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I suspect there is no surprisingly good answer here but, does anyone have a solution to brush hogging during pollen season without completely messing up your eyes? Yesterday I spent four hours mowing grass/weeds in my open cab tractor and it's taken a full 24 hours for my eyes to get back to...

Put chains on my rear tires, almost no side clearance and they clank and rub a bit on the frame. I've heard of people setting their rear tires wider. I don't need much more clearance, how hard is it to do? Any cons to this? I figure another plus would be better stablility on hills. I don't...

I have a Stihl FS 76 string trimmer that I'm having trouble with. It'll start and run for a few seconds and then die. I suspect it's one of the fuel lines (they are original). Anyone know either the diameters for these lines and/or a source to buy a couple feet of each line to try a cheap fix?

Watched Preppers last night and one episode featured a guy who purchased a used Army 2 1/2 ton truck that was currently running on diesel. He claimed that it was designed for multi fuel use and could also run on used motor oil or regular gas. I am no gearhead but I can see the possible logic of...

I have the LA524 FEL w/ quick attach bucket. Is this the same thing as the SSQA (skid steer quick attach) standard or is it some proprietary Kubota standard. I'd like to get pallet forks but need to know if I can go SSQA which gives me almost unlimited choices. I know I can call the dealer I...

I am planning to build a coop this spring but it will be a fair distance away from the house and electricity, I understand the need for a light in the coop re heat/light but at least to start with I don't want to go to the trouble of either trenching an electric line out there or using a long...

Today I was on the tractor and stood up from the seat while it was running. It shut down as it should have because of the kill switch under the seat. The problem was I could not restart. It has power, I can see lights on the dash but nothing when I turn the key. I assume it is either a fuse or...

I've been worried about the 1st service (50 hour) and my decision to do it myself vs dealer. I'd heard different opinions on the level of difficulty. If you are on the fence also, not to worry, I did mine yesterday and it was a complete piece of cake. Zero problems other than a bit of a mess...

I've got a 30 gallon air compressor tank and am wondering how everyone deals w/ the issue of removing condensation from their tanks between use. I only use mine occassionally so it seems wasteful to fill the tank to start a small job and then drain it completely at the end of the day. Instead...

Here's a question for you builder types... I am thinking of building a wood framed storage building (approx. 14'X28') and to keep cost down have considered putting frame onto blocks. This would raise the building up off the ground a short distance (maybe a foot or so) and eliminate the cost of...

This seems to be a common problem, but new to me. I removed the side plate to change chains but left the chain brake on when I did so. Apparently when you remove the side plate with the brake on you cannot get the side plate to fit back again. I called the dealer (1 1/2 hour away) and he said it...

I recently popped the bead on my front tractor tire. I was able to get it reinflated, but now it has a slow leak which I think is coming from the bead at the sidewall. Suggestions? I was thinking of deinflating, cleaning sidewall good and then reinflating but would like to avoid the hassle if...

Today I got a flat front tire on my Kubota L3800. I can't find any sign of a puncture and think that I might have just popped the bead on the rim. Using the FEl I've tried using various amounts of lift to change the amount of pressure and deformation on the flat tire while at the same time...

With my PTO arms spread pretty wide for a chipper attachment the left arm rubs against the hyd. hose. Does anyone have same experience and if so should I try something to minimize abrasion, i.e. tie hose off to the side, wrap hose w/ tape, etc.?

New tractor owner, recently purchased an L3800 w/ FEL and BH77. I also bought a couple of attatchments I'm itching to try out (bush hog and chipper). The BH came attatched to the tractor via the sub frame and is supposed to be fairly easy to take off and put back on. When the tractor was...

After a bit of work managed to engage 4WD and now I can't seem to figure out how to get the lever down to switch back to 2WD. Seems like a simple mechanism, manual just said to depress clutch, what am I missing?

Am about to take delivery of new L3800. I know this is a new model and haven't seen many posts about it yet. Any owners out there care to enlighten me about what to expect (good and bad).

I'm waiting on delivery of a L3800 w/ BH77 BH and am trying to plan where to store it between uses. If it will fit I'd like to put in in a garage bay, but if thats not possible then I'll have to build a medium sized storage building. My question is what is the size of it's parked footprint, i.e...

Newbie question, I live in New England and can see quite a bit of snow some winters. Do I need to get a snowblower/ box blade / plow blade or can I get by with just plowing/moving snow with my FEL bucket? My driveway is not that long, maybe about 20 by 40 feet by the house. New to tractors...