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  1. RobJ

    Tires  Front rim 2wd bolt pattern for a L2500 or simular L tractor

    Can someone post the bolt\pilot pattern for an L series 2wd. I'm pretty sure the bolt pattern is 6" but I need to know the pilot diameter. I'm looking to see if some JD 15" rims will fit on my L2500. My tractor is not close at the moment. :( Thanks, Rob
  2. RobJ

    It was bound to happen...

    The weekend place got hit about a month ago. They made 3 trips as far as I can tell. I had an IR game cam up in the back. Got a great shot of the front of the car and a perp but it's all whited out because they had the headlights on. Got one atv, bunch of tools, guns. There was a male and...
  3. RobJ

    Using my dirt scoop

    No FEL on my tractor but the little dirt scoop that could worked fine. I wanted to build a little raised garden/bed near the house...within range of the sprinkler system since it's a weekend place. Worked like a champ. I did leave one side open so I could back in. My dirt was already...
  4. RobJ

    Telescoping lift arms...one year later

    Little over a year ago I built my on arms. Something I would do again! Here is the original post... http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/116614-making-lift-arm-telescoping-sway.html But 1 year later I needed to make some upgrades. While I don't put as many hours on my tractor...
  5. RobJ

    Rake  Anyone ever used their rake to push?

    I flipped my little homemade rake around this past weekend. It'll straight pull or push. Pushing was very useful as I was moving leaves and pine needles back into the brush clearing a playground/park area left over from Ike. I skidded several big trees out after I chopped them up a bit...
  6. RobJ

    Mowing down coastal for a runway..

    My neighbor has this really nice hill, mostly coastal but it could use a little work with the weeds, fertilizer, lime, etc. He'll never do anything because around here no one will hay your field for free. The owner has to get it in shape first and maintain it, no one wants hay with weeds and...
  7. RobJ

    Converting a Side Discharge FM to rear..

    Ok so I guess no one has tried this as the response was overwhelming here.... http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/128746-anyone-ever-convert-side-discharge.html So winter time is here or not much more grass cutting time is here so the deed is done. :D I brought the FM home this...
  8. RobJ

    Fly bys of the weekend place..

    Just getting into some the electric park flyers for the first time. Little 1 ounce video camera mounted on top of the wing. Lots of fun. You don't realize how big the trees are until you are up there. I need to come in from a different angle and further back next time. I actually had a...
  9. RobJ

    Food plots, the 3 week update....

    A few pictures for those who loke to look. It's been 3 weeks. I think the only rain we got was a little from Ike. I had 5 inches in my gauge and I last dumped the gauge 9/7. In this first batch you can clearly see the area where I over the broadcasted seed with the disk about 4 inches...
  10. RobJ

    Rear Finish Mower  Anyone ever convert a side discharge RFM to a rear discharge?

    Some of the baffling in my Woods RM360 has come out and I'm looking at a conversion to a rear discharge. I found some pics on the web, looks like the baffles on a rear discharge are up front, and a half circle around the blades. My side discharge the baffles are in the rear and the grass...
  11. RobJ

    Food Plots - Finished up this weekend

    Ok the wrap up on food plots for 2008. And some fun tractor pics to boot! Went over to the same place again, not much rain in the last 2 weeks and my lightweight disc did get in like it did before. I put the weight on and it helped some but then took it off, just to much. Got 3 bags of...
  12. RobJ

    Briggs Intec POS engines

    Just wanted to pass on some Briggs engine info that I've been dealing with. I bought a 21" snapper in 2003 with the 6.75hp Briggs Intec engine. The engine was crap from the beginning, hard starting, uses a lot of gas, etc. My previous snapper had a 4hp Briggs and lasted 17 years. And we have...
  13. RobJ

    Food Plot time again..

    I love the smell of chopped goatweed in the morning!!
  14. RobJ

    Another Gauge Wheel Topic

    Ok I'm not the biggest guage wheel fan (maybe because I don't have any :D), but I was leveling a small plot this weekend and got to really looking close at what would happened if I had wheels. Up to now I've mostly used the rake to pile up sticks, trash, and smooth out some iron ore that pea...
  15. RobJ

    Today I paid $10.35 for a 50# bag of deer corn!

    I'm speechless and typeless.
  16. RobJ

    Filling your gearbox with grease

    This came up in another thread and I was curious how many people do this with modern equipment. RC, FM, etc. Mine still has 90w but I haven't touched it in years. No leaks no problems. I should probably check it this weekend. Rob
  17. RobJ

    How much can a 4' RC cut in an hour?

    Well I found out. My neighbor wanted his field mowed and I wanted some seat time...desparate I guess in the 101 temp. I mowed about half this field last year if yall remember, some stuff was about as tall as the rops. To gauge solid mowing..no turns corners, etc, I started the inner circle...
  18. RobJ

    Rake  More Rake fun

    Still loving the rake I built. I know most of yall use it for maintaining a road, yard clean up, etc. It's also good for just general leveling. BIL rented a dozer and in the soft soil left a bunch of dozer tracks...he didn't back drag it. Sure you could drag it with a fence but the rake has...
  19. RobJ

    Ever take the tractor somewhere you know you should not?

    I thought I could go there, and did, but ended up getting stuck on the way. Been stuck 3 times with the little L. All 3 just like this, dry as a bone, but the attachment was hung up, not high enough. The left wheel was off the ground. Had to get the truck and pull it out. I tried for a...
  20. RobJ

    What a handy attackment....Rake

    I built this rake a couple weeks ago, catch that in the build it yourself section, just got to try it out today. I have never seen one in action so I wasn't sure how well it would work. Well I can tell you that there are a few things that work like they are supposed to, a rake is high on that...
  21. RobJ

    Surplus Steel around Houston

    I usually use SSS Steel. Happy, yes, surplus yard ok, inventory changes all the time. Today I'm off so I went by Rose steel. HAven't been there since they moved from the I-10 location. I bought some 16ga 1" and 3/4" tubing(swear it could be 14 or 12 gauge :D). But Rose steel, parking(very...
  22. RobJ

    My Rake Build

    OK you guys first have to STOP making me spend money. I see, I want, I make. OK so I see this and I have some use for a rake and I figure WTH!! First off this has to be one of my bottom line cheap projects. New moneys spent were for the tines and nuts and bolts. Everything else was leftover...
  23. RobJ

    Homemade Telescoping 3pt links - update

    Still hanging in there after some abuse. There is a little pressure on them though. That stop pin with the big handle is sweet, but has seen better days!!!
  24. RobJ

    Have O/A torch...will travel...errr mod..

    Sometimes it's the little things. Pull the BB to put on the trailer hitch and move trailer 200 feet. Or make a mod!! Oh yeah!!
  25. RobJ

    First time I really could have used a FEL

    But my little home made boom pole worked just fine. I needed to take home 2 implements for some home work. Enjoy the pics!! Rob
  26. RobJ

    Harbor Freight air ratchet

    My 30 year old Blue Point air ratchet finally broke. Some little metal ball came out from somewhere in the head and it just has no power. Not sure if it's worth fixing. So I order the HF 19.95 model with a few other ods and ends. I think it's the same one I have up at the weekend place and...
  27. RobJ

    Is this deer?

    It would be a first. Cows usually eat the stalk and all. A coon would probably taken the ear off. Thanks, Rob
  28. RobJ

    DIY Loaded Tires

    All this talk about loaded tires and then someone mentioned the adapter to fill your tires from Gemplers. I got the part and had some time this weekend. I'm down south so it's just water. Boy was it easy. The process with pics.... :D Figured I needed my schrader valve removal thingy, found...
  29. RobJ

    Case/Farmall line

    They sure are running a lot of commercials for the new Farmall line of tractors on the radio down here. The series ranges from 31hp to 100 something hp. Looks like these are made by Case/IH
  30. RobJ

    Diesel Storage (IE gas cans)

    Not trying to start a long thread again...but I finally took a pic of my "diesel" storage units. Cheap, simple, and clearly marked!! :D Rob
  31. RobJ

    Box Blading pics

    Question always comes up, BB or rear blade. Here are a few shots from this weekend. BB will level out nicely but as you can see in a couple areas I needed to move the dirt from one location to another. In this case about 100' or so to some more washed out areas. I also filled some huge...
  32. RobJ

    Check this out...

    I posted in another section, might have seen them.. Rob http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/yanmar/121945-yanmar-cub-cadet.html
  33. RobJ

    Yanmar and Cub Cadet

    I'm sure yall have seen these but I shot a couple pics anyway. I like the color combo. A guy near our weekend place sell these now, Bransons, and some various used tractors. Rob
  34. RobJ

    Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?

    I've got my little tool from Gemplers to load the tires, I'm going to try and use a drill pump to get the stuff in there (the attachment is a standard garden hose). Where can I buy calcium carbonate. Any tips from yall who have used this tool or loaded your tires? Thanks, Rob
  35. RobJ

    BH Mulcher - a little clearing

    I've got an area around the weekend place that I'm trying to clean up, a little at a time. Basically I run over the smaller stuff with the BH over and over to chew it up. Then get the bank blade and chop off the limbs up to a little higher than the top of the tractor rops so I can get close...
  36. RobJ

    Poison Ivy?

    ran across this yesterday and wanted to double check. It has 3 leaves on a stem, red vine...BUT, the vine has stickers on it and the leaf is saw toothed. I have a bunch of it!! Thanks, Rob
  37. RobJ

    Eagles Nest

    Went down river this weekend and saw the Bald Eagles nest. You can see him in the left side of the nest. 3 weeks ago the river was out and up about 15-20 higher. I wasn't on the river that weekend but the guys said you could just about get a birds view of the nest.
  38. RobJ

    It's Back!

    Mowing season that is, at least down south. I hadn't been up in a few weeks and came back to a overgrown mess(IMO). I have to keep up my image of the guy who comes up just to mow then goes home(some weekends). But I actually got up Friday afternoon, mowed, put the boat in the river for...
  39. RobJ

    Potato Growers

    How come there are no vines on these plants. I've grown these new (red) potatos for several years. Recently I saw some pics here about all the vines and hilling and such. Never seen a vine on these. I also plant some brown or russet(maybe) and they look the same. After a couple months the...
  40. RobJ

    Making Lift Arm Telescoping sway bars

    We've all seen them, we've all wanted them, some have ordered and installed them. But some of us can't afford them. :( So I'm starting a thread to make some. Not sure where it'll end because this is an in progress thread(the worse kind for the poster!!). I fall into the can't afford them...
  41. RobJ

    How deep will a Middle Buster Dig?..Ask Mr. Owl

    Mr. Owl of Tootsie Pop fame??? :d Ok so I fiddled around with this mondo MB this weekend. I played in some sandy loan because I knew my L would not be able to pull it in anything else. This so called MB is off an old Farmall, sort of stuck on my multi tool bar thingy. It's 12" tall sitting...
  42. RobJ

    New Oil Filters from Kubota?

    I was in the Kubota dealer yesterday swapping out some filters. I picked up a new oil filter. Parts guy said they look different but are the same (I remember my others having Black print). He said Kubota did like the others that were made in America. They were supposed to filter to a certain...
  43. RobJ

    Farmall Super M

    My neighbor has one I finally took some pictures of. It actually ran about 2 years ago. It has a bunch of cultivator lying around. Has a 3pt on the rear and a PTO. Worth doing anything with? Were these good, bad, indifferent? Thanks, Rob
  44. RobJ

    A super middlebuster?

    Next new attachment for the homemade toolbar. I found this around a pile an old Farmall Super M. There were 2. Just an early turning plow for this tractor? It may not look that big and heavy, but just what you see must weigh2 over 125 pounds. I can barely lift it. the horizonal bar is...
  45. RobJ

    Middlebusters - am I missing something?

    Lots of talk about these, will they did a trench, etc. By the name I guess they might be called a poor mans turning plow??? (Note the ??? I'm not sure, open for discussion). Some have seen my homemade multi tool bar thingy. Mostly I have some chisel plows and I use it for loosening up the...
  46. RobJ

    Need a new Alternator?

    My alternator hasn't worked for a while and I wasn't going to pay $500+ for a new one. I was poking around the web and found an Ebay seller that sold them. Didn't have my exact part number but crossed it over. I received it the other day (about 3-4 days for shipping) and it looks good. Looks...
  47. RobJ

    Some disking pictures from this weekend...

    For those who like looking at tractor pics at work like I do. After a couple hours of mowing I switched to the disk. A little 5' lightweight but at $200 used it works for me. I didn't get a shot of or main garden, all topsoil and sand. I really have to work the disk to keep from burying the...
  48. RobJ

    How do you mow? Special pattern?

    BH or FM I guess. I use to mow in the big square or circle. Then realize as the square got smaller I could not make the turns at the corners without going back at the end and finishing them up. I started mowing in rectangles. IE go across the field, make a gentle 180 left turn then head...
  49. RobJ

    Oil & Fuel  A quick 5 gallon fuel container rant

    Just about the price. HD sells the blue kero jugs for about $8.00. The Red and yellow jugs are $16. It just me and one tractor so yes I have a blue jug. The atvs get the red jugs. :D
  50. RobJ

    A problem with widening up the rear wheels

    I discovered a slight problem after I took my rears all the way out this weekend. The ramps I made for the trailer are only about 10" wide. So while the backs are on the fronts are barely handing on. I do maintain a pucker factor when loading and unloading you see. I may have to make some...
  51. RobJ

    Home for the Holidays...sniff, tear

    The little L might be spending the Holidays at home this year. It usually spends it alone you know. That is unless Momma says take it back so she can have her garage back! I had it in town for a carolling hay ride thing.
  52. RobJ

    Anyone dress up the rural or weekend place for Christmas?

    Just curious, I put up some lights and such on timers at the weekend place. Also keep on some malibu lights on timers year round. Rob That pic of the house was actually pre garage, pre flowerbeds and pre steps. :D
  53. RobJ

    60 minute Food Plot

    Ok well maybe 90 with all the picture taking. We scouted this place, sort of a hidden half acre field that wasn't to far from the house. My wife and daughter went into town so I decided to play. It's really to late for a food plot this year (most all of the deer have gone 100% nocturnal)...
  54. RobJ

    If you buy a scoop, better get a BB

    I used my scoop to move some dirt this weekend, it'll make a mess of an area, but a few passes with a BB and all was well again!! Just some pics to look at here.
  55. RobJ

    My front Axle almost came off!!

    With pics of course. So I'm backing up the L to the FM this weekend and there is a little rut where I start backing up. I notice the front axle (2wd) shift front to back a little. WTH?? Upon inspection this is what I found, welds totally broken on the back side, actually the square beam is...
  56. RobJ

    Help finding some Deere disk\harrow parts

    My BIL has this old John Deere disk. No sign of a model number or anything. Since running without grease is a bad thing we're trying to find some parts. It sort of a grey bearing set up but this one has a hardended steel sleeve in it. We're mainly looking for the sleeve(with the square hole)...
  57. RobJ

    Some woods work for my L

    Another couple pics from this weekend. One sweet thing about a small tractor is that they are small. I can get in the woods, weave between trees, clear out ATV trails and shooting lanes. 1.5 inch softwoods is about as big as I will go with this one. Every now and then I'll get one that the...
  58. RobJ

    Bit off to much!

    So I started mowing this weekend and figured I might have over extended myself...or actually my L and 4' bushhog. I didn't think it would be a problem.
  59. RobJ

    Cutting trails

    I think the pics say it all. The little L that could. One cut in and one out, big enough for 2 ATV's side by side. Plus it's small enough to get into the woods where bigger tractors can't go. :D Do yall make others happy doing this? Rob
  60. RobJ

    Buying and sizing a disc

    I've seen a few of these posts and here are a couple fresh pics from this past weekend. The tractor is a L2500 and the disc is a light duty 5' that I picked up for $200 used. I'm preping a food plot here in some nice sandy loam. This is probably the 3rd pass on this spot. A few weeks ago I...
  61. RobJ

    Dirt Scoop Pictures

    Plenty of talk about a dirt scoop but not to many pictures. So here are some of mine. Only thing I noticed on my little L my lift arms won't quite lift it up far enough to full swimg down. Maybe only a 1/2" or so. This is the 30" model. But I can drive the tractor forward and still get it...
  62. RobJ

    Temp gauge vs mech temp gauge

    Some of you have followed my saga with overheating. After a lot of tinkering I think I had a bad thermostat all along. The problems started with a stuck thermostat. I added a temp gauge a while back (mech) and moved it up to the old amp gauge spot. Since my alternator quick working and I'm...
  63. RobJ

    Saw a huge BB the other day

    At least 10+' wide. Drawbar pull with 2 hydraulic lift tires in the back. Now I bet someone can figure how to make one of these outta 2 BB's!!
  64. RobJ

    Annual Parade duty

    It was time for the Annual Dogwood Parade. With our colors this year a Deere would have gone better. Maybe borrow one of the old Deeres that were there. Hard to hide the orange!! Rob
  65. RobJ

    Adding a temp gauge to a Kubota L2500

    I truely am out to see how much I can nickel and dime myself on this little tractor. Brief background is my temp gauge seems to be running high, I've done several things but an about to call it good until I can get to run it hard in the summer. Now some fun pics of installing a temp gauge...
  66. RobJ

    Anyone know aythinng about this plow?

    I got it from my BIL o Saturday. I think it's supposed to make rows for planting. It came with his little L175. I had't had a chance to try it out. Thanks, Rob
  67. RobJ

    Checking the timing on a Kubota L2500

    In my quest to conquer my overheating problem, this weekend I checked the timing per the manual. Really pretty simple. 1) I removed the fuelline on #1 injector at the pump, rotate the engine until you see fuel move in the delivery tube. You want to stop at the slightest movement. 2)...
  68. RobJ

    Me and my L had a good Day Saturday

    First I checked the timing on the engine...look for that post later... Then hooked up the 5' disk and worked over the garden pretty good.The rye had really settled in and took several passes. I ran the L pretty hardf or over an hour. Then my L got to go on a short road trip...(1/2 mile crows...
  69. RobJ

    Question to the L and B owners

    Attached is a picture from the parts manual of my L2500. The gray item is listed as 32400-17720 and is a screen in front of the radiator. I don't have one but some items in my parts manual are shared with the 4wd model. Question...does anyone have this screen and if you can can you shoot a...
  70. RobJ

    Anti-Scalp wheel for a Woods FM

    I looked the price and it wasn't a killer so I bought a anti-scalp wheel for my RM-360. About $60 if I recall with shipping. I've only used it once before the freezes came. So no mowing for a while. There is no adjustment on the wheel, pretty easy to install. Also if you have an older RM360...
  71. RobJ

    Head Gasket Replacement on my Kubota

    Part 1... After going throught some overheating problems this summer I bought a gasket set and decided to change out the head gasket this winter. Well it was time. I took some pictures to try and give you an idea of what's involved. So here Goes... First couple is how I started. My...
  72. RobJ

    Playing in the dirt

    More time this past weekend and I turned over the garden. I left a spot in the middle because some cover crop for deer was already comming up. I planted it at the end with some more. First played with my home made subsoiler dilly. 3 or 5 would pull about the same depth. I could stop the...
  73. RobJ

    Taking some slope out of a ditch

    I had one spot of a ditch I mow that caused a little pucker factor. With some time during the AM and PM hunts I spent 30 minutes or so on this. Now I'm good to go. I didn't have a good before picture.
  74. RobJ

    How much time do you haul nothing?

    Last weekend on my up to the country I always look at trailers and what they are hauling. Seems most of the time the trailers are empty empty!! Maybe a riding lawnmower and as we get closer to the gun deer season, some small trailers with ATV's on them. But still 75% there is nothng in them...
  75. RobJ

    Tongue Jack on rear of trailer

    Anyone ever put a front jack on the rear of the trailer to support it while loading the tractor. I got this one from HF for about $13.00 with a coupon and discount. I've got it welded on but haven't tried it out yet. It's rated at 2000# which will handle the tractor ok. With the BH on it'll...
  76. RobJ

    What broke on your tractor that ain't getting fixed?

    Maybe a question for the older tractor owners of cheap people like me. This weekend I noticed my alternator on my 99 L2500 wasn't putting out. I checked a few things and all looked ok. Amp meter I put in last year sitting on 0, tester confirmed. I might take it off for a closer look but at...
  77. RobJ

    No more Turfs

    After numerious plugs in the front turfs (I switched the rears to ag last year) I decided to make the switch. Found some rims, 1 new, one used, and some 500x15 tires off ebay. I must say looking down at that skinny 3 rib tire is going to take some getting use to but I really enjoy how much...
  78. RobJ

    Servicing manual steering

    As part of my weekend "what can I check on my tractor" schedule. I remembered to check the steering oil. Well I don't think there was any in there. After locating the standard 3/8" square plug (painted red at once), and removing that sucker 1 degree at a time (I needed a 3" wrench or remove...
  79. RobJ

    Tractor implement guidlines...

    Been studying the owners manual as part of my other non tractor seat time.. ;) and thought I'd post what's in my L2500 manual. Interesting how it posts things like max weight AND width for a BB, cutters and such. How it lists a pull type disk only. And in the case of the BB, a 52" with a...
  80. RobJ

    Kubota Hood Emblem

    Anyone know the story behind the Kubota hood emblem. I don't have a picture but it's the (I think) crome triangle with the ruby stone in it? Curious... About the best pic I found...the new to me tractor.
  81. RobJ

    Now I have me a spinner to!!

    Ok so it was an impulse buy at another dealer. I sort of like it so far. Only real major thing I wish my plain Jane L had was power steering. Seems I'm not on the flat lawn that much anymore.
  82. RobJ

    Anybody NOT using UDT or Super UDT

    If you have an HST or auto tranny I can see sticking with Super or UDT but I've got a gear tractor and really can't see the need for expensive Kubota oil. It's just lubing the standard gears and a hydraulic pump that probably hasn't changed it 50 years!! Anybody saving some money by using...
  83. RobJ

    Weekend Repairs/check - Transmission Site glass repair

    Here is another little thing I did this weekend. The site glass on the side of the transmission has never really been easy to see. After I bought the tractor I drained the oil and just put back in the spec amount. In hindsight I overfilled the case by about 1 gallon. While heading up to the...
  84. RobJ

    Weekend Repairs/check - Setting the valves

    I pulled the valve cover this weekend to set the valves, took some pictures and thought I'd share what I found. Of the 6 valves I have, 5 were way loose, about double of spec. 1 was a little tight. My tractor has about 1200 hours and I bet it had never been done. No I couldn't tell if it...
  85. RobJ

    Another workout for the L

    I finally got to use my will fit, homemade, sort of subsoiler/cultivator thing this weekend. I'll try and describe the pics. While in my home state of Mississippi early this year I was at my uncles place, corn, cotton, bean farmer. He had this huge pile of old farm metal. I dug out some...
  86. RobJ

    Review - Kubota Shop Manual (WSM)

    Just got my L2500 shop manual. About $80 from a company that's on this site. About what I expected from previous expierence. The manual is a double sided printed PDF file in black and white. Has some real pictures that are not that clear (compared to say one of my Clymer ATV shop mauals)...
  87. RobJ

    Boom Pole V2.0

    Ok so nothing else to do on a Saturday. Found some 3" pipe and went after it. Top strap is a little higher and thicker(1/2"x3/4"), more support, etc. What do yo uthink RonMar? I don't want to upgrade to version 3.0. :) This one is getting heavier. You can also see where I modded the lift...
  88. RobJ

    Something you hate to see...

    BIL's JD350, but it may not be as bad as it seems, it's on the dead side of the block, not in the oil galleys. One ugly story on how it happened. Lets just say NEVER turn the key while the #3 rod cap and bearing are out and you have a loose rod hanging there. Also busted out part of the...
  89. RobJ

    Boom Pole

    Got the boom pole built last week and tested this weekend. I went with the straight pole design, where the pole is the top link (IE no top link needed). Because of the materials I used I have to make a couple changes, I already cut off the part of the square frame below the pins (allow the 3pt...
  90. RobJ

    So you think you work you Kubota hard?

    Bushhogging heavy stuff is a load but pulling even this small 5' disk was fun and a load. Tough on the operator to. The bigger tractors I'm use to don't bounce around like this lightweight. But in this sandyloam the disk could bury my tractor. The 250# weight that came with it would help in...
  91. RobJ

    Picked up a new (used) disk this weekend...

    Paid $175 for the PM brand. Looks about like a lot of other light duty 5' disks. The had just replaced the front disks with some cutters, very sharp still. I got it home and promptly took it apart. I can move it around easier in pieces. Got some bent 3pt stuff straightened. Painted and...
  92. RobJ

    Boom Pole, homemade and mechanics, geometry

    Looking for some thought and such regarding boom poles. I need to make or buy one and it's main purpose will be to lift my boxblade, BH or other item into the back of my pickup. I need this because my trailer will only hold the tractor and one implement (99% of the time). By brother in law...
  93. RobJ

    Balance your BH blades

    I put my 4' BH on my tractor the other day to use it. Since getting my tractor used I have only used it once (use a FM most of the time). I remember a little shaking but I was cutting crap. But last weekend it seemed to shake a whole bunch. Checked it out and the stump jumper seemes to be...
  94. RobJ

    Weekend Parade Duty, anyone else?

    Always fun to have a tractor in a parade. Pulling my new trailer...and oh yeah some kids on the swim team. We just got in the party before the bottom fell out.
  95. RobJ

    Does this SUCK or what...

    No not a vaccumn post... I'm about to get in my truck, drive about 10 miles, purchase a radiator cap for my L2500...and pay $30(no tax)!!! Not to worry at our favorite Internet parts depot it's $19.50 plus the shipping. I might as well buy a new tractor while I'm there. Everyone wants to...
  96. RobJ

    Equipment maintenance spreadsheet

    Anyone here come up with a spreadsheet to keep track of what you do and when you do it on your tractor. I know the tractors have an hour meter, but if you don't document "when" something occured it might just end up as "about 10 hours ago". For oil changes I write the hours and date on the...
  97. RobJ

    What do your water temps look like?

    Attached is the pic of my gauges. I added all but the tack/hour gauge as the L2500 is a no frills tractor. But the temp gauge is a Kubota brand for this model. I believe my thermostat is stuck (takes a long time to warm up on the gauge) and I have one but haven't changed it yet. Since it's...
  98. RobJ

    New Box Blade - heck of a deal I think...

    I posted about going with a 4 or 5 footer. I called around and you wouldn't believe the prices I got. TCS, $419 for a 5'. Called one local tractor place..$580 or $680!!! Decided to call the local COOP (figured they would be to steep), and to my surprise they undercut everyone. $340 (no tax...
  99. RobJ

    What Size box blade?

    With my L2500 (about 28hp, 2400#) I'm first thinking a 4'. It'll get used in some sandy loam bot also plenty of clay. I just started thinking aobut the 5' but it might be to much. I'd rather get a more usable 4' than overload with a 5'. A 4' won't cover all my tracks but I'll take that over...
  100. RobJ

    5 foot FM on Ebay, looks legit

    Check out item 7609668003 I have no connection with this but this showed up in one of my daily favorite emails from Ebay. $1200 BIN with free shipping. Seller is a pawnshop so I'm guessing they want to unload it. If I was in the market I would probably jump on it even if it is a light duty...
  101. RobJ

    Sled Trailer Build...

    Think I posted about a sled trailer. Well the old one is sold (gone) and the new one has begun. It's a 14' sled type, 20.5x8.10" wheels/tires rated at C (1150# each). The axles are 3500 leafs but my max gross is 4600#. When the tires wear out maybe I'll move to D tires. I think they are...
  102. RobJ

    Is this shear bolt to big

    Just noticed on my TSC brand 4' bush hog. Looks like a 1/2" bolt. There is nothing else in the link that will shear. It must be a perfect because there is no slop. If I put in a 1/4" or 5/16 there will probably be some slop. What do yall think? Thanks, Rob
  103. RobJ

    My Kubota had a light workout on Saturday

    The annual Elkhart Dogwood Parade pulling our float. Fun for the kids and us to. Not the best Spring like weather but mostly the rain held off....mostly. We took the Grand Prize out of the 3 floats. I think the Kubota put us over the top, a float should be pulled by a tractor, not a car...
  104. RobJ

    Anyone have a sled type snowmobile/atv trailer?

    I'm looking to build one and would like to get some pics of a single or double axle. The axle preferred is a torflex type(not a leaf). These trailers typically have the short fat tires under a flat deck. I haven't seen many(any) down here at trailer places in the past. Probably because they...
  105. RobJ

    Ag's vs. Turfs

    Ag\'s vs. Turfs Not sure where to post this so I pick here. On my tractor I've got ags on the rear but it came with turfs. Since we really haven't had much rain in the past 8 months (about when I got my tractor) I haven't seen much in the way of mud. I put on the ags for running through the...
  106. RobJ

    Tiller  Tiller vs. a Disc

    Been looking at tillers, pretty pricey. Wondering what's the biggest advantage over a disc. A disc is a lot cheaper and from the one I'm using now (little bigger tractor) I can run over it several times and get the mostly sandy loam to turn to power down to about 9 inches. I've seen some...
  107. RobJ

    Speaking of Box blades...

    Anyone made one? I've got a 4" tubing utility bar that I could easily weld a flange on the end, then build the box. Only serious part would be the blade. Hardened steel and the proper curve. I don't need it much that's why it's not worth $500. Pics anyone?
  108. RobJ

    Class 1 3 point specs

    Can someone point me to a web site with the 3 point size specs? I had it but I can't find it now. IE the width of a class 1 is 26", lift pin size is 7/8, topp link size is 3/4. The rise of the top link above the lift pins is ???? Thanks, Rob
  109. RobJ

    Operating temp of Kubota engines

    There was another thread about the operating temps of our tractors. I thought I had a problem with the thermostat and so ordered a new one, my L2500 is a 99 model. I wasn't sure of the open temp on the thermostat and waited until the new one came in. Interesting it has 71 degrees C on it...
  110. RobJ

    Some more flex link talk for bush hogs

    really not trying to beat this to death but some good info I thought and as usual lots of pictures. And those are the most fun anyway. first pic, as suggested I tried to flip the U flex bracket upside down. not enough room to get the pin in and still have it move. BTW I have 7 pictures...
  111. RobJ

    Does this attachment look right?

    I posted the other day how I freed up a movable top link on a bush hog that the previous owner had welded up. I got a change to try it out this weekend and this is what it looks like. I guess it's about the only way it will go. The weight will always keep it in the front. It does flow over...
  112. RobJ

    helped with a bush hog problem I didn't know I had

    helped with a bush hog problem I didn\'t know I had I was going through the messages and read the one about the chains connecting the top links to a bushhog versus a some sort of swivel kind. Someone posted a like to a KK 4' model just like mine, hmmm looks different. Since I bought the...
  113. RobJ

    Couple L model upgrades

    I always like to have gauges to see what's going on so I added a few to the L2500. I really wanted a temp gauge but at first I couldn't track down what I needed. So I added an oil pressure and a amp meter. Then a little more digging and I found the P/N's for the temp gauge and sender. The...
  114. RobJ

    Adding a Racor Filter

    I had a Racor 200 and 500 sitting around for 23 years but never had a use. They were left over from when I was a mechanic. Somehow they made it through living at home, then an apartment, then a second apartment, then 2 houses. My Dad kept them around before I moved into the houses. I looked...
  115. RobJ

    Where is you Temp sending unit? - L series

    Got an L2500 with the 3cylinder engine. I've added amp and oil pressure to the tractor and poked around and couldn't find a spot for the temp sender. Where is your located? Block, near the thermostat? Is the Kubota temp gauge electric or a mechanical gauge. I promise this is my last change...
  116. RobJ

    How to mount the tires/rims...

    New to this place with a purchase of a used L2500. It came with turf tires but I bought some rims for ag tires. It will be out in the woods during deer season so I wanted the tougher tires. Also will be pulling a small disk in the spring. Attached is the picture of the rims one turned one...
  117. RobJ

    Non Kubota Rims on a Kubota...

    With a lot of the small tractors coming from Japan does anyone know what other rims/hubs will fit on a Kubota. I have an L2500 and the seems the hub and bolt pattern are simular on many diffferent Kubota models. If these will cross over to other brands then I might be able to keep an eye out...
  118. RobJ

    L2500

    Any input on this tractor? Got a look at a 99 with 1200 hours. Looks like a nice size and a bit heavier than the smaller L series Kubotas. Any comments welcome. Thanks, Rob
  119. RobJ

    What can yall tell me about a L285

    I've read a few of the back posts, have a line on one that looks and runs great. Comes with a 5' bush hog and 4' box blade. Just looking for anything else to make me feel good about it. Since it's a Kubota I'm sure parts and such are still very available. It'll get light use from me. Would...
  120. RobJ

    Price Check  Pricing on an L285

    Found one in pretty good shape. Starts right up hot and cold. Everything seems to work well. Paint is just sun faded, not really any rust. Comes with a 2-3 year old 5' (Hawse if I recall) bush hog and a 4' box blade. Not sure of the hours. Price is $3000. It's a little bigger than what I...
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