder (Lincoln SP-175Plus MIG) and 5/16" nuts but no left hand drills or easy-outs. I don't know if anybody in Fayetteville will have them either. I may have to go into Hsv/Grainger to get them if needed. How screwed am...

Expedient tractor stabilizers for lifting heavy and high FEL loads? In the next week or two, I'll be picking up, transporting and lifting into final position another one of my deer shooting houses. While this one isn't as heavy as the last one - requiring my neighbor's 100 hp tractor, I want...

We called them "tub skids" back in the early 80's up in Boeing Seattle. I have no idea what they're real name is. But I need one (or more). Approximate size is 4'x4'x3' or so. So what are they called, where can I buy one (or more) and typically how much do they cost? Thanks!!

There's a couple hundred yards of my one mile gravel road that I need to make a ditch for. Since it's one side of a narrow road with no shoulders, a sub soiler that rides in the middle won't work. Plus this looks like a one-time kind of use item and I really didn't want to spend $200-$300 for...

Please help me understand how big a tree this tree puller will pull out of the ground. Yes, I know that will depend on a great many factors, including but not limited to: tractor size and power, tree species and age, wet or dry soil, etc. etc. etc. I have a ton of that crap Tree of Heaven...

Gotta beam calculation I need some smart people to do for me, please. Here are the basics: - Assume qty two 1" x 1" x .120" tubing, positioned side by side, separated by 6" - beams are 6' (72") long - Two point loads, L1 and L2 are located 1' from each end (ie. 4' apart centered on the beam) -...

I need some fill dirt for my dedicated metal target pistol range. I'll get some of it by scavenging and sacrificing the berm from my 160 yard rifle range, but I'll need more. I checked Craigslist; the one or two that I see in my area are "free - will load" or variants of - and I have no way to...

Finally decided to get a QH based on watching a video on YT from Ask Tractor Mike. I bought the China-made (I'm sure) $99 QH from Agri-Supply. Didn't take long to get here and didn't take long to get it installed and set the upper link arm. I then backed my tractor and hitched up my 8' grader...

When I got my tractor +4 years ago, I knew the rear tires were filled but the previous owner didn't know with what. Hence, I followed the advice of my BIL, who's owned tractors all his life, removed all the old fluid, then refilled with 5 gallons RV antifreeze, the rest water (total of 55...

Where is everyone getting their Christmas hams? Locally, I like the Smithfield hams (by locally, I mean the closest Walmart, which is+20 miles away). Cooks, Kentucky something-or-other and all the rest that available at our local grocery stores, just don't taste as good. At this late date, I...

I've started processing firewood yesterday for this season and I was splitting some beetle-killed pine. All of a sudden, the engine just stopped mid-stroke. I noticed what looked like smoke coming from the exhaust, never seen that before. First thing I thought of was to check the oil since...

I want to get my wife a coffee percolator for Christmas this year. What's the best one to get? Requirements: Electric, 12 cup (64-96 oz) minimum I'm looking at these two right now: Amazon.com: Presto 2811 12-Cup Stainless Steel Coffee Maker: Electric Coffee Percolators: Kitchen & Dining...

I plan to use my HF mixer in the near future but I'm not very confident on either the size or longevity of it's electric motor. Like the title says: Anyone remove and replace the electric motor on their HF concrete mixer? - Any tips or tricks? - Anyone know the frame size, HP or RPM of the...

I need to get some mulching blades for my 60" ZD326. Where's the best place to get them? Thanks!

I have a fairly bad leak in my RR 3 spool Chief valve i got from Baileys last year. I *believe* it's the same valve that LD1 used for his RR as well (since I pretty much copied/stole his parts list for my RR, but I digress...). In the first pic, you can see the first two spools (driver's side...

I need them for my water system upgrade. I'm using 200 psi poly 1" ID. I've tried McMasters and Zoro's; McMaster goes up to 3/4", found plastic tees at Zoros. I'd rather not use plastic. Thanks,

I picked up this large hickory trunk a couple days ago. Actually, I picked up two of them but the other one was slightly smaller in diameter and in length (i.e. it was the upper half of the same trunk) so no pics of it. The tractor could barely lift it off the ground. And once it did, the...

I've been wanting a work platform for quite some time, but never pulled the trigger on making one. Then I came across a Craigslist ad for 275 gallon IBC totes for only $25; yea I jumped on that and got two of them, I might go back and get a couple more, but I digress. Took one apart yesterday...

I have 10-15 acres of overgrown timber/woodland on my property that is pretty useless due to all the brush and especially the invasive Tree of Heaven. I'd like to have the underbrush cleared and I'm thinking of having it down with one of those brush grinder machine services, see picture below...

My wife says we need another freezer. We currently have 11 cu ft chest freezer, but it's ful and she has a hard time using it. So we want to get an upright, make it asdierfor her to use plus take up less garage floor space. Three choices: Lowe's, HD or a local appliance store. LAS will...

Since the original thread was locked (located here: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/rural-living/371791-nothing-warms-my-heart-more.html ), I thought I'd start another thread to keep everyone posted on how the deer shooting season and the next door Trespassing Slob Hunters (TSH) are doing...

Just got done with Woodshed #2. I used metal roofing just like I did with the first woodshed, but this time I ended up with about an 11 1/4" overhang. See pics. Is this too much overhang or do I need to support it some way? We don't get snow too much here in SC TN; mayber 4-6" once every...

trudging 140 yards uphill from their tree stand knowing that they drove over 3 ours and have nothing to show for it! :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:

I didn't find what I was looking for using the "keeper" word, but didn't know what else it would be called. Basically, I need something that will keep my hydraulic hose from being so loose that it drags the ground. I've tried zip ties (twice) - that didn't work worth a flip. Now I'm using...

I currently have a 4 d-cell LED spotlight I got from Academy Sports a couple years ago. It's ok for casual spotlighting, but it doesn't quite reach my gate an 1/8 mile away where the "tourists" show up, usually right around dusk. Any recommendations good very bright LED spotlight that I can...

I had a confrontation with a trespasser earlier this week. It could have gone sideways in so many ways, I'm surprised I'm still here. It would have been great if I had been videotaping it, but I wasn't. Bad on me. Hence, I need a Go-Pro-type video camera that I can mount to my RTV or any...

I currently have a Lincoln Sp-175 Plus 220 VAC-only MIG welder. I've had it since the late '90's and love it to death. But now I'm retired and live on a farm and now will need to start welding farm-type stuff (read: thick). Also, my first welder was a Lincoln AC-225 stick/buzz box. For...

Too much for a Kubota L4330? I'm getting pretty tired of too small stuff on the back of my tractor. It already comes with hydraulic cylinder mounts (but no cylinders) and cat 1/cat 2 compatible. Thx

Rear Remote Valve Controllers: Let's see some pics! I'm installing RR for my Kubota L4330. I've got an idea on how to mount it but before I start drilling, bending and welding on 1/2"x5"x36" steel, I thought I'd see if I can some ideas from you guys. Factory or DIY? Are RR valves used...

Local company to me has been selling these as long as I've had a tractor (i.e. about 3 years or so). $1000 for a 72" model, which would fit my Kubota L4330 in place of my 72" bucket perfectly. Uses would be log and debris movements, brush piles, clearing land etc. Comments, good bad or ugly...

I'm getting ready to install a ~250' water line on my SC TN property and have some questions. - I plan to use 20' 1" PVC sticks; which direction should the bell go? Or does it matter? - I want to bury a locating cable/wire with the pipe so the pipe can be found later. What cable/wire do I...

And what in the world are you other +60 year old types using for the daily, apparently-never-ending aches and pains??? Ibuprofen isn't cutting it anymore. Thanks!

I have an old Walls hunting jacket and an army surplus M-65 field jacket with liner. Neither one really do the job when it gets cold and windy here in SC TN. Doesn't get too cold here (teens usually is the lowest) but I do have a lot of wind and working on my open tractor makes it even worse...

Built this the last couple days for my three puppy dogs. Two are brother/sister half Lab/half Great Pyrenees mix, the other is a GSD/something else mix. They've been digging up my wife's flowerbeds and then last Sunday, they dug up and killed my wife's favorite tree! Enough is enough, she...

Like the thread title states: My ZD runs fine off the left tank but not the right. I can literally turn the engine on and off simply by switching from one tank to the other. And I just filled both tanks! :banghead: So, I *assume* that the intake for the right tank is clogged or stopped up...

I've had my Lincoln SP-175 Plus since around Feb. 1999. Still using the C25 regulator that came with it. Today sometime while I was welding, the regulator blew out. I noticed my crappy welds (well more than usual) and thought that I had forgotten to turn on the gas. Went to look at it and...

My old JD LT-133 finally crapped the bed after +17 years of mostly faithful service. Had no choice but to move to replace it on an accelerated timeline (I planned to do it this fall when a lot of mowers go on sale - oh well). The local craigslist was pretty bad, the only decent Kubota I could...

My wife and I want to plant a bunch of blackberry bushes on one side of my hill along the border with my neighbor. Any experts here the best time to plant, how to plant, where to buy and what varieties are good for my area? I'm in SC TN near the AL border. We have some wild blackberry bushes...

Got a sign for the farm today. Our carpenter already painted it. The sign is designed to go and be left outside, exposed to all the elements. It's a two piece sign, one painted white, it has the letters cut out. The piece is the background, it's painted black. The black is an enamel, not...

Like a lot of you, I have rocks, lots of rocks on my +30 acres. Most of it isn't too bad as long as I don't get into the ground much, but when I do - rock city! In particular, my pole barn field has been torn up somewhat; by the previous owner for his burn pit and by me attempting my first...

I've tried several ATV/motorcycle-type salvage yards, no one knows of anyone selling used/salvage RTV parts. It looks like I need a replacement rear axle housing (rear bracket suspension kit, part number K7611-97172). A new one costs $475, ouch!!! :mad:

Notices that my right rear tire and wheel were cocked this morning on my RTV 900, so I decided to take a look at it. As soon as I lifted the RTV off the axle and wheel/tire, the wheel/tire wobbled back into line again! Took the wheel off and it looks like the axle shaft is loose in it's...

I built a steel target stand over the weekend for our family Memorial Day BBQ and cookout. The basic targets are steel plates, 6" round, 1/4" thick (cutouts from a wood stove place). I welded the bases to 1" tubing, 1/8" thick i.e. 3/4" inside dimension for a tube or rod or pipe. I made a...

I'll need to spray paint my chicken coop in a couple weeks. I want to go ahead and get a paint sprayer, I'll need it for other things anyway. I plan to spray paint exterior Latex (I think) white sealer on the chicken coop. What's a decent paint sprayer that will do this? (Also give me...

Went out on my Kubota L4330 this afternoon, got halfway up to my pole barn and it started to die out and then stopped. The Mid-PTO symbol came on on the dash lights, never had seen that before. As far as I know, I have no mid-PTO. Tractor in neutral, key turned on to 'start", zero response...

I'm not sure what you call these things but it's *not* the hydraulic lock lever that only locks out the FEL control arm and keeps it from moving. I'm talking about something that will physically lock and/or support the FEL and it's structure up in the air while I'm working on the tractor...

How to safely carry a rifle on my tractor, yea! Started to rain today so I retreated to my shop to ponder my future, dwell on life's deeper meanings and try to come up with something useful to do rather than just drinking beer and watching Netflix movies for the rest of what could have been a...

Did another sweep for dead standing trees on my property today and found a very old dead standing something tree. Decided to cut it down and when the top hit the ground, out popped a big fat raccoon! He ran off before I could take off my gloves and take a pic of him, but it was funny as heck...

As some of you may know, I live at the top of a hill. Well, this morning I decided to make a short trip down to the bottom of my hill in my tractor. Did my business down there and came back up, pretty much where went I down. Got to the really steep part of the hill (there are stairsteps) and...

This is not a concrete wheel thread, it isn't! I always planned to do a concrete wheel weight thread but after I had them installed and could show the final results. But I made one concrete wheel weight and now I'm trying to get it installed on the right side of my L4330 and so far - it's...

I'll be pouring a 6'x6' concrete pad tomorrow, 3.5" thick. Calculator says it will be about 10.5 cu. ft. or just under 18 bags of concrete. I have the HF concrete mixer, works pretty well but only for one bag at a time. What I'd like to do is mix all the concrete at once, dropping each mixed...

At some time in the past, the land I live on was two different parcels and owned by two different people. And one time, had two different houses on it. Let's call the houses/property Upper and Lower (I now live in the Lower house/property/parcel). Both houses existed at the same time and some...

I've got an 16-18 acre front yard that is on the side of hill, see pics below. About 4/5's of it can only be done by going straight up or straight down, the other part can be done side-to-side and I can really get things done. Most of the hill has stair-steps and it's always the upper stair...

I plan to design and build my own land grader so I can better maintain the one mile gravel I live on. Right now I'm using a ~700lb 6' box blade. The BB works great for about 85% of the road, but there are two-three places that turn into mudholes and I have the "wavy" road surface that's a pain...

I have this piece of pipe, roughly the size of a 55 gallon barrel that was rough-cut with a torch. I need to square the ends off so I can design and build my shop wood stove. Although it can't be seen in the pics below, there is about an inch or 1 1/4" gap on one end, I believe that's about...

Not rubber bungee cords! These are rubber straps with the very aggressive toothed engagement locks. I've seen them used to attach shovels, fires axes, fire extinguishers to four wheel drive vehicles and so forth. I've searched and can't find it at TSC or elsewhere. I need it to attach things...

So it looks like we might close on our new property in the next week or so. That means I'll have a bunch of my tools, steel, tool chests and four big heavy work benches to move out of a storage unit and into my new to me shop. I currently have the L4330 with an FEL bucket and forks. Loading...

Went out to the property today, one to drop off my hog trap/goat transporter cage, the other to see if my L4330 with it's forks would reach my 2nd floor mezzanine in the shop (it does!). However, while showing me the basic controls of the tractor, my BIL lifted then tried to drop the 3PH and it...

I put together the attached spreadsheet to try to find out the best bushhog for me and my L4330 tractor (40 hp/36 PTO). In addition to normal bushhogging operations, I plan to clear out about 30 acres of woods of various types and sizes of underbrush and small trees (up to 3" or so). Looking...

How do I insert my avatar pic of my brand spanking new (to me) tractor? I checked the "My Profile" link and see the photo part, but don't see a way to insert an avatar pic. Sorry if I'm wasting your time....:o Thanks,

Looked at some land today, it will require a tractor and bushhogger to maintain. He two tractors, L3130, which he wants to keep and a L4330. He is willing to sell the Kubota L4330 GTX with 510.8 hours, FEL, 6' bushhog, box scraper, front forks and augur for $14,500. Good, bad or ugly deal...

I have the JF LT133 lawn tractor and the oil started leaking out of it, after +10 years of never leaking a drop. Checked the oil level and it was way high! I thought maybe my son had overfilled it, but asked him and he said no. I drained some of it out and it came out real runny and smelled...

Taking one of these signs and adding it to a bed extender to permanently warn of the extra length: To one of these (bed extender): If it's not a good idea or has dire consequences (i.e. major fines or whatever), what's a good alternative to plastic flags to meet the 1 foot square (144...

When I signed up, I put my requested username and it told me that that name was already taken. However, I just looked up the Member List and it's not shown. Therefore, is there anyway to have my username changed to my original name? Please advise. Thanks,