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What’s the difference between a farmer and a welder? A welder doesn’t pretend he can farm. I welded hooks onto my L3301 a little over 5 years ago and they’re holding up fine. Basically my welding experience was an ag mechanics class and YouTube. It’s been a while but I think I used a root pass...

Not sure if this applies to your tractor or not, but on my old kubota BX there were steel bars that acted as a “spring” against the seat keeping it off the safety switch when no weight was applied. Being skinny, I removed one of the bars and that helped. Perhaps there is something similar on...

https://lincolnagproducts.com/support/ These guys still sell plates and have a helpful website. Maybe you can look at your plates and compare them with what they have. EBay too? In the old days plates would come with your order of seed, so there’s lots laying around the countryside still...

Most implements are designed to be operated when perfectly level. Obviously make sure you’re roughly centered around the length that gets you level, but I tend to bias towards a slightly shorter range vs longer if you have to choose. Making sure I have the right range on the short side means I...

The heavier the implement the more I’ve seen complaints from PEC. That said, your list of implements isn’t that demanding compared to say an offset hay mower or needing to till 40 acres. I suspect they’d hold up fine if you’re more somewhere around a weekend warrior or light duty hobby farmer...

The top link cylinder can rotate as long as there is no pressure on it. I rarely need to adjust mine. I just added a hook end for the top link about a month ago and so far I like it.

That’s because I forgot the link. Sorry about that! https://a.co/d/6UbiGkQ

It’s also worth mentioning that there is a bit of a trade off between speed and tension. I replaced my L Series Kubota turnbuckles with the pin style and I cannot get them as tight as I can with the Deere style or the old turnbuckles. For me this only is a problem when cultivating where you want...

The trick will be finding one compatible to your tractor but I really love these Deere 5 series style turnbuckles. They are threaded on one end for fine adjustment, but also have pins for quick adjustment. The best part is with one quick quarter turn they go from a standard Cat 1 width to...

To add to Brian’s comment if you don’t find one with a narrow cat 2 ball you’ll need a grinder to make it fit. I went with one from Agristore USA and the check valve banjo fitting can also contact the top link bracket when raised causing damage/leaks. Ask me how I know. Other solution is buy a...

If you have established cover like grass but want to add clover on a budget I second the frost seeding method. In worked ground I think you’ll find a cultipacker or roller will greatly help. I double pack when using a brillion type or spinner seeder. Timely rain certainly helps too. When I...

I found my quick hitch to be in the way when hooking up the PTO. On a smaller tractor with shorter three point arms the more I found it to be a problem. This was part of the reason I put weld on euro hooks on my tractor.

Brian will do a nice job and you'll also get a high quality hook. One of the sets of hooks I bought was a cheaper set off of Ebay and while they work, they're not as nice as the AMA hooks that I assume Brian is still using. Every now and then my cheap ones don't automatically allow the ball to...

I'm a big proponent of the euro style hooks, but it's not like there is a one size fits all answer. I had a one piece QH, but have since sold it and never looked back. I’ve never tried Pats because I was worried they wouldn’t be sturdy enough for heavy Cat 2 implements based on some reviews out...

I haven’t found a source for moderately priced “generic” extendable link arms. When I was considering switching my two tractors with standard arms the best I could find was through the OEM and they were outrageously priced. I ended up welding euro hooks on. They’re heavier duty than the Pats...

I think Sundown is just importing machines from elsewhere under their brand name…which is very common in the short line equipment business. When I was looking at flails I noticed the Sundown FM series had the same manual as the BPF series from Ironcraft. Both machines are made in India and...

You hardly ever see them anymore but I imagine the primary advantage for a ground speed PTO was for a wagon or trailer with a powered axle. A PTO shaft would connect to the tractor and drive the wheels on the trailer. This was a feature for things like forage wagons and would effectively give...

Welcome to the mechanical weed control rabbit hole. Sounds like you just want to some weed control cultivation in your row middles. I'd start with something like a sweep or a knife mounted on a shank. A sweep has the advantage of being commonly available and if set right can run pretty close...

Those would work just fine. They aren’t brand specific. I’ve seen them at AgriStoreUSA.com, eBay, and from Mr MtnViewRanch for North American vendors.

Better yet, I’d suggest weld on hooks like these. They’re heavier duty than the PEH and there is no slop with the captured ball inside the hook. PEH used to sell weld on hooks, but I don’t think they still do. These euro style hooks are available down to Cat 1 now and are quite common overseas...

I put the ball and hook system on my tractor and I’m a very big fan. Euro Style Quick Hitch Hooks on a Kubota L3301

I acquired a used Alamo Flail Mower this past winter and so far it has been great...that is until I went to adjust the mower height. When I loosened the rear roller brackets to adjust the height I found that the left side end cap of the roller popped loose. I placed this cap with a hex shaft...

I have benefited from many great posts and videos about different quick hitch options so I wanted to add my contribution as well. When I was thinking about outfitting one to my Kubota L3301 I decided to do something a little different and install the somewhat rare (in the US anyway) euro style...

Since this forum is such a wealth of knowledge I figured I'd ask about home building. Wife and I are ready to build on the farm we bought and I'd be curious what other folk's experiences were. Should we consider a modular? In poking around for pricing they don't seem any cheaper than stick...

I bought a used BX with not much back story and am curious of the build date. Usually tractordata.com has serial number info but not in the case of this model. Can anybody point me to a resource here? The S/N is 57591. Thanks!

For what it's worth it's a front mounted blade that uses the loader hydraulic remotes. It'd be neat to have an extra rear remote on this machine but I'm not sure I could think of a use for it at the moment.

I just bought a used BX2350 package deal with a FEL and blade I didn't even know I wanted till I started plowing with it. I've always used a loader or worse, a shovel (air cooled model of course). What an unenlightened heathen I was! I thought I might sell the blade but that's definitely not...

New to the forum. Tell me about the BX2350 I just brought home. I've been lurking on this site for some time and have appreciated all the advice and opinions here. Thanks! So the wife and I bought a small farm about a year ago and since then I've had my eyes peeled for a deal in the...