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Enough with the snow already, it's supposed to be spring! We've had gale force winds, over 60 mph tonight, and heavy snow all day. Looks like another cleanup day tomorrow. Sean

I dropped in to my Kubota dealer today (they were closed, which makes it a perfect day to walk around and look). I noticed a new model tractor, the L3901. From what I found on Kubota Canada website, it's the replacement for the L3800. Roughly the same horsepower, the frame looks identical. The...

I've often thought the hydraulic filter was in a bad place for accidental damage under the right floorboard. I recently switched to the larger filter from the Grand L series and it's even more of a target for rocks and sticks. A bit of leftover steel and some welder and grinding time and it has...

Looks like we're in for another one, over a foot of snow and high winds forecast for tonight through Wednesday. For those of us lucky enough to have machinery to move it, what does this mean? Seat time! :thumbsup: Sean

First of all, I know the term "cold" is relative. There's cool, cold and downright chilly!! There's been some discussion in other threads about the starting characteristics of some of the Kubota indirect injection engines, so I decided I'd start this thread so we can all see what people are...

What's with the prices on these?? I have an old one, was curious what they were selling for today, and found them listed at over $1100! Seems like a hellish price to me, I remember thinking they were expensive at $399.. then again, I AM older than dirt! Sean

I'm considering this gun in .308 Win, curious as to your thoughts, experiences with the Tikka. Sean

After about 4 years of owning the L3400, I've finally decided I need to be able to easily swap implements on the loader. A little bit of background before I get into the actual build details.. This spring I approached my dealer to see about getting the SSQA adapter for my loader (LA463). It...

Going into the second winter for our barn, I'd like to add some "snow brakes" over the doorways to prevent snow from sliding off the roof and on our heads, or even worse, on the horses on their way through the doorway. Having a hundred pounds of wet snow land on them would be a sure way to sour...

Some of you are going to find this hard to believe, but it happened. Today I was using a log winch to pull some alders out, roots and all. The tractor (09 L3400) was idling with the PTO engaged running the winch. It doesn't usually take a lot of power to pull alders. One bunch was harder than...

My RCR1860 rotary cutter has a metal plug in the back of the gearbox, very similar to an oil seal but without the open center where the shaft would go through in a regular seal. Like a welch plug but thinner material. There must have been a crack in the rubber case or a scratch in the paint Land...

I found this on the 'net a while ago, makes for some eye-opening reading.. ACCELERATION PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE * One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic-inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower (8,000 HP) than the first 4 rows of cars at the Daytona 500. * Under full throttle, a dragster engine...

After putting up with a "jerky" 3 point hitch for two and a half years I've finally decided I'll find out for myself if it can be adjusted to make it smooth. I've seen some videos that show really rough movement, and some that are really quite good, so there's obviously something that can be...

Back in the summer I came by this set of disc harrows. They were originally designed for pull-behind use, which was fine by me except that there was no easy way to transport them. They're about 8 feet wide, the front set is designed to push the soil out, and the rear pulls it back in. The L3400...

Earlier this year I came across these old 8 foot Massey Harris disc harrows, they were a set of pull-behind double harrows that had been slowly rusting away behind a friend's garage. We worked out a trade, and now I have a project to convert them to a 3 point type. All the gangs of discs turn...

We have a 2006 Craftsman 23 HP lawn tractor with a hydrostatic transmission. Every so often, several times a year it "locks up" solid and refuses to budge either ahead or reverse. After letting it sit for a few hours or overnight it will move again, and it's fine til the next time, which may be...

My '09 L3400 has R1 (AG) tires all around, the rears are made by Firestone, the fronts by Carlisle. I think they're called Farm Specialist, or something like that. I noticed today that both fronts have developed bulges in the outer sidewalls at the end of the tread bars. It's pretty obvious...

We've finally started the barn for our horses. We built the house 3 years ago, and have been putting off the barn as long as possible. Now it's time, as the missus reminds me. We decided on a smaller size, 24 x 40 on one level, with two box stalls in one end and ground-level hay storage in the...

My Land Pride 1860 rotary cutter blades locked together yesterday, probably on startup. To say it was unbalanced would be the understatement of the week. Like a dog shaking a rat ! One overlapped the other enough that I couldn't pull them apart, had to crawl under the edge and chain one blade...

My L3400DT had been acting a bit odd lately, as if the clutch was dragging and not fully disengaging. One time after an extended mowing session it didn't want to come out of high range, and kept edging ahead with the clutch depressed. Shut it down, and everything freed up immediately. If I was...

Do any of you have Land Pride RC's with the dangling chain shields in the front? My 1860 came with the steel shield in the back, but nothing mounted on the front side. From what I can see in the parts manual, they're simply short lengths of chain mounted with a piece of slotted flat bar and a...

We had a couple of decent size brush piles left from fence building last summer, and tonight was perfect weather for burning. No wind, temp dipping down below freezing as the sun went down. My wife is just visible in the left side of the pics. She's nearly 6 feet tall, so that'll give you a...

If you're changing the front axle fluids in your L-series tractor (mine's an L3400), you may want to re-check the level after operating it a little while. I think the bevel gear cases get an air-lock situation when you first add oil, and it takes a while for the air to work itself out. After...

I had a chance to have a good look at a new Kubota L3800 today, sitting right next to an L3400 on the dealer's lot for comparison. As far as I can see externally, there's very little difference other than a different dash layout, and the bodywork of course. The L3800 had an LA463 loader...

I have a situation where I need to limit the extension of a cylinder from 44 inches to 36 inches overall length. Using a shorter cylinder isn't an option because of the required length when fully retracted. My question is, is it as simple as machining an aluminum spacer to fit over the rod and...

I spent part of the day adding skid shoes to my rear blade, snow can't be far off now. 3/8 plates, dished 3/4 inch, I used 1/8 inch 7018 at 115 amps DCEP. It's the first time I've used the larger 7018 rods with this welder, I'm pretty happy with the way they worked. The rest of the job was...

I removed the existing bracket for the angle cylinder on my rear blade and added a stronger one. 1/8 7014 rod at 120 amps DCEP. A little bit of undercut, first weld of the day. 3 inch x 1/4 wall square tube. Some 5/16 plate for bracing. Not sure what this stuff was but I think it's a higher...

Those of you who own a 3400 may already know that Kubota doesn't sell a "kit" for adding a rear hydraulic remote for this tractor. I needed rear hydraulics for my back blade, and with any luck a hydraulic winch in time. I sourced the parts locally, used a Prince single spool mono-bloc valve...

We're planning on putting in a vegetable garden at our new home next spring. There's never been a garden there to the best of my knowledge, so the ground is "virginal" as far as plowing is concerned. I don't have a 3-point tiller and have no plans for one in the next few years. I do have a...

For those that are interested, here is a link to a resource I found while looking for a plow manual. Index of Manuals Hope it helps somebody. Sean

For those that are interested, here is a link to a resource I found while looking for a plow manual. Index of Manuals Hope it helps somebody. Sean

I came across an old MF mouldboard plow manual today on the web. It goes into quite a bit of detail as to set-up and troubleshooting. It's an art that seems to be getting lost in today's world. If you're interested in a copy, here's the link. It was posted by a gentleman named Tim Daley...

I picked up an old MF #62 2-bottom plow a month or so ago. It's been over the mountain and seen the elephant in the years since it was new, and I seriously doubt it's ever seen the underside of a roof in all those years either. The crossbeam adjustment was seized solid on two of the U-bolt...

I've been experimenting with drying out some old 7018 rods. I say old, I really have no idea how long they were exposed to the air. A $5 toaster oven (well used from the look of it), a little fiddling with the thermostat (might want to keep the missus from using this one), and I can get at...

I gave this old 2 bottom plow a new home this weekend, it's far from new but should have a lot of use left in it. Most of what I'll be doing is a vegetable garden in the spring, and maybe turning some pastures for replanting in the future. From what I can tell it's a 12-inch, I think the...

I found this for sale locally last week, pretty reasonably priced. I'd been looking for an AC/DC welder for a while, just DC would have been fine with me. This one was old enough to be made in the US, all copper windings too. Gave it a try today with 7014 rods on DC, works like a charm. I...

Does anyone have any experience with this particular model? I'm looking at a used one locally, needs a little bit of work to get it up and working again. Are parts still available for it? I suspect the only tricky part that I can't build myself is going to be the shares. I'll check with a...

Anyone that has any doubts about the strength of this stuff needs to have a look at these pics. We're preparing for hurricane Earl's arrival over the next few days, the riggers were placing a concrete sea anchor on one of the jetties to lash a traveling jetty crane in place. The anchor arrived...

My right side FEL lift cylinder started leaking hydraulic fluid past the seal a little while ago, on closer inspection it looked as if the lip had turned itself inside out. How long it was like that I have no idea, I do know it wasn't leaking before. The tractor has about 80 hours on the clock...

As long as I've had the 3400, the folding ROPS has been a source of irritation. It always rattles and squeaks going over rough ground, enough that you want to wear ear plugs. I made a set of hardwood wedges to fit between the hinge bracket and the front edge of the ROPS. If it does move, the...

Just a question for you that are agriculturally minded. I've got a couple horse pastures that are pretty heavy with goldenrod. When we built this house, I mowed behind the construction site about this time of year, and nothing has come back but grass for the most part. If I can get rid of a...

Rather than dishing out for a new post hole digger, I found a decent used one that needed a little TLC. It's a BL80A, made by Auburn Consolidated Industries for Kubota. Getting the gearbox separated from the boom took a little persuasion, the pin that holds it in was rusted solid in the...

Does anyone here have first hand experience with a Kubota BL-80A post hole digger? I'm looking at getting a used one for an L3400 tractor. Strong points, weak areas, any info is good. Chilly

After pricing what it would cost to get one made, I decided to build my own. It's intended to fit over the end of a log, the choker extends through the nose cone to the hauling cable. I built it from 1/4 aluminum plate, welded a piece of aluminum pipe inside the nose cone for reinforcement...

After pricing what it would cost to get one made, I decided to build my own. It's intended to fit over the end of a log, the choker extends through the nose cone to the hauling cable. I built it from 1/4 aluminum plate, cut with a recip saw. Welded with Miller 180 MIG w/spoolgun, argon...

I started the 50 hour service on my 3400 today, it was going along pretty well until I noticed that the cover for the clutch plate adjustment is actually behind the loader bracket. Not only do I have to unmount the loader, but remove the bracket as well. I'm thinking the design folks were...

This post has been a long time coming, but it may help you out. I use a homemade siphon arrangement, it works really well if you can get the can up on the tractor hood. The long end of the hose with the elbow goes in the fuel container, the short end after the primer bulb goes in the fuel...

Has anyone in Canada been able to find SUDT in the past year? Every dealer I've checked with coast to coast tells me they do not have access to SUDT, and that our equivalent is Premium UDT. I first thought it was the local dealer not wanting to stock it, but after half a dozen calls it looks...

Those of you that have a 3400, where does your engine temperature gauge normally read after the engine is warmed up? Mine has a small tick mark just above the cold end of the scale, and the needle climbs to barely past that mark. Is this normal? Thanks Chilly