I do not have an M59 but my B26 has what appears to have a high and low beam switch. When the dealer installed the optional work lights on my B26 they are wired into the "high" beam position. If I turn the switch to the first position, I get the rops mounted lights the B26 comes with only but when I move to the second positon I get the factory headlights plus the optional work lights come on. Perhaps the M59 is setup the same way.
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I'll try to answer the last post (from ManAtArms 12/28/2012)
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I'll try to answer the last post (from ManAtArms 12/28/2012)
Maybe doing that will get the thread reinstated.
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Well I accidentally ran out of diesel, the LCD gauge still read one bar (even though the "low fuel" message was blinking)...so here I am disbelieving that this could happen to me while working, even with my 1500 litre fuel tank just 100' away...I read the manual to prime the system, tried until the battery went flat...then called my friend (owns the marina down the road from my resort) who luckily for me is a diesel, marine and automotive mechanic (thanks Larry)...we had to jump cables from my truck to keep the battery charging and about half an hour of cranking while bleeding the injectors...I will never let my tractor run out of fuel ever again!!! Larry said don't call him again:laughing:
Hi Doelake
Sorry to hear about your running out of fuel problems. I have heard these Kubota's are a pain to restart if you run them out of fuel so I will definitely make sure I don't either.
After almost a year now of trying to decide whether to keep my B26 or trade it, I have decided to get a new L45. The dealer with the used M59 with the Laurin cab on it did drop his price but then dropped my B26 trade in value by a corresponding amount so the delta was still the same.
Kubota has very good interest rates right now on the L45 so I have decided to take advantage of that. The cold snap this weekend has convinced me to add the Laurin cab for the L45 to the deal so I will be warm and comfortable this winter.
I am looking forward to moving more and larger rocks this spring and summer with the L45. If you have any granite boulders you want removed, let me know!
I hope you have a good season at your resort.
Regards,
Lauren
Sorry to hear about your running out of fuel problems. I have heard these Kubota's are a pain to restart if you run them out of fuel so I will definitely make sure I don't either.
After almost a year now of trying to decide whether to keep my B26 or trade it, I have decided to get a new L45. The dealer with the used M59 with the Laurin cab on it did drop his price but then dropped my B26 trade in value by a corresponding amount so the delta was still the same.
Kubota has very good interest rates right now on the L45 so I have decided to take advantage of that. The cold snap this weekend has convinced me to add the Laurin cab for the L45 to the deal so I will be warm and comfortable this winter.
I am looking forward to moving more and larger rocks this spring and summer with the L45. If you have any granite boulders you want removed, let me know!
I hope you have a good season at your resort.
Regards,
Lauren
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Congrats on the new L45, Lauren:thumbsup: I'm sure you will find it to be an improvement with greater strength and capacities than the B26. Just a little bit jealous of the Laurin cab...it's whats missing to make the M59 the perfect machine for my type of business...maybe my wife will let me add it to my wish list:laughing:
Does the L45 have the hydraulic thumb? If it's available, it changes the versatility and I highly recommend it for rock picking:laughing:
Thanks for your kind words, the short winter/early spring has made start up more enjoyable... I have been able to work the campground and even put docks out into the lake...just hope the snow forecasted for the next couple of days turns out to be a non-issue.
Good luck with your landscaping projects with your L45, keep us posted
Anthony
Does the L45 have the hydraulic thumb? If it's available, it changes the versatility and I highly recommend it for rock picking:laughing:
Thanks for your kind words, the short winter/early spring has made start up more enjoyable... I have been able to work the campground and even put docks out into the lake...just hope the snow forecasted for the next couple of days turns out to be a non-issue.
Good luck with your landscaping projects with your L45, keep us posted
Anthony
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Well, Kubota has apparently fixed the fuel problem on at least some of their tractors. Congrats on the New L45! The engines are real similar to the M59, so this fuel story might apply to both. When our M59 ran out of fuel last summer it wouldn't start for me after I refilled the tank. So, I just sat there for awhile being completely bummed, and then took the outrageous step of actually looking at the owner's manual and trying it their way....
The fuel pump on these new tractors must be different somehow. Maybe some sort of semi-self bleeding type. First, the manual said to open a kinda hidden finger bleeder valve on the fuel pump, now crank the starter and to my surprise it cranked for not too long and then started up! Wow! Then it says to let it run for half a minute at idle while leaving the bleeder open and it will bleed all of it's own air...I don't know how it does that, but I was watching like a hawk and it didn't squirt any fuel out the bleeder - only puffs of air....so that is why I say that their bleeder is different than the old style on other diesels. Then stop the engine and close the bleeder. And proceed.
Bottom line on the M59 is that after running out of fuel it honestly took less time to bleed the system and have it running right than it has taken to write about it.
Hope you get that cab. There are times I'd like one too. Wouldn't trade it for a thumb, though.
rScotty
Hi rScotty
I'm glad to hear that Kubota has an approved bleeding system. My original B21 had a fuel tank that was just slightly over 5 gallons capacity and being lazy I used to try and get it into the red portion of the fuel gauge so that I could lift and dump the entire can of fuel without any spilling on the hood. The B26 tank is a little over 6 gallons which is nice in that I have a larger margin of safety using the same filling technique.
I think the L45 has an 11 gallon tank and I now have my own 100 gallon diesel tank at home with a pump so hopefully I won't get caught short like Anthony did.
Hi Anthony
Having finally put the thumb on my B26 last year there was no way that I was going to purchase another machine without one so the L45 will be delivered this weekend with a thumb and I also ordered it with the 4 in 1 bucket for the front to help pick things up.
I had at one point decided to keep the B26 (which was why I put the thumb on last year) but in the end decided that I really wanted a cab and I was concerned that I would find it very cramped in a B26 with the cab - especially in the back hoe area which is where I spend most of my seat time.
There is a used M59 south of Saint Catherines with the Laurin cab on it that I went down and looked at last November. It was a grey and windy November day and it felt real nice to be in out of the wind. Unfortunately the dealer wanted a ridiculous amount of money for the machine AND offered me an insulting trade-in value for the B26 so I walked away. In the end it was the right decision because the L45 fits nicely in my 14,000 pound dumping trailer both physically and from a weight perspective. I think I would have had to purchase a float trailer too if I had purchased the M59.
I will pick the L45 up this weekend and the Laurin cab has been ordered but it will be 6 - 8 weeks for delivery. We are currently in the middle of the worst snow storm for this winter I believe and I can't wait to move snow next winter in a heated cab!
All the best guys with your M59's. I wished I could have joined that club but I am quite excited about the L45 purchase.
Regards,
Lauren
I'm glad to hear that Kubota has an approved bleeding system. My original B21 had a fuel tank that was just slightly over 5 gallons capacity and being lazy I used to try and get it into the red portion of the fuel gauge so that I could lift and dump the entire can of fuel without any spilling on the hood. The B26 tank is a little over 6 gallons which is nice in that I have a larger margin of safety using the same filling technique.
I think the L45 has an 11 gallon tank and I now have my own 100 gallon diesel tank at home with a pump so hopefully I won't get caught short like Anthony did.
Hi Anthony
Having finally put the thumb on my B26 last year there was no way that I was going to purchase another machine without one so the L45 will be delivered this weekend with a thumb and I also ordered it with the 4 in 1 bucket for the front to help pick things up.
I had at one point decided to keep the B26 (which was why I put the thumb on last year) but in the end decided that I really wanted a cab and I was concerned that I would find it very cramped in a B26 with the cab - especially in the back hoe area which is where I spend most of my seat time.
There is a used M59 south of Saint Catherines with the Laurin cab on it that I went down and looked at last November. It was a grey and windy November day and it felt real nice to be in out of the wind. Unfortunately the dealer wanted a ridiculous amount of money for the machine AND offered me an insulting trade-in value for the B26 so I walked away. In the end it was the right decision because the L45 fits nicely in my 14,000 pound dumping trailer both physically and from a weight perspective. I think I would have had to purchase a float trailer too if I had purchased the M59.
I will pick the L45 up this weekend and the Laurin cab has been ordered but it will be 6 - 8 weeks for delivery. We are currently in the middle of the worst snow storm for this winter I believe and I can't wait to move snow next winter in a heated cab!
All the best guys with your M59's. I wished I could have joined that club but I am quite excited about the L45 purchase.
Regards,
Lauren