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Ive made the mistake of using majic multiple times. Its terribly soft even with hardener and takes forever to dry. Rustoleum has never done me wrong.

I personally would wait based on my usage. I like to operate very fast. That being said, I don't use drags so I dont know how much power they even require. Its possible you'd even be able to run that MX in high but not having personal experience with one I wouldn't want to speculate. What I can...

I have about 3000 hours on l6060's. I do practically everything in high gear. I plow snow with a 10' plow in high high and only drop to high low when its very heavy snow. I pull a 15' batwing and grade with an 80" preseeder in high low. You'd have no problem pulling an arena drag in high gear...

Looks like you're making really great progress. One thing im a little concerned about is using single keyways for the gears. Ive had problems over the years with the preseeders I use even though they use 6 spline shafts. I think there's a high chance that keys wont hold up. another thing the...

Weld it and then weld plates along each side and it'll be stronger than new. No problem. I absolutely wouldn't only weld the crack though.

I can't imagine the scenario where its more likely that the glass of a tractor sitting on a trailer would be more likely to break than the tow vehicles windshield. I've been hauling cabbed equipment with the front facing forward pretty much daily for over a decade and never got even a single...

I've got a suggestion concerning your tooth selection. One of my primary jobs for the past 15ish years is finish grading. I use an 80" ati preseeder most of the time that originally came with steel teeth similar to the ones you're considering. when new these teeth are 2" tall and have to be...

box spring, water shutoffs, elevated manhole covers, steel pallet straps, wire fence, t posts, barbed wire, tons of concrete and a cable pedestal. I got stuck cutting hundreds new residential development sites over quite a few years.

definitely doing light work at a job where it was fired up in the morning and left idling most of the day. I'm picturing something like pulling plant orders at a nursery or golf course maintenance . we've got a little wheel loader at work with 14k that was used in a similar way at a landscape...

No, I haven't personally heard of any compatibility problems but I only use what is supplied in bulk specifically for landscape use. I suppose its possible to have problems if you're using what a tree service grinds up if the trees were carrying pests, disease or toxins but I think the risk...

I've been planting trees for almost 20 years. The primary reason newly planted trees die is too much or too little moisture. The most effective way to regulate that is with mulch. Its a good idea not to pile it directly against the trunk though as this can cause rot, disease, or other infestation.

I used to install phone line about 20 years ago. for just short shallow runs we used just a flat plow disc cut in half with a handle welded to it that you'd just step on and work back in forth to make a narrow 6" deep trench that you'd just push back together with your feet. If you want...

the end of useable life for most cutting edges still leaves you with like a 4" blade which should be just fine to build a land plane out of. Maybe most places scrap them at that point but I do lots of metal fab and at the least they make good ballast when cut up so I keep them around. Maybe I'm...

I'd just go ask a local snowplow contractor for some old plow blades. I always have a bunch sitting around with the intention to use on projects but they are a pain to weld and cut because of how hard they are. They'd probably almost give them away.

I use either a 90" rm990 woods 3pt mower or a 15' woods flexwing behind an l6060. The 15' is nice because it lets you slow down and not get as beat up on bumps but it gets pretty inefficient if you have to work around obstacles and takes a big trailer to transport and requires lots of...

You made a great choice. I'm an equipment operator that runs skidsteers and tractors daily and thats my favorite length and style trailer. We have other styles of equipment trailers that have all been relegated to use with equipment that only gets used occasionally because the tilt decks are so...

Ive had to do front axle bearings on a l3400, b2920 twice, l3540, and 2 l6060's. all of which I personally ran and maintained over the past 18 years. The use of ball bearings makes them very susceptible to failure from any amount of prolonged side loading or any contaminants in the axle...

Ive been using a Woods rm990 that I found on craigslist for 1000 bucks going on 8 years now. Its needed a few bearings and seals and I painted it to match the tractor but for being a 30 year old mower, its been great and ive had no issue finding parts.

Yikes. As someone who's built a bunch of patios that's a sight to behold. Just something to consider is if im going over existing concrete i'll screed a thin layer of sand over it to make up the difference in the block heights. It might not matter enough to worry about but just figured i'd...

The enforcement on weights varies drastically on where you are and generally you'll get left alone if what you're hauling looks reasonable. For instance in my area no one gets messed with hauling a 14k trailer without a cdl. The problem comes if you ever get in an accident. Regardless of your...

I'm not saying you're wrong, but the guidelines I've always gone by are these. Can you show me a source that shows an allowable 26k GCWR with a trailer weight over 10k without a cdla? It seems counter intuitive that you'd legally be able to haul a heavier trailer if hauling it with a smaller...

Ive upfit a bunch of trucks so ive had to calculate trailer, truck, and load capacity quite a bit. I don't know your states farm laws but regardless your only way of personally hauling something that size will be under farm exemption laws because there is no way to set up a rig under cdl-a to...

Last year I had a similar thing happen due to fuel contaminated with water that froze and clogged the tank pickup. Literally had our fuel supplier's rep out there trying to get the tractor started during a snow storm. ended up having it towed to a shop to heat up. once we drained the tank there...

I've done quite a bit of excavating over the years with a variety of kubotas ranging from a b series to a grand L usually for patios and walkways in areas that it wasn't worth damaging the rest of the yard with a skidsteer. I think the determining factor is how much rock is in the soil. We have...

Well, the story behind the screener goes that I realized my boss was paying a stupid amount of money to have the lawn and landscape waste of 3 landscape and 5 lawncare crews removed from our yard every few years so I convinced him to let me blend it and turn it to topsoil. He got super lucky and...

I guess it depends how much you have to screen but you may be able to rent a small screener if you want perfectly clean soil. I use an ez screen 600 at work that yields about 15 yards per hour if the soil is dry but the result is perfect. We don't usually use it to clean soil on grade jobs...

That's true for sure. In my case the lx3310 runs a 72" brush hog, 72" tiller, 90" 3pt mower and 60" soil conditioner. All those things would benefit from the extra hp but don't really benefit from a larger frame. Its also used for transporting stone, mulch, trees etc. across established lawns...

Last year the landscaping company I work for bought an LX3310 at my suggestion because my L6060 doesn't always fit in small yards and my grading implement wont fit between 8ft on center fence posts. It was also bought because its narrow enough to plow city sidewalks. Basically the 4020 addresses...

I don't have experience with that one specifically but just wanted to point out that they are pretty inefficient if you are planning on actually mowing with em. Maybe you already know this but my boss found out the hard way when I started working for him that I could cut twice as fast with just...

The extra 4 hp (l6060 is technically 62hp) of the 4066 is overshadowed by the extra gears in the Kubota in my opinion. I looked pretty hard at JD in 2019 because my local Kubota dealer is pretty bad. After trying a few JD's I decided I couldn't live without the HST+ trans. I'm sure it depends on...

Ive been hauling either an l6060 or a t590 bobcat on 14k trailers every work day for over a decade. I also do maintenance on about 30 trailers. Aluminum will fatigue from flexing much quicker than steel so im assuming they're expecting that a chained down piece of equipment will help keep the...

Yup, its an hsdc. Over the years I've put around 6k hours split between a b2920, lx3310, l3200, l3400, l3540, and 2 l6060's and I'd say even with the cab that the hst whine is the worst in the LX and nearly nonexistent in the l3540 and l6060. The grand L is superior in every way to all the...

Got a lx3310 at work last year because we needed a narrow cab machine. My biggest complaint is that the idle speed is twice as high as any of the other kubotas ive run and the transmission is probably the loudest. Under open throttle the engine is comparable to any of the others in sound but the...

In 2005 I had a boss that bought an l3400 new. Shortly after getting it, it lost speed and power going forward. After taking it to the dealership and having someone scold me for burning up the clutch (in an hst tractor!) they took it apart to find that one of the internal castings had cracked...

I actually don't have experience moving around loaded r1's but ive moved r3 and r4's quite a bit. Just judging from pictures of r1's I'm really not sure they'd be more tippy. It seems like the lugs are pretty flat across but I have to admit I don't know first hand. I'll say for sure that highly...

I swap loaded rear turf tires on and off the L6060 seasonally by myself fairly easily. as long as you just jack the tractor up enough to barely take weight off the lugs its not hard to walk the tire on and off without doing any damage or being at risk of it tiping. You can let some air out to...

That's quite a task for such a low HP tractor for sure. Keep in mind that you'll practically have car money into a ZT that'd be big enough to make any appreciable difference in time and effort spent. Im certainly partial to tractors so I'd sell the b7500 and find a 40+ hp tractor and get a nice...

I run a 15' flex wing finish mower behind mine sometimes. Not gonna lie though. If the grass is really tall and thick it'll have you going 3mph.

At work we have a b2920, l3200 (basically just an older 3302), an lx3310 and an l6060. I also put about 1600 hours on an l3540. In total ive got 5000ish hours split between them all. If you have the space and budget to get a 40 or 60 series of any HP I would highly recommend it. The transmission...

I found a deal on ebay several years ago on wheel spinners. paid 28 bucks for 10 of the same kind that kubota brands as their own so everything has a spinner. Word of advice is to pop the cap off the top and put a bit of grease or lube on the bearing or it'll rust and seize pretty easily. If...

I'd love to try a Kubota CTL but our local dealers are terrible. The only reason we have Kubota tractors still is because I love the L6060. The Bobcat dealer on the other hand has always been great so we stick with em for the skidsteers. I drive a 33k or bigger truck anyway so im not too worried...

You made the right choice. We have a s650 and a wide track t650 at work and I hate both of them. Ive been telling my boss to trade the t650 for an t870 ever since he got it. My daily is a t590 so I dont have to suffer with them too often but I still don't like em.

I had an oem seat in the first l6060 i ran and a grammar seat in the one i have now expecting it to be better. Imo, its really not any more comfortable and not worth seeking one out or paying extra for. Im sure this depends on the model and application but its worth keeping in mind before...

Glad you like the T66. I got one at work this spring with all the same options except for one very important difference that caused me to give it to the other guys and keep my t590. Everyone at my work uses hand and foot controls and I've been using them for about 4000 hours so we stuck with...

ouch. I used to bury phone service wire 20 years ago. They'll string them temp wires anywhere and sometimes they'd be there for months. cant say ive snagged one with a brush hog but I did manage to wrap 100 feet of buried 50 pair main cable around the head of a directional boring machine. That...

yeah... I neglected to mention all the wildlife.

I've spent many hundreds of hours cutting new home construction lots so my list is too long to post but here are some highlights. A box spring, chain link fence, barbed wire fence, hundreds of steel pallet straps, hundreds of concrete washout piles, raised manhole covers, stumps, guy wires...

I run with bulk washer fluid in all 4 tires in the winter. Haven't had any issues and its very cheap. I used to have a set of rear tires that were bought used that had calcium chloride in em and that was enough to convince me to never use that stuff. They nearly rotted through.

I'm a little late to the conversation but here's a setup i use to mow some very fast growing commercial construction lots every 2-5 weeks depending on the time of year at 3.5". This is an old woods rm990 rear discharge mower that i found on craigslist for 1200 bucks. I'd just sell off that other...

I forgot i had a picture of what happens if the flow restriction isnt set up correctly. to be fair, the center pivot on curtis plows is pretty weak to begin with.

You'll want to run flow restrictors. you can do adjustable valves but you'll want them on both sides and you'll want the ones that only restrict flow in one direction and not the other so it doesn't cause the cylinders to basically fight against each other. Imagine the cylinder on one side...

You'll be fine. Ive run a 6ft tiller on a kubota b2920, l3200, l3400, and lx3310 without issue. For reference, that b2920 is like half the weight of your tractor and only 4ft wide. If its very heavy clay, you'll just have to take it slower and make more passes.

I take for granted sometimes that we have almost 20 2500 and 3500 chevy trucks at my work with 6.0's and 4l80's that pull trailers and push snow all year that have never had anything worse than some broken exhaust manifold bolts. They may be kinda boring but you can't beat the reliability and...

Ive said exactly the same thing multiple times about roller bearings and swap out the udt for 80/90 at the first change interval. Unfortunately this only goes so far from preventing failure under certain types of use like steep hillside work, commercial snowplowing and extensive loader work on...

I've got a 2005 f350 crew cab lariat 6.0 powerstroke with only 250k miles and a very minor mouse infestation that i'll deliver to your doorstep straight from Michigan for the low low price of 9,999.

Is it possible that it's from the front axle? The L6060 I run now with about 900 hours had the front dif blow up at 80 hours and then about a month ago the hub bearings broke allowing the whole front hub and wheel to fall off while I was mowing a median. Ive never had any issues with kubota's...

I built a rock bucket out of a worn out skidsteer bucket and 1" rebar for practically nothing about 10 years ago and have probably used it on 100 boulder jobs since. Im not sure if it would work well to do something like that on something as small as a b21 though. you have to shake the bucket...

Several years ago my work tried to buy one and the dealership wouldn't sell us one. We ended up waiting and got an lx3310. As far as I can tell the issues are worse the colder your climate is.

Absolutely try to find a power rake, harley rake or preseeder. If you're only using it for a final grade on your own property it'd be worthwhile to rent if one is available locally. They're pretty hard to find for a reasonable price unless you're willing to buy a used one and then resell it once...

It'll totally depend on what you're plowing. If you're just pushing straight on flat paved ground you'll probably be kind of ok. If you're pushing around curves and over contours on rough ground it'll be the most frustrating thing ever and not even close to worth while. My plow rig is an L6060...

Seems like a sign to see this type of topic pop up now. Just this past week I had to mow a 4 mile section of steeply graded center median of a busy 4 lane road with a 90 inch finish mower. Absolutely one of the worst experiences ive had operating. piles of gravel, garbage and roadkill everywhere...

I avoid flux core welding whenever possible because of how dirty it is and how the welds don't look as nice but it does have some advantages. The flux insulates the weld a bit and since there is no shielding gas continually blowing on the weld you can weld a bit thicker steel with the same...

What is the required tensile strength?

If you can get your hands on a harley rake that would be the way to go. Ive been finish grading for 17 years and I don't bother with killing or cutting grass. You just need to run the dirt over that you pull in to the ruts quite a bit so it doesn't settle. I think I spent maybe 30 minutes fixing...

Ah, yeah. We have the slick orange snot around my area so you're better off than I would be. I think a layer of maybe 10 mil plastic at the top would definitely be helpful as long as there isnt too much debris that would put holes in it. I honestly think you're headed in the right direction...

So actual geogrid is kind of an overpriced ripoff. Unfortunately I dont think the type of plastic fence you're talking about would be very effective in clay since it'd basically flow through it over time. I think you could use a solid woven landscape fabric with better success. Its a bit...

600 should be plenty for a tractor that size. the tractor i run the most will handle its full 2200lb lift capacity with a 1200lb implement behind it just fine. Just curious though, is there a reason you wouldnt want to do fluid filled rear tires instead? I built a 1000lb weight box a while back...

Last fall the company i work for got a cabbed lx3310 for finish grading because my normal machine is too wide to fit in a fenced yard with posts 8ft on center. While im happy to have it, im actually pretty surprised how weak it feels. we have a b2920 that feels like a little beast and an l3200...

I guess I should've said "someone with dealer support near me". Fendt certainly makes some incredible stuff but ive never even seen one in person locally.

Well, I don't know if this will make you feel any better about your seat choice but i put 2200 hours on a l6060 with the factory seat and when it got traded for a new one i got the grammar air seat... and its no better in my opinion. The only thing about the factory seat is the springs started...

Ive been hoping someone comes out with a 80-100hp hst tractor ever since i started plowing snow with the l6060. It make sense in mid size ag tractors to not offer hst's but i can still dream.

I sweat quite a bit in all the areas that contact a seat and I use the 12v vented seat cushion like that but one that does the whole back too and its literally the best thing ever. Even with the A/C kicking or in the winter plowing snow its so good. I wont ever be without one.

sounds like just a stuck injector causing fuel knock. Not a big deal. All 4 new tractors that ive taken delivery of at work had to go back at some point during the warranty for repairs. Bad orbital motor, internal hst leak causing no power, front differential literally grenaded at like 50 hours...

The lx3310 i run is touchy as well but not necessarily much more than the other small tractors ive run. The simplest solution is just going to be flow control valves in line with the loaders quick couplers.

They finally sorted that out on the newer hst models that don't still have a clutch pedal. the l6060 and LX3310 that i run have the brakes on the left but the L3200 and b2920 have em on the right. I get the feeling that they didnt want to deal with reengineering the brakes to accommodate HST's...

Just wanted to toss my 2 cents in since Ive been making quite a bit of topsoil over the last few years. From what I can tell, the decay process of the yard waste also rots any seeds in the soil quite quickly so by the time grass clippings and leaves have deteriorated, so have any seeds. I have...

Check everything that looks like it'd be dealer installed. Ive taken delivery of 4 new kubotas over the years at work and my local dealer is notorious for not tightening bolts.

Unless you're hauling a ton of other stuff than the skid steer i'd go 14k tilt deck all day. I used deckovers and standard equipment trailers for many years and now wouldnt go any other way than a tilt. Just today i had to use a normal equipment trailer and had one of the ramps get stuck onto...

They've been using that pedal for quite a while. The 2016 l6060 i used to run had it so I assume since the 60 series came out. I like it quite a bit despite usually hating everything that's electric over hydraulic. I'm really picky about control feel and response and haven't had any issue with...

Most HST tractors I've run are obnoxiously loud to the point where I won't run em without something in my ears. Its very likely that it just is what it is unfortunately. Still probably worth having someone listen to it that would know though.

I ran a 2016 l6060 to about 2200 hours and now a 2020 l6060 currently to about 900 and they both were exactly how you describe. Ironically I just got called by a guy that took it to run a batwing mower yesterday to ask if the gauge worked because he had been mowing for 3 hours and it still...

I had a customer with very expensive but dirty stone about 12 years ago. These days i'd use an actual vibratory screening table but what worked quite well at the time was the expanded metal fold down ramp of a lawncare trailer. I removed it from the trailer and set it up on an angle to let the...

I haven't seen that exact purpose built setup but a guy i know used to have a beverage truck that was converted to a form hauler. Have a look at beverage trailers. you'd have to cut quite a bit of stuff off and either convert to a 5th wheel or convert the trailer to goose neck but with the cost...

I guess its not out of the question that some mechanic had the bright idea to use their used UDT to load tires in new tractors. The last tractor my work bought came with beet juice loaded rear tires without us requesting it so i guess some dealers just do that. I could see some environmental...

The clutch needs to be adjusted. Ive had new implements come with incorrectly set clutches more often than not. Those clutches aren't made to be continually slipped and they'll burn up quite quick so try not to run it that way until you get the right torque specs.

That video is a good example of why a CTL mounted harley rake has some maneuverability benefits but also has some major disadvantages over a tractor mounted harley rake. You can see that since the orientation of the harley rake changes based on the lift and tilt of the arms, he's constantly...

Sounds to me that you're making a good choice with the KX040-4. Its nice that its just small enough to be transported on a 14k trailer. Also, those machines really don't depreciate so if you get done with everything and find you just aren't using it and want to sell, you'll be out less money...

Compact track loader

At work we build a ton of boulder egresses on new construction with a PC30 Komatsu or more recently a Bobcat E35 both with thumbs. If you're talking legitimate 3ft rocks in all dimensions then you definitely need a bigger machine. If you're talking 3ft in the widest and only ones that'll be on...

My primary job for about the past 15 years is finish grading. I spend about 400 hours a year on a CTL and I spend about 400 hours a year on a tractor. I usually visit a grade job twice before it gets seeded. The first time, I take a CTL with a bucket and harley rake. The excavator doesn't get...

I can vouch for Messick's having fantastic diagrams for anything ive ever searched as well as a great price and fast shipping. I think I needed to make an account to view diagrams though. not totally sure.

I figure some people will get a kick out of this. Here's a 72" trash tier cutter bought new for 1000 bucks. I used it behind an l3540 and l6060 for about 6 years to cut construction lots littered with rocks, concrete, and every type of building debris so Ive broken the deck, blades and even the...

Last spring my boss ordered an lx3310. We waited almost all summer for the loader to come in. Finally, we did some calling around and found a dealer in northern michigan with 3 loaders in stock. when we called the dealer that we were waiting on and told em we couldnt wait any longer and we were...

I had a set of tires on a 14k equipment trailer that did exactly what your picture shows there. It was quite a while ago and i cant remember the name of the tire but they came new with the trailer and the trailer wasn't that old. had every bit as much tread left as yours. when it was all sorted...

If all you're doing is cleaning up your own property, my opinion is the cheaper the better. Quality grapples are made for daily use on equipment with 4 times the breakout force of your tractor. If the 1200 dollar bargain bin grapple i use at work hooked to a t590 bobcat hasnt even bent yet, you...

It depends what you're hauling but you can buy used billboard signs for pretty cheap like 80 bucks for a 14x48. its smooth vinyl, so you can drag the load off pretty easy and its much more durable than normal tarps.

my favorite equipment trailers are 22ft 14k tilt decks. I'd imagine a 7ft brush hog would have the wheel hanging off the back, but that's fine. The tilt deck is such a game changer. I haven't run into a scenario where i'd benefit from a 24ft. With the box, this setup would be a little tongue...

I guess theres a bunch of variables that im curious about. What machine are you planning on building it for? If its for your 4060 you should consider that the extra weight and length of a 4 in 1 made out of a skid steer bucket is going to not be fun to use at all. Second, did you include the...

If you have to use it in any areas where grass is thin, or the soil is soft I dont think you'll find a bristle broom that is soft enough to prevent damage. Handheld power brooms use rubber paddles for that reason and work really well. I would personally be looking for rubber strips to modify the...

Its just the shroud. if the shaft was bent it'd be shaking like crazy. I guarantee its fine.

I could write a whole book on bad dealer prep. Literally all 4 of the Kubotas that ive received new at work had significant problems. Literally the last machine which was an LX3310 received last fall immediately had the 3rd function lines torn off because the dealer mounted the grille guard...

just push the one that's bent forward back by pushing against a tree or something. Its just that weak little tube that runs between them that twisted. Ive had a few guys at work do this and its really not a big deal to bend back.

I just got done servicing 2 dozen trailers at work and we only have 2 tri axles left. The bearings get loose faster and the tires wear drastically quicker. I even had to weld up a spring hanger on the back axle that tore off from side loading. I'd say they would be fine for lots of highway...

As they say, a picture is worth 1000 words. I use either a little tiny b2920 or an l3200 to jockey trailers around without issue. Heres about 11000lbs getting towed around by a 1500lb tractor. Its just very important to stop and turn slowly. We could go round and round about how steep the hill...

sounds like what you're saying would work, but its not really ideal. I did 90 degree fittings splayed out to fit 1/2" couplers. perhaps you could do 45's?

Here's a C6500 flat bed dump truck that I converted to a light material hauler with fold down and removable sides and gate hauling The L6060 with a 15 foot Woods flex wing mower at an industrial park that I mow.

Rust is iron oxide. Just iron and oxygen. If oxygen cant reach the iron, no new rust is formed. The reason that people think rust spreads like a cancer is because rust creates porosity. That porosity allows further exposure to air, water, and salt. If you saturate that existing rust with an air...

Buy 2 gallons of black fluid film or wool wax (same stuff, different name) for 100 bucks add a pro spray kit for 100 bucks off of Amazon. Spend 2-3 hours spraying, and the underside of that truck will look beautiful for years. Once a year or two, spend 30 minutes touching up any spots that may...

Sounds like you've got it all figured out. I did similar on a l3200 where i used a 3 spool valve and used one for the 3rd function and the other 2 for the rear remotes. Both the b2920 and l3200 worked without issue, so i doubt you'll run in to problems as long as youve got all the fittings...

Not sure if you're putting together your own setup together or buying a kit, but heres the valve that I used and where i mounted it. Prince Hydraulic Control Valve — 8 GPM, 2-Spool, Model# MB21BB5C1

I added rear remotes to a b2920 a few years ago. It looks like the same basic layout. I hadnt plumbed the drain hose in yet, but that was just done with a barb tee. you can see the 2 open connections on the right side. You can put the 3rd function valve in line before or after the loader valve...

I think the problems with broken planks probably has more to do with cheap or old wood. The trailers I use have wood decks and even having much heavier equipment loaded on and off multiple times a day for several years, the wood is fine. steel decks are honestly a pain. As far as price goes, im...

Hopefully the filter is just so plugged that its causing cavitation. Considering the hydro system service interval is 600 hours, theres a pretty good chance that its trashed.

Rotary brooms are insanely good for cleaning rock and debris out of grass. you can even dethatch yards with em.

I wanted to try building a "smokeless" burn barrel as to not bother my neighbors. I did the normal holes, but then wrapped the outside with steel siding with the ribs pointed in to create a 1" space. I left the siding 2" taller than the barrel and used an old metal table top with a hole in it a...

I put 2200 hours on a 2016 l6060 and am now coming up on 800 hours on a 2020 l6060. I can think of maybe 4 occasions where the regen was an inconvenience. 3 times were when i was moving pallets around in a barn and didnt want to run high rpms, and one when i shut it down during regen because i...

Considering the 500mm forward spec is only 1784lbs, I'd say the pressure is right where it should be. I got the opportunity to use an m59 a few years ago and the difference is staggering. The TLB's are truly made to lift. That said, for someone like me who's doing 3pt work 90% of the time, I...

I just thought i'd throw in a real world example for reference. This is a 2200lb pallet. I was only able to pick it up about 4 inches above the deck height of the trailer before it stopped lifting all together. From there, I had to make like a 30 point turn because the steering practically...

Looks to me like a guy who knows exactly what his equipment is capable of and is doing the best he can with what he has. I've got 5000 hours on tractors and 6000 on other heavy equipment as a landscaper, and I get put in this type of situation all the time. I have never flipped. Ditches, berms...

I plow snow in mine and it gets left at the back of a customers parking lot unplugged all winter for the past 5 years. Even -20c or colder it has always fired right up with one glow plug cycle aside from 2 unrelated failures. Is it turning over properly? It may start hard if the starter or...

Yup, as soon as spring hits my weight box gets shoved in to the back of a shipping container until the following winter. If i wasnt plowing snow it would be useless.

So, i figured i'd show the 2 most common ways my work machine is set up to detail how different applications may warrant different ballast. For summer use I have no fluid in any of the tires to help minimize ruts on soft ground. Since I always have a 3pt implement that is at least 1000lbs and...

Oh, right. Thats my bad. I forgot they only do the top bearing for the models with the biggest loaders. Well, i imagine as long as you keep an eye on em you'll be able to spot any issues before they get too serious.

You may want to consider running some supports to the top bearing bolts. Any small amount of flex will allow them to fatigue and crack very quickly. even though I can stand on mine at 200lbs, i still had to repair a few small cracks after 4 years of commercial use.

Ive been told a few times by my local dealerships that its perfectly fine to overfill them and they actually recommend it to quiet down some of the noisy hst models a little bit so i usually put in a few extra quarts in case i lose some for any reason, but i dont know if that applies to all models.

I actually had this happen with a low hour l3200 a few months ago. I think all it would take is a bug, leaf or other little piece of debris to fall in the tank while fueling to cause the fuel line to plug.

At work we bought an lx3310 with cab this summer. We also have a B2920, l3200, and an l6060 with cab. previously ive also ran a l3540 and an l3400. I would say that unless you have some very specific space requirements, you'd be happier with a grand L. We bought the lx3310 specifically for...

all ya need is a 12v battery and 2 wires.

Ive extended several tractor buckets just by welding a new cutting edge in front of the existing one and gusseting the sides and that's worked great. This bucket is on its 3rd tractor now. You just have to be very careful not to warp it or you'll end up with a bow.

you might be able to get by with a pusher if your driveway is completely flat but if you didnt like the hla blade you probably wont like a pusher any better. If you get a rubber edged push box, you'll have problems sliding over top of heavy snow and ice and it'll be practically impossible to...

Ive used cutting edge steel for several projects because we keep em around after theyre worn down at work and have had the same problem in the past. Im no metallurgist, but I think the issue comes from the cutting edge being so hard that the contraction of the weld causes an extremely pinpoint...

something i forgot about and seems to be a common element with the other people that have had batteries explode is having had a charger on it beforehand. The one i had on mine was just 3 amps, but it wasnt one with all the electronic safeties that they make now. mine also blew up while cranking.

I had a car battery randomly explode in my daily driver about 2 years ago. It may be rare, but it certainly can happen for no other reason than the battery being defective or damaged.

Ive replaced quite a few of those seals as well as the bearings. Its not just a usual failure, its practically inevitable in my experience. They arent hard to replace and dont require any special tools other than a good set of snap ring pliers. The biggest thing is to keep everything spotlessly...

I havent used the summit valves because i got lucky to find a deal on prince when i put remotes on a few tractors but ive used quite a few summit fittings and couplers and i was really impressed considering the low cost and havent had any issues with them yet.

Every time a technology becomes obsolete or prohibitive, people find reasons to complain. Like it or not, we cant burn fossil fuels forever at the rate we currently are and small engines are by far the dirtiest and easiest to replace. The market needs an incentive to develope electric CUTs, UTVs...

I havent personally run a toolcat, but the company i work for looked at getting one a few years ago. we were actually talked out of it by the dealer, who's a friend of my boss. According to him they're somewhat of a maintenance mess because there are just too many moving parts with the 4 wheel...

unfortunately flux core wire is like twice the price of mig wire. you can get it at pretty much every home improvement store, tsc or amazon. im not an expert on wire types, so i just stick with .030 lincoln or hobart wire. Truth is, flux core welding kinda sucks compared to mig welding and the...

the wires that im speaking of are the one for the ground cable and the one that powers the mig gun. these will usually be connected to terminals inside the door of the machine labeled positive and negative. if you are welding with shielding gas you'd want the electrode wire (the one to the gun)...

to change the polarity you have to physically swap the 2 big wires that are usually located inside the door that covers the wire compartment. there will usually be a settings chart in there showing which polarity to use for which type of welding

it also looks like theres a bunch of porosity. usually flux core is pretty forgiving on surface prep. what type and size wire are you using? what amperage and wire speed are you set at? what works well for me is moving like im drawing lower case cursive letter e's. I naturally have pretty shaky...

is the polarity set right? mig and flux core use opposite polarity.

well, I cant be sure but I think they probably saturated their own market by selling the same implement for 37 years. basically every landscaper around my area has em and they only need to fix moving parts since the main structure is pretty bulletproof. The roller gives the best results for...

I have a little experience with oversized loader cylinders. In 2012 my boss got a killer deal on a l3540 with 400 hours. once i started using it i realized the bucket wasnt sitting straight. after a bit of inspecting i noticed that the right side cast steel mount had been snapped an poorly...

They quit making em a few years ago but if you could get your hands on an ATI 805 preseeder you'd find there is nothing that produces a smoother grade due to the hydraulically adjusted rear roller giving a much more accurate orientation than other 2 wheeled models. ive been using em for about 15...

I see some people arent understanding the differences in design between a flexwing finish mower and a batwing brushcutter. most flexwing mowers use a single hydraulic line plumbed to all the decks and require all decks to be down to use. they have a set cut height that cant be changed while in...

at work i use 2 cabbed (l6060 and lx3310) and 2 open station (l3200 and b2920) with about 6000 hours of tractor experience. my only complaint with cabbed tractors is having to clean glass regularly and the morning glare in early spring and late fall. ive broke a few flashers on low branches and...

you arent wrong. im a cld-a driver and fabricator. over the summer i drive any of about 18 trailers ranging from 3500lb to 40000lb and in the winter i do maintenance on them. . many 7000lb trailers are made with hot rolled angle iron and c channel that tends to flex and fatigue more than heavier...

Ive been hauling equipment daily for almost 20 years on trailers that are loaded to very near to their rated max capacity without incident. the rated capacity is a safe rating with a significant margin before it becomes unsafe. if the price is right, go for it.

Ive got a few f350's for real hauling, but here's my 1200 dollar "tool truck" with a free truck bed slide in the back hauling my 450 dollar trailer with some free truck toolboxes built into the side that double as shelves on the inside. needless to say, it was all rotted out junk when i got it...

The seal that I am speaking of is at the front of the transmission for the driveshaft to the front axle. It will be UDT leaking, not what you have in the front axle, and will require the tractor to be split in half to fix, if you choose to fix it.

So, this is just my 2 cents as a professional finish grader and i cant get the whole scope of the job from a picture but i wouldnt till any more of the existing ground than you have to. if you break that ground up you may end up in a world of problems if you get much rainfall. i'd first cut it...

i had the same issue with the l3540 that i used to run. its going to be the seal for the shaft to the front axle. the seal itself is a few bucks and easy to put in but requires splitting the tractor. I ended up splitting that tractor myself to save my boss the 1000 bucks and it really wasnt bad...

I dont think you'll find ground flat enough that a static angle measurement will save you. Usually if you're going to tip, it'll be from being on a slope and then additionally finding a sudden rise on the high side or a hole/soft ground on the low side. Not to say that inclinometers arent a...

ive had front axle bearings fail on 3 of the 6 kubotas that ive run over the years despite them all getting their proper fluid changes. The 2016 l6060 had the bearings go out under warrantee and was traded in at 2200 hours and the 2020 l6060 that i run now had the front dif blow up suddenly and...

I actually have a little 12v fridge that i got off amazon in my tractor set up behind my left shoulder. Its got room for 4-6 drinks and it works quite well. it also has a warming function but im not the hot drink type so i havent tried it.

I second this. I can almost guarantee that the spacing between the pivot and cylinder pin is just slightly closer than it should be allowing it to rotate too far. as an alternative to welding, you could put a limiting strap on.

To answer your question of how to get fluid in to the tires, they make a schrader valve to garden hose fitting with a little pressure relief valve button that you can find for about 12 bucks. from there, you can either use a little pump or if you dont mind the extra hassle you could gravity feed...

Im aware of the correct level to load tires. Noticeable sloshing occurs when they are under filled with a low viscosity fluid like washer fluid. CaCl is a great way to rot out rims that dont have tubes. Im not running brine without tubes in a nearly new tractor and im not putting tubes in tires...

I actually use windshield washer fluid because we buy it by the tote and its the cheapest thing that wont freeze. i think it could be a bad choice on a smaller machine or if the tires werent as full because you may feel the sloshing. i used a rented tractor with loaded tires once brush hogging...

thats a pretty complicated question really. in my case, i run no added weight all summer because i always have a suitably heavy 3pt implement on, but once winter hits and the snow plow goes on i run loaded front and rear tires as well as a 1000lb weight box for stability and traction. It all...

i had this happen to a new 2005 l3400 kubota. ended up being a cracked internal casting allowing fluid to bypass. i wasnt too thrilled when the guy at the dealership accused me of burning up the clutch.... on an hst tractor.

ive plowed in trucks, skidsteers, wheel loaders and tractors and my favorite is by far the tractor. provided all your plowing is within a few miles, i'd go that route. 683336

I cant speak about the top link or quick hitch but the rear wiper is an option. the first 6060 i ran had it added after purchase for snow plowing. The wiring is already all there for rear work lights so its very easy to add any lights you'd like. I went with pods facing out on the flasher light...

ive picked up a few 2200lb pallets of paver blocks with the l6060 that i run.... just barely. so, im guessing they are underrating it a bit. The problem is the steering is way weaker than it should be and is basically non-functional with that much weight on the front. Even with just a bucket of...

the 2016 l6060 i used to run had practically every 10mm bolt that holds a dealer installed part on back out as well as the loader frame bolts and 2 hydraulic leaks from the added remotes. I think Kubotas QC is fine, but the requirements from their dealers could be stepped up. The 2020 l6060 i...

You'll be much happier with turfs considering what you use the tractor for. Ive run 3 tractors with turfs and 3 with r4's over the years and ive found that the only advantage of r1 and r4's is working in mud and longer tread life on gravel and pavement. For reasonably dry ground, grass, snow...

the l6060 with 2200 hours i ran until last year before trading for a new l6060 ran exactly the same way then as the new one but i did find it sounding a bit louder if i actually went with the 400 hour oil change. every other kubota ive run got changed at 200. After about 1500 hours i started...

the only thing the extra hp will do is allow things to be done a bit faster. the physical limitations of the 2 machines pretty much the same. So, for personal use i think it probably boils down to how patient you are vs. what you're willing to spend. since you arent using the pto, i dont see the...

Ive used many hundreds of cutoffs over the years with only very few incidents. When possible I run em right down to nothing. The problem with cutting roofing is the metal will start to vibrate and will destroy the disc in seconds if you let the blade get in too deep or bind. The other problem...

I had the standard seat in a 2016 l6060 that I put 2200 hours on and now have the grammar seat in a 2020 l6060 with 360 hours. Truth is, i dont really notice an improvement with the air seat. The springs in the standard seat got very squeaky over time but thats the only complaint i had. I use a...

Thanks! they are fastened by a plate that connects to 4 of the 10 mm (i think) bolts that hold on the axle shaft housing as well as 2 maybe 15mm? bolts for the top bearing housing. Ive stood on em many times and they support my 200lbs just fine.

Hey all. Just wanted to show version 2 of my snow rig. The first was a 2016 l6060 with a 7.5 Curtis with wings. The biggest change to this new tractor is a 8-10' western wideout. The Curtis was used on the first because the mount is much narrower and fits between the front tires. The Western has...

Quite a bit actually. I figured i needed space for some spare parts, tools and a chain since there isnt much room in the cab and the tractor gets parked at a down town account for the winter pretty far from the shop.

Here's one i built for my work tractor for snow plowing. I made it to tuck in as close to the tractor as possible to transfer less weight off of the front. Its actually heavier in front of the drawpins by 50ish lbs. Its made of salvaged 1/4" plate and 640lbs of quikrete mixed with any scrap...

So, we finally got some snow to try out the new setup. We got a total of around 6 inches and i spent about 9 hours clearing it. Somewhat to my surprise, everything worked perfectly. The crossover relief was set at a good pressure out of the box. The flow control valves worked as they should...

Snow plow update! So, as previously mentioned the electric over hydraulic plow setup was a bit slow. Since I had the tractor back at the shop to do some maintainence i decided to try converting the hydraulics to run off the loader circuit. The lift works good, although its a bit too fast even...

Thats certainly not a bad way to go especially if we decide to get a snow blower at some point. Ive thought otherwise that i can still use the existing mount and replace the lift cylinder and chain with just a cylinder and use the loader float function so it would be basically like a Boss plow...

Hey, farm boy. The L6060 is pretty much working as hoped. Ive been running it on around 10 commercial snow plow accounts that range from churches to apartment complexes to retail stores in a down town area. I'd say overall its around 1.5 times faster than a 3/4 ton pickup. It really shines in...

Hey, thanks guys. Its been really nice to have the grapple tucked away in my truck toolbox since I dont usually know when or where i'll need it. I actually figured i would have broke it by now with the l6060 since i built it for the weak little loader that was on the old l3540 but despite a...

Last year my boss called around and found an aftermarket set for our l6060. I think it was at wolf kubota in grand rapids michigan but im not 100% on that. the problem is that they were $900. I think he said they were made of plastic and i dont think he mentioned a brand name. you may have...

So many great looking machines posted here. I can't claim ownership of this machine but Im the sole operator and treat it like it was my own. Its a 2016 L6060 with around 510 hours.

Here's a quick update of the fenders with mud flaps. I think i'll keep them black for now since they match the plow frame and the grille. I wish i could say i was done but im not happy with the vertical travel of the plow so i will probably end up reworking it. I also recessed a bunch of amber...

The kubota dealership wanted over $900 for a set of front fenders so i made my own out of a $40 trailer fender and some leftover steel. Ive got to pick up some small mudflaps still and im not sure i'll stick with the black color. I may pick up a few cans of kubota grey and maybe spray the inside...

Turns out i had one.

Hi all. This spring i made some modifications to a kubota tractor bucket that turned out to work pretty well. The grapple was just scrap steel and cylinders that were sitting around because i didnt want to spend any money on it. Im probably going to build an expanded metal spill guard for snow...