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    Jerky 3-point hitch operation

    Full disclosure this is related to a Kioti, not Kubota. I recently purchased this tractor for a second property I own. Not as refined as my dream K tractor, but it does what I need it to do and came with the implements I needed and at a cost I could afford. Anyway, to my point, if I lift the...
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    Inverted Snowblower Good, Bad, Ugly

    Thinking of getting one. I like the idea of being able to leave the loader on and being able to drive forward when snow blowing. But... am I missing something?
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    Future tractor

    I plan on buying a used tractor within the next few months, nothing big, something around 25-30HP. Some of the smaller tractors I've been looking at are 3-cylinder diesels. Somewhat larger tractors are 4-cylinder. I assume a 4-cylinder has its advantages, but is it what I may need? I'm looking...
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    L2180-1 Male Quick Hitch and Subframe Weight

    Anyone know what this weights? Operators manual doesn't give any specs and I couldn't find any information anywhere else. Trying to get weights to see if I'm going to overload a 1-ton trailer with the subframe and snowblower.
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    Walk Behind Snowblower Recommendations

    Looking for a used two stage around 30" wide with electric start and would like to get inputs from anyone as far as reliability, parts availability and whatever other comments of various makes. Looking for a two stage probably around 30" wide with electric start. Thanks
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    L5740HSC-3 Air Filter

    I hope I'm not getting into a war about OEM vs China parts and is my tractor worth saving the money to buy Chinese, but we will see where this goes. The only question I have is has anyone used the Chinese knockoffs of the Kubota and are they any good? Big difference in price, $90 for Kubota vs...
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    Kubota or other tractor recommendations

    Looking for an older tractor to mow about 3 acres, do some snow plowing or snow blowing, and also some general loader/forklift work. I would want to have a loader with a SSQA so I can easily swap out bucket and forks. I have a 3-point hitch 5' brush hog and a 7' finish mower that could be used...
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    FDR2584 Finish Mower HP requirement

    The manual states that this can be used on a tractor PTO HP of 15-50 HP. I am looking for a smaller, second tractor that will be kept at another property to use with this mower. What HP tractor are any of you that have this mower using. Is 15HP really enough? This thing has a 7' cut. Grass may...
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    Dropping an implement with engine off

    Something I've wondered about but never asked. Is it ok to lower a FEL, 3-Point implement or any other hydraulic coupled implement with the engine not running? I can see maybe a 3-point implement where I'm guessing the hydraulic fluid just gets returned to the tank, but I may be wrong about...
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    Del Morino Centurian Super Flail Mower Manual

    The manual I received with my flail mower left much to be desired. There was no mention of what to tension the drive belts to, so I emailed Del Morino with that question. I gotta say for being about 4000 miles and several time zones away, they were very quick to respond. Anyway, they sent me a...
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    Belt replacement

    My flail mower has three belts and upon inspection one of the belts was split open in 3 places. I have a new belt, but the older belts are about 10mm longer with a 10 pound weight on them. I'm guessing this will put all the power on the new tighter belt. Is this an issue or will it stretch to be...
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    Restrictor Valve Install

    I put restrictor valves on my flail mower tilt and shift cylinders which helped a lot. I'm wondering if I connected them right. The restrictor valve body has printing on it for the connections at each end - 1 at one end and 2 at the other end. Does it matter which end, 1 or 2, connects to the...
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    Hydraulic Top Link Kit

    Been thinking about getting one of these but my question is how do you adjust the length of the link to get to align with the implement? With a manual link you just turn it until it aligns. With a hydraulic version how do you adjust it when the remote valve lever is in the tractor? My tractor is...
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    Slow Blow Fuse location

    Where are the Main 50A, Key Stop 30A, 50A Alternator and Glow 40A fuses located on a L5740 Cab tractor?
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    Wiring Diagram Wire Descriptions

    Working thru the wiring diagram for my tractor and wondering what the wire descriptions mean. I get the color code identification (R, R/W ...) but there is also a number before the wire color (3, 5, 0.85. 1.25...). What do these numbers mean? I saw nothing in the manual that explains this.
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    Cab glass protection from trimming limbs

    I tried out my flail mower in the vertical position to trim back small branches along the edge of my field. The thing chops limbs into pieces but sometimes they get thrown forward and hit the back and corner windows of the cab. Anyone have any suggestions on how to protect the glass and how to...
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    Loaded tire fluid level

    The rear tires on my tractor are loaded with Rim Guard. I went to check the air pressure in the rear tires, but when I push in on the valve fluid comes out. I do have the valve at the 12 o'clock position. Should the fluid level be below the Schrader valve? This is with the tire jacked up off the...
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    Hydraulic leak on Flail Mower

    I recently bought a Del Morino Centurion Super 158 flail mower. I have noticed that with the mower lifted off the ground that after a few minutes the mower will start to tilt down. Would this be a leak in the rear remote valve or with the mower hydraulic cylinder? How can I tell which one it is...
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    Finding a water leak in a buried line

    I have a underground pvc water line that has sprung a leak somewhere. The line runs from my house to chicken coop is about 150' in length. and is buried 4-5' below grade below the frost line. Is there a way to find this leak without randomly digging holes?
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    Biobor

    Read in another post about Biobor JF which is good for removing microbial contamination and improved lubricity. Looked into this stuff and saw that there is also a Biobor MD which runs cleaner, cleans injectors, and also does some other stuff, but doesn't remove bacteria. Which would be better...