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My 2008 Kubota B3030 open station had 400 hours on it when I traded it in after 4 years. I went with basically the same machine, a B3000 cab, for snow removal during big, multi-day Rocky Mountain snow storms that soaked me thru ALL my clothes the first 4 years on the open station. Now I'm in...

I got it all put back together. I installed the FAG bearings I found on ebay, and the washers and circlips from Agri Supply along with the new Caroni roller support. Glad to finally have my roller back - I really didn't like the "temporary" gauge wheel setup. The roller bearings were a lot...

I found a set of FAG 2205-TVH bearings on ebay for $38 each. They're supposed to be manufactured in Germany, and I could not find any bearings, at any price, with any higher load ratings. The SKFs seem to be manufactured all over, so there was no guarantee I would get the bearings made in...

I have a Caroni TM1900. Questions for those of you who have actually replaced the Caroni flail roller bearings. Do I just pry the roller support off, or out, of the bearing race once the roller and both supports are off the flail? And for reassembly, I guess I press in the new bearing into...

I ran my B3000, a 30hp compact TLB setup (4,800 lbs, loaded rears with spacers) on a 2.5 acre mountain property with more sloped ground than flat. Used it to re-grade parts of the property, fell trees, process firewood, move snow, etc. No way I could have done the work with anything smaller...

Nearly 10 years after my original post looking for a hydraulic thumb conversion option, I finally ended up doing my own thanks to a couple of TBN members posting info on their custom built setup. I can't believe I waited so long to do the modification. It's been great having the hydraulic...

I had a BH75 on my 2008 B3030. I traded it in 2012 for my B3000 with BH77. The Backhoe only comes off when I need to use a 3pt implement. I still use the Backhoe all the time, for all sorts of tasks - planting trees, trenching, slash cleanup, tree & firewood processing, stump removal, and on...

UPDATE... Well, after 4 years running without the backhoe frame extensions, I decided it was time to add them back in. The cramped platform and tiny seat just became too uncomfortable for me to deal with as I get older. The ONLY benefit to moving the backhoe closer to the cab was the better...

I need to do some regrading close to our foundation before I dig some new drainage trenches, including ones to dump the downspouts into. The mucky clay fill is kind of a pain to back drag with the FEL bucket, being so damp with all the rain we've been getting. I have to get this project done...

Just installed my new BXPANDED Quick-On. Could have used this years ago. Swapping between the bucket and the MI&E ripper was a complete pain before the Quick-On, especially with having to line up the thumb, so I'm looking forward to getting a whole lot more use out of the ripper now that it is...

You can see all 5 holes in this pic...

Finally finished my little project. Found a new seat that I like better and has stiffer foam, and the squared front corners give a little better support than the first seat I tried. It is 2-tone black and matching Kubota charcoal grey. Also lowered the seat one notch - had to cut the top...

Not sure why I'm not getting notifications lately from TBN when replies are posted, but thanks to all for the feedback. I have 7 lines coming out of the valve. PB goes back to backhoe, then backhoe comes back up front. Machine has dual pumps with hydraulic power steering. Hose with yellow...

UPDATE 4/15/2022: Well, after 4 years running without the backhoe frame extensions, I decided it was time to add them back in. The cramped platform and tiny seat just became too uncomfortable for me to deal with as I get older. The ONLY benefit to moving the backhoe closer to the cab was the...

When raising the FEL at idle, I can pull the remote joystick back pretty much all the way till it stops and still get the boom to raise. The FEL has a slow and fast boom raise mode based on how far you pull the joystick back. However, when running the engine at higher RPM, and thus when...

I'm looking for someone in TBN land that might have the BH77 mounted on one of the following: L2800, L3400, or L3700 I'm looking for the seat post height measurement. I want to make a modification to my setup, and it looks like the seat post on those models may be shorter than my seat post...

Ok, I'm stumped. Last weekend, after running my flail mower for a couple hours, my loader boom stopped being able to raise after I finished mowing. All other functions are working fine - loader boom lower under power, bucket curl & dump. When mowing, I do have to raise & lower the loader...

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This was my B3030's BH75 at work...needed more driveway space. I started with a full size New Holland TLB rental before I settled on the new Kubota on my new property, but even with the big bucket, the NH still took forever to chip through the decomposed granite. That project thoroughly...

If I remember correctly, I think my B3030 was around 18'-6", and the B3000 adds 9" to the backhoe subframe to get the seat clear of the cab. My tractor shed that I store it in during the nice weather (keep it in the garage during snow season so I don't have to go out in the snow to get in the...

I've already put the Dynamat on the underside of the tranny hump cover, but maybe I'll give the 1/2" rubber iso pad a try. If it seems too thick, I can shave it down 1/8". The back of the pad is formed in such a way that would probably make it a little easier to take some material off if I...

You're right Waxman, there is a slight outline in the foam where that tranny mounting plate is touching the foam. I honestly don't believe the design is for that floor plate to sit on the tranny housing, but I do believe your're correct that over time, it will probably sag. I'm going to try...

Waxman, I'm not sure this was the actual design of the cab floor. In taking mine apart, I did not find some of the same issues as you did, most likely because my machine only has 40 hours on it. My transmission hump cover is not sitting directly on the transmission. The floor panels, seat...

OK, so I ordered some products today. I got the Dynamat Xtreme because I found it cheaper on Amazon than I could get the Second Skin Damplifier Pro for, and with cashing in some of my Amazon points, was able to get it at no charge to my credit card. I ordered the Luxury Liner Pro & Spectrum...

We've finally gotten a real snow storm. Only took half the winter. One reason I wanted a blower was to be able to wait until the storm had passed to go out and clear the driveway. But since this is our first real storm of the year, I couldn't wait to get out and run the blower. We've gotten...

A neighbor's teenager came knocking on our door late this afternoon looking for some help getting his 4Runner out of a "ditch". I took the B3000 down to the "scene" to find that it wasn't a ditch, but a hill. How the kid kept the back tires on the road is beyond me. Road was snow & slush...

Title says it all. I realize it may be an involved & expensive modification, but has anyone seriously considered doing this? I can probably think of more cons to actually pulling it off, but not being a hydraulics expert, I know it's possible, but is it even worth further consideration?

I thought I'd convey my experience purchasing my machine through Barlow's. For those that may not know, Barlow's is in Kentucky. I am in Colorado. I recently purchased my 2nd machine from Barlow's since 2008. I've been dealing with Brady, since he handles all the internet sales, though I...

My new B3000 TLB showed up midday today. Thanks to Brady Barlow and to Marvin, his driver, for their excellent service. This is my second purchase from Barlow Equipment, and both transactions have been enjoyable. I expect I'll be very happy with the new machine if it measures up, quality...

When I bought my B3030 in 2008, I thought I was "man" enough to survive on an open station machine for many years. But low and behold, during the long, cold, snowy winters, I'd find myself daydreaming of clearing snow in a nice warm cab without having to be bundled up in bulky winter wear...

Funny all the LED posts now. Back in the old days of 2008 when I did my ROPS work lights, LEDs were way more expensive, and there weren't anywhere near the number of options that are available now. Because I used Halogens, my factory rear work light wire still sits unused. I wired in 2 relays...

I have a Kubota B3030, 30 engine hp, 23 pto hp. I am ready to buy a Caroni flail mower, and am trying to decide between the 59" TL1500FSC or the 73" TM1900BSC. Most of the field grasses/weeds aren't very dense, as I live in an arid climate at high elevation, so we don't get tons of rain, and...

Did my 300 hour service today, and changed the front axle oil for the first time per the Operator's Manual. I was a little surprised at how much "microscopic" metal flecks were in the oil, though probably not that surprising given the 300 hours of use. I probably should have done it at 50...

Any B3030 owners have the WR Long Electric over Hydraulic valve kit installed? Looking for some feedback on the kit, how the installation went, any pics you might have, etc. I want to add hydraulic angle cylinders to my snowplow this summer, and eventually, I want to add a grapple. Thanks in...

Has anyone replaced the Intake Air Line or the Radiator hoses, as the Owner's Manual maintenance schedule calls for us to do every 2 years? :confused: Just wondering how many factory original intake air lines & radiator hoses are still on the machine and at what age, or when any of you have...

I love my B3030. Power is great, size is great. I love the open station in the summer, as where I live, it doesn't get very hot. Winter is another story, though. Sure, I have all the gear, but every winter, I long for a cab. I use a mini ex every summer and fall, and am not a particular fan...

I saw the new BH77 on a B2630 at a local dealer yesterday, so it's good to know Kubota's finally updated the backhoe for the B series machines, although it's a couple years later than I would have liked. Unfortunately, Kubota's website is way behind as usual not showing the BH77, so I was...

Well, we've had a pretty lame winter for snow this year - one of the driest winters in the last 20 years in our immediate area (fortunately the mountains still got a decent amount of snow this year). Anyway, I put together a new-to-me FEL mounted snowplow during the winter, out of an old Meyer...

When I was thinking about all the uses for my backhoe prior to purchase, and looking back on all the backhoes I've rented or borrowed over the years, this particular task never really crossed my mind. Yesterday, a neighbor came by and asked if I could dig a grave for their horse that they...

I finally picked up the Harbor Freight 3pt Quick Hitch #97214 today - been looking for it for a good 6 months for the sale price of $69.99. Well, it won't work with the deluxe 3 pt lower link arms - there's too much stuff going on with the adjustable link ends to fit inside the quick hitch...

Has anyone bought the large 33.5" tire chain pliers from Tirechains.com? Do they really work on 3/8" tire chains? I got my chains in, and the small pliers I got won't budge the big 3/8" chain for the rear tires. Unfortunately, my rear tires must be way at the bottom of the size range for the...

OK, I'm lining up everything for my ROPS worklight wiring project. I'm installing 2 front and 2 rear for a total of 4 - 55w each worklights. I've picked up 2 factory Kubota pushbutton switches (one for the 2 front lights, one for the 2 rear lights). The switches are push-in (on) push & out...

I need chains for the winter because I'm plowing out a bunch of neighbors. They live on a portion of dirt road that the county does not plow, so I have to plow out there portion of road, plus their drives. In order to not get hammered by spending twice as much time slipping and sliding while...

OK, here's another ROPS light project. I figured since I can never get enough pics of TBNers projects, I may as well add some of my own. I started out with 4 of those HF 55w halogen vehicle work lights that I got on sale for $6.99 each. I figure I can always replace them down the road with...

I just passed 62 hours on my B3030 that was delivered by Brady at Barlow Equipment the end of April. So far, I love it! :cool: Did the 50 hour service myself, and replaced the engine and hydraulic oils with full synthetics, and am about to load some synthetic grease into the gun (it should...

After 18 hours on my new B3030, I thought I'd give some input on it. I'm very impressed with the power and capability of the BH75. I've dug up a few good sized Ponderosa Pine stumps, and spent quite a bit of time chipping away at a granite ledge in varying states of decomposition to expand our...

For those of you considering going with the fender mount loader joystick on your new B3030 (or B2630), and have had your dealer tell you that it couldn't be done with the LA403 loader (a local dealer sales mgr told me the same thing), they're completely full of bull. Yes, we've seen other TBN...

My new B3030 TLB was delivered this morning. I bought it from Brady Barlow of Barlow Equipment in Somerset, Kentucky. Brady was prompt with replies, pricing, etc. - a far cry from the local dealers that I was pulling teeth out of to get pricing from. Brady did save me money over buying...

I'd like some feedback from BH75 owners about the bucket you have. This would be used on a B3030. I was considering getting a 12" bucket because of the amount of rock in the dirt I'll be digging. I've also considered a ripper tooth, but for about the same price of a ripper tooth, I could get...

I am thinking about buying Portland Cement, but rather than buying tons of sand and gravel, using excavated dirt from my property. The dirt is sandy with decomposed granite and gravel, and I could buy a small amount of clean sand to supplement, if need be. I'm no geologist, but it seems...

I've found a lightly used 2005 TC33DA hydro from a private owner. 100 hours, LA14? FEL (no QA), 6' Landpride Box Blade. Asking price is $18,000 with the 60" mid mount mower. I don't want the mower, so I would adjust the offer down about $1500. What do you guys think about the asking price...

Wanting some feedback on how well your B3030s are holding up. Talked to a salesman at at dealership this morning that made some comments and got me wondering. This dealership sold Kubota & New Holland for years, until they switched last year to JD (I don't know the reasons why). This...

I've narrowed down my choices to a B3030 or B7800 (or possibly the new B2920 once I can check one out). In the mean time, I have to figure out what tires to go with - Industrials or Ags. My property is sloping, mountain terrain, with plenty of rocks, decomposed granite, tree stumps, trees, and...

So since I have some time before I'm 'allowed' to get my next machine, I've been doing a bunch of research. I stopped by a local JD dealership and then called a few days later trying to get some info out of them. Basically, I was told that for the 'homeowner' work I want to do on a 2 acre...

OK, so while I wait to unload some real estate in this scorching hot market :rolleyes: so I can buy a new machine, I have to settle for occasionally renting a machine to slowly chip away at some of the work I want to do around the new-to-us property. This is an L35 I've rented a couple of times...

I think I've narrowed down my choices, but still having difficulty making a decision. I've just about ruled out the B26 - it looks to be one heck of a nice machine - very stout, should take many years of abuse, but I'm concerned about the 26 hp motor handling the weight of the machine on the...

I'm not able to narrow down the search enough, so I'll ask in a new thread. I'm looking for companies that sell hydraulic post hole diggers that can attach to the front end loader. Not too keen on the ones that bolt onto the side of the bucket, so I want one that can hook up to a QA. It'll be...

Does anyone know if a New Holland dealer can do warranty work on a Case product? My machine is basically the exact same machine as one in the NH line, with nearly all parts (except grille, headlights, & sheet metal - color) being interchangeable. A nearby NH dealer service dept. told me they...

OK, so I'm doing my research for my next machine. I'm trying to decide which backhoe I should get with a B3030. Has anyone put a Woods BH80X backhoe on a B3030 yet? The Kubota BH75 specs out right between the Woods BH70X and BH80X. Two things I really like about the Woods hoes are the...

This has got to be a scam, so why is it being allowed on TBN? $4000 for a 2003 BX22 with 255 hours?! I don't think so! http://classifieds.tractorbynet.com/ViewItem.php?ItemNum=276904754

I wanted to bounce some numbers off of you guys, as I'm trying to come up with a fair selling price for my subcompact, which I have outgrown. I have a Case DX24E, the twin to the NH TZ24DA SubCompact. In June, 2004, I paid around $13,800 for it including tax, with the FEL, 60" MMM, and block...

I guess it's time to post some pics of my house renovation project. I've been off-line for a few weeks while spending a lot of time out at the house. We had to remove quite a bit more than I had hoped (but I sort of expected) because of the way some things were put together when it was built...

I've noticed that my neighbor's BX22 backhoe doesn't seem to want to attach to the subframe very easily at the upper links. It seems that we silicone or teflon spray the upper links every time we hook it up, but the links still don't seem to want to move on their own. We always end up tapping...

A while back, a TBN member asked me to make a comparison between the BX22/BX23 and the Case IH DX24E / NH TZ24DA subcompact models, as I own a Case DX24E and have quite a bit of seat time on a BX22, many times, in a side-by-side situation. Following is an excerpt from that original post...

Yanmar gurus - can\'t remember which machine it was OK Yanmar gurus - I need a history refresher course. Back in 1991, my dad bought a brand new Yanmar 4wd, 14hp diesel, gear drive (8,8,3?), probably one of the last years that Yanmar produced it for the US market. All labels, stickers, owners...

We were driving back from Illinois on Sunday along Highway 38, and passed by a guy tilling a rather large garden. He was using a walk behind tiller - he'd engage the tiller, push it until it was at the end of his reach, then disengage. Then he'd roll his WHEELCHAIR through the dirt to get back...

I am building a detached garage in my back yard, using pole barn construction. It will be 24'x36' with a 6'x36' covered shed along the south side. Attached is a link to some pictures of it's progress. POLE BARN

OK all you electrical gurus out there. I recently installed some inexpensive automotive fog lights on my ROPS for nighttime work (they work great ). The switch that came with the set is a small lighted On/Off rocker switch, with three 1/4" tabs on the back. 1 tab is for battery power, 1 for...

I finally got the chance to clear some snow yesterday and this morning. I've never used a rear blade on a tractor before this one, so I didn't know how it would do in the snow, pulling behind the machine. But, as others have mentioned in previous posts, it does a great job. The combination...

Interesting observation with Kubota\'s orange paint I spent a bit of time this past long weekend using a BX22. And a bit of time was spent jumping back and forth between that machine, and my red Case machine. Something interesting that I noticed was that a whole lot more hornets and yellow...

I'm going to set 6 1/2' cedar hand split fence posts 2' into the ground. Just wondering what the general concensus is - repack the holes with dirt (clay) around the posts or pack the posts in concrete? The two trains of thought are that the posts set in dirt will eventually loosen, but the...

Just thought I'd compile a list of DX24E and NH TZ24DA owners so we can compare notes, share info, ask questions, etc. Guess I should add DX18E and TZ18DA owners, since the only difference is the motor size. I seem to be getting more PM's from guys looking to purchase either of the 2...

Just thought I'd compile a list of TZ24DA and Case DX24E owners so we can compare notes, share info, ask questions, etc. Guess I should add TZ18DA and DX18E owners, since the only difference is the motor size. I seem to be getting more PM's from guys looking to purchase either of the 2...

This one's for all the Sub CUT owners out there who do a lot of dirt work. My tractor came in with the turf tires, and because the tractor is such a new model, my dealer wasn't able to get it with the bar tires and still can't get them from Case yet. I'm noticing that when doing a lot of dirt...

I notice that there seem to be a lot of posts from the Compact owners and how much they use and love their toothbars, but not so many from the owners of the Sub Compacts. I have a Sub, and am ready to order one, but wonder if it will make it that much easier for me to overwork the smaller...

I haven't found one. Why isn't there a FOR SALE forum for members to buy and sell tractors, implements, etc. from one another. If there is one, where is it?

I can't get the bar tires on my new DX24E, as it's a new model and the first 3 the dealer is getting are coming in with turfs. Apparently, it'll be a while before I can get a 2nd set of rims with the bar tires. I'd like to see if a local tire shop can get the tires in for me and then swap out...

I put a deposit on a new, still-in-the-crate DX24E with FEL, 60" MMM, and Landpride 50" 1550 tiller. They're putting it together this week. Can't wait to take delivery. This sucker's gonna get some use, cause our "new" old house needs a lot of landscape work. I'll post pictures once it...

Got a quote from a dealer last night. Any thoughts? TZ24DA & 10LA FEL: $ 12,200 NH 54" MMM: $ 1650

I'm not sure I like the price the dealer gave me on a new BX2230. It is below list, but still a bit higher than what I'd like to be at, and he claims that's the best I can get from them. Any thoughts on the following prices? I'm in Colorado - that may be part of the reason for those prices...

Can you guys get an 8'deep trench dug with the BT600? I know the brochure says you can get a 2' horizontal bottom at 6' deep, but I need to get down to 8' for a septic test pit, and don't want a 24" wide x 8' deep trench dug by a bigger machine, for safety reasons. My neighbor has a 9" bucket...

All that\'s left to do is decide which tractor.. Well, it didn't take a whole lot of effort on my part to talk my wife into "accepting" my idea of buying a new Sub CUT. We recently purchased an old house on an acre, and are moving from a new house on 1/4 acre, so all I had was a 20" push...

54\" or 60\" Mid Mount Mower? I'm looking into getting a 22-24 hp Sub CUT with various attachments for doing the landscaping and future maintenance. I have an acre lot, and will be adding more lawn to it, but let's just figure the max size of the total lawn area will be 2/3 acre, and will have...