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It looks great !!!

Congratulations, Chief.

Keep us updated with pictures as the work progresses.

A bit of God s Green Acres
Home Improvement
Replies 15 Post by paulss

Brokenarrow, we eventually plan to build a home on it and live there. Maybe try our hand at a Bed & Breakfast along with leasing out hunting or guided hunts. Still on the learning curve about that end of it.

Shopping For a Rotary Cutter
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 19 Post by Chief

This is a copy of my 01May2004 response to a similar question:

I am the satisfied owner of a L3130HST, now with 396 hours since mid August 2003. The machine has been 100% rock solid so far. Check out my pics and previous posts or for more big (slow on dialup connection) pictures see the link below. Just remember a CUT is not a bulldozer and work slow and safe.
Just my 2-cents
bliz
The only thing I would change is that the machine now has 468 hours.
A serious test drive of several competing models/brands is always a good idea. A single machine will probably not do all your tasks to perfection. My feeling is the 3130 size (Deere, Kubota, New Holland) are at the max for mainly lawn work, at least I wouldn't want to cut my lawn (~2.5A) with one, or drive over my leach field either.
bliz

JD 4310 vs Kubota L3130
John Deere Tractors
Replies 17 Post by blizzard

Murf,

Thanks a lot. I will have a look at this store.

You must have lived in Ottawa area for a while ? (your bio says you're now living in T.O. area).

790 hydraulic pressure boosted
John Deere Tractors
Replies 42 Post by glalonde

Cliff
Are you dead set on a tn65? You say 2 or 4 wheel drive.
If you dont need 4 wd drive dont get it since your looking for a good price sounds like money is a factor (as it is for all of us) If you dont need the 4wd save the money and use it for anouther impliment, if you DO need 4wd, then dont even consider getting a 2wd model. I have seen tn 55's (last years models) new in the 14-15k range 2wd.

New Holland
New Holland Tractors
Replies 2 Post by brokenarrow

Got the brakes working and am now ready to replace theFloor boards on the horse trailer. I plan on using 2x8 Doug Fir. Any suggestions as to what I could treat these with that wouldn't be harmful to the horses and still help resist rot?<br>
Thanks<br>
German

Floor board treatments
Pickup Trucks and Trailers
Replies 13 Post by german

Nice pix. I especially like to see the different frame mounts. Did Woods include a special top link? How easy to mount/dismount?

More Prairie Dog Digger pix are at my site:
http://hometown.aol.com/dkrug/myhomepage/photo.html

Prairie Dog Backhoes
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 22 Post by dfkrug

Oops, my error. $3500 is for the 3 pt attachment, $4350
is for the self-propelled. Just sold my CADDigger on Ebay for $3051. It is a self-propelled 900 lb machine. No hydraulic outriggers, only 120-degree swing. My commercial backhoe attachment is built better and only cost a little more.

small backhoes
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 14 Post by dfkrug

Patrick, I am sorry for all your problems but going on and on is not going to settle anything unless you have a vendetta on your adgenda. You have obviously had problems but you insist that your dealer is not responsible. Parking in front of an innocent dealer with a "lemon" posted on your tractor does nothing but hurt an innocent business, Oh yes I do know about this. I had a dis-satisfied owner park in front of my place of employment with a BIG LEMON sign on his truck. We didn't sell it to him, he bought it up by the Canadian border for a few hunderd less but no support. All he accompliched was hurting a few salespersons commissions due to loss of sales, this in turn hurts the service dept prep personell. We went on as our reputation was good but nontheless it was a irritant that we did not deserve or have any part of. After all was said/done he didn't get a buy-back and asked if we would work on his truck. Of course we were wary but did so anyways. End result he admitted he should have first bought from reputable dealer in first place. But he did cost some of the sales/prep people money due to lost sales due to no fault of theirs. Think before you decide to park in front of some place of business, the people you hurt are those on the bottom.

some info on lenar tractors
Jinma Farmpro Agracat Nortrac
Replies 96 Post by Harryg

A friend of mine paid $12,500 a few months ago for an L3010GST with SMC loader with 400 hr here on the left coast. Looks new. I will pay cash for the next one at that price I see around here. I will pay more with the Kubota loader. I may have to travel to get one....

L3010 Price
Kubota Tractors
Replies 8 Post by dfkrug

So far so good. It starts and runs like a topm and has done everything I have asked of it so far. I wish I had the fel at my house as well as my camp. What a back saver!

ck20hst price
Kioti Tractors
Replies 13 Post by burtalm

Which modle do you and your employees prefer? The FS110R or the FS85R? It would be interesting to hear your observations and reasons.

Stihl FS110R or FS85R
Garden and Landscape
Replies 15 Post by Chief

It doesn't have to be a huge recess to be effective, even just the radius of a 4" angle grinder stone is more than enough.

We made a 'blade sharpener' many years ago. It is just like a 'key cutter' with a guide bar that only lets the cutter engage the blade by a set amount. It also uses a high speed belt driven spindle that turns the grinding wheel in a stream of water to keep the stone and blade cold & clean. It is basically an old deck spindle stuck through the side of a horse water trough (stock tank), it's driven by a 1/3hp. 110v. motor with an old power steering pump shooting water from the bottom of the tank over the point where the stone meets the blade.

It probably cost all of about $20 to make and took an afternoon. But then we sharpen a LOT of blades too.

We grind ours down to about an 1/8", then that last bit gets a 45 deg. chamfer.

Best of luck.

Better Blades for 72 quot Kubota belly mower
Kubota Tractors
Replies 8 Post by Murf

Would somebody out there tell me about the brakes on a L295 kubota...mine are kinda stuck on...are they wet brakes, or dry.....how can i free them up......thanks

kubota L295 brakes
Kubota Tractors
Replies 1 Post by reo

I have about 3 of my 6 acres fenced for my 2 horses and am currently looking at alot of weeds coming up. Would like to know what folks out there maybe using to help knock down the weeds without having to keep the horses off the pasture for a long period, as I have the 3 acres split into two areas. I am currently looking a a little 2-4D on the other 3 acres not yet fence. Going to get that pasture in good shape before I fence it and put the horses on it. I was told I could use the 2-4D on the exsisting pasture and only have to keep the horse off for a couple days, but I read the label and it only mentions cattle and the person who told me this does not have horse's. So if any one could share some past use of products and experience. I would appreciate it. Most are your stndard broad leaf weed. with just a few of the wild rose.

Horse Pasture Question Advice
Parts and Repair
Replies 4 Post by wbowhunt

Green, we cut grass for a living (amongst other things) too. I encourage small owners & operators to cut for others.

The competition is no real threat to my business and it shouldn't be to yours either since as a 'pro' you must have 'pro equipment', right. Show me a CUT that will mow 6 or 8 acres an hour.

Do the math, a Kubota 2230 with a 60" MMM travelling at 5 mph would cover 26,400 feet an hour by 5 feet wide, or 132,000 square feet an hour, that is 3 acres an hour. If you consider that 3 acres an hour doesn't include turning around, navigating obstacles, slowing down, etc. then it's more like 2 acres an hour.

If that's competition to you then maybe you should think about changing fields.

Best of luck.

Which Kubota
Kubota Tractors
Replies 12 Post by Murf

I am looking for feedback on these 2 comparable tractors. I have 20 acres, 15 or so that I will be maintaining. Looking at getting a FEL, rough & finish pull behind mowers.<br>
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Both are about the same price from my local Kubota and JD dealers. With the JD just a tad more money.<br>
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I am leaning toward the Kubota L3130. But this would be my first tractor purchase and I would really welcome any feedback.

Kubota L3130 vs JD 4310
Kubota Tractors
Replies 10 Post by BRRanch

I can give you an idea of how my DK 35 has been working out for me.
I have the kl1450 loader, it had 1 bucket cylinder O-ring leak when new.Took cylinder only to dealer and he repaired it on the spot.
The loader and mounting frame are well made and the lift power is good, but the roll back power could be stronger.
The tractor itself has been flawless, I have had it 2 1/2 years, just over 240 hours and have never had a single problem !!(none, nada,0)

kioti dk40
Kioti Tractors
Replies 4 Post by DK35vince

To busy working with my CK20 right now. Spring fever ya know. G

KIOTI OWNERS
Kioti Tractors
Replies 33 Post by GerardC

As a kid the first gun I was given was a 28. It was lighter and easier on the shoulder than a 12 would have been.

Our farm has extensive fence rows and tree lines and they are full of birds. As a youngster I often spent entire weekends walking the hedgerows with my Golden Retriever, I got a few good meals out of that gun.

I still take it with me as a 'second' when deer hunting since walking the fire roads often flushes a few birds.

It is getting a lot harder to find shells for it nowadays though.

Best of luck.

Skeet
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 4 Post by Murf