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    How to rebuild a Bush Hog Rotary Cutter gearbox.

    I broke a shaft on my Bush Hog 286 and have a new shaft coming. I have tried the dealer, Bush Hog, and Comer (the gearbox manufacturer) trying to get repair instructions with no luck. Does anyone know how to get the shafts out of this thing? I can provide some internal pictures if helpful...
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    M5040 Turbo Squeal when hot

    I have an M5040 Cab tractor that develops a loud brief squeal coming from the area of the turbo when the machine is hot. It takes about an hour of running at PTO speed before the onset of the condition. The squeal lasts about 1/2 second and repeats randomly every few minutes. At first I...
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    New Blue Diamond Stump Bucket...

    I decided that I had deliberated long enough and was ready to select one. I liked the Blue Diamond for its length, leverage, strength, teeth, and narrow wedge profile. Now to make some big holes in the yard where stumps (and unwanted trees) used to be...
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    The future of tractor design

    I am a retired engineer and have spent many years around hydraulic production machinery - particularly plastic injection molding machinery. Towards the end of my career most of the machine companies were tending towards fully electric machines rather than hydraulic. The advantages were...
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    How to change loader joystick cable - M5040 cab

    Any ideas? I need to change one of the cables and I can't figure out how to get the upper end of the cable out and the new cable in. I have it disconnected at the loader valve.I have the joystick off and can remove the square metal block that the two cables and joystick screw into, but I can't...
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    DK55 Tier-whatever

    I am considering the purchase of either a DK55 or an LS U5030 and I am overwhelmed and under informed on the Tier IV variations. Logic tells me I don't want the very latest tech with EGR, computers for the exhaust system, filters that "burn off" and so forth. However, I am uncertain what the...
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    A truck came bearing toys...

    After much soul-searching, I just pulled the trigger on a Kubota M5040 with R4's, weights, hydraulic shuttle, grapple, 4n1 bucket, box blade and Bush Hog. It will be mainly used in an attempt to turn my 40 acres of overgrown neglected woods into a mini state park.
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