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Dennis, I still didn''t get any of your three e-mails, nor any e-mail alerts, nor the message I sent myself from TP nor messages from Murf (he SAYS he sends them :) )

Okay if Hotmail is blocking them (which I'm not convinced is the problem because I get all kinds of e-mail from different sources)--how can it be unblocked? I'm just a little (dumb) guy so I don't have the wherewithall to figure that one out.

Has anyone tried sending themselves a message through the TP option?

Anybody else not getting updated message posts
Website Operations Howto
Replies 44 Post by earthwrks

I think the video points out precisely what the problem isn't---power---but what is---tractor size (wheelbase, wheel/tire size, etc). Just imagine a 4' rotary cutter on the rear of this tractor. :(

Deere X595 and rear PTO
John Deere Tractors
Replies 4 Post by JDFANATIC

Mayo Clinic says I can't even go out of the house till May 29th. so my foot will heal. I enjoy watching the Mrs. mow the lawn. Our mower doesn't need blades, she mows so often that her tires just push the grass back down, then it grows a quarter inch, then she pushes it down again. The folks from PETA may come by and tell her that the misquitos don't have a place to live. Frank.

WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 57 Post by hardwood

Thanks to all who helped me with this problem. After talking with the owner of the dealer, emailing him posts from this and other discussion boards about the L3400 valve problem, the fix was completed and will be covered under warranty as it should have been all along. I doubt if it would have gone that way without the information from this board and the kind help given to me by the members. In my opinion, the jury is still out on the custom service provided by my dealership. It appears that the dealer's service manager was trying to make as much money as possible for the dealership and Kubota at the customer's expense. The cost to me would have been an extra $700+ for an item that clearly should have been covered under warranty. I am very gratefull for all of your help. Best Regards, Mike Bleill

L3400 - Low End Tractor
Kubota Tractors
Replies 6 Post by mbleill

Thanks to all who helped me with this problem. After talking with the owner of the dealer, emailing him posts from this and other discussion boards about the L3400 valve problem, the fix was completed and will be covered under warranty as it should have been all along. I doubt if it would have gone that way without the information from this board and the kind help given to me by the members. The cost to me would have been an extra $700+. I am very gratefull. Best Regards, Mike Bleill

L3400 Jerlky 3pt lift
Kubota Tractors
Replies 8 Post by mbleill

Yes it is new. Wouldn't you expect the brakes to work "out of the box?" The dealer (salesman) is looking into the problem. His regional rep told him that the brakes need to be heated up. A few panic stops to seat them in. I did that, bleed the brakes, really no help.

I have a 1928 Ford Model A that stops better with orginal style drum brakes. Wouldn't you expect the Gator to win a brake contest with a 79 year old?

I expect the brakes to slide in dirt, at least. Maybe I'm to critical. I sure do love everything else about that Gator.

Rich in Colorado

New Gator XUV Brakes
Utility Vehicles UTV/ATV
Replies 12 Post by t1956bird

Art; In the time of the "H" and "M" there were a few H's pulling 3/14 in river sand and M's pulling 4/14 in the same aeria. In the heavy black soils where we lived the "M" struggled at times with the 3/16. Dad bought a new #37, 13ft. wheel disc the year they came out, seems like about 56 or 57, the "M" handled it pretty well in 3rd. but the "H" did'nt have a prayer. I've still got that "H", but after I restored it is too nice to drive, it just takes up shed room now. Frank.

Paint on Farmall Cub
Antique Tractors
Replies 7 Post by hardwood

That BX has spoiled you!!!

Gas Hog
Cub Cadet
Replies 9 Post by Art White

Thank you!

Need 2110 Rear Rim 12x28 8 Loop Rim HELP
Antique Tractors
Replies 10 Post by pickncrew

The seller wants $15,500 for the tractor and it is clean but maybe a little high. What do you think? Thanks

Buying a L4200GST 1997 with 197 hrs
Kubota Tractors
Replies 5 Post by agserfer

Randy did an excellent job with his list I think!!!!!

Buying Tips
Kubota Tractors
Replies 10 Post by Art White

Thanks for all the information. I just need to make a command decision and go with the Kubota BX1850. A dealer has quoted 8495.00 with a 54" mmm deck. Also I have located a 2005 JD 2210 with 1 hr for 7999.00 for just the tractor. Too many decisions:(

Kubota BX 1500 vs Toro Gt 550 5 Xi
Garden Tractors
Replies 8 Post by touch1

I think I'm gonna try to find one like in the add and give it a try during next filter change, just to see what happens, will cut the filter after and see results in person, will let everyone know the results.

Oil filter
Yanmar Tractors
Replies 33 Post by randywatson

I know this is an old post but I have a great way to clean spark plugs. Works super great if you are having issues starting a motor (assuming it's a spark issue). Get yourself an ingiter coil from an oil furnace. If you put the tip of the plug on one of the two terminals and a screw driver to the base of the plug to the other terminal. Be careful, never said this was safe, but plug the coil in and give it a few minutes. You can see the plug cleaning itself. The color of the spark will change. I've had plugs that were so fouled that at first the spark just traveled down the insulator, a few moments later the carbon was going up in smoke as the insulator heated up, good as new. If you install it back in the engine while it's hot it's much less likely to foul.

Of course this is can be dagerious, do not go near the plug while the coil is plugged in. Wear safety glasses as the plug will get hot and burn the oil/ carbon off. Keep anything flamable far away. Be careful handling the plug afterwards, it is very hot.

The only reason I'm telling this "old timers" secret is because I once got some bad gas (I think the place I bought it from dumped old oil or something in the storage tank). Everytime I went to start the engine the plug would foul. After 3 trips to the store getting new plugs then trying the sandblasting trick my neighbor taught it to me, worked the first time. The engine started right up and for the first few minutes ran with a skip until the old gas was worked out of the carb then ran great.

The small engines with one cylinder are much more susceptible to fouling.

How to Start Honda small engines
Parts and Repair
Replies 27 Post by backwoodsal

I like the tractors to start out light and ballast for maiximum performance and balance. To start out to heavy is the wrong way to go. It's been shocking for the employee's that came off of farms as to how light they can be and perform easily. In the last post mention was made as to the weight as a percentage of the tractor's weight. To look at the horsepower in the same manner also tells you of the power loss just to move the extra weight. I've heard some say that the loaded tires make them more stable on side hills, seems funny but that is just a weight issue to begin with as the axle is still the center of the weight to the tractor. The end result is more wear on the differential, brakes as well as your wallet for fuel. Some feel it's the way to go and that's fine too! We do fill tires and repair and sell them so I do enjoy the people that feel the need of loading the tires, right or wrong for there application.

Filling tractor tires
Parts and Repair
Replies 22 Post by Art White

EW, there was someone last week here who had one for sale. As you know or may not they are often on ebay. kt

Rotary cutter weight
Operating and Attachments
Replies 10 Post by kthompson

Any one know of a source to buy cat 0 3 point arms for Deutz 19 hp Garden tractor. made by Simplicity.Same as 1986 Simplicity Sunstar? Ron

3 point hitch for Garden tractor Cat 0
Operating and Attachments
Replies 3 Post by ronald65

Thanks Richard I'llcheck it out;Ron

DR Road Grader
Operating and Attachments
Replies 12 Post by ronald65

John, I believe you're thinking of White Lithium grease, that's a different animal.

You want "dielectric grease" which is sometimes white, but often clear like petroleum jelly. Go to any good auto parts place and ask for it by name. If they don't know what it is, ask for the stuff you put in trailer plugs or snow plow connectors to keep them from shorting out.

Best of luck.

B7800 Won t start
Kubota Tractors
Replies 9 Post by Murf

Another critical factor is the angle-of-attack of the V-formations of the disk axles themselves---the more they form a tighter V, the more power it takes to pull it.

New disc harrows
Operating and Attachments
Replies 6 Post by earthwrks