Search results

I wish I had a cab over tractor. I have a Kubota L4400. One time I was working on my prairie clearing dogwood and sumac out with a big Stihl Forestry trimmer, the type that have a saw blade on instead of heavy string. Anyway, the trimmer is heavy enough you have to have a vest on that has a...

I’m guessing they may be European hornets you have if they are that big.

Will dynamite get rid of them😂

This is the 12th Year we have lived on our 16 acre piece of land, a prairie remnant in NW Iowa. We have only had paper wasps, bumblebees, native bees and honeybees if a farmer was raising them nearby. But this year is different - we started seeing this unknown wasp/hornet in our garden and...

18” of mulch in the garden using the Ruth Stout method of gardening. We never have weeds in the garden. Look it up on YouTube if the spirit moves you. https://www.gardeningchannel.com/ruth-stout-gardening-method/ https://www.backyardgardenlover.com/ruth-stout-gardening-method/

We time any mowing and prescribed burns to coincide with the needs of the prairie. If we want more tall grass prairie i.e. Indian Grass and Big Bluestem, we burn or mow in the spring. If we want more forbs in our prairie, we have a fall burn or late season mowing. Our prairie is a prairie...

We garden using the Ruth Stout method and we have had hay/mulch 18” high. It is so much mulch that any weed seeds are blocked from the sun and unable to germinate.

I’ve got a Kubota compact tractor L4400-45 hp. Occasionally I mow My 10 acre prairie to help keep down invasives. I use a LandPride 6’ brush hog. I would like to have something to rake up what I mow and use it in my large country garden for mulch to keep weeds down. Probably only use 2-3...

Also posted in haying....... I use a bush hog to mow my 16 acre prairie. At times I need some of the grass that has been mowed to mulch my large country garden with. A month ago I mowed about 1 acre and used my landscape rake to attempt to pull it into a pile and use my grapple to move it with...

I use a bush hog to mow my 16 acre prairie. At times I need some of the grass that has been mowed to mulch my large country garden with. A month ago I mowed about 1 acre and used my landscape rake to attempt to pull it into a pile and use my grapple to move it with. The landscape rake did not...

Here is where things are at with me. I currently own a five year old L4400 all paid for. I desperately need a grapple for quite a bit of work waiting and ongoing on my wooded and prairie property. I have decided to go with a Land Pride 60 grapple weighing 400 lbs. My two choices are: (1)...

I have a BX2670 with a 60" standard mower deck. What rpm is it generally recommended to mow at? Thanks!

Previously I had owned a Ford 8n. With it, the three point arms always swung freely and I could easily lift an arm with one arm and attach it to the implement. With the L4400 with the control lever all the way down the lift arms won't raise except with the tractor running using the control...

I have been reading about the gear lube required for this tiller and I have been getting conflicting information from different sources. I read where GL1 140 wt is the definitive lube to put in the gearbox. Another source of information informed me that GL4 140 wt is considered "yellow metal...

I'm looking to spend about 25k on a newer (<7 years old) bobcat that won't require much servicing initially. Is that reasonable to believe I could pick one up that won't need work at this price point? I live on a 16 acre acreage with no livestock. Small trees needing removal, prairie and...

I have a BX2670 with turf tires - rear - 26x12x12. Any recommendations would be appreciated!

My wife won't let me spray roundup or another chemical around her garden so I've been tasked with keeping the weeds down around the fence line of a chain link fence around her garden. I've come up with putting down some 30# roofing felt/tar paper around the fence on the ground. Any suggestions...

(cross post from Kubota Lawn & Garden) didn't know if this was permissible, if not, accept my apologies. Here's my scenario...have a L4400 with bush hog for really heavy stuff but lack a finish mower for tighter areas. Have 16.4 acres of prairie and some woodland. L4400 has performed...

Here's my scenario...have a L4400 with bush hog for really heavy stuff but lack a finish mower for tighter areas. Have 16.4 acres of prairie and some woodland. L4400 has performed admirably. I have a large fenced in garden with fruit trees and Aronia bushes and the L4400 is just too big in...

I have a 140' x 110' garden in the country. Last year was first year. Neighbor plowed it for me and I spot tilled where garden plants were set. This year I've purchased a Landpride RTR1266 tiller. Plan is to till entire garden, plant, and then use walk behind TroyBilt Horse to till between...

I have a country garden approximately 140'x110'. I have a Kubota L4400. I also have an old (1988 vintage) Troybilt Horse tiller. I want to garden by tilling the whole garden, putting newspaper down in the rows planted with straw on top of that to keep weeds down. Then, use a tiller to go up...

I'm organic, so I don't want to spray nasty chemicals. What natural homemade concoction can I spray on a large garden 140' x 110' that will set the grasshoppers back? I can mix in my tractor sprayer(40 gallons) and spray it as long as it is safe for me and veggies. Chickens are out of the...

I'm excited as I just picked up my horse. Some engine problems. Starts ok, but won't stay running unless you hold the choke or governor open. I've got it into the shop and told them to just get it running dependably for the rest of the gardening season. I plan on doing a restore this winter...

Plane located.....

More Unusual "Activity" at Yellowstone Super Volcano! Releasing Thousand More Times Of Helium Steam Than Anticipated - PreppersWorldUSA Not trying to alarm anybody but this is very serious. Just in the last month there has been a dramatic change in activity.

I'm in the market for a new tiller. I want to find one built like a tank (similar to the old TroyBilt horse with Kohler engine). I really don't want to spend the money a BCS tiller costs. A Husqvarna DRT900H is about $799.00 and that seems to have good reviews. It is not a tank though. I...

I have posted previously about materials for my garden fence. It will be approximately 140' x 110'. It will need to be about 8' tall. I plan on having green treated 6" x 6" corner posts with a 4" x 4" post in the middle of each side wit t posts to fill out the remainder between the wooden...

I am going to construct a fence around my rural garden. Currently, the plans are for an approximate 120-140 feet x 100 feet garden. I believe the height will have to be 8 feet or 9 feet due to a large deer population. So, if it is 9 feet tall the posts will need to be 12 feet with 3 feet...

Would it be possible for somebody to post a picture of the hydraulic fluid level check window for me? I would be very grateful for your help! Thanks in advance!

Working in some heavy brush I must have hit some branches and my fittings on my tilt hydraulic cylinder loosened up. Thought it was broken, went out in garage to take it off and I could unscrew it with my fingers. Tightened it up and it's as good as new. NOW, where is the reservoir that I...

I have a couple of questions in regards to getting my garden ready for next spring. I have designated a garden on my land with the approximate dimensions of 120 ' x 100 ' with the potential to enlarge it more if I wanted. I had a neighbor plow it last spring with his farm tractor with the idea...

I am cutting down some trees on one border of my land. I have the boundary pins located on both ends. The trees lie in the middle and when I am at one end I can't see through the trees to the other end(boundary pin). I have thought about having the wife wear orange vest and stand at one pin...

The Stihl blade part number I need is 4110-713-4204 and they are quite spendy, like $45. They are safe and hardened. I found this on ebay but not sure of its quality. I don't want any teeth flying off and killing somebody including myself. Do any of you know anything of this manufacturer or...

I am going to be putting up some metal T posts and I was wondering if there is sufficient down pressure/force with the loader on the L4400 to drive them into the ground?

I was wondering if any of you knew of any. The only thing I can find is - Galvanized Heavy Duty T-Post with plate 10 ft 1.33 lb. And this does not include shipping either.

The Kubota OEM kit and aftermarket kits seem to cost about the same so wouldn't it make sense to order the Kubota kit?

I want to construct a deer fence around my garden 8 foot high. So that means approximately 30-36 inches underground making the fence posts 10.5 to 11 feet in length. What is the cheapest price in either galvanized chain link post or wooden that you are aware of?

I am planning to have a fairly sizable garden next spring. I will be constructing a bunch of raised beds before next spring. The garden will be something like 120x80 feet including some on-the-ground row crops and raised beds. Possibly a couple of fruit trees. Anyway, the deer are as thick...

I had a guy quote me a price of $275 for a fabricated steel raised bed made out of 10 gauge carbon steel with reinforcement throughout. The dimensions would be 24" high x 4' x 8'. I wouldn't have to worry about it ever deteriorating (rust wont hurt anything). Green treated lumber is a concern...

I would like to run some assessories and just wondering if the RTV900 comes with a plug?

Can't remember the post I ran across on this forum last night that showed a link to some tricked-out I believe they were Kubota RTV fire trucks or fire-fighting TRV's. Thanks for your help!

I am having the bed sprayed with Line-X and have it delivered on Saturday. Can't wait to play around with it. Researched this for months before decided on the Kubota after having considered Deere, Polaris and Honda. Very pleased with my choice. I wanted a workhorse, not the fastest thing on...

It seems I have a problem. The bracket seems too wide for my tractor because if I raise my three point with the lifting arms it could possibly damage my pto shaft and then I'm talking big bucks for repair bill. Have any of you seen this problem before? It would seem that the solution would be...

This guy I know allowed me to take pictures of his setup. Does this resemble in some way what the setup should resemble? Can you think of many improvements this setup should have had? Thanks for your help David!

This is a cross-thread from Kubota specific section because I didn't know what the most appropriate section was. Apologize in advance if I did anything wrong with that regard. I currently have a Fimco 3 point 40 gallon sprayer on my L4400 with the little 12 volt electric pump on it that it...

I currently have a Fimco 3 point 40 gallon sprayer on my L4400 with the little 12 volt electric pump on it that it came with for weed spraying. I want to put a power takeoff driven roller pump on with a pressure release valve and coupler so I can put a garden hose on it to use to put out fires...

I have a small Kubota tractor, L4400. It is only 45 hp. I use a 6 foot brush hog right now to clear small brush. Is there any attachment I can put on my tractor with extra hydraulics that will grind up some larger brush like sumac and dogwood? Right now, I can't afford a bobcat. Just...

I'm trying to find a link to a well-built hand washing clother wringer. Also, trying to find a wash board that will hold up. I've seen quite a few "props" on the internet but still searching for workable ones. Thanks for your help!

Raccoons are coming now 4 at a time. I was wondering if this would work.......wrap a galvanized furnace run duct pipe around the 4x4 on this. Make it about 6 feet tall. Hopefully the raccoons would just slide down the tube. Do you think that would work?

Okay, I live in an area where there are tons of deer. I plan on erecting an 8 ft fence with 4x4 green treated posts and wrapped with deer fence and then with probably chicken wire around the deer fence on the bottom to keep out small critters. I have a couple of questions. I plan on having...

I was working in some tight places with my L4400 and some tree branches busted off a fender light. Are those easily replaced or is there some cutting of wires involved in replacing it?

I have industrial type tires on my L4400. Am I better off ordering chains for this tire right from my Kubota dealer rather than aftermarket? Will I need chains for the front with it being 4wd? Thanks

I'm not quite sure how it happened, but today while working in some fairly tight quarters in a grove of small saplings and brush, the clear plastic housing the holds the fuel filter on the right side of the engine, cracked and broke. Had my local Kubota dealer order one as he didn't have one...

When dragging trees with a chain hitched to your drawbar, is it preferrable to have a trailer hitch ball bolted to the drawbear in which to wrap the chain around to avoid the chain sliding back and forth?

I've got a L4400 with HST, FEL. I've got a Kubota ballast box (large one) also. That is about it other than a land pride bush hog and a box scraper. I will be cutting down some dead white elm trees tomorrow. They are about 30 feet tall and about 8-12" in diameter. Mostly straight, similar...

I am planning to purchase a box blade to keep up my landscaping. Is it a good idea to go wider with the box blade so you don't leave tire tracks? If so, how wide would the box blade have to be? I don't have the specs on the L4400 with industrial tires on the back. Thanks for your help!

I have a nasty patch of crown vetch on my 16 acres of virgin prairie that I have to treat. I am looking for about a 25 gallon sprayer. What I want is a three point sprayer that looks like the following: http://www.fimcoindustries.com/images/DL/photos/high/LG-27-3PT.jpg However the price is...

I have been buying these expensive STIHL blades for my brushcutter. The place that sharpens them charges me a fortune. Does anybody know if any other saw blades would work on this machine, possibly ordinary blades? Thanks for your help!

I've looked at both of these on the internet and I was wondering if any of you have an opinion on which to purchase? The pallet mover sounds intriguing, but then I would have to be married to a pallet. However, it is rated at a heavier load than the carryall. Any comments would be appreciated.

My wife and I last year purchased 16.4 acres of prairie remnant in the Loess Hills of Northwest Iowa(never before been tilled). We are planning to build a home next spring. Beautiful view on a hill. As with most of the Loess Hills, they are all hills. So hence the problem with a garden on...

I'm a little embarrassed asking this, but my I've got a stand of nasty sumac and dogwood that I plan on cutting with a brush/bush hog. So I don't mess up my tractor: (1) is the blade on a bush hog sharpened on both sides? If it isn't sharpened on both sides, with the power take off turning in...

I've got a 4400 on order right now and it will be some time before it arrives, so I guess it is not too late to change models at this stage. Anyway, my uses for a tractor will be on a 16 acre virgin prairie with a tractor that can't tear up the ground. I will be mowing, some FEL work for snow...

Will filling the tires with fluid eventually rust out the wheels? I'm thinking about leaving the FEL on when I mow.

Greetings all! It seemed to take forever to get my account approved, but here I am, glad to be here, and it seems like there are a lot of real nice people on here willing to share advice and their tractor experience. I got rid of my Harley last Saturday and bought a L4400 with a FEL & block...