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I have a 2004 JCB 506c telehandler with 2000 hours on it. The hour meter has started to count time even with the engine off. Replacing the ignition switch did not solve that issue. Any ideas where I should turn?

I have an old 1984 S1900 with the DT466 in it. It would periodically just click at the fuse box and click at the starter when turning the key. Other times, it would go ahead and fire off no problem at all - spin over fast and everything. When it would only click, a few turns of the key and it...

Hey guys - I am building a 50x80 gambrel barn/shop using structural insulated panels (thermocoremo.com). The trouble is that the building site needed to be brought up about 4'. While the required footing will be resting on virgin soil, the 6" thick interior concrete slab will not be. An...

So...I am putting in a circle drive and will have it paved next year. This year, though, I want the drive to get settled in and used some to make a solid foundation for the concrete. The question is whether there is value in putting a geotextile fabric down under the gravel base to aid the...

I have an 8' wide LandPride Power rake (http://www.landpride.com/ari/attach/lp/public/manuals/314-132m.pdf) that I've used over the years for general smoothing, but never leveling. I'd like to seed about a two acre area, but would like to get it perfectly flat first with no rolling hills...

Looking to finally plumb the shop for compressed air instead of having hoses all over the place and noted the RapidAir Maxline 3/4" kit (Maxline M7500 Master Kit, 3/4-Inch x 100-Feet - Air Compressor Accessories - Amazon.com). It seems simple enough and way cool. Trouble is, I've always...

Anyone know how to go about determining flow characteristics and associated filtering requirements for a given piece of equipment? I have an old Koehring 6620-LC5 (http://www.minnpar.com/partbooks/Koehring%20and%20Bantam/Excavators/6620-5-PARTS-1176001.pdf) excavator and parts are getting...

Anyone have any tips on how to pre-filter hydraulic fluid? I've got an old Koehring excavator that requires fresh fluid going into the tank to be filtered through a 10 micron filter. They particularly go out of their way to indicate that brand new fluid is not clean enough. Any ideas on how...

Hey guys - I'm trying to decide between an insulated pole barn and a polyurethane Structural Insulated Panel (Thermocore of Missouri) R40 wall and ceiling building with R10 or so floors. I had already been sold on the SIP concept, but now I'm not sure if it makes financial sense between the...

I am going to be adding some lights to my ZD331 - the brighter, the better. The ZD331 It has a 14 amp dynamo. The light kit from Kubota consists of two halogen bulbs, likely 55w, meaning that some Kubota engineer thought that a 110W additional load was acceptable. Any idea what the maximum...

One of my guys put Rotella T6 5W40 in the crankcase of my Grand L5030 during an oil change today. What do you think? Is this okay or should I pull it and put in the dino 15W40 that's always had? Just concerned about the lighter weight, but mindful that many diesel engine manufacturers have...

My house is pre-wired for a spa. Trouble is, that the wiring is 6/3 and behind sheetrock (of course it is). With 6/3 comes 6 gauge hot in red, 6 gauge hot in black, a 6 gauge neutral, and a bare 10 gauge ground. The installation directions (http://www.olympicho...manual_2013.pdf) for the spa...

I am going to be building a 40x60x16 barn/shop with a gambrel roof providing top level usable space of another 1200 sqft. Walls are going to be polyurethane SIPS, maybe from thermocore.com and maybe from Earthcore SIPs. Regardless, walls and roof are going to be a true R40. So...way tight...

Is anyone aware of a setup like this that would work for a GL5030? I just have long hoses running from the back to the front now - not nearly as slick as this. Kubota L3200 L3800 Tractor Front Rear Auxillary Remote Hydraulic Hydraulics Kit | eBay

I picked up an old IH175C with a DT466 in it and a shot muffler. It rusted out where the inlet meets the body. It strikes me that it probably vibrated itself to death. For all these tractors, crawlers, dozers, etc out there with the muffler coming straight vertical off the motor, is there...

Does anyone know the hour life expectancy of the Deutz F2L 511D motors? I am looking at two pieces of equipment of the same model, but one has 5700 hours on it and the other 3500. I'm trying to determine how much life is left in each in order to determine what the valuation spread between...

I picked up a John Deere 686 single auger two stage snow blower. When I got it home, I noted that the PTO shaft was cut way too short for my needs. The tractor side of the shaft slid out easily. It's a standard 1 3/8" spline connection. The implement side, however, is being a BEAR. It's...

I just picked up a de-constructed 50x100 rigid metal frame building. The plans call for a continuous footing. In my area, that means the bottom of the footing 42" deep. Any ideas on what sort of footing and frost wall I will need? Would the wall tie into my (hopefully) future concrete slab...

Anyone ever built or considered a pin-attached work platform for an excavator? I have a 43,000# machine and am considering building a perhaps 4x4 work platform for it instead of having to rent a boom lift. Crazy?

I've got an IH3200B skid loader from the 70's with a Wisconsin gas 30hp VH4D engine in it. I went to start it and it just turned over, but didn't ever start. The issue seems to be no spark. If I pull a spark plug, re-attach the wire, and crank the engine, I don't get any spark. Thinking...

I have a Rhino Turf Flex 11' mower - RHINO | Finish Mowers | Flex Finish Mowers | Turf Flex. The sidewall got cut on one of the larger 26x12.00-12 rib tires. Is there some benefit to the rib tire vs a turf tire - either generally or in this application? New rib tire (4 ply) is about $100...

I picked up a used implement on eBay only to find out that the PTO shaft is too short for my tractor - I only get between 3/4" to 3" overlap between the input and output shafts depending on 3 point height. The current PTO shaft yokes, slip clutch, etc. are all good and the shafts themselves...

I am building a deck on the back of my house. The plans call for the post railings to be mounted in the inside corners of the joists. In two places, however, the 6x6 support posts are cut out at the outside edge to allow the joists to rest on them while still providing something to attach them...

In reading the Armor plate thread, I began to have questions about my neighbor's plans. He intends on just shooting into the side of a quite large (15' high by perhaps 50' deep) dirt berm he built up. Is this somehow unsafe?

I have a need to provide about 2000' of drainage for my Iowa cornfield. Any recommendations for depth? I'm thinking that I need to go down only as deep as necessary to avoid damage from heavy equipment if it's wet out and something drives over - maybe 18 inches down? Also, is the suggested...

Happy New Year! I am having a problem with a paper shredder - basically, the photo sensor that "detects" paper in the shred path to turn the motor on, doesn't. I took it apart, noted paper "dust" all over the sensor, cleaned it off, and things worked well for about a month or so. Then, same...

Does anyone know how many linear feet/hour you could expect to a trenching machine to dig at a 2 and 4' dig depth with a 6" wide trench with non-rocky, loamy soil with trace amounts of clay (Iowa soil)?

So I was happily using my Kubota 5030 today - basking in the 45 degrees temperature since it's been down to like 5 already - and all of a sudden it lost power and just died. It will restart, but will only run for a second. The fuel is the winter mix, but I don't have any additives in there...

I've never messed with a slip clutch before, but know that you are supposed to decrease the pressure between the plates and slip it before retorqueing and using the implement if it had been sitting awhile. I went to do that on my relatively new to me LandPride Power Rake, following the...

I recently picked up an old farm wagon with a dump feature. I tried the dump feature for the first time tonight. The cylinder itself only has a single large hydraulic line going to it. The other side of the cylinder (that could accept a second hydraulic line) instead has a cap on it with what...

During my construction process, I had to drop three loads of 3" limestone gravel on an 1100' drive to help the trucks get in and out. Now that that's over and I have my permanent drive in, I have a need to pick up that gravel and allow it to go back to being the corn field that it started out...

My new construction project is getting close to needing grass in several areas. After it is to the proper grade everywhere, I had planned on tilling the whole area, running my Harley Rake over everything, using a broadcast spreader to get the seed down, run the Harley Rake over everything again...

I am just wrapping up building a house and noticed the other day that a pallet containing various pieces (gauge wheels, tines, etc) for my Harley Rake was just gone. The rake is there - just the pieces are gone. Giving the proximity to a dirt pile just off to the side and its proximity to my...

I just installed a Bosch AE-125 electric hot water heater. The spec's list maximum flow as 3.5gpm (which seems to contradict another spec of a 4GPM flow at a 45ｰ rise) and maximum flow at the 80ｰ temperature rise that I currently need at 2.2GPM. My Delta tub faucet is rated at 5.2GPM at my...

I have a dilemma. My new home has a walkout basement with an attached garage (for simplicity purposes, picture a big rectangle with the garage on the 礎ottom (west) short edge). The garage level is 11 higher than the walkout level (on the long north é¼*eft edge). I also have a need for a...

I've seen the threads on here before about refilling those 14 oz propane bottles from 20# tanks and the method involving pullling the schraeder valve out some during the process until liquid propane comes out. Has anyone ever gotten injured during this procedure or had their valve fail to...

I need help sizing a main line plumbing distribution system for my new home. I have the following: Five bedroom 3.5 bath Extras include a wet bar, laundry sink, and garage sink. I want to avoid pressure and volume drops associated with toilet flushes, laundry running, etc. I am 800 feet...

Is there some trick to getting tongue and groove porch boards to lock in? I picked up a bunch of 1x4 pressure treated t&g lumber for my front porch thinking I would capitalize on the warm (30's...) weather the other day. Trouble is, the boards refuse to lock tightly together. I even used a...

I have a Harbor Freight pancake compressor with about 10 hours of use on it (although it is a year or so old). Plugging it in the other day resulted in smoke spewing from it after a few minutes of running. Taking the plastic cover off revealed a small hole in the base of the about 3.5" long x...

I am just a few weeks out from having sheetrock in my new house and am considering the purchase of an airless piston sprayer in lieu of paying a professional to do the work. Northern Tool sells this 1/2 hp Wagner for $299 and this 7/8 hp version for $539. For those that have used these...

I have a Rhino 3 deck finish mower (the TX115) that has a spindle on one of the decks in need of a new (of course) inner bearing. Trouble is, the bearing is pressed on by design so close to the end of the spindle that you cannot get a puller in there to remove the bearing (picture a 7/8" thick...

I have a need to set a 30' pole for a meter pedestal and a rural light. I've already dug a 6' deep hole and installed my light on the tip of the pole, but haven't yet come up with a safe method for getting that long of a pole safely cranked vertical and lowered down. I am tempted to dig a...

I am installing a 100 amp subpanel in my home inside a kitchen pantry (no, nothing will be front of it...). Trouble is, I noticed that code says that I need 30" of side to side working space along with 36" deep of space - the wall where I want to put the subpanel is only 28" long. I am not an...

A local electrician that is bidding my house construction project indicated that there was value in NOT using the back of duplex receptacles to daisy chain the romex between outlets. He said that by doing a 3 way pigtail in the back of each box, the outlets wouldn't be forced to pass the power...

I have a little Harbor Freight 11HP generator - the "US General Thunderbolt model 5708", made by McColloch (Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices. My framer has been using it for power on the new home construction site and one of his guys evidently broke it - I found the...

I have a new driveway with a geotextile fabric on it still under construction. Rock is very, very, very light, with fabric showing almost the whole length of the drive. After the first 30' in fact, there is a section maybe 50' long with no rock really at all. It has been raining quite a lot...

I was reading in another post about radiant barrier OSB for roofs (Tech Shield). Is this a benefit primarily in the south or should folks in northern climates like, say, in Iowa <g>, consider the use of such an animal? Also interested in general opinions on 1/2" OSB vs plywood for exterior...

I have a 5030 with R4's on it. When it was around 0 degrees out several weeks ago and I had a bunch of weight on the loader, the passenger front tire came unseated from the rim (the tire didn't pop OFF the rim, it stayed inside the rim edges, but unseated itself on both sides). I have since...

The caulk around my enamel-painted cast iron kitchen sink was shot, so I thought I would re-caulk it. I had never used a 100% silicone caulk before and am slightly embarrassed to admit that I wasn't counting on just how sticky that stuff is and now have made a huge mess - the water clean-up...

My L5030 developed a hydraulic leak and lost a couple gallons of fluid. The unit has 250 hours on it. Previous owner had fluids changed by dealer at 100 hours but didn't know what fluid was put in it. I seem to recall that it is really, really bad to mix UDT and SuperUDT (assuming the...

I currently own a Campbell Hausfeld electric 1800psi pressure washer since it was the highest pressure/GPM rating I could find in an electric. Trouble is, when something starts leaking fluids on the driveway, etc., I am missing the oomph to get rid of the mess easily. So...I am in the market...

My new home is a two story with walkout. ELectrical service will be coming into the basement, where the main service panel will be located. Rather than have runs going from the basement to the second level, I was pondering installing a 100 amp subpanel in the second story (or maybe even in the...

Just wondering whether anyone else has ever had a hydraulic leak on their 5030 HST. My unit has had a very minor leak for a few months that just tonight got much, much worse. I haven't looked at it yet other than to notice that it seems to be coming from one of the metal lines on the driver...

I am building a home in the country and want to set up an X10 (or other remote controlled solution) under body flush system at the base of my apron outside the garage. The idea is to take a piece of piping and lay it slightly under grade (and slighly angled) as part of my concrete apron pour...

We've had our first true cold snap - down to 10° or so last night. This morning I started the 5030 (which is sadly still sitting outside), let it warm up for several minutes, and then started to move it. I went no more than three feet, heard a cracking noise, and turned to see green fluid...

I've installed a total of two pre-hung doors - a newbie at best. The first was installed some eight years ago, the second (an entry door) was installed last night. I must be doing something basic wrong, but can't tell what that could be. Steps I followed: 1. Dry fit the door into the rough...

The "stuck while delivering topsoil" thread tangent about paying by the yard or ton got me thinking about another problem - preventing your trailer from being overloaded. I have a 5x10 steel bed utility trailer with an axle, hubs, leaf springs, and tires designed for a 3500# load. I don't know...

I have a need to move somewhere close to 100 yards of dirt about 250'. I have a Kubota L5130 HST with the standard 6' bucket and a BH90 backhoe with a 36" bucket. I also have an 18' tandem axle trailer without sides. Question: Am I better off making trip after trip from pile A to pile B...

Do you guys have any experience with different subfloor construction adhesives? I plan on installing my 3/4 T&G plywood subfloor on my trusses this week and have noted products from DAP, PL, and Loctite (DAP Subfloor Construction And Deck Adhesive 4000, PL400 and Loctite Power Grab). There is...

If I have a backhoe to dig things out later, can I just drill a water well, case it, drop a pump down, and then run the line the required 4' depth to the house for a pressure tank there instead of building a well house or does that well house serve some other purpose? I am trying to avoid...

I recently had the misfortune of breaking a leaf spring on my second hand, looks to be homemade, single axle 5x10 utility trailer. In shopping for a replacement set of springs, I need to be able to determine what rating that axle is so that I can match up to a proper leaf spring. Here's what I...

My new to me L5130 has one set of rear remotes, but the previous owner had long hydraulic lines plumbed from the back to the front of the tractor for a snow blade's hydraulic tilt mechanism. When he had this work done, though, he used direct-threaded hoses rather than the quik-tatch variety. I...

I noticed that my relatively new to me 250 gal diesel storage tank hose/pump assembly is leaking where the hose threads onto the pump handle (I have a Tuthill Fill-Rite Fuel Transfer Pump — 12 Volt, 15 GPM, Model# FR1210CANT attached). When I first installed this pump/handle assembly, I used...

I recently purchased a used Rhino TX115 11' finish mower with three different decks. I used it several times since and have had no trouble, but after lending it to my neighbor who I know cut through some incredibly thick and tall grass (picture a prairie that hadn't been mowed all year), I now...

The post "When Strangers Show Up" got me thinking more about securing my tractor. I am building a home on a somewhat secluded acreage and have no choice but to leave the tractor pretty well unprotected - in a fully enclosed canopy, but not locked up. What have others done to prevent theft of...

3\" or 4\" main septic line? I am building a new house and am at the point where I need to install the under basement slab plumbing. I have always been under the impression that bigger is better and have noted that all the homes I have ever toured used 4" septic/sewer main line. A builder...

I have a septic tank with an additional perhaps 500 gallon poly tank downstream of it that houses a sump pump whose job it is to pump the water out to a leaching field. When the pump failed last week, I noted that the old pump's float was set to come on after only a few inches of water existed...

I am building a home with a walkout basement. ICF supplier says that only the non-frost footings need a drainage solution (whether it be form-a-drain or plain ol' drainage tile). Any comments on this? It seems logical that you shouldn't be worried about water in your basement from any water...

I fear that I broke a hydraulic seal on my BH90. I was using it yesterday when I noticed that the boom would no longer stay up - you can watch it rapidly leak down from the backhoe operator seat (likely less than one minute from "transport" position to laying on the ground). There are no leaks...

I am wanting to install my new 36" BH90 backhoe bucket (that sucker is a MONSTER!). I went to remove the two pins, though, and had some trouble. The top pin eventually came out after some coaxing with an 8# sledgehammer, but the bottom pin will only budge side to side perhaps a 1/4". I even...

I want to add ROPS lights that generally can only be turned on when the key is in the on position. My Kubota L5030 has a 7.5 amp feed circuit to connect a work light that is only energized when the key is in the "On" position. I have run a 10 gauge stranded wire with a 30 amp inline fuse from...

I have a set of remotes on my 5030. I also have the main hydraulic feed lines for the BH90 back there. I am going to be building a rebar bender that will run off of the tractor hydraulics and would like to maintain local-to-the-bender bend control. I was planning on installing a spool valve...

I am in the process of building a new home and noted that some homes have multiple roof penetrations for multiple waste line vents. Is there some reason/benefit for having more than one of these in lieu of just tying the various lines together in the attic or between floors? It would seem that...

My new 5030 HST's fluid looks basically new, but I am unclear on the prior service history. The unit has 110 hours on it. What do you guys think? Should I plunk down the money and do the superUDT service anyway or am I just wasting my money? Filter looks OEM, but maybe that is because the...

I am about to hook up some lights to my ROPS on my L5030. I have noted the green molex plug near the seat belt and see that it conveniently has 12V coming to it when the ignition is on. Question: can that little wire pair (looks like 16 or 18 gauge) handle four 55w lights? Any idea on where...

When I moved the BH90 subframe from the L3830 to the L5030, I also had to move over the hydraulic lines that fed it. I moved the lines from the L3830 and installed the much shorter line from the L5030 (the new line directly connects the joystick valve connection to the squarish box with the...

I have a "Maytag Jetclean dishwasher Super Capacity Quiet Plus II" that just started leaking during the drain cycle. I pulled the unit apart and feel pretty comfortable that the seal between the motor and the dishwasher innards is the culprit. Trouble is, I can't figure out how to separate the...

I have an L5030 with the BH90 and an 18" bucket. A buddy of mine has a 24" bucket on his BH90 which seems to do pretty well. Does anyone have any experience using the 36" bucket that Kubota offers? A little steep at $1100, but if it cuts digging time in half or less... The real question is...

I just discovered that my new 5030 has loaded tires and remember reading that the BH90 book says not to have loaded tires with the backhoe. Any idea why not? Someone else's recent post indicated that they were doing that without trouble (other than a rotted out valve stem). Can the tires/axle...

I purchased a Woods GHT72 tiller on eBay a few months ago. It's just getting warmer here, so I took it off the pallet and noticed that the PTO shaft is broken. Grr. Any idea what's involved to replace it? Ed

I finally picked up my new to me 5030 over the weekend. That is one sweet machine! I had planned on transferring my BH90 subframe from my 3830 (now on eBay) to the 5030. I know that they are compatible, but I never thought about the loader frame. Does anyone know if the loader frame from...

Has anyone ever heard of this? At the local builder show in Des Moines, a vendor was indicating that if you have an ICF house with radiant heat flooring, you shouldn't be looking at anything other than high velocity HVAC systems using 2" ducting. He claimed that the reason for the larger ducts...

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I will be building a new home and separate outbuilding this starting this spring. I'd like to put a half bath in the outbuilding. Does anyone know the feasibility of tying the outbuilding to the house septic tank? I suppose the real question is whether there is a distance limit I need to stay...

All this talk about foundations getting dug and setup has me wondering. Everyone I talk to says to hire a pro to dig the footings for the ICF house that I am building this spring - that way it is their responsibility is something goes amuck. If a guy has a laser level, a backhoe, and a tape...

I am in the process of getting a new to me Kubota L5030. Trouble is, it has a light materials bucket on the 853 loader. I've spoken with my dealer who has confirmed that the tradeup to the HD bucket from the light materials bucket is $400. He also mentioned that with the quik tatch, I should...

Spencer's pole barn project and personnel lift has me majorly tempted to weld a personnel lift like his, but tall enough to enable easy access to a second story roof. The preliminary idea is to build pretty well exactly what he did deckwise (albeit 48x72), but have the second deck 9' off of the...

I have 70's IH3200B skid steer. Since I have had it, it has pushed hydraulic fluid out of the top-mounted reservoir breather when I lower the bucket anything other than very, very slowly. The full line on the dipstick results in the fluid level being very close to the top of the reservoir...

My L3830 came to me with a pin-connected bucket. Has anyone picked up the quik tatch connector for their FEL and modified their bucket to work with it? I'd hate to blow the almost $1K to buy a new bucket with the conversion kit, but I am really liking the idea of using some quick tatch FEL...

I am looking to build a toothbar for my Kubota L3830. The ones from Markham Welding, etc are interesting, but I noted that my local Bobcat dealer ones have an adjustment bolt setup that allows you to place the bar in the bucket, attach the bar up against the cutting edge using the side...

My 723 FEL hoses are rubbing the paint off of the 3830's hood, despite the fabric-like covering over the hoses. I have a zip tie around the hoses attached to the d-ring looking add-on on the loader arm for now in an attempt to keep this from happening some more, but surely there is a better way?

Is anyone aware of a grease zerk tube extension? My 2003 model BH90 backhoe has a grease zerk pointing straight up right at the left-right pivet point. Trouble is, the zerk has severely limited vertical clearance - even a 90° adapter is ineffective at getting in to grease this fitting. I...