Dangerous Kubotas...(long)

[Anonymous Poster]

I don't know what Mark's been doing on that 4310 but it seems time to find him a good deal on an air conditioned cab! I was hoping he was just off enjoying the good life as well!

 

[Keoke]

Mark, you were missed. Hope you are back at a 110%.

Take care,
george, keoke

 

[richh]

Mark, haven't been around much my self. Thought you mite be out having fun some where! Boy was that wishfull thinking. Hope all is well now. Glad your back/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Rich

 

[jgh]

8/28

Mark, sorry to hear of your illness /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif, very good to have you back. While you were gone, if Del doesn't talk me out of it, I have decided to get a real Backhoe (or small excavator).

Paccorti (fellow NH owner, Yeh!), just FWIW per the manual:

My NH SupahBoomah has hydrostatically operated disk rear brakes with coaxial pistons and independent hydraulic circuits for each side in the rear. Everything runs in the hydraulic fluid. Fronts are similarly described except one circuit and only engaged when the brake pedals are hooked together (ie, definitely for road driving, but I keep mine together most all the time).

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My parking brake is also disk, completely independent of the rear brakes, connected to the pinion shaft /w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif.

Not sure how this compares to Kubota and JD, but thought I would post the info. I usually do not have to "push" real hard, but my machine weights over 8K with the loader and bucket (MT tires at present) so momentum is a factor /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif.

J

 

[Anonymous Poster]

jgh

Go with the excavator!

I'll take a Kubota KX161, although my budget will only support a KX41! Have some other property with bogs all kinds of junk to clean up. My L35 is dreading the trip.

Oh by the way, there are a lot of used Japanese version excavators out there, they work just as good but if it isn't a US model it can be more difficult to get parts. Not anywhere near as bad as the "grey" market ag tractors but can still be a problem. Had my eye on a local one, Komatsu, BIG INTERNATIONAL company right? Well the local parts guy's willing to help in anyway he can and says he CAN get parts, if I can find a parts manual, which he says are only in Japanese for the model I saw.

I'm hoping the local dealer will accidentally scratch one of there new KX91s and have to sell it REALLY CHEAP like Sears used to do with refrigerators. Afterall, WHO wants a scratched excavator? 60% off seems fair.../w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
del

del

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Mark, glad to see your posts again hope you are feeling much Better
Greg H

 

[W5FL]

So your blue tractor has 5 sets of disk brakes? Two front, 2 rear, and one emergency all running in hydraulic fluid? Now that must have been a challenge to design.