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I can't provide the answer but I have noticed that it I seem to put a good amount of grease in the tailwheel zerk fitting before it shows. I should get some sort of prize from Lucas Red & Tacky company at the end of each year.

Welcome to the forum. I can't help identify the make but I speculate the hole on the right side of the gearbox is the gear lube check hole. There should be a plug/bolt in the hole and because the plug/bolt is missing, I fear there may be rain water in the gearbox. Try to source a replacement...

I can't comment on quality issues but also think of parts availability.

We are spoiled and lazy.

Although the photos are not the best, I think there is a tractor depicted which will clean up fairly well. The rear tires seem to be in good shape and it seems to be all there. Once you give it a bath, think about listing her in the Classifieds with plenty of good photos. If Vermont was not...

I think the 6' box blade would go fairly quickly if sold separately from the tractor. Although I am some distance from Vermont, used implements in the Southeast are in demand. If listed on a site such as Facebook Marketplace at a reasonable price, the sale might help your neighbors get by for...

Paystar - You must stay busy.

You must put some hours on your tractor. I have yet to replace tires on a tractor. Had a couple of tires repaired over the years, but none were replaced.

I once used a 6' Bush Hog Squealer behind a Kubota L3200 (31 or so HP, less at the PTO) and found that at times, it would struggle in heavy vegetation. Not saplings but thick, tall grass. By struggling, I mean that on some occasions, I had to make a half cut rather than a full cut or the...

Horses are beautiful animals. I know this was hard for you and you have my condolences.

I don't have either a metric tape measure or a metric ruler. Even if I did, the bolt would make an accurate measurement more difficult.

More speculation on my part but I don't see how the internals which drive the PTO shift can be accessed without splitting the tractor. I hope I am wrong but if the engine and other tractor parts are still good, it may be worth the effort. Good luck in any event.

jrsavoie - It is actually a LX2610SU which means it does not have the mid-mount PTO. There may be other differences between it and a Kubota LX2610 that I am not aware of but I bought mine because it doesn't have the mid-mount PTO, something I would never have any need to use. I bought it...

I think Kubota recommends the FEL on my LX2610 be greased every 10 hours. I follow their recommendations.

I recently ordered a 24mmX27mm open end combination wench for use on the 3-point nuts. It is a perfect size for my LX2610SU since it fits both the lift rod nut (24mm) and the top link nut (27mm). I found it on eBay and it is German made (Stahlwille) so I anticipate it is a quality tool. Makes...

I have only used manual grease guns in my lifetime and never saw the need for a cordless grease gun until I saw a local farmer use a forestry mulcher to enlarge a couple of food plots of mine. The mulcher was a hydraulic powered rotating drum mounted on a large Kubota skid steer and he had to...

Have you tried to air the tires up? If they take air, it may be a moot point. Shooting a squirt of air into tires occasionally may be easier and cheaper than installing tubes. Sorry for the late response, I just noticed your post.

A roll of paper towels or shop towels can go a long way towards keeping things clean if you wipe off excess grease as you go. In any event, grease is cheap, parts ain't. I don't scrimp on grease.

Google "Yanmar YM225". That's how I found it this morning but I am not sure how I originally found it. No detailed specs so I am not sure of what size tractor it will be. SA 325/424 size or larger? Anyway, the info says it has a gear transmission rather than a hydrostatic transmission which...

I went back to the release and it says "New" "Copyright 2025" so not a discontinued tractor.

I stumbled across information, apparently released by Yanmar, which promotes a YM225 compact tractor but when I look at Yanmar's website, I find no mention of such a tractor. Anyone know if this is a discontinued model or a model to be offered at some time in the future? It seems interesting...

Thanks to those who responded. Good info from all.

I may buy a case of 10W-40 engine oil for my ATV and my Kawasaki Mule UTV because of uncertainty of future availability and also, because it will certainly be cheaper now than in the future. Since I change oil in the UTV but once a year, it will be several years before the last of the oil the...

Watch them grammar! Bubba should never be allowed to purchase or possess tools.

I have seen firearms that were butchered by Bubba. Did Bubba own this Mule before you bought it?

I bought a Dirt Dog 4' rotary cutter last winter based on my limited research in an attempt to find a "heavy-duty" 4' rotary cutter. My purpose for the purchase is essentially the same as yours, specifically, to use behind a light tractor in restricted food plots and narrow hunt property roads...

If there is oil on the dipstick but no oil pressure, my uneducated guess is the oil pump failed. I don't know enough to offer valuable mechanical advice but check the oil filter in hopes it has failed or the intake or supply side plumbing is somehow clogged. Good luck, I wish I could help.

I just traded a UTV that was in the shop three times since I bought it in June of last year. I spoke to the shop manager when I dropped it off the last time and it didn't seem to me that he was confident there would be a satisfactory resolution to the problem. There were also a couple of very...

Earlier today, I ordered a pair of JU Fabworks tie downs for a Kubota LX2610SU since I don't wish to gripe down chains or straps over the front end loader bucket or grapple. It may have been wiser to pose this question before I placed the order but do any forum members have experience with this...

If the cans were capped and under a tarp, it seems quite probable that water did not get into the cans. 8 month old diesel is still good, I personally would use it without great concerns.

There may be some life left in the old bush hog yet. Good luck.

I would worry more about the gearbox than the blades. Before I used it, I would try to tighten the blades but also, change the gearbox oil.

Not what I wanted to hear but the advice is useful. Thanks - Hamish

I don't own a 3pt rotary tiller and I don't want to buy one now. I speculate they are in excess of $2K now, probably more. Plus, the rare baseball sized rock would do it no favors. Thanks for the idea, it would make life more simple.

Generally, established food plots. No stumps and no large rocks. Over the years, I have removed the really large rocks and now, when I find one that is baseball sized, it is a rarity. However, I sold two out of three hunt properties this year (my reason for downsizing equipment) but I think I...

True.

Probably not much more than 6 to 8 inches since the seeds (oats most often) are spread on top of the food plot after ripping and discing. I use a poor man's cultipacker (an 8' 6X6 with chains) to smooth the ground before distributing the seed, fertilizer and lime in a 3 point rotary spreader...

The Kubota has ballast in the rear tires but it has industrial tires rather than ag tires. I fear this may not work in my favor.

Any ideas of a minimum horsepower requirement for a single point subsoiler in hard clay? Is a 24 HP Kubota LSX2510SU sufficient? The red clay in my area can get hard as a rock when it doesn't see rain and without someway to rip the soil, using a disc harrow, especially a light weight disc...

Have. Photo or two of the rotary cutter available and call Bush Hog and ask for their assistance.

Delvac is a quality oil and I use it also. I always use OEM oil filters and I usually stick with the same oil. Annual engine oil and engine oil filter changes every Fall. No problems so far but I avoid off-brand filters and engine oil. I may be cheap but not to the point where I may endanger...

I have had mixed results with chinese made trailer tires. I ran chinese made 12X4.80 boat trailer tires on my jon boat trailer for far too long, probably 12 years with many (really many) trips from South Carolina to Lake Okeechobee, FL. and back. Probably 1400 or more miles round trip...

I think Goodyear Endurance trailer tires are made in the USA but I don't know if that size tire is offered.

My neighbor is in the process of rehabilitating a utility trailer and last week, he got a very good deal at Mavis Tires. I doubt he bought the most expensive tires because he intends to flip the trailer but in any event, it may be worthwhile to check.

Thank You

I do not know the laws in Alabama but if it happened in South Carolina, I would find out if the neighbor who started the fire sought a burn permit from the S. C. Forestry Commission, required in S. C. if any one burns outdoors. If not, the S, C, Forestry Commission investigations folks would...

On one occasion, I had a stick of wood get wedged in between the rim and the bead of a rear tire. I was fortunate I was able to get the tractor on an equipment trailer before it went completely flat and transport the trailer to a local tire shop that sells Ag tires. Fairly easy fix. On...

Wow! I would never have thought such would be so expensive.

Do the tires go flat so frequently that it is bothersome (simply inconvenient) or an impediment to operation of the tractor? If not just occasionally bothersome, I would air them up as needed since you say they are in very good shape. I speculate you mean the tread is still good.

I owned that same Kubota until I traded for a MX 4700. The L 3400 I had was four wheel drive with Ag tires, no front end loader. Problem free during the time I owned it. I can't recall how many hours it had on the clock when I traded it but it was several hundred I am sure. I wish I had...

Decades ago, I bought a couple of acres from a good friend whose house was next to the property he sold me. He told me where he thought the property line was and when my wife and I built, we had a septic system installed and a well drilled. Some year after that, my friend sold his property and...

I never bought a iron/steel cultipacker but I use an 8' 6X6 with eye bolts and chains on either end. I hook this poor man's cultipacker to the spin spreader and smooth out the food plots after using a chisel plow/spring tine cultivator and a set of discs to smooth the soil so there aren't any...

It looks to me that it is no more than an automotive style arm and blade. If I were in your shoes, I would measure the existing arm and blade and go to COSTCO or NAPA or an auto parts tore and see if an arm and blade of the same length will fit as well. Take the existing arm and blade with...

If it is an actual Bush Hog brand of rotary cutter you could give Bush Hog a call but I doubt they will support a rotary cutter that is 5 decades old. Still, it might be a starting point. You might look around for a salvage unit to put together one functional unit but that might be like...

Fine looking tractor. Many useful and productive hours there.

I did not state it was necessary, I stated I would buy OEM filters and lubricants and maintain sales receipts as proof of purchase because I don't want to argue with a dealer/service manager. My statement that I would buy OEM filters and lubricants is absolutely true. I made no claim about...

If the tractor is still under warranty, I would buy OEM filters and lubricants from the dealer and maintain the sales receipts as proof of purchase should a warranty claim arise. If the tractor is out or warranty, I would probably still buy OEM filters and lubricants from the dealer since peace...

I remember it when I was a teenage driver back in the '60's and probably used it because I had junk cars and no money. As Steve said above, use good filters and quality oil. Equipment is too expensive now to save pennies if in fact it is still available. Even Hamish MacCheap won't go that cheap.

Attentive, consistent service with quality fluids and quality filters (usually always original manufacturer branded filters in my case) has served me well over many years. That said, I never really worried about the name of the product as long it is a quality product. John...

I think that frequent oil changes (in my case yearly) may be as important, if not more so, than which OEM oil or which quality after-market brand such as Shell, etc. I try to change engine oil & engine oil filter each year before the tractors sit all winter. Might not be necessary but peace of...

I presume that equipment trailers have braking systems of some sort, most likely electric on lighter weight equipment trailers. When I mentioned a brake controller, I am talking about the module on the truck which controls the electric brakes on the trailer. I have never seen a...

I have a 2015 Tacoma with the 4.0 V-6 and I think the tow rating on it is 6,600 pounds. Up until recently, I towed an equipment trailer that weighed 2,500 pounds and carried about 4,500 to 5,000 pounds of tractor, implement, fertilizer, lime and seed and I towed with my F-250. At times...

Hopefully, the engine is not locked up because if it is, it is unlikely a replacement will be easily found. I also believe it is a gray market tractor and if so, parting it out to regain you investment may not be easily done because there might not be much demand for those parts. Parts...

I experienced the same on one occasion. Although concerns such as discomfort and excessive wear on the tractor are relevant, safety concerns outweigh both. Flashing amber lights don't seem to get noticed by idiots who are texting, reading the morning paper, eating breakfast, putting on makeup...

Thanks to all who gave welcomes!

I am awaiting delivery of a 4' rotary cutter for use on small food plots and interior roads on my acreage. They certainly have a use. This will be my first 4' implement since I found my 6' Bush Hog a bit too large and cumbersome for the hunt properties. For field use around the house, I will...

If it doesn't come out of a jar at the supermarket or on top of a pizza, I don't eat it.

Another recommendation for Battery Minder 1510. I have bought a couple of them at Northern Tool at a competitive price.

"old 8' grain drill" Old tires for 85 miles? I would feel far more confident removing the tongue and transporting it on an equipment trailer.

I have only heard good comments about Yanmar products.

I don't know if the headlights on my tractors are functional or not. I don't think I have ever used them. I start early and when the sun begins to set, I am done, if not before. Hence, reduced vision with headlights won't be a problem for me. Thanks, tacticalturnip.

Do those who operate tractors with buckets find that they obstruct vision when using a PTO mounted implement? Is it harder to view forward when operating disc harrows, rotary cutters, etc? Or driving thru' restricted paths and such?

One of my reasons for considering a compact tractor such as a Series 2 John Deere is based on the fact that I transport my equipment to an adjacent county for food plot maintenance and food plot preparation. Old age has caught up with me and I am downsizing equipment to make life easier...

oosik = Your tractor photo is exactly what I have in mind, although it is not a compact tractor. I think I want a compact tractor with less than 25 HP (maybe 23 or 24 HP) so that I can avoid emissions controls. I have a JD 304D and it has diesel particulate filter (or whatever it is called)...

Thanks to all who responded above. I have owned six tractors, all either John Deere or Kubota, but none have had a front end loader and I have never used a front end loader. After reading the above comments, does this mean that the joystick controls the front end loader but a third function is...

I am considering the purchase of a compact tractor with a front end loader but with a grapple rather than a bucket. I have not yet begun to visit dealerships but before I do that, is it possible to purchase such a tractor with a grapple rather than a bucket or is the bucket a standard...

I am in the process of finding either a pull-behind rotary cutter or a flail mower for my ATV but I have zero experience with either. I have used a rotary cutter behind tractors to maintain hunt property trails and food plots for years but an ATV cutter or mower which off-sets to one side would...

Good Morning, All, from South Carolina. I use a ten-year old Kubota L3200 and a much newer John Deere 3043D for bush hogging the field around the residence and to prepare food plots in the late Summer. I have owned six tractors, all were either JD or Kubota, and have enjoyed good service out...