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    Well, it's done!

    My mother finally passed away at 92 and we buried her today. She was doing very well for that age and no real health problems but, her organs were just worn out the doc said. They started failing and she went downhill very fast over about two weeks until she slept all the time. She still had...
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    OK, I got to know?

    Why does this cow have something stuck up his butt while being branded? Enlighten me please. :confused2:
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    Bumble Bee Problem!

    :eek: I was removing the firewood that sat on the back porch for the last month. It had gotten warm and no longer needed to have close by. It was only a few pieces. It's all a covered area. I picked up some on the ground that had slid under the wood steps and yikes! Bumble bees started...
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    Well, I made it! But, it is going to take quite awhile....

    ...to realize that I am actually retired and don't have to rush to finish a project. I was thinking, on the last nite I worked, about how we have "muscle memory" from doing a repeated task. We don't really even have to think about it to perform it. I got to wondering if we have "work memory"...
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    Got an S.S. question, please?

    I just turned 62 today. Already filed for SS for me and the red head, that's all finished. I am retiring from my job June 1. So, I will have already worked 5 months for this year. Boss wants me to fill in occasionally because I am a grade 4 certified water plant operator (highest rating...
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    OK, lets try another subject!

    My wife unit (red head) went to Tampa, Fl a couple of weeks ago, to visit our youngest boy (30). She evidently went through one of "Toll Roads", got a bill from them for $6.53 . Just curious as to who actually builds the toll toads? Just interested if public money is used or not. Back in...
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    Curious "Canadian or U.K." question on health care?

    Did those countries have U.S. styled health care with an insurance company before changing over to one health care they have now? I realize it was years ago this happened, but just curious as to what happened to the insurance companies? They just went away? What would happen to the insurance...
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    Shower Plumbing help please?

    Are the new shower manifolds (where the hot/cold water is mixed and turn handles to get it out) some kind of low flow stuff? I replaced the old manifold when I put in a new tub, the new "Caulk-less snap together type unit". The flow is just ridiculously slower than before. Of course the spousal...
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    That wasn't part of the plan!

    :mad: Was finishing up smoothing over a place where I had a water line break back in Jan. and went to turn and the left front wheel rubbed up against a soft dirt edge. Sort of like a deep rut that a logging truck might leave behind. All of sudden all the air leaked out of that tire. Whoops...
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    Hearing Aid!

    Well, I can't hear out of my right ear anymore. Been too many infections in that ear. usually 2-4 a year. The Eustachian tube never formed right (too small) and backs up when I have allergies or a cold. I try to keep that side "Popped open" and it will drain then. I saw an article a few...
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    Box Blade Ballast?

    I need to add some weight, maybe around 200 lbs or so) onto the back of my 6' box blade. My L2501 won't have any trouble with it. When the driveway is a little dry and I need to scrape it, it won't dig in very well. I also scrape my oldest son's drive across from me and he stands on the back...
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    Why does the wife always...?

    ...have these great/brilliant ideas...but, we are the one's that have to do all the "fun" part of getting it done? :D My red head just up and decides that "We" are going to move some of her flowers/bushes to another area. OK, get out the phd on the kubota and dig said holes in "Just the right...
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    Help getting stump jumper off?

    I've read several threads about how to do it. Using a heavy chain looped through the blade bolt holes and a bottle jack seems to do the trick. I am confused about how to put the bottle jack in the chain for applying pressure. Does the base of the jack need to be held by the chain? Then jack...
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    Stump Jumper being stubborn!

    Well, I hoisted the used 5' bush hog that I got a couple of months ago. Everything ran well but I noticed the thing started vibrating a lot. Out of balance. I stopped and looked and two of the four bolts that hold the gear box had got lost. I put it up and planned to fix when I had time...
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    The Bota will be working it...Hard!

    It has done nothing but rain rain and then rain some more down here in the deep south of Alabama. As my ancient neighbor (I'm 61 so I have to be careful on that subject...lol) would say, "Good Grannies!". I cut the acreage the last time I was off and it has already popped up about 2 foot. We...
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    Red Head Pitched A Fit!

    Boy Howdy! If you ain't never seen a red head pitch a fit....you need to. :laughing: I worked night shift 6pm-6am the last week. She went to walk her little dogs and came back to the house "pitching a fit". It seems that it is MY Fault that a coyote ran right by her on said journey. Yes...
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    Do you know who makes this?

    Picked up a 5' brush cutter the other day for.....drum roll please....$250. Most of the cutters I' ve seen on craigslist etc are just rusted out junk and they want way too much for them. I happened to see this one that was 45 min, from me. I called the next morning at 8 am and then headed...
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    Food coloring for a dye?

    This sight glass for the hydro is about the stupidest thing ever. Very hard to tell if it's full or empty. Is there a reason not to just use some food dye to make it easier to see? I've seen the JD type dye on ebay but that is a ridiculous price for something like that. Maybe it's "magic" or...
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    Diverticulitis anyone?

    I've had diverticulitis for about 6 years. That has to be one of the worst disorders of the intestines. It is of the devil, for sure. Haven't had an episode for the last year or so, at least not a really bad one. I remember having the sheites after eating too much hot spicy things and...
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    Boy, I done went and done it!

    The Red Head said for our 41'st wedding anniversary in May, she wants to go and see the Celtic Women in concert. Well, I must admit that I want to see them too. They are so great on the tv specials I've seen. Someone told her that they were coming to a theater close to us and made it known in...
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    I hate my dryer....I'm sure it hates me!

    The GE clothes dryer that is about 5 or 6 years old had started to squeak when running. I did some internet sleuthing and found it is the bearing that is on the back of the drum. So, I order new drum bearing/slides/belt/tension pulley. I watch a youtube video of how to take it apart, no...
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    Ouch!

    Dang it! I'm getting dangerous to my own health. I changed the oil on the Kubota this afternoon and had set the diesel can by the front door of the barn....thinking I probably should go ahead and put that back...nahhh, I'll get it in a few minutes. A few minutes later, I turned around to get...
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    LED lights and radio question?

    I installed a pair of 4' led light fixtures a week ago. I plug in the radio I keep in the barn and it really messes up the signal. Makes the radio very scratchy sounding. Turn off lights and radio works fine. Is there something I can use to keep the radio working while the lights are on? I...
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    Dumbest dog on earth!

    When I was but a wee lad, we got a dog for Christmas. Not just any dog, but this dog. Named him spot because he had a couple of spots on him. Now, this dog was really messed up in his linage. He was part beagle and part bird dog. My dad always said he was a "Burgle". He didn't know whether...
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    Yeow! That Hurt!

    I was tossing some firewood over the back fence, to stack on the porch and managed to toss one that caught one of those very small thin whip like tree limbs. No leaves on it and I didn't see it as it was just about dark. That thing popped back and whipped me across the cheek bone and the eye...
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    Flying a Helicopter?

    Someone mentioned something about a helicopter recently. Well, I got to wondering, Is a helicopter harder to fly than an airplane? How about a jet plane? Maybe one of those SR-71 Blackbirds? Just wondering. :confused2: If someone asked me if I could fly a helicopter....I would have to say...
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    Going in reverse?

    Curious about my L2501 DT. I was working on a creek bank on the back side of my property a couple of weeks ago. Preparing to put a piece of corrugated pipe for a crossing. Small creek. I could just drop four railroad ties and it would work. The bank was getting slippery and when backing up...
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    Holy shades of erector sets Batman!

    If you are older than 55, you probably remember the old erector sets where you could put together all kinds of different buildings or fun stuff. Lots and lots of tiny bolts/nuts etc. Well, I picked up one of those turntable tray type things to hold/organize the mess of bolts etc in my shop...
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    Pig/Goat Question?

    I'm wondering if pigs and goats can be kept on the same fenced in area? I want to get several and would like to be informed first. It would be about 1/4 acre fenced in with electric wire around the top/bottom of fence. I have had a goat before when my kids were small. Dang thing would not...
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    Much higher lift than the Kubota?

    Since I just finished the rebuild on my old 1952 8N, I have been using the 5' finishing mower behind it. It pulls it very well now. Before, it would really struggle. One thing I have to get use to (took about 1.5 yrs to rebuild) is the 8N lifts the mower much higher than the L2501 Kubota that...
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    Well don't that just beat all!

    I've been limping around for about two weeks after hurting my foot trying to get over some running water in a parking lot. It hurt, but I just keep going. I'm off this week so I went to the doc in a box and he came in the room after looking at xrays and said, "You must be one tough old...
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    Stabelizer Bars

    Well, I received the new stabilizer bars this week and installed today. I am so glad to get away from those idiotic side links... it isn't even funny. Just pull the pin and slide the arms on now. :D I'm liking this! :thumbsup:
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    After one year....

    I've put a grand total of 98 hours on the "new" Kubota! Is this pretty average for a new tractor at one year old? Also, myself being a year older, today I reached the grand total of 60 years old! :laughing: Wonder if the 'bota will make it another 59 years...lol. :D Dang it, I think I...
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    Told my boss something the other day.

    We are both getting older, I'll be 60 in another week. I told him that one thing I know, that I've learned well as I get older: By the time I get the signal to pee...it is almost too late! :eek: Must be something about getting old, maybe the signal doesn't get from the brain to the bladder...
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    YEOWCH!!!!

    :censored: Ran a dadgum splinter up under the fingernail, index finger on the right hand. Of course it just had to be the mouse button/scrolling/tv remote finger. I had to cut the nail off very short into the quick part and dig and dig to get that thing all the way out. I probably over did...
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    Old photo with a plane crash

    How would you like to be out in the field and see this happening? Just an old pic I found online. What kind of tractor is that anyway? Here is the website Astonishing Historical Photos 18 - Popnom.com
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    Ever tried this?

    Yeah, I really did. Works pretty good too. It's just the getting up and down that kills me. There was some blood involved....:ashamed: The red head was in town that day so it was a good time to do some limb trimming along the field line. Some of these were hanging way down and difficult to...
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    For you fellows with no cup holder

    I noticed this in the new northern tool catalog. Magnetic and would probably work good on a riding mower too. Just an FYI GEKO Magnetic Stainless Steel Can Cooler, Model# GEKOSS | Mower Accessories| Northern Tool + Equipment
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    Not many real one's left!

    As the title says, there just isn't too many real old timey machine shops left. I had a good one about 35 miles from me and it closed about 6 months ago. Very busy shop too. I think the old owner was just too old and wanted to retire completely. Nothing there now. I now have to go 90 miles...
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    Welding on Mesh Protection?

    I finally made it by to pick up another bottle of MIG gas so I can tack weld the wire to the brush guard. My question is: Do I need to remove the grill guard to do this welding? The reason I ask is that I don't want to mess up any electronics or such. You know how "fragile" these new...
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    Truck size for gravel delivery?

    I need to get several large truck/trailer loads of gravel soon for my driveway/parking area. Could someone point me in the direction as to the sizes of loads for each dump truck or trailer dump? Im sure I NEED THE "CRUSHER" run style of rock. l need to know soon for later this week. If you...
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    Ford Alternator?

    I had to replace the alternator on my '08 F150 recently. It only has 57K miles on it. I am just curious about the longevity of the Ford electrical system. I've owned other Ford/Chevy vehicles and the alternator always lasted around 100K. Does this seem right? I put a new battery in last...
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    Curious about checking the antifreezing agent?

    I'm not sure what the dealer loaded my rear tires with, on my new L2501 last spring when I purchased it. I did check to see how much was in there and it was too much water/fluid/whatever so I drained some out to where it was at about 75% full. It was squirting out of the valve stem at 12 o...
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    Uh-Oh!

    I have a 2008 F150 with 57K miles on it. I only live three miles from work so it doesn't really get charged up completely. I drive further when I'm off to do the usual chores. Yesterday swmbo "made" me go by the church to get pics made for the new church directory, then some other places...
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    Well, That Was A First!

    Last weekend, while I was off, I walked out back down to the back 40 close to my pond. It's still deer season down here, so I carried my trusty 30-06. I have one tree stand that is left from back in 2011 when the EF4 tornado hit my property. It's metal and it survived. All the wooden ladder...
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    Well of all the blanket blank blank!

    I got out the mig welder and dragged the large tank of mig gas out and hooked everything up. I had a broken bolt to remove from a block. Of course, I had broken an easy out off in there...:rolleyes: So I crank everything up and open the gas...wait, what? Tank is empty! :mad: Valve was...
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    Rain in a bucket?

    I usually check a bucket by the barn for how much rain we got. I measured this morning, after all the deluge end of times rain we have had down here, and there was 10" in it. This is from the last four days. Is this an accurate way to measure rain...in a bucket?
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    Too Much....and chicken coop!

    Wow, I've had about 4" of rain in the last few days. It dang sure makes a chicken coop the slickest surface on the planet...lol. Poor chickens were so hungry when I fed them, after getting home from work (dark by then), that they jumped off the roost and started pecking at the feeder. The...
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    Well, Just Heck!

    Water pressure got low last night and worse today so I walked down to the water meter at the road. Well, durn. Meter box full of water. Go back to house and load up the shovel and items needed. Got the meter cover dug out and saw the water pressure regulator had corroded and basically fallen...
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    Honky Tonk!

    I'm 59 and back when I was a kid growing up on the outskirts of Montgomery, Al, my father and I would hitch up the Jon Boat and go down to the Coosa River for some good fishing. I still remember this place (there were actually several around there) that was an old block building and had these...
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    Did something Today....

    ...I would not think that I would ever do! After washing the dirt/grease off the 6 month old L2501...I waxed it! Not just any wax but Mcguires Gold that I use on the '66 mustang. :ashamed: That stuff got pine tree sap and other stuff off, from pushing down a trail that was covered with those...
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    How in the bleepity bleep?

    Did this happen...lol I was cutting out a trail that was an old trail but grown up in those little pines/hardwoods. Most were about 2-4 inches. I push them over with the loader and chop 'em up with the bush hog. I got down close to the creek, on the backside of the property, and found myself...
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    This was somewhat odd?

    Like some of you, My L2501, that I purchased this past April, Has approached 50 hours so I ordered the Kubota kit from Messicks and they came yesterday. So, I did the engine oil/filter change and the manual says 5.7 L (6.0 quarts) quarts. So I measured out 6 quarts, used the new Rotella T-6...
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    Diesel motors are great...but?

    Why have they never been used in airplanes (WW2 or so)? Too heavy? Seems they are more dependable than gas? Just wondering since most of us here have diesel tractors and rave about torque/great fuel usage/longevity etc...:confused: Seems to me that it would have been a good choice way back then.
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    It's been creaping up on me!

    The 50 hour service that is. I went over 40 hours the other day and ordered the filter kit from Messicks last night. For my L2501 with shuttle shift it was $95 with shipping. It should be here later this week and I will be at 50 hours by then. Been running the finishing mower like crazy...
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    Somebody "Splain" North/South Carolina Interstate?

    I'm in North Carolina right now and passed through South Carolina earlier today. Why does NC/SC have a speed of 60-65 MPH on the Interstate? I live in Alabama and drive to Georgia and it is 70MPH unless in a city type area. WTH??? It's one of the stupider things that I have ever seen...
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    Next mod to L2501!

    Well, I added the led's to the rops and a switch on/off. Then added a bigger tool box to replace that useless one that comes on the new Kubotas. Next is moving my electric wench/remote and wiring to the Kubota, from the old 8N. I removed the wiring (quite a bit to a remote type 12V wench) and...
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    Leaving covers off of Finishing Mower?

    Wondering how many just leave the covers, on each side of the finishing mower, off altogether? It is very difficult to get the grass etc out from under the covers, even with a large air compressor to feed the blow gun. I finally just took them off of my 5' bush hog brand finishing mower. It...
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    Pin on Grapple?

    I did a search on here, but could not find anything about having a pin on grapple. I don't have the skid steer type QA bucket, mine is a pin on. Does anyone make a standard pin on type of grapple where I would remove the bucket and then attach the grapple hardware to the FEL arms and use the...
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    Turn wheel when tipping over?

    OK, all this talk about tipping over makes me wonder. If on a steep hill crossing horizontally lets say for arguments sake that the top of the hill is to the left of the tractor. If the tractor were to start tipping over to the right, which way would you turn the steering wheel to possibly...
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    Pto shaft question?

    When I first got the new Kubota last April, it came with a fertilizer spreader that had a little pto attached. That thing is tiny compared to the old Ford stuff that I have. It is very short too as the spreader sits closer to the tractor than other implements. I didn't realize how short until...
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    Using "Sun Block"?

    I usually spray some pf 70 sunblock on my face/arms when I am jumping on the tractor for a couple of hours of pulling the finishing mower around. I also use a piece of towel that I cut into strips to use for a head band to try to keep the sweat out of my eyes. It doesn't work too well and the...
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    Question about hours/usage/oil change?

    I am just wondering if any of you consider the time the tractor spends idling while hooking up implements/ attaching a chain or moving stuff around before getting back in the seat, to add to the amount the hour meter shows for oil changing. My L2501 is up to 30 hours, for example, but I could...
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    Might have used the Kubota...maybe!

    I took my oldest son down to pick up his VW GTI where he had new tires put on. I drove the '66 mustang that I just replaced the EFI fuel pump on. It's nice to have EFI on a classic car. Gives it lots of juice...except after I dropped him off and was headed to the dreaded walmart to pick up...
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    Wish that had not happened!

    :mad: Well, just crud! I set the finishing mower off today so I could use the box blade on the L2501 with 30 hours on it now. I started backing up to the box blade and felt some resistance, so I stopped and got off to look. The adjustable thing that sets the height of the right side lift arm...
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    Raleigh N.C.?

    The red head and myself are going to Raleigh next month (about 600 miles) and my youngest son is meeting us there from about 50 miles away. We are staying for several days at the Hilton. What are some must see things around Raleigh? I get bored easily just being around a motel and like to get...
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    ROPS paint?

    I need to get the grey colored spray paint can to touch up my rops on the L2501. Does anyone happen to know which spray paint will match up pretty close for the rops? Something from wally world maybe rustoleum? It's some sort of dark grey. Thanks. I did do a search but came up with many...
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    Snake bites this year?

    The news reported last night that we have had a total of 32 poison snake bites this year in Alabama, so far this year. There was a total of 9 the whole of last year, so this quite an increase even with the rest of the season remaining (4 more months at least). I am wondering if this is due to...
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    I've been debating on doing this.

    Like some of you, my parking is limited for the new L2501. I have to fold the rops to put it under cover using a shed over hang off the side of the barn, Fits ok then. No, there is no room in the barn and the door/barn is still not high enough. I have been debating on the method of cutting...
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    Tack Weld?

    Hey guys. I picked up the 24" x 24" expanded/flattened metal screen (diamond shaped) to add to the brush guard yesterday. Is it ok to tack weld this to the guard with my small MIG Welder with/gas? I've done welding off and on to my '66 mustang and other jobs. I'm use to the thin body panels...
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    Curious How They Use to do This?

    I have noticed on the old tractors (Maybe 1920-1940) that many of the , for example JD/Farmall or such, did not have the 3 point hitch or hydraulics. How did they transport the "implement" such as a plow or disc or anything? Some of the implements did not have wheels on them and no hydraulics...
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    What type of metal to add for the brush guard?

    I need to do like some other forum members have done and add the mesh metal to the brush guard before I have an expensive boo-boo. What is this type called that is honey combed looking, that you guys use? I need to be able to ask for the right stuff when I go by the steel supply. This will be...
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    Done wore this new tractor out!

    Well, a little anyway. I washed her up this morning after using it pretty hard the past week. Then I noticed...the dreaded wearing off of the paint on the left floor board and step. Drat! Only 18 hours on it too. Wore the paint slap off. :eek: Guess it's time for the truck bed...
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    One thing I can count on...

    ...somewhere close by, there is a hornets' nest! :eek: There always is. I find one nest close to the house, usually within 50 yards. They are sort of hard to see being in bushes or up a little in a tree. But, I know there is one. Every year I am bush hogging the trails in the woods behind...
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    Well that wasn't any fun!

    There has to be some kind of a secret to adjusting the turnbuckles on the lower arms! :mad: On the L2501, I removed the finishing mower as I am done with it for now and put the bush hog on...or tried too. I adjusted some on the turnbuckle on the right side as it was rubbing on the inside of...
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    No room!

    Wow, not a whole bunch of room on the backside of the L2501 for hooking up the PTO. It definitely takes some contortions to reach in enough and try to push the button on the joint and get it all line up at once and maybe the stars all line up and it slips right on. :laughing: My old 8N has...
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    Creek crossing/corrigated pipe question?

    After reading some threads about people getting stuck to the frame in mud or such, I have a small creek to cross on the backside of my 71 acres. I am thinking about an 8' long by maybe 48" inside diameter would be plenty big for for a piece of corrugated metal pipe. Will this work for a 2600...
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    Tooth bar question?

    I've looked/read on here about the tooth bar add on for a front end loader on the tractor. How does the bar help to push up small saplings (1" or so) or heavy brush? I guess I mean how does the mechanism of the toothy bar makes it work better? Is the loader edge of the bucket too smooth, by...
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    Fencing for goats?

    I'll be using my new L2510 with a PH digger to put in some new fencing. Now this is tractor related...lol. I'm thinking about getting a couple of those little Nubian type goats. I use to raise Paso Fino horses and kept 3 or so most of the time for the kids and me to ride. Wife never did like...
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    Is there some kind of....

    ...an Anti-Rain Dance? We have had waaayyyy too much down here in Alabama. :smiley_aafz: It's been raining for quite a while every day...lots. Flooding/muddy long driveway...swmbo complaining and the worst of all...I have to get very wet to play with my new 'Bota! :mur: Please send some of...
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    Steering wheel spinner?

    Do you guys use a steering wheel spinner on your Kubota. I have a new L2501 FEL 4x4 and am curious about using one on the L models. I'm wondering if it is worth putting on for bush hogging/finishing mower usage and light disc usage for garden. Thanks.
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    EGR valve on L2501?

    I looked through the manual but can't quite figure out if the L2501 new model I have, is an external or internal or none at all EGR valve? Seems to be a difference in the type of oil to use based on the configuration.
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    New guy/New Tractor

    Hello to everyone. I joined here some time back but have never posted yet. I figure this is a good time to start. I stopped by the local Kubota dealer this morning and purchased a new L2501DTL with the pin on bucket and R4 tires. It felt like the right size for my chores. I usually run my...
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