Old Iron Meets New Kubota

[Kevin_mc]

The learning curve seems to get a little steeper for me each week. When I attached the old 2-bottom Dearborn plow I purchased 3 weeks ago to my L3010HST I did not get it lined up correctly. After several passes in the field turning over a cover crop I raised the plow up higher than or previous turns and the iron that the front coulter hangs on bent the adjustable lifting arm on my 3-pt hitch.

The lifting arm would no longer raise up or down with the crank. I called my dealer and asked for the adjustable lift arm assembly. He laughed and said you're going to want to repair the one you have. I asked how much and he said a new assembly costs $561. He was correct I did want to do the repair.

I took the lift arm assembly apart and found two pieces damaged. The replacement parts were a total of $183 and I am still waiting for them. Should be in this week

This post will be my 10th and should take me from "new member" status to "member". I hope the other "new member" out there don't have to pay the same dues that I did.

Kevin

 

[W5FL]

Heard a guy picked up a box blade with scarfiers extended and the top link came loose and punctured both rear tires before he realized what was happening. Cost about $1000 plus unmeasurable pride!

You will find that most of these problems decrease as your experience (or foresight) increases. Just realizing that if that 3/8 chain was to get caught on a rear wheel it would tear something up completely in less than one second makes you much more careful that THAT accident will be avoided. Tractors give you a lot of power, torque, and work savings but in return they can cause tremendous damage in a hearbeat!