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I have a L3010 with backhoe. The backhoe has a chain (much like a motorcycle chain) which is part of the mechanism which allows the boom to swing from right to left. Should this chain be greased occasionally? Nowhere in the manual does it say anything about this.

Chain Lubrication
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 4 Post by Frank Lomanno

I have a L3010 with backhoe. The backhoe has a chain (much like a motorcycle chain) which is part of the mechanism which allows the boom to swing from right to left. Should this chain be greased occasionally? Nowhere in the manual does it say anything about this.

Chain Lubrication
Kubota Tractors
Replies 3 Post by Frank Lomanno

I'm away from home right now so I'm going to be a bit vague on the details I'm afraid. Mine is the older, utilitarian model. No pneumatic tires on my old soldier. It has the Briggs engine but I'm not sure of the hp. 10.5 hp sounds a bit much, I want to say it is in the 8hp range but it was the largest available at the time of purchase. Whatever it is it hasn't missed a beat. Starts first time and runs as long as it has gas. I don't use it as much on rough pastures now that I have the B2400. It's reserved for steep, steep slopes and clearing around the lake at the farm where there are still stumps and deadwood that would hurt the little rotary mower on my little tractor and it's no place to take one of the bigger farm machines. With the brush blade it will run up and over 1" - 1-1/2" saplings and then you better watch out because pieces of wood are going to be flying out of there as it mulches them up. Weeds and vines are no contest. Mine isn't the prettiest machine you ever saw, it's been in the brush wars and collected a few battle scars, but what it was designed and built to do, it does very well and with the lawn mower deck it does double duty. I wouldn't trade it, except for a newer model, but as long as this one keeps running I can't see that happening in the near future.

DR Brush Mower
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 15 Post by Frank R Taylor

What I did when looking for a tiller for my B2400HST was to find the maximum weight recommended in the owner's handbook and then search for one within the weight specs but wide enough to cover the rear wheels. I ended up getting a Kuhn and would recommend their web page as a starting place to spec it out. Will it handle sod? ... in a heartbeat. The only problem is that as you till the sod, you bury the seeds that are lying on the surface so it does grow back and need retilling. Mine tilled in the sod, broke up a hardpan layer 4"-6" below the surface and found some buried concrete and rebar which it did a good job of mangling. It's a pretty tough piece of machinery. I started off tilling at about 2", then 4" and then full depth to give a beautiful seedbed. Good luck on your search..

Need a tiller for my Kubota B7100HST
Kubota Tractors
Replies 4 Post by Frank R Taylor

I've just put 25 hours on my L3010 with FEL and backhoe, and am wondering about the upcoming 50 hour service. I've read some posts about people doing this themselves, but has anyone had a dealer come out to do it? If so what did they charge for labor and materials.On a similar topic, who pays for what, if something breaks down with a tractor still under warranty. Does this work like a car warranty and service?Thanks ... Frank

Dealer Service
Kubota Tractors
Replies 4 Post by Frank Lomanno

I've been in Texas for 16 years but originally I come from Aberdeen and know the Highlands well. Let me say for a start that you have my sympathy. Depending on where you live, you are in for a lot of hard work. As far as manufacturers are concernrd, don't forget about Massey and the European makes that will be more common there than they are here. 4-wheel drive will also be a benefit. As far as size is concerned, for 1 acre you don't need anything too big but don't forget that the smaller it is the longer it will take you to do things although you can usually manage to get it done with a little common sense and ingenuity. For a start you WILL need a front end loader. Carrying or wheelbarrowing those rocks will make an old man of you in a hurry and you can use it to clear snow in winter. With the FEL you can either dig them out or roll them if they aren't too large. Backhoes are expensive and I don't think you can justify one. If you do need one, hire it, contract it out or befriend some of the locals with a big tractor that are close by you. If you want any kind of garden you need to get those rocks out of there. You probably need something like a middle buster to break up the soil and maybe a single bottom plough (British spelling) to turn it over. You probably don't need to buy a rototiller, they're expensive and you'll probably damage it on the larger rocks. You can hire a walk behind tiller for an acre and it'll do a good job. It'll be hard work but more cost efficient. Then you need a lanscape rake or such to gather up the smaller rocks once you have dug and dragged the larger ones out and lastly a harrow to smoothe it out (an old bed spring will work good for this). Then you are just about set to do what you want to do. I know this is pretty general advice but I hope it helps.

Used compact query - UK
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by Frank R Taylor

I have asked and researched the size of tractor and the need for a disc or tiller and I am still confused. I desire to bush hog two or three acres and plant food plots on two or three acres. The soil is hard clay in several areas and loam in others.I will need to transport the tractor one hundred miles and size is important, however I need to purchase what is required. I have looked at the 790, 4100, NH and Kubota of simular sizes.One person tells me a 4 foot disc will do the job and another a tiller and plow. Do I need a 20, 25, 30 HP. I like the 4100 and the B-series, however they may be too small. The 25 NH may be the better size. The 790 is a good size, but large with no folding ROPS. I would like to put in a shed that is only 80" high. 790 is 82". Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

tractor and implement size
Operating and Attachments
Replies 11 Post by Frank M.

I am a new tractor owner and have a L3010HST with a Kubota BL9690 backhoe and FEL The backhoe has four controls for the arm/boom/bucket. Three of the four work fine. The fourth ( the one which operates the left/right swing and the up/down of the boom) moves erratically and is very sensitive to joystick pressure. My dealer says that I need more control on the sticks and nothing can be done to reduce this problem. Is this true? I'd appreciate any comments.

Backhoe Controls
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by Frank Lomanno

Indirectly. I bought a 1070 and loader for my father as a small payback for a college education. As an after-thought, I decided a canopy would be good for keeping the sun off. As time went by I noticed cracks appearing in the canopy from finding building braces and guy wires. I thought oh well..then I noticed the BIG cracks. It seems he was pushing over a leaning dead tree with the bucket when another dead tree behind it fell on the tractor's canopy. I shuddered when I analyzed the direction of fall.

Anyone ever use a ROPS
Tractor Projects
Replies 33 Post by Greg franklin

In '95 I paid $16,670 for a 4x4 870 and 440 loader. At 300 hours, it is still worth every penny to me.

870 John Deere value
Website Operations Howto
Replies 2 Post by Greg franklin

I am on less than an acre of land with no stumps, level land and a bad septic system. I justified my hoe with two jobs; two weekends upgrading the septic system at a justifiable return of about $750 and one very deeply tilled, spur of the moment, sweat-free, no-back-pain ten minute flower bed which rationalized the remaining $5,750. It is not for sale.

Backhoe Capabilities
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 11 Post by Greg franklin

I have the 8B on my 870 and it is attached and detached by using the boom and stabilizers. Sounds like an old habit. In my case the dealer apparently didn't read or know how to assemble one. They had the tractor rear brackets reversed and the filter guard screwed up. I had to get the installation manual and reinstall these myself. They also routed the hoses wrong and pinched two lines where the boom pivots at the frame. I didn't know this until months later and the line failed. I was up in the air doing a swing and it went pop. I was STUNNED at how fast it crashed to the ground. The dealer was a state away so I never bothered with them even though it was their responsibility. My only comment is the subframe limits your ground clearance and I am on turf tires to begin with.

JD 48 Backhoe Complaint
John Deere Tractors
Replies 20 Post by Greg franklin

Kubota D 600 for sell

Kubota engine
Kubota Tractors
Replies 1 Post by frank ortowski

New Holland's catalog listing of width is measured to the middle of each tire, not to the outside edge. My TC35D with R-4's is just under 6 foot wide at the rear tires. That way the tires will fit inside the path of your 6 foot bucket. I live in VERY hilly country and so I had the r-4s dished out and loaded by the dealer. This gives me almost 7 foot width in the rear. I will have to do something REALLY stupid to ever roll.

TC Boomers - Poor stability
New Holland Tractors
Replies 6 Post by Frank

The machine is around 1985 vintage. The reed valve looks exactly like a piece of flat shim stock about .035 to .040" thick. There is a light coil spring to hold it flat against the port so I don't believe that the reed itself does much flexing. I can't find or see any place that air is introduce into the block. In thinking about the pulsing (and this is all unsupported conjecture) I would think that as the pistons create a vacuum, a small amount of air is scavenged from various clearances, some from vacuum assisted blowby (I think a lot in my case) and then an increasing negative pressure condition for the rest of the expanding volume. At this time the reed is drawn against the port and no significant air should be leaking past it. This reed valve system looks in perfect working condition. Now as the spark ignites the one cylinder with a compressed charge, the pistons travel towards each other and create a positive pressure within the block which is directed past the reed valve and into the region enclosed by the air filter. This positive pressure wouldn't occur until the existing vacuum is compensated for. I guess at this time the non-combusting cylinder is performing an intake stroke and hence via the reed valve is receiving a positive pressure blast from the crankcase? Granted the pressure blast is released within the filter region where it can escape and equalize with time so maybe there is enough time and filter area that this pulse is of minimal contribution. Oh well, very interesting conversation but kind of hard to dance around what is considered to be low compression....

JD 318 has oil in the breather
Parts and Repair
Replies 6 Post by Greg franklin

Gregg, I am also restoring a '51B however the rod bearings is as far as I had to go. There are others but I have found an excellent site for restoring old JD's. Go to www.johnnypopper.com and then go to their bulletin board.
Greg

Main Bearings
Parts and Repair
Replies 4 Post by Greg franklin

Thanks : but i need to narrow it down more. none of those list as a kubota juckyard

kubota head
Kubota Tractors
Replies 4 Post by frank ortowski

The TC35/40/45D repair manual (set of 3) cost about $210. I decided to order (book #1) for $75 to see what it was about. In my opinion I wasted my money. The 00 general section was an elaborate repeat of Chapter 1 in our owners manual and an expanded specifications section. The Section 10-Engine was 147 pages of good info for those of you who want to do an engine job or replace injectors, valves and etc. Section 10 Clutch is for those of you with a clutch, Section 21 is for those of you with a standard transmission, and Section 23 has the transfer case and drive shaft.<br>Note. these are the ONLY sections, I expected ,inocently, that there would be many other sections which would be of interest to me. There was not. There is not a section 2 or 3 or 4 or 11 or 12 or 22.<br>I will never live long enough nor will I want to give my TC35D a motor job or valve job.<br>For my needs, The only value I found in this Repair Manual was a total of 10 pages of troubleshooting tips/correction flo chart.<br>Book 2 would be for those of you who want to tear apart your HST, differential, or hydraulic system. Book 3 covers power steering, electrical and body.<br>Thought for the day "save your money and let your dealer fix it" Have a great day, Frank

Book Report on TC Repair Manual
New Holland Tractors
Replies 2 Post by Frank

Looking for a used, new ,rebuilt head for a D 722-784500 kubota engin, or anyone know of a kubota bone yard

kubota engine head
Parts and Repair
Replies 1 Post by frank ortowski

Well, I read all I could stand. For the money, the King Kutter had a lot of votes so I called around and found that in my area (NC) Tractor Supply carried this brand in 60" for $999. I went to look and is seems that they had a credit card sign up this past weekend with 10% off on your first purchase. I was late but they let me in on it and so I bought it for $950 with tax. I have been saving my pennies so I'll pay it off immediately else it will fast become the most expensive tiller there is.

tillers
Operating and Attachments
Replies 16 Post by Greg franklin