brain55
Veteran Member
Took the wheels and tires down Saturday and had new tires installed at Les Schwab $550 later. And today I made all new hydraulic hoses for the loader. This tractor had sat for about 4 years without being started. It fired up first hit of the key, but when I went to lift the loader fluid sprayed out of the side of some of the hoses. Lucky for me, I stock the hose and fittings. It nearly depleted my inventory of 3/8" male npt hose ends and used 30+ feet of hydraulic hose. So I'll have to replace those, probably about $150 worth of inventory. Beats having to pay retail, or having to have someone make them for me. I should have the rest of the parts I ordered from Kubota in the next couple of days. It needed bevel case seals, new seat, battery, cables, decomp wire, etc., about $700 worth of cosmetic and mechanical parts. All together I should only have about $1500 worth of parts into it including the hoses and tires. I figure I should be able to sell it for around $4000, so for about 10-12 hours of labor I stand to make about $2500. I wish I could do that every week.
Brian
Brian