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HELLO, years ago, i can remember tire repair kits being available, with a sheet of rubber, that you cut with sissors, and a tube of glue. i tried three places today to buy one of these kits. everyone i talked to was not aware of these kits. they are no longer available. my tractor tires...

HELLO TO ALL, a friend wants me to dig out for some concrete. the only problem i see is his ground is not level. one side is about half a foot lower, so how do i handle that.i would be doing this with my kubota, and fel. suggestions welcome. accordionman wlbrown

HELLO TO ALL, i just had a knee replacement, and i cannot run my tractor, because it is a standard transmission. has anybody come up with a hand operated clutch? my machine is a KUBOTA L3000DT. i know in time, i will be able to do this, but right now my knee is not flexable enough. any ideas, or...

HELLO TO ALL, need head bolt torque on a 4 cyl kubota engine. bolt is 10 x 1.25 mm. accordionman

HELLO TO ALL, can anyone say how a 3 pt tiller in land pride brand, compares to that same in king cutter brand. a new TSC store just opened in my area, and they had a good discount on a 6ft tiller, in king cutter brand. so i bought one, tried it out, and it does a great job. i just wondered...

HELLO TO ALL, can anybody tell me what the difference is between these loaders? they will both fit the same tractor, but what about capacity? or, does anybody have a link that i can check this? any help appreciated, thanks. accordionman wlbrown

HELLO TO ALL, this machine is a 530 case 1959 model. the water pump is leaking, and they want a lot for a new one. they said, old means big bucks. i am trying to find a rebuild kit for it. don't know if one is available. does anybody have any information that might help? where i might find this...

HELLO TO ALL, anybody know if these are available? with the high price of fuel, i would not say, nobody will steal my fuel. kubota L3000DT, need locking fuel cap. accordionman wlbrown wright city, mo.

HELLO TO ALL, my friend has borrowed a tiller, with the tractor, for his garden spot. i watched as he made one pass. i was impressed! it really ground up the dirt. of course this is a huge machine. 6ft land pride, and i will bet it is heavy. good luck to all. accordionman wlbrown

HELLO, i am typing this with one hand. i tried to hook the grader blade on my tractor, and the frame smashed my left hand between it, and the ball hitch. i have fracture on one bone, and my hand is swollen big time, in a cast. no surgery required. getting careless, need to pay more attention...

HELLO TO ALL, has anybody made their own spray outfit with booms? if so what size pump, engine, and tank did you use? did you make it from plans, or just put something together? comments appreciated. accordionman wlbrown

HELLO TO ALL, we had the tractor transported back to the farm. my friend used it for brush hogging for 4, and 1/2 hours. he started back to the barn, and the steering went south. he called me later, and said the main shaft had fallen down about 1,1/2in. i said, the snap ring has come off. i...

HELLO TO ALL, still working on my friends tractor. i have learned to look for surprises, and unexpected things. i replaced the gas hose to the carb. i put a caliper on it, 1/4in, then bought the hose. then i found it had been swaged up to 5/16, on the very end, and of course the hose would not...

HELLO TO ALL, i have a manual but it does not tell, or show how to remove the cover to access the front wheel bearings. is this cover threaded, or just pry it out? this is a MF 165 1972 w/perkins gas engine. accordionman wlbrown wright city, mo.

HELLO TO ALL, i have the power steering system back on my friends tractor. i have rebuilt the cylinder, and control valve. the tractor steering was hard to the right, and easy to the left, so i adjusted it. it is now about the same in both directions. but when the wheel is turned farther, it is...

HELLO TO ALL, on the MF 165, we installed a new pump, but it did nothing to improve the steering. with the engine running i cracked the pressure line, and fluid came out. i cracked the return line, and nothing came out. does anybody know if the fluid circulates all the time, or is there only...

HELLO TO ALL, we are still working on my friends MF165. we installed a new power steering pump, but it did not improve the steering. i looked in the pump res. and the fluid had air in it. does this mean we did not bleed it properly? does anybody have a suggestion for bleeding this system? any...

HELLO TO ALL, is there a website that can be used to tell when the tractor was made, by using the serial no? accordionman wlbrown wright city, mo.

HELLO TO ALL, how much will a MF 165 w/power steering, rebuilt engine/w 200 hours. 1965 model. sell for? anybody have a ballpark figure? accordionman wlbrown wright city, mo.

HELLO TO ALL, does anybody here know how, or have you reworked a hydraulic cylinder? i need a procedure in order to do this. i need step, by step. i have a welded cylinder, that i want to use for top, and tilt (2), but these need to be shortened. i have the machines, and the ability, but do not...

HELLO TO ALL, i am in the process of making a top, and tilt, for my L3000DT kubota tractor. i have to shorten, and rework two hydraulic cylinders, and weld on ball ends. the problem is i cannot find any ball ends. does anybody know where i can find these? appreciate any help. accordionman...

HELLO TO ALL, i have a hydraulics expert helping me setup a top, and tilt. he gave me two cylinders, and said, when you get these shortened call me. i did not know these could be reworked. i can weld these up, but i want to research this first. question, has anybody done this? if so, can you...

HELLO TO ALL, i have a friend that has a 20 hp lawn tractor. he also has a leaf vacuum, and says the tractor is having trouble pulling it. says the engine is going up, and down in speed, and does this all the time. ask me about it, and i said, it sounds like the govenor is "HUNTING" trying to...

oct. 2005 my wife of 47 years died. i had been her caregiver for quite awhile, and it was very stressful. as they say, thing change, and now i am alone. i have had some really bad times. i had some flashbacks right after the first of the year, and it was very depressing. i hope to get back into...

is this a good fuel to run a tractor? is it cheaper than regular diesel? where can i buy this? comments please. thanks accordionman wlbrown wright city, mo.

HELLO TO ALL, one of the lift pins on my box blade was bent. i bought a new one at the local farm, and home. i removed the old one, installed the new one, and tried to get a 1,1/4in wrench on the nut. it would not go on, so i used the old nut. a wrench fit it fine. i checked the new nut with a...

hello to all, sat. morning 12:45AM. someone ran over my mailbox. i heard the crash, and got up, then i heard them leave. it sounded like they had some damage, as the vehicle was going thump, thump. when the deputy came, i found broken parts of an amber lens, possibly a turn signal lens. i gave...

HELLO TO ALL, the last two days, i was into some serious dirt moving. although i had my finish mower on the 3pt, and it weighs 550 lbs. it still felt light in the back. my fel bucket is a 1/3 yard, and i have 300 lbs of wheel weights. my machine is a L3000DT, and is suppose to lift about 1400...

HELLO TO ALL, i have tried to post pictures, but i have the pics in the wrong file. it should be in a jpeg file, and i cannot figure out how to put the pics in this file. i am running win. XP, HOME. if anybody can help me, i would sure appreciate it. accordionman wlbrown, wright city, mo.

HELLO TO ALL, those of you who live in the eastern united states, please tell us about your snow removal experiences, with your tractors. i would like to hear about them, and i am sure others would too. accordionman wlbrown wright city, mo. (no major snow here yet)

this question is for those people who have built their own tnt. what type of spool valve did you use. the brand is not important, i just want to know what type/ accordionman wlbrown wright city, mo.

this question is for those people who have built their own tnt. what type of spool valve did you use. the brand is not important, i just want to know the type. accordionman wlbrown wright city, mo.

has anyone built there own pto operated leaf blower? i sure need one of those. if anyone has done this, would you share your plans? thanks. accordionman wlbrown wright city, mo.

i saw a big JD 4240 parked in a lot the other day. does anybody know what the hp is on this tractor? accordionman william l. brown wright city, mo.

i think it would be easy to move a trailer if you had a hitch on the FEL. has anybody done this? i need to know how far out to extend beyond the FEL. appreciate any help. accordionman william l. brown wright city, mo L3000DT,FEL, and other good stuff

HELLO TO ALL, has anyone installed a top, and tilt on a KUBOTA L3000DT? if so, where did you tap into the hydraulic system? i was told that you cannot use the power beyond, because it would damage the pump, is this true? if anyone has done this installation, please give a list of items that you...

HELLO TO ALL, i did my 50 hour oil change, and it was not that bad. i did spend some extra time looking for drains, that were shown in the owners manual as being on the front axle (4 wheel drive), but they were not there. has anybody else had this problem? i cleaned the strainer in solvent, and...

these things are not any good, i keep losing them, and i lost the main pin to my finish mower. did not have one, so i had to make one. this one will not come out unless you use an allen wrench. has anyone else had any problems with these pins? accordionman william l. brown wright city, mo...

HELLO TO ALL, other than my local dealer, can anyone tell me the best, (cheapest) place to buy these filters. thanks. accordionman william l. brown

HELLO TO ALL, i will be welding on my FEL bucket, and i want to know if it is necessary to disconnect the battery on my tractor. appreciate any, and all feedback. accordionman william l. brown

has anyone installed a top, and tilt on a L3000DT KUBOTA? if so, i would sure like to know what parts you used, and where you tapped into the hydraulic system. appreciate any help. thanks. accordionman william l. brown

hello to all, does any company make a pto driven mulcher for grinding tree limbs? appreciate any help, thanks. accordionman

i have sharpened the blades so many times, i will have to buy new ones soon. would it be practical to hardface the cutting edges on these blades. the blades seem to be very soft, and the cutting edges appear to be bent back in places, from possibly hitting a rock. if so what type of rod would...

GREETINGS TO ALL, i want to mount a hitch to the front of my FEL. it would be a clamp on type, to move a trailer. i would be making this in my shop. i have read some of the post on this subject, and i am concerned about mounting it to the bottom of the bucket. someone had said they did not...

hello to all, i have had so many flats, that i would like to use this stuff to fill the tires. i remember reading something about foam filled tires. does anybody know where i can find this information? thanks. accordionman william l. brown

i am in the process of building a canopy. it is aluminum. all of the factory ones i have seen, do not go back much farther than the rops. what happens if you get into a rain storm? the one i am building will go back beyond the rops. i have not been able to figure out how much to extend it. the...

HELLO TO ALL, i posted this on the regular discussion group, and did not get any response. has anyone installed a top,N,tilt on a L3000DT? if so, what parts did you use, and where did you tap into the hydraulic system? i would appreciate any information, and details on how you did this...

HELLO TO ALL, we got almost 4inches of snow here in east central missouri. i tried blading the snow in 6th gear. the snow did not roll off the blade like it should. i tried in 8th gear, and it worked great. i kept my rpms down to 1500. of course this small amount of snow is not much of a...

HELLO TO ALL, i had a flat tire on my L3000DT. it was not at home, about 1/2mile away. i broke the tire down with it on the machine. of course everything did not go well. my tire patching was about 20 years old. i did not have the proper tools, i am sure you all have had days like this. by...

HELLO TO ALL, has anybody added a TNT to their L3000DT? if so, what parts are you using, and where did you tap into the hydraulic system? i have been thinking about this since i bought my tractor. would like to hear from anybody who has done this. thanks. accordionman william l. brown

i am confused. i have read you are not supposed to use 4 wheel drive on hard surface, but i would think this means at a high speed. what do you do when you are clearing snow? i would think it would be an advantage to use it on snow. my tractor, a L3000DT, is the first one i have had with 4 wheel...

HELLO TO ALL, when i mounted my home made wheel weights on my L3000DT, i moved the tires, (wheels) out as far as they would go. now i have a problem, because the fender only covers part of the tire, it now throws mudd, and debris. does anybody know if there is a extension for the fender that...

HELLO TO ALL, well i finished my wheel weights, and they are on the tractor. as you all know KUBOTA parts are expensive, so i made my own. i used the HACKERS design, and i bought 12, 25lb. weights from WALMART, at about $10.00 each. i made two plates 1/2in by 12in. diameter, drilled, and...

you can\'t be too careful HELLO TO ALL, i was working on my L3000DT, and had it in my shed. i opened the door, started it up, and drove it outside. i got off, and closed the door, and jumped back on. when threw my right leg across the center of the transmission, my pant leg caught the shift...

hello to all, i would like to buy a backhoe for my L3000DT. do i have to buy a KUBOTA, or will other brands fit? accordionman william l. brown

this is all new to me, as i have never owned a diesel engine before. i have been told, in cold weather if you do not use a special additive, the fuel will gel. i would like to hear from some of the owners who have had their tractors, and have gone through the winter. what kind of problems did...

i had checked everything but the tire pressure. i noticed my L3000DT felt pretty firm. i was thinking about this, and then it hit me. i checked the manual, and it said front 23 psi, rear 14 psi. i checked the rear, and it had 30 psi, and the front was a little high also. do they do this for...

i made it. i thought of a way to get around all this "your user name is already in use" i play accordion, so i am accordionman. william l. brown wlbrown@usmo.com