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I think most who ask questions about buying a tractor on TBN buy new because they are new to tractors (thus all the questions) and because of this are uncomfortable buying used. I'd guess there's a lot of buying and selling used that you never hear about. Believe me, it's very easy to sell a...

Yes, one of the front cylinders is bent. I noticed it maybe 2 yrs ago. It doesn't leak or seem to affect functionality. I've done a lot of prying of stuff out of the ground with forks and removing trees with stump buckets. So I'm not really surprised that I bent one. I'm guessing I hooked a...

I got it hooked up on the front and am extremely impressed with build quality and the pinch force of the lid. The log in this picture is one that I can barely get off the ground with forks. And I'm rated at 2700+ full height and ~3700 at ground level (at pin). I was amazed that this grapple...

Sorry, no pics doing actual work. All I've done is take it off the pallet, put it on the back of the tractor and made sure that it worked. I'm in the process of ordering hoses so I can put it on the front. I'll share more when that process is done. Everything was greased and it functioned as...

I realize this is an old thread... but I finally pulled the trigger on a Frostbite! I bought it through FrostBite Grapples - Grapple, Log Grapple and Todd was very responsive and answered all my questions. Delivery was quick about 1 week and everything looks to be as requested. I can give a...

Yes, it was poison Ivy. But it's been dead and dried up for a long time. My forearms rubbed against it while setting the chains yesterday and I didn't get anything from it.

Another big log... don't even have the mill together yet and will have to trim this some to get it on. (and figure out a way to lift it, can barely drag it!)

You know, they don't calculate inflation like they did in the 70's. If they did, this past year would be around 15% instead of the 8% figure they're using. There has been a ton of inflation since I bought my tractor. I'd guess around 50% using a fair calculation, not the governments.

This thread got me curious. A used 2012 DS4510HS with 900 hours is the same price on Tractor-house as I paid for my 2013 new.

might mill some lumber out of this one... This big log was in a drainage ditch full of water and too heavy to lift with an attachment so had to go to the strap.

Just adding my experience. I have a 2013 Kioti DS4510HS and 2 days ago I had the exact same problem. Wouldn't start. Pulled the stop solenoid and it started. Tested everything with a meter. Couldn't find anything wrong. Replaced the stop solenoid relay with the starter relay and it worked...

This is the best picture I have that shows the end. Now that I'm looking at it more closely, I'm wondering if it's ash?

Sorry to disrupt the Mill talk, but I just got a nice chunk of white oak (17ft and nearly 2ft diameter) and I'm going to make a staircase out of it that goes to the treehouse I'm building with my kids. Any advice on what to treat it with to keep it from decaying?

I'm definitely going narrow and single lid. I do push over trees on occasion and my stump bucket is my favorite tool for pushing them over or digging out the ball if needed. However, if the tree is small enough to pry out of the ground in one motion then forks are my go to. It's amazing what...

Adding a picture to explain how I'm using the 3pt to transport logs. This particular load came from a wood lot 2 miles down the road. 2 miles is the furthest I go. All other wood lots that I use are within 1/2 mile by road. I'm positioning logs by hand. I'd like to carry them sideways to...

I'm thinking of getting a grapple for my Kioti DS4510HS and could use some input. Am I going the right direction here? What do I need to consider? Below are the machine details, my intended uses, and one grapple that has caught my eye so far: Machine: Kioti DS4510HS Engine HP: 45 Loader...

The Kioti handles the 1 yard bucket better than I thought it would. The Kioti has a strong loader for a CUT. And subtracting the extra weight of the larger bucket, my loader will still lift ~3,500 at ground level and ~2,500 to full height (with enough ballast). The curl cylinders are very...

My 1 yard bucket is not from the factory. I can use anything that fits SSQA. Actual specs from Loflin say 0.986 yd3. Close enough.

Agree. I brought the truck home today! 70 miles on it so far with a "lifetime" average of 20.1 mpg on the readout - 60% of that was highway with Cruise set to 70mph. Given that it has the 3.73 gears, elephant mirrors and isn't broken in, I'm very please with MPG empty. And of course, the...

If you put a blade on the loader QA. 1. Make sure the blade floats from a chain or something to keep down pressure minimal 2. make sure it is as close as possible to the QA attachment to minimize leverage on the tractor. Down side to this is if you have dips in your driveway the loader...

I've towed ~10,000 with my previous Kioti LB1914 which is a ~20hp tractor. As it sits in the picture it weighs ~4,000 pounds. So about 2.5x the tractors weight. At that weight it required 4 wheel drive to go up a loose gravel driveway with 5% grade. As long as you can get traction the tractor...

I found these in another forum (attached). Apparently there are two 9 3/4" axles - standard and HD. The fluid capacity is different. But even the HD is still a c-clip axle - not full floating. Axle capacity (4,800 pounds) is only a few hundred pounds more than the standard 9-3/4". This is...

I'm looking for a new truck and am looking for input to help me decide (I know you guys are good at that!) :thumbsup: Background on my situation: I had a 1999.5 F-250 Crew Cab 7.3 PSD for 14 years and eventually got rid of it due to rust. In retrospect, I probably should have paid someone to...

We've been snow starved in PA this winter. All that's supposed to change tomorrow (I'm like a little kid at Christmas!). I was able to shoe horn the wife's minivan and my Jeep GC into the shed with enough room in between for the tractor (a first). The driveway is soft from all the warm...

So today I had a similar situation to the OP. I friend had a leaner in his woods he wanted me to help get down. He's 2 miles away. I drove the tractor over, got the leaner down and took as much would with me as I could. I have SSQA at both ends but only one set of forks. So I put my snow...

If you are just going to lift pallets and not getting a bigger tractor later the lighter model is fine and will lift a little more because it is lighter. But let's be real, you're going to do everything you can conceive of doing with these forks including prying up the aforementioned rocks -...

My 1,100 pound capacity hanging scale came today and I'm already wishing I had a 5000 pound rated scale (just didn't want to pay for one)! While it is possible to set up pulleys to measure heavier objects, the set up is cumbersome so I haven't tried to weigh anything really heavy yet. However...

Front axle testing.. :D In all seriousness, this is why I got an SSQA plate for the rear. The rear is designed to handle higher loads for a longer duration than the front end. Plus it's more stable to carry on the rear.

LD-1, these are the buckets I use most often (in addition to forks), thus the 19.5" isn't too meaningful to me... I don't think the stock bucket has even been on the tractor in the past year! I have a project coming up where I'm going to use a boom pole. So I really want to understand the...

Here is a picture of the compound linkage and I'm guessing this is very similar to just about every CUT sold today. I did not use any geometry in this compound linkage to calculate anything. I am only using the surface area for the cylinders, stroke, relief pressure and how much the...

I guess I'm in the camp that can't see spending money on a BH unless you have routine BH work to do that isn't better handled by renting larger equipment. Between a stump bucket and forks, I've dug out every rock I've wanted to dig out and dug every hole I wanted to dig. I think there might...

Adding to my log pile. These are black walnut but they are crooked and knotty and only about 12" diameter not including bark. Anyone know if there is any market for these small diameter crooked knotty black walnut logs?

The track steer suggestion is a very good one. If dead set on a tractor for steeper areas, I'd forget the Kubota B series. I'm not sure how easy an L is to make low and wide so no comment there. However, if I wanted a low wide modern tractor, I'd probably start with a MF2605 and leave it as...

Hoping someone can help me find some suitable 3pt pallet / log forks without breaking the bank. Hoping to stay under / around $500. I want the forks to be able to handle 3,000 pounds comfortably. I already have front forks which are rated at 4,000 pounds. I got these locally for $550 and...

Regarding the small tree removal. I was surprised how this worked out with my first tractor. My 19hp tractor (same weigh as modern 25-30hp CUT) could push over may trees in the 6-8 inch diameter range because the trunk was ridged enough to pop the root ball out. However, for smaller trees...

Messing with trees with a tractor can indeed be very dangerous. On the other hand, things that seem very dangerous to some, can be done with a high degree of safety. With that little 19hp tractor, I got in the habit of guiding the fall of small trees directly onto the tractor so that I...

Nah... that would be the DS4510HS! :thumbsup: Just messing with you, both were incredible values. I'm assuming the OP is looking at a DK50se rather than the older DK50. And given the loader was listed as the only thing insufficient on the current tractor I'd say there's just about no way you...

The Edge Tamers are the best solution I've used for snow removal with a bucket on loose gravel and grass. Previously I tried PVC pipes, steel pipes, and just angling the bucket and being careful. I didn't find any of these other approaches satisfactory. I give the edge Tamers 5 stars once you...

Yea, I wouldn't want to drop a tree on a sun shade either! Especially not with me in the seat!! :eek: I once dropped the beginnings of my zip line tower on the FOPS. I was using the tractor to steady the base. Not a big deal. The FOPS was designed to take far more than that. It just...

OP here. The cold weather is starting to roll in and it's snowing in parts of the Northeast. About a year ago I grooved the tires on my new tractor (well, new 2 years ago). At that time I wrote that I would post pictures once I was done but got busy etc. So finally posting pics! I did the...

As soon as you wrote this I immediately thought "that's a 7900!". I have one and the only mod is the popular HD filter kit. I gained 10% to 15% more cutting speed just by adding the filter kit and re-tuning the carb. Just with bigger filter and intake that comes with the kit, I'd bet it's...

That is great to know especially since your tractor is quite similar to mine. It is a different front axle but I suspect not much different. I can easily see how one could break an axle doing what you described. I push trees over in the woods all the time and have been doing this for 10 years...

Don't get me wrong, I like lots of weight on the rear. I have 1000 pounds of fill in the rears, a 200 pound brush cage and 400 pounds of iron ~18" behind the rear axle. Factor in the 100 pounds I transfer from the front and I'm running 1,700 extra pounds on the rear and the tractor is very...

"You need rear ballast or you will trash your front axle" I just read this in another thread and have often read similar things in others. It makes sense. After all, adding weight behind the rear axle removes weight from the front axle. I've always just accepted this statement... until now...

I once cut up a tree covered with poison ivy. Didn't think about it much because I hadn't had any reaction to poison ivy for the previous 25 years. Prior to cutting it up I was moving rounds by hand with a short sleeve shirt and had cuts all over my forearms. Anyway, long story short -...

This is yesterday's seat time. Removing a tree to put a gravel lane to the back of my barn where the shed roof is. I'm glad the ground froze up so I could take down this tree without making a mess. The tractor would not just push it over. I had to dig out the back side of it with the stump...

Moving bottom part of tree with root ball still on it. I use pallet forks for all my non-grappling "grappling". I've always wanted a grapple but for the little grapple type work I do I think it makes more sense just to use forks or the big bucket or the stump bucket or the regular bucket...

This looks to be a DK not a CK. If so, it is in a whole different class than anything the OP has looked at. Some may consider 900hrs a lot. Seems like a good deal for a cab tractor. I wanted a cab really badly last winter so I made an enclosure this winter. It cost ~$350 for an aluminum...

Just like this! :cool2:

Wow! sorry guys, didn't mean to start such a debate! I also didn't realize people would be so critical on measurements. So let me give you all the information I have so you don't have to guess. 9 feet long was an eyeball estimate... I didn't put a tape on it. It was certainly over 8 feet...

I also agree that you are better off renting or hiring out for your sump removal and going without the backhoe on the tractor and using those funds to go bigger or get implements that you will use to maintain the property. I moved onto 2 acres with ~1.5 that needed clearing / landscaping. I...

I'm not running a GC or BX or anything similar, but I do use something that I think will be helpful to some that are running their GC or BX buckets on gravel driveways. Someone else mentioned putting a PCV pipe on the bucket edge and that does work well. However, for me, they would break...

Now I know I was under charging! We got 30 inches and I did a 500 foot driveway for dinner. A 100 ft driveway for $50 (but they gave me $80). A 300 ft driveway for $100 (didn't ask, they just handed it to me) and a 50 foot driveway for $15. And a bunch more for free! I had fun though. And...

The biggest problem with a bucket that is too big (deep) is that your curl function becomes less useable. I actually have 3 buckets, one is 16" wide and 40 inches deep (stump bucket), one is 65" wide and 20" Deep w tooth bar (Factory bucket), and one is 72" wide and 42"'deep (snow bucket). I...

The Dolmar 7900 is a little girl's saw!!!! ;) I hope you know that I'm kidding. I love the 7900. My favorite saw.

you've seen her before :) Here's the build thread that shows more details if anyone is interested. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/172660-cage-kioti-lb1914-3.html

I couldn't find it either. Here are pictures of the 2605 and 2615. The 2605 doesn't have 24" rims up front but they do look larger than 16". Might be 20's. Guess someone who is close to a real 2605 can verify.

R4 industrial tires are not useless on mud. Turfs are useless in mud! There is a big difference between a turf tire and an industrial tire in mud. R-1 tires (Ag tires) are worlds better than industrial tires in mud. If an Ag tire is your reference point, I can see how one could conclude that...

A few of us were having an off topic discussion on another thread about the blurry line between Tractors that are considered CUTs vs UTs. The manufacturers are all over the boards on what they call their tractors. Kubota calls an MX series tractor a UT, yet it is smaller than many other...

I don't have shoes for it. Really don't have a need for shoes. If I did get anything like shoes it would be a wheel that sticks about 4 feet past the blade so that it would function more like a real grader. I only have one hydraulic aux on the rear of the tractor so my hydraulic angle uses...

I purchased a Land Pride RB2696 rear blade with hydraulic angle kit about a year ago for snow removal, grading a gravel driveway and general grading of my property. I mostly like it, there are some things I don't like. I wanted to share my experience here for others who may be in the market...

Here are some things a stump bucket can do as you consider your need for a backhoe. A backhoe will dig much deeper but a stump bucket is much cheaper! :drink:

The tractors you have looked at are in the sub-compact category. If this is the size tractor you go with, you probably will need the backhoe because your digging ability in rocky ground with the FEL will be limited. However, you could spend that same budget on a larger tractor without a...

Hi all, I recently acquired an ARPS Series 70 Snow blower for the right price (free). This blower is about 7 feet wide, has dual augers and is built like a tank. I don't know how much it weighs. Definitely north of 1000 pounds but I don't know how far north of that it is. The tractor I will...

Found a use for the old barn footer/piers that I dug up previously. Stump bucket efficiently dug 36" holes and dropped in the old piers to support the post for the shed roof that I'm adding to the barn.

removed two trees from behind the barn where I want to put a shed roof

I just popped this tree out with my 48" forks today and then carried it to my wood pile, held the tree over the wood pile and bucked it, then carried the stump to my brush pile where it will sit for a few years until the rain washes all the dirt off. Then, some night in the future it will...

I realize this is an old thread, but no reason to start a new one. A heavy set of forks can pop very large rocks out of the ground with minimal ground disturbance! And then can move the rock to the location of your choosing!

I'm happy that your happy :thumbsup: I don't think there is anything wrong with Axle's initial post. It was a factual representation of some testing that he did with his tractor. I think there is value in that and appreciate that he took the time to do it. However, it became misleading...

Originally was built for my Kioti LB1914 and had it modified to fit the DS4510HS. Clear enough woods and some things will happen that make you think a ROPS is not enough. Before the cage, one tree landed on the ROPS in a somewhat planned way (didn't want the tree to come down on the tractor...

This chart looks reasonable and has moisture content for green Ash at 45%. I cut this particular tree down at my Aunt's house just days before because it was dying - only had a hand full of leaves this year. So it was likely dryer than the 45% for a healthy green tree.

It would be interesting if this thread could keep going and eventually have hundreds of tractors with real world lifting capacities so that when people are looking at used tractors, they know what they should actually be able to do. From discussions on TBN, it seems some tractors are rated at...

Good to know Axle. For comparison, I can pick up >3000 pounds at idle regardless of if it's raining or not. And my tractor cost $22K w quick attach loader, tooth bucket, snow bucket, forks, filled rears, rear remote and tax.

Standard buckets are too small for snow. A high volume snow bucked controls a lot of the spill (and is very inexpensive, mine was $650). Put some edge tamers on the bucket (I like to use 4 when the ground is soft, 2 is fine when not as soft). Link attached for edge tamers. 403 Forbidden...

Neither is enough value to temp me. ;) Your tractor could literally fit in my snow bucket yet it cost 75% as much to buy! I'm just being factual here. Hopefully I'm not getting into that insulting territory yet. Let me know if I go too far.

I just showed those because that's the size you were asking about. I like the way you are thinking now. Honestly, I think you'll be disappointed with a sub-CUT. Acreage has nothing to do with tractor size. The types of jobs and your expectations about how your tractor does those jobs...

I occasionally (a few times a year) tow 9,000+ pounds with a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It does surprisingly well with this load. I do avoid hilly routes to be mindful of the transmission and I watch the trans temp. I've seen 205 F max on a long hill on a 90 degree day. It is very picky about...

I just want to comment that "light" construction vs "standard" or "heavy" construction is all relative. I don't know about your snow bucket. My snow bucket weighs ~500 which is roughly twice what my "standard" OEM bucket weighs. The snow bucket has a much thicker cutting edge (3/4" x 6") than...

Nice bucket Lunk. I've never really liked the puny buckets that most CUTs have. And for snow removal they are pitiful. That bucket in the pictures looks like it will do the job and save tons of time. What is your lift capacity on that tractor and what does that bucket weigh? Threepoint, I...

Finally pulled the trigger on a snow bucket. I do a bunch of driveways where there is no place to stack at the end and you have to move the snow out of there. The standard bucket took too many trips! This will be much better. 3x the volume!

So I finally pulled the trigger and went with a Loflin Fabrication Snow/Liter bucket. I decided to go with 6 foot wide instead of going wider because I'm also using it in the woods to collect wood for the winter. The dimension are 38 inches deep by 27 inches high. Here's a picture on the...

I only have 2 acres total and wouldn't mind a bigger tractor than my Kioti DS4510HS. The size of the land doesn't matter, it's what you expect to be able to do with your tractor. I always find that I have something heavy to lift. In reality, I have not yet wanted to lift anything that I...

Here's my rig. I'm jealous of all of those who have 3/4 ton or bigger trucks with diesel engines. I used to have a 3/4 ton diesel and it made towing so easy. Still I'm always pleasantly surprised at how well this little grand Cherokee tows. The jeep is surprisingly heavy for such a little...

Funny you should ask. Just took some with you in mind... one thing I didn't mention is that the rear chains need to be attached to the trailer at least 1" behind the attachment point on the tractor and the fronts need to be attached to the trailer at least 1" in front of the tractor...

Here's one picking up "sticks" with the tractor and another of my daughter "helping" me process wood.

* moving fallen/cut trees - How big of a piece of wood do you need to lift or drag? * clearing brush - Is the brush loose or do you need to uproot it. some brush is tough and a "B" wont have the weight or lift to uproot all brush. * moving dirt, compost, and soiled animal bedding - A "B"...

I like how you utilized the extra hole on the ROPS as a mounting point. I never thought about that as an option when designing mine but it's a good idea. I went with a clamp style attachment on mine. It clamps directly to the top of the ROPS.

Hydro-gear uses and integrated pump / motor / gear set to drive the wheel. A small fast motor spins faster than the wheel and gear reduction is used to get the necessary torque. They make 6 models that I know of from the cheapo transmissions in the home depot ZTRs to light commercial and heavy...

There was a time when transaxles were light duty and separate pumps / motors were the only heavy duty option. But now the largest offering from hydro gear is quite beefy and the parker integrated pump / motors are outstanding. I'm partial to the Parker myself. I think Bad Boy Outlaw XP uses...

I actually had to cut mine to make it fit in the barn with the FOPS installed. I only took 2" out of it but it made the difference between scraping and having 2" of clearance. If I didn't cut the ROPS, I could not have the FOPS and still store the tractor inside. I could have changed the FOPS...

Depends on what I'm doing: - moving loose dirt, or gravel in standard bucket - 1000 pounds of rear tire fill plus the ~200 pound brush cage seems to be plenty. - moving medium size stumps (<2000 pounds) I'll start thinking about putting the rear blade on (extra 500 pounds and sticks way behind...

Today I tackled 2 stumps. The first was a piece of cake. I plunged the bucket down wiggled it with the curl cylinders to get about 2 ft down and then pried the stump in the picture up on my first try. But then I tackled a 13 inch black walnut that was cut flush to the ground. It would not...

I think I've read every thread on stump buckets at TBN. Some people really like them, some think they are worthless. I'm starting this thread to have a discussion about what features in a stump bucket make it a good one versus not so good AND what to consider about your tractor before buying a...

I built a 24x27 out building with a loft for ~$30K. I wouldn't do anything differently with that budget. However, with more budget I would go bigger. At this point I may eventually add a shed roof off the back and both sides for more space. As it is, I can keep my truck, too tractors, zero...

Ironically, the SCUTs are nearly as expensive as some tractors that are much larger. The tractor in the picture is a 2013 Kioti DS4510HS. I bought this as a leftover / demo 6 months ago with a 4 year warrantee for $19.5K with one rear remote and the loader. That's not too far from the 15K mark...

I'd say yes, they have many models that will lift more than that ;)

I wrestled with this stump for about a 90 minutes. Half of that was with pick and shovel to see what was holding it in. I learned that I need to dig much deeper than I thought. Never had a stump with a tap root like this one before.

Nothing happens on TBN without pictures. So here it is!

Not in the market to buy again for a while, but I'm interested to hear from anyone who has a Kioti RX. I like many of the specs / features but want to hear how well it works in the real world. How is the turbo engine? seems on the small side for a tractor this size. How smooth is the power...

Looking for a 7 to 8 foot rear blade for Kioti DS4510HS. Would like hydraulic angle function. Two questions: 1. What width should I get - mostly for grading gravel and moving snow (would like to be able to run a good angle and still cover 69" width of tractor). I have one land scaping...

I liked that cage. It was great in the woods because stuff would just ride up the two front rails and over the top. The small size of the tractor helped. On the flip side, that tractors lift limitations were a negative in the woods when moving trees around. It was made by Precission Chassis...

Hi all, looking for some opinions (hopefully educated opinions) on the following: The questions is: What size snow bucket will be most efficient for snow removal with at Kioti DS4510HS? Of better yet... any reasons I shouldn't get an 8 foot wide snow bucket? This is for snows too heavy/deep...

He sleeps in the barn... Sometimes friends sleep over... But when it's not raining he will come out of his house to play Sometimes he hangs out with my wifes van But he never sleeps outside...

Finally got over to my cousin's metal fab shop. Now I can take this tractor to play in the woods! :thumbsup:

I always thought that if I went out and bought a new tractor, that it was something that I should mention or discuss with my wife first. Afterall, if I did buy one she would surely notice, right? And then if she noticed I would need to explain after the fact which might not have as harmonious...

The sagga continues... I bought a Kioti DS4510HS and have a verbal agreement to sell the LB1914 without the cage. Now the transfer of the cage must begin! I have an appoinment at my counsin's metal fab shop in January to finish the job. However, since the hood on this tractor tilts up I'm...

I bought the DS4510HS. Yes, definitely has a hydraulic shuttle. In fact, that's what sold me on the machine. I've had some problems with my left knee so the hydraulic shuttle is a big plus and it seems you have to get a much smaller machine to get hydrostatic at this price and I didn't want to...

I went to my three closest dealers (JD, Mahindra, Kioti) and told them I could pay max $20K cash for a machine and that I wanted the most tractor / loader I could get for that price. The three tractors I was shown were as follows: Kioti DS4510HS - a 45 hp gear tractor with hyraulic shuttle and...

I have a different tractor, but what I did was make new mounting brackets out of aluminum angle. The brackets bolt into the tractor using the existing bolts. The seat then bolts further back on the brackets. I moved my seat 2 inches up and 2.5 inches back. I'm 6'3" and I have never sat on a...

Hi all. Just finished installing a snow plow mount on my tractor and I can't wait to try it. Pictures are below. I can't take credit for the metal work, that was done by a friend. I mocked up the wood template. Sent it to him to fabricate. I made minor adjustment to the holes to bolt it to...

I've noticed here on TBN that many people classify tractors by horse power. I guess it makes sense for mowing. But other than that, it seems like a lot of new tractors don't have the weight to effectively use the horse power they have. If I were going to buy a new tractor, I would directly...

So today I towed what was probably the heaviest trailer load I've tried with my lb1914. For those not familiar, the Kioti LB1914 is a 4WD 19 hp tractor (sometimes listed as 20 or 21) that weighs 2300 pounds minimum (no loader, fill, balast etc). Mine operates at a minimum of 4,000 (loader...

I know R-4's in snow has been discussed to death but after a quick search I couldn't find anything about cutting them for better performance. I recently picked up an Ideal Heated Knife, also known as a tire groover. With a little help from a forced air heater to really get the tires warm, it...

This is what happens when the wives go away and the guys get stuppid. :thumbsup: Friend thought his Toyota Echo (with tire cables) could win a tug-o-war against my little 19 hp tractor. :laughing: He didn't realized how much it weighed with the loader, filled tires and cage. ;) You may wonder...

Guys, I'm looking for curl & lift cylinder reconmmendations for the LB1914 w/ the KL1210 loader. I'm thinking about going with 2" cylinders for both. Dalton welded cross tube 2x16" have the right travel for curl and I think I could make them fit. Max curl would go from ~1050 pounds at the...

I have an LB-1914. For those who are not familiar, this is a 20hp, 2300 pound 4x4 mechanical gear tractor. After loader w tooth bar (800 lbs), rear weight (700 lbs), FOPS (300 lbs), filled rear tires (400 lbs) and me (230 lbs), the little tractor is approaching a 5,000 pound operating weight...

Hi all, been thinking about putting a cage on my little ol tractor for some time since I'm aways in the woods collecting moving logs and collecting fire wood. Have had a few close calls when a FOPS would have been nice and one near catastrophy where I hooked a monkey vine on the bucket and...

Breakage is never fun. And is made much more interesting when you are in a located where the tractor can't be easily extracted. Today I broke my right side knucle arm. At least that's what I think it is. It is the cast iron piece that bolts to the knuckle with a little arm that sticks out and...

Hi all. I must say I'm extremely pleased with my 2004 lb1914 that I've had about a year. Bought it used with 200 hours and am about at 300 now with no problems. However, I'd like more hydraulic pressure. How can I turn the loader and system pressure from 1900 and 2050 psi respectivly up to...

Hi all, just set up my trailer for my first annual hay ride. Below are some pictures. All the kids had a great time. Weight was distibuted about 50/50 on the tractor wheels versus the trailer wheels (with 9 kids & 10 adults) with about 30% of the total weight on the tractor's rears. With...

I have a little ol' Kioti LB1914 and it didn't have a drawbar. I wanted to move some trailers with decent tongue weight and I've read on this site that it's not impossible to break the cast iron axle housing on a tractor (not specifically an LB1914, any tractor) with too much tongue weight on...

Basic question - what is the max rated tongue weight for a swinging drawbar on an LB1914 (not in the manual)? Second, at what distance from the mounting plate does this rating apply? I'm trying to figure out how much tonque weight I can have with out risking breaking the case iron differential...

This weekend I started a project to add some boulders to the landscape in the front yard. The good thing is I have free access to all sorts of rocks. The problem is I have a sort of small tractor to move them with. Below is a picture of a rock I'm carrying to it's new location with the 3 pt...

Someone asked this same question before and the response was to look at what was written on the side of the altinator. So I looked at mine and can't find an output rating. So, does anyone know how many amps the altinator on the LB1914 is? It's a 2004 model if that makes a difference. Thanks.

Hi all, I have another question about my tractor. The bucket curl is a little weaker than I would like. The lift is stronger than the curl If I burry the bucket in gravel with the bucket level. I often can't curl the bucket. I nearly always can lift the bucket. Unfortunately, lifting...

Hi all, My objective: make a rear blade with guage wheels so that I can quickly remove snow from my 4500 square feet of gravel driveway. Gravel details: I have 1/2 inch clean gravel. Looks nice but does not pack well. Concerns with other solutions I've read about after doing a search...

Does anyone know the axle capacities (front and rear) of an LB1914 or where I can find them? This could impact how I choose to move some rocks on my property. The loader may be able to carry 1000 pounds in the bucket low to the ground but is the front axle actually designed to handle this...

Hi all, recently purchased a 2004 Kioti LB1914 with FEL. So far it has been very useful and problem free. Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm here in PA and have all sorts of projects going on (extending stond driveway, clearing woods, landscaping, minor logging). That's it for now. Looking...