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Thx I’ve been doing it 3-4 a d cranking it for a minute or two and it eventually starts. I’ll have to check on the oil type. I’m going to try and do some testing on the glow plugs it feels like maybe a relay or something

I've got a newer Kubota LX4020 that's a few months old and just had it's 50 hour service. I've had a few issues with it, but we seem to have worked the bugs out and it's running fine. As the weather has gotten colder I've noticed it not wanted to start when it's 30's or below. Specifically today...

Unfortunately looking like a manufacturing or assembly issue. Back to the dealer, losing a week on a job site because of it. Not impressed, second bad experience with a new kubota in 2 years maybe it’s time to try something new…..

Have a new lx4020 and having a strange hydro pedal issue. When trying to reverse there’s a metal piece that looks like it raises up into the operator platform that snags (misaligned?). If I push it over it works fine but seems to snag regularly making reverse not work. Related the pedal also...

Nice work! For similar jobs I’ve seen people use a mulched head on an excavator to chip in place (well it more shreds but makes quick work of piles). Very expensive equipment though

it may hurt your speed some, but before I ran conduit and cat5 between my house and garage I used a Ethernet over power adapter and it worked decently. Easy to setup and not too expensive

The power module for the Starlink fish and router gets SUPER hot, actually melted a plastic shelf I had it on. I now have it on a metal trivet. If you put that and the router in a light enclosure or smal Room that won’t block the signal it’ll keep itself warm. You can still use your old router...

I've got an old equipment trailer with a 16' bed for moving my tractor around. I need to move some other stuff as well, but it would be best suited for an enclosed cargo trailer (think boxes, household goods, stuff like that). Pricing out Cargo trailers I'm starting to wonder if I could put some...

I need to replace a failed bridge (rotted out after 30 years) on a property I'm purchasing. Due to restrictions in local rules I'm only allowed to replace the bridge (i.e. I can't make it a culvert). The crossing is 12' long over a V shaped ditch and small (6" wide, 1" deep) stream, the height...

I have a trailer that is new to me and I want to add some grease to the bearings. I have no idea what type of grease is in there already. Is there a way to tell if the grease is compatible by mixing some of it with the new grease or any other methods when one type is unknown? Trying to avoid a...

Looking for a good trailer repair shop, but having trouble finding one in my area (NW of boston). I've got an old equipment trailer I need to move the tractor around on that needs to be aligned and a set of brakes. I've got a smaller one that needs the hubs redone. How do you guys find a good...

Wanted to share a cautionary tale from the other day. I was putting my subframe mounted Back Hoe back on the tractor after having it off for a long time (so I was rusty with the procedure). I noticed it was on the dolly wrong and nearly falling off, which made lining up hard and required me to...

Anyone ever heard of or seen an attachments for a hydraulic breaker on a tractor? I have seen them on skid steers. Just curious if they make them for tractors or not.

This was one from today. I think they probably have a very high mortality rate the first few days out of the nest. I nearly stepped on him.

It's that time of year here (well the second wave anyway). Lots of birds just out of the nest on the ground or learning to fly. We seem to get several waves of them here. I almost stepped on one today, had to pick it up and relocate it a few feet away. (Parents are still caring for them at this...

The photo levels it out a bit, but there's a very steep drop on one side and the pool on the other. In the middle the wall needed almost no backfill, on the ends it needed a lot. Close up of the deadmen. They were 2 - 3 feet with 15 - 20" cross bars. The whole wall is curved, which made it...

I've seen lots of posts about people having issues with B2x20 series hydro pedals sticking or not centering. Mine has been doing this since new, though not badly and when lubed it was fine. Recently it's starting to do it MUCH more and badly enough that even if I stand by the tractor and move...

I'm considering whether its worth it to invest in a pneumatic grease gun. I've been having some hand issues (broke fingers in a car crash earlier this year and broke another finger again, plus a wrist injury). Squeezing the grease gun to grease up the tractor is difficult / painful. Has anyone...

Looking for some advice. I have a small utility trailer (8x6 box). It was in an accident and the tongue is bent a bit (< 10 degrees) and where the tongue bolts onto the trailer body is bent as well (the body). I'd like to try to straighten it as its a light duty trailer, so I'm not worried about...

I'm in the market for a used snowblower and brush hog. Looking at a blower this weekend. Any advice on how to check out the blower to make sure it is ok? Obviously I'll make sure it's straight, check for visible damage - but how do you evaluate a gearbox if it isn't hooked up to a tractor...

Weird question - Anyone ever had birds trying to come in their windows at night? My house has a lot of windows (A whole wall of sliders on one floor) and this hasn't happened before. The last few nights there has been a bird trying to come in a side window, he's been flapping up against the...

Ok got some time to make a quick diagram of the slope etc. Bear with me in the description as I didn't have the patience to draw a topo map. The entire property is on a slight tile, mostly going from top to bottom of the diagram, but with a slight tile from left to right as well. The house site...

I've got a project coming up and am trying to figure out how to get it accompished. I have a flat area that drops off steeply (45 degree plus slope) for probably 10 vertical feet then levels out a bit (25 degree slope) and ends in a lake. My challenge is I'd like to secure the top so it is flat...

Does anyone have any repair shops they use for trailer work in Southern NH or center / NE MA? I'm looking for a reasonably priced and reliable place to do brakes, bearings and maybe some light welding. The tractor dealership does it, but its more of a one-off for them and priced accordingly...

I just acquired a 2 axle equipment trailer with spoke / dayton wheels. I need 4 new tires and probably a set of brakes soon. Should I spend the money to switch to the more common budd / lug nut type of wheel? My understanding is for brakes on the dayton style everything must come off. Is it...

Thinking of getting a mmm for my b2920 and am looking at used a new. I don't mow a lot, so am leaning towards a used one. I'm not sure what models will fit the b2920. Anyone know if the 54" RCK54-24B kubota mmm would fit it? Anyone know how the mmm's do in tall grass? I have a big field to mow...

I have a B2920 with turf tires and I decided to get some chains for plowing and for work in the woods / on a steep hill in the snow. There is very little clearance on the inner front side of the rear tires and the frame. The chains do clear, but they rub very slightly (just enough to scratch the...

Strange topic, but thought folks on here may have some ideas. I'm trying to identify what predator killed a deer behind our house a few days ago. Since it's not live stock it doesn't matter much, but I'm curious because its a little different than other deer kills I've seen. I'm mostly curious...

Thought I'd provide a picture of the 'almost' finished product. Just waiting for some good weather to test out and calibrate everything, but everything is in place, has power and the gates are working. The last bit of wiring is inside the keypad for phone and a camera and then everything gets...

It's been a little while, so I thought I'd post an update. While the trenching is done, I thought folks might want to see what all the hard work was for! Gate Posts set 4' down in concrete. I decided to go with a partial footer for the columns VS compacted base. The pads are 36" x 36" x 12+"...

I'm in the market for a used 3 pt blower, but came across a B-2660 front mount blower. I'm having trouble finding what tractors it fits. Anyone know if it will fit a B series, or can be modified to fit it?

Here it is. I had my locations mixed up, this is actually in western Australia, not Aruba (both deserts). It may not be as old as it seemed, it's parked literally on the beach of the indian ocean, so probably rusts quickly. The thing that was scary about it to me is that you enter it by climbing...

I had a couple close calls with coyotes in VT when lost at night hunting. Both times I'd waited a little too long to get out and dark fell. I generally knew where I was, but it's tough to find your way with a small light in the woods at night so I wasn't on the trail and it took a while to get...

They are the standard worklights from Kubota I believe (tractor came with them). They are normally mounted with one on each side of the rops vertically for BH work (a top mount light doesn't work using the BH because the boom shades the work area so you must light from the side). I took them off...

Here are some pictures of the final bore trenches and where the gate will be located. Gate location will be where the cone is. The bore will be right near the gate posts, probably just far enough so the cement doesn't encase the conduit. Everything will be tied in to a junction box and...

I haven't posted on this in a while and thought I'd provide a quick update - especially if other folks think about similar projects. In the last few weeks there has been less digging and more loader work. My town uses the NEC rules for electrical code and for this job specifically table 300.5...

Here are the ones that I mentioned also in MA. It is tough to judge size, so I tend to try to include things in my frame that are of known height to verify size. This is our local pack, which seems to have tons of food (rodent population is unbelievable). They seem to seldom or never prey on...

We are really lucky to live where we do. We live in suburbia, but you would never know it at our house. Our property is bordered on one side by conservation land, by a state owned pond on the other and we have around 1,000 acres of wooded conservation land surrounding us. We don't have a lot of...

I finished the trenching on Saturday. I'm happy to say that the last 100 feet was MUCH easier. There were sizable rocks, but nothing that took more than 5 minutes to deal with. The digging surface was also level, which is a huge help in terms of positioning the tractor and not pivoting or...

Here is the final resting place of yesterday's rock. It's tough to see because it was dark out when I finished (the work lights on the B2920 work pretty good, the last hour was in darkness). I ended up standing it on it's edge and off to the side so the new trench path will miss it by a small...

Well I managed to get the latest boulder exposed today after work. I'm now officially wishing I had a MUCH larger machine and hydraulic thumb! Anyone have any ideas on how to get this one out? I normally would dig to the side of it and push it in, but this one is right between a paved...

Some pictures from today. I was hoping to get it finished today on the theory that when I got close to the driveway the material would be primarily fill material and easier to dig. However early indications are that it's not. I hit the rockiest section yet today and in 5 hours only moved maybe...

Electrical Trenching in Rocky soil - 265 feet I've been working on trenching 265' for an electrical service run to be used for a gate and lights. I thought I'd post some pictures. This is a very time consuming job due to my soil - glacial till. It's heavy clay filled with boulders everywhere...

I'm doig some tree work and i accidentally put the wrong fuel mix in my chainsaw. I have two saws, one akes 25:1 and the other 50:1. I put 25:1 in the 50:1 saw and ran half a tank. That saw (husqvarna 257) was running great before. With the wrong mix it was stalling out anytime it was reved or...

I'm starting work on a new project shortly and wanted to tap into the expertise of TBN. The project I am planning on installing a driveway gate, which will be between two stone pillars (3'x3'x6'). I'm hoping to do a swing open gate that's 12' wide. I haven't yet decided on a control system...

I was wondering if anyone ever estimated the pulling force of their tractor. I'm trying to size some rope / chain / cable for pulling trees (i.e. putting pressure on them as they are cut to get them to fall in the right direction). I have 5/16" chain now, which is labelled as having a working...

Ok we got some decent weather finally over the last week and the surface water receded enough for me to dig it out at least a little. Here are some pictures, I'm still not certain what it is and there's too much water to see the bottom still.

I did some poking around in the area today, though didn't get a chance to excavate (I had to move a big pile of dirt first). The water in the hole was crystal clear (so maybe a spring?), feeling the bottom with a stick there's rocks in the bottom, some areas are gravel and some are much deeper...

I'm not sure if sinkhole is the right word for what I found. I was in the woods on my property chipping up downed limbs. Next to a packed gravel pad on the side of my garage there is a drainage area, nothing special - just an area that in the past had been wet and now is bare dirt with trees in...

Nice to hear about some uses and setups. DTBB - like the new Chipper! I'm just hitting 150 hours on my b2920. Attachments so far consist of: 6' Back Blade, BH 65 backhoe, Wallenstein bx42 chipper, a trailer hitch draw bar, a carry all and a set of log tongs. A couple recent projects include...

Got some good use of the tractor today planting 3' -4' bare root hemlocks. The trees are strewn throughout the woods about 10' from each other and the property line. The goal is a wind break and winter privacy. They're in a mature mostly hardwood forrest. The trees were soaked overnight in water...

I'm mid way through my annual mulch spreading on flower beds around the house. I have to spread around 8 or 9 yards once a year. My normal method is to scoop up a bucket load, drive and position the bucket and then throw it by hand on the beds. In areas where I can't or don't want to take a...

As some folks may remember I posted a thread about redoing my lawn last spring. I basically spread 3 - 6" of loam over the lawn (~30 yards) after leveling and removing rocks. I then planted grass seed, which grew and then died. For some reason the loam doesn't seem to be holding the grass and...

Anyone have more detail? Fatal farm tractor accident under investigation - FOX23 News - The 10 O'Clock News

A picture of the tractor stuck in the snow on the lawn. It's a steep hill with poor traction without the snow and the snow was about 30" deep. I did manage to push forward about 25' before getting stuck. Took the snowblower to rescue myself, I couldn't do it with the bucket curl because of the...

An action shot of mine.

I did some searching around and see that a number of folks use their tractors to help when spreading mulch for flower beds etc. I'm planning on spreading around 8 yards of pine mulch this weekend and it'll be the first time I'm using a tractor with a FEL to assist. Other than using the FEL as...

Nice dollies! I'm doing the same myself, but don't have nearly the assortment of implements you do. For really heavy stuff you might try the rubberized casters, I made a dolly for my BH, which weighs over 1,000 lbs and it's not too bad to roll around on a clean floor using those wheels. Here...

I've decided to redo my lawn and as part of it I'm regrading sections, but it turns out the 'little rocks' sticking up in the lawn are just tips of huge rocks. I've managed to move all of them except one through digging with the BH and pushing or pulling them out. The last rock I have to move...

Very nice tractors! Not a great picture of it, but here's mine :D:

When buying my tractor one of the 'jobs' I was hoping I could do with it was to move large trailers around my yard, the biggest being my boat. I store it in a very tight spot by the garage where the ground is soft and its very difficult to get in. To pull it out you're pulling on soft ground and...

Here's a couple of my B2920. Pulling a boat that's much bigger than it is: Using the Chipper (which is sadly JD green): In the garage for the night, notice the little JD hiding in the background:

Here's a picture of the ones on my BH65, it's not attached to the tractor, but I threw in the pin so you can see.

Thought I would post this in case someone else wants to build a dolly for their wood chipper. It was super easy and comes in really handy. I basically built the dolly in the shape of an "I". It consists of two beams created by attaching 3, 2x4's on end that are 36" long (could go as little as...

I built a dolly for my BH65 backhoe over the weekend and thought I would share the info and design with others since I used another members post to build it. Basically I copied this post: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/130291-bh65-dolly.html with a few minor mods. I...

I've got a newby question about grease. I'm not sure of the brand that's currently on my machine, but need to buy some new grease and grease her up. I know some types are incompatible, but don't know how to tell what I've got. Is there a way to change grease types without causing issues? Any...

I'm wondering if anyone using a B2x20 and the BH 65 backhoe might be able to send me some pics of how their 3 pt is setup, or give me some pointers. On mine I'm noticing that the linkage between the lift arms and lower arms hits the BH subframe as I raise and lower an implement. its just a...

I chipped for about 5 hours today and again was amazed at what I could put through. I did a bunch of green white pine branches (with needles) and had no trouble at all. They were a mix of big branches that broke off in storms and smaller stuff, all with needles and relatively green. There were...

I have been reading threads about chippers and trying to decide what to get for my b2920. I've got a lot of hardwood with big branches at right angles all over the place, so wanted something that could handle that with a minimal of cutting up, but needed something that would fit my tractor...

I got a new trailer hitch setup today that connects to the 3 point hitch arms. In trying to set it up I realized that I can't figure out how to get the 3 point lower arms mounted to the tractor with the backhoe subframe on. The subframe has holes in it and it looks like the metal rod that holds...

I've been reading that the B series seems to commonly have an issue with the temperature gauge not registering accurately and that one of the fixes is to tighten the wire connection to the motor. I believe I have this issue on my B2920, which doesn't seem to move much past the C on the gauge...

I've just recently bought a Kubota B2920 and want to get a PTO wood chipper for it. I've done a lot of searching and haven't found a ton of information. I'm wondering if anyone is running this machine (or similar) with a chipper and how its working. I'd like to try to get the largest capacity...

Posted this in the general pricing discussion, but thought i might get more feedback here. I'm wondering what folks think is a fair price on a lightly used 2920 with a fel and bh65 backhoe. Im looking at 3 right now, all are '09 or newer with under 100 hrs. List prices are from 19900 - 21900...

I'm wondering what folks think is a fair price on a lightly used 2920 with a fel and bh65 backhoe. Im looking at 3 right now, all are '09 or newer with under 100 hrs. List prices are from 19900 - 21900. New msrp if i order is around 24750 and with the current programs i think i could get a new...

Hi, I'm a new member, but long time lurker. I'm looking at getting a used CUT and think I've narrowed it down to the Kubota 2320 or 2920 (the 2620 would be fine too, but I can't find any in my area). I think the JD is ruled out by price and limited dealers near me. Usage will be on 6...