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I realize this thread is a year or so old now, but for future reference here's my $0.02 on the Shaver post drivers. I have two shaver HD-10 drivers, one hydraulic tilt skid steer mount, another 3pt hitch, manual tilt. About 25% of my agricultural construction business is fencing, so I don't...

Finally got some pics! Overview of the shed as it sits: Back wall, all original tin and windows from the 1950's: West end, used a couple locust 5x5" posts I milled and some 2x6's for girts, swinging doors built with 2x6 and 2x4 lumber, all salvaged tin: Some of the basic electrical I have...

I have a 265 Deere garden tractor with the 46" deck. It has always cut shorter than I would like and with the dry weather we've been having it would be nice to cut a little higher. It seems like with the deck all the way up (in the transport lock even) it only cuts about 3" high. We used to have...

After rereading this thread it occurred to me I never updated this on the snow performance. The performance in the snow is probably the biggest improvement of all. With the R4 tires anything more than about 6-8" of snow was very difficult to get through, especially on any kind of grade. The pics...

The tractor is plenty large enough to use the mower, I've used one on my little B3200 before. The adapter is needed on small tractors because the lift arms/rockshaft is not wide enough to accommodate the yoke that the mower uses for a top link. It fits on utility size tractor (think 5000 series...

After a couple years hiatus I'm finally getting back to finishing a post driver I've been working on. I'm a farmer and fencing contractor so I've run several different model drivers and tried to make something a little different that suits my needs. The design criteria was that it would be light...

Here is the plug that was in port "T": The lower portion blocks a hole into the other work port. Here is a pic of what it looks like inside port "T": That little hole goes into the port directly above it, we'll call that port A. I'm thinking I'll put a plug in port A, hook my cylinder to...

I'm working on building a post driver and I need a single acting hydraulic valve to raise and drop the weight. I bought a 'converta-valve' from Tractor Supply that I think will do what I need, but there are no instructions with it. The valve is a Chief Model 220940 single spool valve, says "3...

Here's the length comparison between the loader on the B3200 and L3200, as I suspected the loader on the L3200 sticks out a good bit further. All measurements are from the bucket pivot pin to the front axle center line. The distance from the bucket edge to the bucket pivot was 24" on both...

I have a JD 265 garden tractor that has started blowing the main fuse when you engage the PTO/mower deck. Trying to get things ready for next mowing season so I need to get to the bottom of this. I already replaced the switch and that didn't have any effect. Is the PTO clutch bad? How would one...

A problem I often run into is dealing with clumps of sod after excavating or grading a site. The problem comes after spreading the topsoil sod mix back out then trying to get a final grade and seed it. It usually goes like this (excavating for a building, road, pad, etc): 1. Peel off the...

The upright parts of the yoke might hit the lift rods on your 3pt hitch. I doubt it will be a problem, but the potential is there. As I mentioned, there is a bracket that moves the yoke back and will cure this. Once the mower is setup for your tractor it will be as easy to take on and off as on...

I have a CAD digger 628 (the smallest one) that I built a few years ago. For my intended purposes it has worked very well. It is a bit slow, but it will dig through clay just fine as long as it's not terribly dry. It won't dig through shale and if the surface is very hard, like a compacted...

Thought I'd bring this thread back up since it seems to be of interest to a lot of folks. I've finally come up with a good way to get wood to the landing without making a mess of the trails and dirtying the wood. I had an old derelict portable chicken coop that someone had built on a wagon...

I was able to get to our North farm on Thursday, but it had drifted so bad over the night the roads were completely impassable Friday morning. Headed North the road was drifted in 4' deep for about a 1/2mi, and 3' deep headed south for 1/4mi. I tried in vain to get a running start in my 4runner...

I was about maxed out on my B3200 today as well, we had 24" here in the mountains. That said, this little tractor amazes me how well it goes in the snow, switching from R4 to R1 tires made a huge difference in this deep stuff.

I wish I had chains, but I haven't gotten any yet. Too late now I guess, lol. It's sitting at the other farm anyways. I did move it up next to the driveway if needed, but without chains or tracks I doubt it'd do much. We get a 20" snow here in the mountains every few years, although this is...

I got a few more logs milled today, these larger logs are nice because I can make multiple cants out of them which makes things go quicker. Couple pics below of making some 6" wide cants for 1x6 and 2x6: Logs ready to be milled, should be about 800bf here: Question for those with more...

I was able to get out to the woods today to get another load of logs before the next storm. Largest logs I got are 24" diameter on the big end, so I'll have to shave them down to fit in the mill. I might also use the Alaskan to make them into cants, should be interesting. Below are a couple pics...

Just a follow up, the 3pt hitch logging arch is working well. It mostly gets used behind the 2550 JD in the pics and my fathers 5045e, both of which are much larger than the unit was designed for. It is holding up well, surprisingly even the cat. I hitch pins are still straight. Below are a...

Thanks for all the great info and pics, lots of good stuff in there. I got a couple hours in today and finally got some worthwhile lumber made. I took the morning to set up the mill on the new timbers ;) along with the new track section. I also installed an hour meter so I can keep track of...

I've been using windshield washer fluid with about 1oz of dish soap per gallon, seems to be working well. I've been contemplating building a little log trailer like this one below, except tractor size: I could pull it in the woods and load it with my B3200, then hook it to the truck to take...

Having just recently purchased a new bandsaw mill, I'm looking for advice on how to get the most out of the whole logs-to-lumber process. This thread is along the same lines as my previous thread Logistics of firewood hauling and splitting? which gave me lots of good ideas and pictures which I...

It's all about weight, weight location, and weight transfer. I doubt any of the 65hp compact tractors could have drug this 30" dia, 30' long oak log up and out of there:

That makes two of us...:D We've gotten about two thirds of the roof on. If I didn't have other projects going on we might have gotten it done this week. So far the roof has been going on pretty well, all the panels are pre-drilled and it uses metal clips that wrap around the bottom of the...

The basic structure took the three of us about 12hrs to build, with minimal bracing and about 4 purlins per section. Once that was up later in the week my brother and I set the remaining 25 or so purlins, the top wall girts and more of the bracing: Lately the local quarry has been having...

Once the piers were cured it was time to start erecting the building. The first truss was brought over and hung using a jib crane on the M9540. Once suspended we installed the posts, and set it in place, bolted it down and secured it with bracing and some triangulated rigging: The second truss...

Some progress pics and info: Holes for piers were drilled down to a depth of 4' and a diameter of 12": Building the forms, set using the transit and a string line, forms are built out of 2x8 and built to position the anchor bolts: Finished piers, everything turned out square within 1/8":

Recently our 5045e was put to use on the square baler (which we normally pull with a much larger tractor), and the tractor got worked really hard for about three hours. Operator said temp gauge never got above 3/4ths and it ran well for the first hour or two. Near the end it was really loosing...

The American 2040 he has is a 40hp 3cyl utility tractor, which is completely unrelated to the 2040/2040S sold in Europe, although they were both built in Mannheim Germany. As to the drawbar, it's part #2 in the attached picture and will be located on the rear/bottom of the tractor. In the...

I'm looking for a used skid steer loader for my farm construction business. I've had a thread going in the construction equipment section about the business itself and my search for new equipment, but there seems to be a lot more traffic here, so I'll post my actual buying questions here...

I'm over in Floyd county. Mine sure isn't as pretty as yours, but in the next year or two I hope to do a ground up rebuild. Don't have any great pics, but it is in the background of this pic: It's a '75 C60, 350/4spd/2-spd rear end, 14' grain box with a twin cylinder hoist. Been in the...

Agreed. In fact a single spindle cutter is designed to go between the wheel tracks for an optimum cut. I'm not sure where the whole notion of having a cutter wider than your tractor came from, but as per the design of the cutter that is incorrect. The reason for this is so the cutter is cutting...

During this past cold spell the fuel gelled up in my 5203. Filled the tank to the top with new fuel, added fuel treatment, installed a new filter and it is 45* here today. I have been trying to bleed it as per the manual, and haven't had much luck. I finally got fuel to flow properly out the...

I have a 441 with a 25" bar that I'm very pleased with. Power is plenty adequate for that size bar and it balances nicely. There are very few trees in this part of the country that need a bigger saw than that.

Still have it and going strong :thumbsup:

A few tips: -I like to work going up hill when possible, it's tougher going but safer. -Basically a road along a hillside can be thought of as a shelf, you have to cut it out of the hillside -You can start the cut at the bottom with the backhoe, dig away from the upper side and place dirt on...

I started to install the intake preheater on my fathers 5045e today and have ran into some trouble with the wiring/instructions. The kit I got was the right part number for the 5045e, but it was an older kit and the instruction booklet was printed before the 5e series came out (it is also very...

We're going on day 3 without power here after the snow storm and this has prompted me to start deciding on a bigger generator. I currently have a Honda EP2500 that I uses to run power tools for my business and it has been a great little generator. Super simple, two 120v outlets and a nice Honda...

Deere used them on all the previous mo-cos and still uses them on the square balers. Just gives the hitch a little extra 'swing' to really turn tight. Also it allows for a 90* turn with no driveline chatter. Both our 1219 moco and 337 square baler take the same hitch:

We're going through our square bales faster than anticipated so I went to the other farm and got a load of round bales. These were some that didn't fit in the shed so they need to be used up first. Total of hay and trailer was about 9700lbs, a pretty good load for the 5203.

Update: Still working out the best methods, with an outdoor wood boiler in our future I decided to ramp things up a bit. We brought one of the big tractors down from the other farm and hooked up my little log arch seen here...

That setup reminds me a bit of ours. New Deere tractor and an old GM truck, lol. :thumbsup: The chips flying over the cab is a problem we deal with too. At first I didn't think it was a problem, but they work their way down into the cowl vents, motor, etc and cause a general mess. We are...

I really like the 50 and 55 series tractors, they are what I grew up on. Here's a pic of our 2550:

I've got a job coming up that will require a good amount of earth moving and gravel work so I'm looking at a new, larger box blade for my 2wd 5203 Deere. I think I've narrowed it down to the Woods BSM72 with the fixed rear gate. For those who aren't familiar with that model, it's 6' wide, weighs...

My wife and I bought a 2400sq. ft. farmhouse last year with no central heat of any kind. It was built in the 20's and used multiple coal and wood burning stoves throughout the house. In more recent years they used a couple oil stoves. Still have the tanks and about 250gal of oil. I'm looking...

Just wondering what everyones opinions are on the NH workmaster 45 and MF 2605? Both are in contention as my next tractor but looking for some in depth input from TBN. The NH workmaster is obviously a nicer and slightly larger tractor, I'm looking at one with 4wd and single rear remote, $16.6K...

I looked on the Deere website today and while they still have a page up for the 4005, you can no longer select it on build and price. Are they discontinuing it, or have they just not figured out pricing for 2013? I noticed they do have the 3005 still on there.

I've been looking for a 40-50hp 2wd utility tractor and came across a nice looking Deere 5203, 2007 model with 300hrs. I haven't had a chance to drive the tractor or look it over beyond a quick glance. What kind of problems should I look out for in this series tractor? I've read quite a few...

I stumbled upon this video on youtube of a 5045D from India with what appears to be a 4000 series MFWD front axle. Also has a neat looking dozer blade. My guess is it's not for loader applications though, probably wouldn't hold up to the 500 series loaders (looks like very few tractors have...

I'm getting ready to purchase a new tractor for our small farm and agricultural construction business. I'm not new to tractors by any means, but I'm becoming indecisive over this so I'm asking TBN for some insight. The two tractors I've narrowed it down to are as follows: Kubota L4600F (2wd)...

2550 row-crop:

I'm hoping to be in the market for a new utility tractor soon and was disappointed to see that the Nebraska tractor tests no longer give drawbar HP, drawbar fuel useage, or even drawbar pull. I was looking at the specs for a Deere 5055d last night and all they give now is PTO power and some...

Just stumbled upon these on one of my searches, had never seen them before. Lots of good stuff in here: fdelgadoz2000 - YouTube

Within the next month or two I'll be starting to build a shop for our farm. I already have the building, it's a 40x60x12 metal building that was built in 1956. It was at a decommissioned RJ Reynolds plant in NC and my FIL, BIL and myself took it down for basically scrap prices (It was originally...

I've long used a little 4x6 utility trailer around the farm for a variety of tasks. It was a little $300 cheapo from TSC, and while it has served me well it is both falling apart and inadequate. Biggest drawback is it is too short at 6' long. You can't haul much firewood on a trailer that...

I'm looking to get some sort of (relatively) inexpensive accounting software for my business. I run a small construction company and mainly want something to keep track of expenses, income, and possibly do payroll related tasks in the future. Just wondering what has worked for you and what...

I shut off my '53 NAA this evening for a couple minutes and when I went to restart it the solenoid just clicked. Tractor had only been run a couple minutes (backing load of corn in the barn) so it wasn't hot or anything. Tried to restart it a couple more times and same thing. Then held the...

I'm getting ready to do a complete rewire on our 'new' home and had a few questions for some of the more electrical savvy folks on here. I'll start by saying that I am a General Contractor and have a decent bit of electrical experience, but it's been years since I've done a re-wire so I'm sure...

I appreciate everyone's input on my other thread concerning which trailer to get. I decided to go with a Kaufman and got an 8,000lb 18' trailer. This was smaller than I originally planed, but more than adequate for my current and immediate future needs. (gotta separate needs/wants) Anyways, I...

I'm trying to decide if adding a backhoe to my B3200 would be a good idea, or if I should wait and get something else (used B20, B21, B26, maybe a small mini-ex). I'll be using it for trenching in water lines (3' deep) and electric lines, cleaning out ditches, installing culverts, planting...

Parked my B3200 in the shop last night to preform the 400hr maintenance on it today. Came out today to a puddle of hydraulic fluid under the tractor. It seems that grass/hay wrapped around the drive shaft from the clutch to the HST and took out the seal (at the clutch housing end.) The only...

I've been running my small farm construction business for the past couple years with my B3200 Kubota and a variety of borrowed/rented equipment. This year my business is really starting to grow and I'm doing bigger projects than before. I build barns, sheds, all types of agricultural fencing...

Looking for some insight from those who have used both Compact track loaders and standard crawler loaders. A small crawler loader is something I'd like to add to my business some day and I've been wondering how these new compact rubber track loaders compare. I have some experience with crawler...

Just thought it would be fun to see some of the larger projects that people have completed with their Kubotas. I've seen numerous pics on here of some pretty ambitions projects but it'd be neat to see them all in one place. Below are a few that I've done recently with my B3200. ATV trail...

As the title implies, I'm in the market for a new equipment trailer for my business. My old 1970's vintage 8K trailer is completely worn out and isn't safe anymore. The 8k rating on it is also very generous and it doesn't have the capacity I need as I start to get larger equipment. I'm looking...

I'm looking into getting the Kubota pallet forks for my B3200 but had a few questions for those who own a set. First off, how is the visibility of the forks? I'll be using it a lot for moving lumber, building supplies and pallets so visibility is critical. With the solid fork carriage it looks...

I'm in the market for a single row cultivator to cultivate about half an acre of field corn. I planted it on 36" rows which will be just right for my B3200 to straddle so I just need to pick up a single row cultivator now. I've looked at a few different units and they are all pretty similar...

Got a chance to catch up on some farm work today, it's been really rainy here lately so some of this should have been done a month ago. This year we are planting a small plot of field corn to feed our livestock, poultry, etc next year as the cost of feed is going way up. So after the area was...

I'm thinking about geting either a BH76 or BH77 for my B3200 and would like to see some of the variety of task people have done with them. I fairly well know the capabilites as I have spent many hours on a B21 (almost identical specs to the BH77) and B26, but still like to see the type of jobs...

Maybe it's just the nature of the unit but the RCK60-24B mower deck on the B7610 seems to kick up an awful lot of dust and debris when mowing. Not only does it make mowing unpleasant, but it also fills the air filter and radiator screen with dust/debris much quicker than it should. Has anyone...

I often see a lot of questions on this forum about building small roads, trails, etc with a CUT so I thought I'd share my methods and pics. This first road is a connector from our main trail to another trail that goes around the top of the mountain. The original trail was steep and off-camber...

I just got a nice low hour 265 garden tractor and was looking for some info on the hydro transmission/transaxle. It's stamped tuff-torq (by Kawasaki) on the rear axle, but according to the service manual it should have been a Sundstrand hydro unit. I didn't think on tractors this small they used...

I'm working on building a heavy duty 5x10 utility trailer and I'm getting close to wiring it. I don't want to go cheap here since it seems like every other trailer I own the wiring is crap, lights work intermittently, and every time they have to be inspected I have to fix numerous connections...

I've been burning wood for years and still have yet to come up with the best way to get it from the tree into my wood pile. Over the years I've tried innumerable different configurations for hauling and splitting, but still haven't decided whats the best, most efficient way. I burn about 5 cords...

I've been out the past couple evenings working on a new project so I thought I'd post some pics of my progress. We have about 150ac of woods on this farm and most of it was logged about 40-50yrs ago, so there are quite a few abandoned logging roads. I've been working on clearing them out over...

I finally switched over to R1 ag tires on my B3200 and based on the hour or so I have put on them this afternoon, it was money very well spent. The traction is incredible compared to the R4s, it feels like it increased traction by nearly double. I picked them up Friday, the dealer had the two...

I'm back to thinking about adding a couple SCVs to my B3200. I would like to use a standard, compact, 2 spool valve, open center. I would just install it 'in-line' in the pressure line that goes from the loader valve to the 3pt hitch. i.e. loader valve power beyond port > in port on valve, out...

I posted in the Kubota section, but I realized I would get more responses here. I'm looking to get a 60" front blade for my B3200 and was looking for some input from those who use a front blade for dirt work. I build barns, sheds, riding arenas, etc and have been using a 6' rear blade for the...

I'm interested in possibly getting a 60" Kubota front blade for my B3200 to do some light dirt work and leveling with. I build barns, sheds, riding arenas, etc and using a rear blade for leveling the site and spreading gravel gets old pretty quick (8hrs a day looking over your shoulder isn't...

I'm looking for a post driver that will fit my B3200 Kubota. I've been using my fathers Munro digger-driver for the past couple years, but have to use it on his 65hp tractor, which is too big for me to haul. It's a very nice unit, it drills a pilot hole perfectly straight, even in light to...

I'm looking at a used B7500 at the local dealer. It has a MMM, turf tires, 1065hrs, 2001 year model. It was a one owner tractor owned by an older gentleman who just traded it for a new BX. The salesman said they had sold him the tractor originally, and he did his own maintenance, so they didn't...

I'm getting ready to put a new set of axles under my old 18' 4-ton lowboy trailer and would like to stick with the 8-14.5" mobile home type tires. I like that they are short, but have a huge load rating. The new DOT approved ones are load range F and carry over 2800lbs per tire, making it ideal...

I'm about ready to get a box blade to use with both my B3200 and Ford NAA and was wondering what the general consensus is on BB size for the larger B series tractors? It seems like 5' and 500lbs is about what most people like, but I will be using it commercially for cut and fill excavating...

I'm looking for more weight for the rear of my B3200 (at all times, not just with the loader) and was wonder what options are available as far as rear wheel weights go. As far as I know Kubota neither offers nor recommends them on this tractor, but I'm not sure why. My tires are already filled...

I just purchased a used NH 451 sickle bar mower and was wondering if anyone knows where I could find a (free) PDF owners manual on it? Parts manual would be nice too. I have both manuals for our older NH 450 mower, but I'm not sure if there are any subtle differences in adjustments/measurements...

I'm not sure if its because it's an indirect injected engine or what, but unless I use the glow plugs for a few seconds (even if it's 70-80* outside) it won't start. Doesn't seem to matter if the throttle is at idle or mid throttle, without preheating it just doesn't start. Once its been run...

After looking at a lot of these tractors I've begun to wonder how long Kubota has been using the same drivetrain and axles under its b-series tractors. I know the B3200 and B7800 use almost exactly the same drivetrain, but it really looks to me like the B2910, B3030, B21, B26, etc all use the...

I've been dragging logs out of the woods for years using either the draw bar, a boom pole, or what ever implement I had on the tractor at the time. I decided it was time to build something that was more suitable for the job. I use the work 'arch' loosely as its more of a mini-boom, but it...

Just thought yall might get a kick out of my pics of me trailering with my off-road toy. These were from back in December when we had 20" of snow. My F-250 wasn't up to the task so I found a 10" drop hitch and wired up a trailer plug on the back of of my '79 F-150. It towed surprisingly...

After this most recent snow I'm really considering a set of R1 tires for my B3200. I was going to take a couple round bales out to the cows and absolutely couldn't make it up to my barn in about 8" of snow (moderately steep grade). Had to go back and put the bale spear on the back of my old Ford...

I'm interested in setting my LA504 loader up with quick-attach so I can change between my bucket, and eventually forks, grapple, etc quickly. I would like to go with the Kubota quick attach made for this loader since I wouldn't have to modify my bucket to make it work, but I'm worried about how...

We're looking for a larger PTO driven chipper to run on one of our three tractors, a JD 4400 (28 PTO hp), JD 2550 (65 PTO hp) or Kubota M9540 (85 PTO hp). Would like hydraulic feed, and something between 6" to 10" capacity, with a discharge chute, since we will be blowing the chips into a dump...

I'm looking to purchase a new rear blade in the near future and would like something pretty heavy for dirt work. If I can find a good used one I would like either a Woods HBL72-2 or Bush Hog 70-06 blade. The Woods weighs 530lbs and I imagine the Bush Hog is similar. This should be within the...

Thought some of yall might be interested in the 628 CadDigger I built. I wanted a small backhoe for small trenching jobs, light excavation, and other jobs I encounter in my agricultural construction business and the CadDiggers seemed to fit the bill. At the time I didn't have my B3200, and I...

I'm looking to put a rear remote valve on my B3200 and I'm not interested in spending the $700 that Kubota wants for it. However, I would like a nice, clean, factory appearing setup. I was wondering if anyone had the Kubota rear valve on their tractor and could provide some pics and any info on...