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Good points, but we've got heavy stuff available to us for larger projects. We've access to big excavators, dozers, graders and we picked up an old offroad 10 yard dump truck. We're fortunate to have this access, and need it for the big open areas - but for day in and out work, we're mostly...

Thanks much for the feedback. I'm reading up on the options mentioned and will make plans to go see and demo as many of them as possible. While my original intent was to buy new, I've been out of things for so long I forgot about modern diesel emissions. As evidenced by the fact I still own the...

I've an L3130, bought new back in 2005. It's been an awesome piece of equipment, but with a new piece of property acquired recently I'm considering an upgrade. The lack of power was not a huge issue on our relatively flat 5 acres, but we now have 40 acres of timberland in the PNW, and the...

One internal appliance only - Propex heater. External appliances on occasion as well.

No idea on those details, gasman. It's sold as a replacement for VW Vanagon tanks and is made by a well known manufacturer (Manchester), but beyond that - none of that info is listed in the specs or manual that I can see. This blurb is included in the description, but is pretty generic: "Our...

Hoping for propane wisdom, of which there seems to be plenty of around here. I've a new propane tank installed under my van. It's advised by the provider of the tank to get it purged, and I understand the reasons for doing so. Normally I'd entrust this to a trusted professional, but...

I can't be the first one to do this, but it doesn't seem like many others here have admitted to it... 3130 owned since new. I've done all my own service, just turned over 400 hours. I did the HST fluid, transmission and hydraulic filter changes at 50 hours, and both filters again at 200. When...

Been a while since I posted the note below, but I just got around to doing a complete conversion to Flailmaster clevises and blades on my Caroni 1900. After busting a few more Caroni clevises mulching up some thicker/rougher stuff, I just wasn't willing to keep spending the ridiculous money on...

Don't you hate it when folks don't follow up with results? I''ll rectify my guilty behavior. After going over many options and taking in opinions here and elsewhere, I decided to tackle it myself - mostly. First up - I did it with even a smaller excavator. The rental place I had in mind...

I love the Internet. Relative anonymity allows me to share my complete ignorance without reprisal...:D I've about 3 acres in the PNW I need to get seed down on in the next few weeks. The property was cleared of alders about 6 months back, graded about 2 months ago, and I just hit the small but...

We just bought a lot, and need to clear it. While I've gotten a quote on the job, the thought of renting a Kubota KX121-3 is appealing...admittedly for the fun/learning factor, but hopefully to save a little $$ as well. However, being a little wet behind the ears - I'm not sure how big of a...

Those of you with a blade...any comments on their effectiveness? I'm assuming for dirt moving, one would till the area first. Spoke with Joel at Earth Tools, and his only concern was traction. Since I'm leaning towards picking up another set of wheels and making the 830 a "dually", that...

Didn't see this discussed yet, please excuse if it's a repeat... I know vBulletin is configured by default to limit searches to words greater than three letters, but it's really quite a handicap on technical sites like this. Many common terms/abbreviations are three letters...HST, GST, MMM, TSC...

We're hoping to break ground on our barn/apartment in the next couple weeks. This is the first time I've tackled a project of this size, 'tis indeed a learning experience. The goal is to build something large enough to hold the boat, tractor and truck, with a small 2BR apartment above. We...

Been reading here about tillers for a while now, and am ready to buy. Being new at this stuff, I was hoping to get some positive reinforcement from you folks before spending the bucks... I'm liking what I've read about the CCM tillers, and have traded emails and spoken with Mark. There are a...

Picked up the 3130 from the dealer today. Let's just say, 6 hours in the seat does not an expert make. At about 2 hours, I buried her in the mud. Fortunately, it was close enough to the road, and the winch on the truck was my friend... At about 4 hours, I blew a hydraulic line. The dealer's...

I've read a bunch of posts here about how folks are handling fueling. Sounds like the 5 gallon can is really not ideal... While I've read some good suggestions here, since I've got a diesel truck, it seems to make sense to use this rolling resource of fuel; it would be much simpler than...

I was searching the forums for "barnplans", hoping to find somebody who had purchased and/or built a barn from barnplans.com. Looks like a few of you are familiar with them, but I didn't see anyone mention they had actually purchased the plans and completed a barn. Anyone out there with some...

Anyone hear anything official or otherwise on Kubota price increases for 2005? I've had two dealers tell me they have no official word, but wouldn't be surprised to see it happen. Given the rise in steel prices, that would seem logical. I've decided on what I want, but I really don't need it...

I've pretty much got the details worked out on my new 3130 purchase, with one exception...the bucket. With the 723 loader, it seems like most folks here recommend getting the HD bucket. However the dealer I'm leaning towards thinks it's overkill - he's glad to sell it to me, but he's suggesting...

I'm in the process of finalizing a 3130HST order, and the dealer I'm working with has made a recommendation I was hoping to get some feedback on. One of the secondary uses I'll have for the tractor is cutting in trails and driveways, as well as road maintnenance for a small development (roughly...

Greetings folks, first post here. I live in NorCal, but have 5 acres up in Washington. Bare land right now, but we will be building in the next year or so. Started my tractor research at this great site a few weeks ago, and based on my needs and reviews I've read here, a 3130HST w/723, R4's...