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I did not know that radials were available in Ag tires. Radials should really help when you need a more flexible sidewall for a better contact patch.

I do not know if my tires are radial or bias, but I suspect that they are bias ply since they are what came on the tractor. They are filled with Calcium/water. I will check and report back.

As far as side hills are concerned, I have not had any problems, but traction is not good with anything in my sandy desert soil. Tires without lugs don't do well at all because the top dry layer just slips away. The R4s dig in to a harder layer. The only time that I have slippage with the R4s is if I do not have enough counterweight on the rear when I am lifting a very heavy load with the FEL. Then the R4s get light and will slip somewhat.

Normally on hills I am driving either straight up or straight down and I always use 4WD because the soil is not stable. It is difficult to walk up or down these hills because the surface soil will slide down.

I have tried a number of tires on off-road racing vehicles and in general I would expect the radials to improve the grip and performance of turf tires. I also expect that the radial will do better on ice. The same flexibility that improves the grip of the turf tire is going to allow the lugs on an Ag tire to flex and slip, so I would probably want to see some radial ag tires in action before I would be convinced. Radial Ag tires should ride better on hard roads and pavement. But, until I am convinced to the contrary, I will stand by bias ply tires for R1 and R4.

For off road racing, we use radials for flexibility and lower the pressure to increase the footprint of the tire. The idea is that you keep the tire on top of the soil (like a turf tire). Increasing the footprint area lowers the pressure on the soil and causes less damage as well as allowing the tire to conform and grip rocks, slower cars, and other immovable objects. However, the guys that climb sand dunes use special paddle tires that have similarities to Ag tires. These paddle tires have to dig in to the soft sand and do not do well on hard surfaces. I think that most of the paddle tires are bias ply construction as the increased sidewall stiffness supports the paddles. There seem to be a lot of similarities to tractor tires.

I grew up in the Central US and we had to deal with different issues there including soft soil and mud. We never used anything on our tractors except R1 tires. We used a Farmall Cub for mowing and used "worn out" R1 tires for it. The lugs were short to almost non-existent and did not have sharp edges. I had never heard of turf tires then, but the results were the same.

pallet forks
Operating and Attachments
Replies 12 Post by AC5ZO

First thing, did they use Kubota gaskets or aftermarket for the head gasket? Did they set the valve protrusions when doing the valves? That is the most common problems we find when people call us with these type problems. Murfs idea of a poor injector still might be on the mark.

Kubota B8200 hard starting
Kubota Tractors
Replies 25 Post by Art White

The best reason to take it off is the weight. No difference than a doctor telling you that your life will be shorter unless you loose 20 lbs than a tractor front end carrying an extra 400 lbs all day!

B2910 Bucket Loader
Kubota Tractors
Replies 5 Post by Art White

Here is another take... It could well have been an older ag tractor with no ROPS. Most of those old machines will easily "climb" their own rear axles.

A septic pumper that is filled and stuck would be a nearly immovable object. In a circumstance like that, it wouldn't much matter where you hooked up the load. Trying to move twenty tons of steel and poop would spin one of those old tractors in a flash.

Man dies after tractor flips on him
Parts and Repair
Replies 7 Post by DRankin

The tragedy of an accident shouldn't be diminished but there's a story in my family that's sort of funny but could have been tragic. A modest Danish uncle of mine was working probably with a pto driven grain auger. That was when tractors still had mid-pto drums and unshielded pto shafts. His overalls caught in the shaft and he was lucky to get out of them but they were pretty much shredded. My aunt was holding a card party and my uncle wouldn't go back to the house till everybody left--at least according to my cousins.

Lots of pto accidents happened and that's why there are shields today. I went to school with somebody who had a hook instead of a hand and a bunch of scars as well. Happens in an instant and the aftermath is tough thing for a young man to live with and for a long time. After a bunch of beer he'd occasionally bash the glass out of parking meters. Something a hook could do but nobody else could. No way to make that anything but tragic.

Safety is best when good practice becomes automatic. Reading about it is a pain, hearing about or thinking about it is worse. Still it's good to get the ideas in mind and go through a kind of checklist till good habits are fairly reliable.

For example, know where your feet are is standard advice and it sounded dumb till I dropped a forklift carriage on my foot. It slides down the carriage each and every time I mount it, so why was my foot under it? Who knows! Took me a minute or so to retrieve my foot and I still wear the safety boot that has a cut down to the steel cap.

PTO Safety
Parts and Repair
Replies 12 Post by TomG

http://na.fs.fed.us/pubs/misc/ir/ try this

Apple tree Planting
Garden and Landscape
Replies 9 Post by plots1

Chief has a good idea, maybe you could add the Kubota TG1860G to that list. There is a brief article about this one in this months hobby farmer. The LIST price is $6,400 but Kubta has 0% financeing right now for 36 months. You might also take a peek at www.Kiotitractor.com That new CK20 is a sweet looking machine.

Cheap Tractor for 5 acr horse pastures
Operating and Attachments
Replies 16 Post by Misenplace

Plant it and they will come ! lol.

food plots
Website Operations Howto
Replies 30 Post by Misenplace

I think this was the classiest move the President could have ever made. Our troops deserve the moral boost and the visit and the respect. I am proud to be an american every day day but that was one of those rare moments that truely left me in awe and thinking, man not only was that smart, it was the right thing to do. Maybee someone more talented could make a composite photo of GW driving that JD over those Cd's. It sure would make my wall light up !

How bout the Commander in Chief on the USS
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 39 Post by Misenplace

I used to have a neighbor who was a retired navy seal and police officer who was a real Dessert Eagle fan. But he had more hand guns than I could count. I think he used the cor-bons in the 44 mag. Kimber is my top pick at the moment but I have to admit my choices change with the season. I recently picked up a Custom shop Ultra CDP carry. I am still waiting for the Milt sparks holster. I expect to loose this one to my wifes every day carry weapon.

Ruger 357 Maximum
Website Operations Howto
Replies 75 Post by Misenplace

I don't know if this engine has a gravity fed fuel system and if so whether there's a fuel cut-off valve that's used and also if it used a diaphragm carb. It would be handy to know how the tractor acted when it killed and how long it ran before killing. I'm tying to figure if it killed because it overheated or because oil fouled the plugs.

I know my old riding mower with a 12HP B&S has a gravity system. If runs out of fuel the float bowl can stick and then fuel drains into the carb throat. It'd be good to know if the engine was an oil burner during its 200 hours operation since the rebuild. Some fuel ends up on the ground but I imagine some ends up in the crankcase as well. If the oil were highly diluted with gas I'd think something like my mower's problem might be the problem here too.

If the pistons will be miced, I'd work from a specs table. Not all pistons are round when they are cold. Some are engineered to come into round at operating temperature and you can't tell if they're within tolerance without a specs table. I'd also check the cylinder bores. A bunch of things can happen in rebuilds. Aggressive cylinder honing combined with old pistons can put the clearances out of tolerance. Most piston and cylinder sleeves come in standard and over-sizes. Sometimes the wrong sizes are used or machining needed to actually accommodate an oversized part is skipped.

Blowing oil on a Kohler Magnum 18 Help
Cub Cadet
Replies 15 Post by TomG

Good info. kids can learn from as well as adults.

Farm Equipment Safety Page
Parts and Repair
Replies 1 Post by Chief

Click where it says web link "dual kubota" for pics

Tractor Roll Over
Tractor Projects
Replies 27 Post by DrMorgan

Bparran,

I'm sorry you are going through this and since the dealer has been involved I'm sure you covered all bases..are you still using the Mulch plug? I dont use it at all, but I'm sure you tried that...

Keep us posted if solution is found

Cub 3204 deck clogging
Cub Cadet
Replies 22 Post by Ducati996

I agree with Pacesetter, the more accurate comparison would be against the JD 4310. Both look like good tractors. I can tell you that I have had very good experience with my 4410 but the bottom line is that you need to test drive and operate both and go with the one you like best. I think you would be happy with both. Resale value may be a bit less with the Kubota but that is a bit subjective. Good luck!

Kubota L3130 vs John Deere 4210 both hydro
Kubota Tractors
Replies 12 Post by Chief

Kevin, My bx wasn't even off the trailer and I had a neighbor asking if I could backscrape a winters worth the horse sh-t away from his paddock. I'm not as leather skinned when it comes to sharing as some of the other post and did it for him. I must admit that he has willingly helped me out with snow removal, but I have allways given him some money. Needless to say, when I was done no money was offered. And at first it seemed as though he didn't understand why I wanted him to hook up his hose so I could rinse it off. I'm sure that this experience has a lesson for the both of us.

Do you lend your tractor
Parts and Repair
Replies 33 Post by homedad5acre

Hey fellas the problems is an overcharging problem, you can easily fix by replacing the battery with an automotive battery or by putting a voltage resister in the alternator line to reduce the voltage that cooks the battery. Tell your dealer to fix it if they say they don't know how then they aren't trying this concern is well documented in the New holland assist program and is accessable to all dealers any dealer that can't fix this problem is a poor dealer because there are fixes available.

Pre-sale TC33D PTO Battery Corrosion questions
New Holland Tractors
Replies 15 Post by Nh dealer

I have 14 yanmar parts tillers
most have excellent tines on them, email me if you need some. Your tiller is a yanmar tiller
Tractoe Ernie

Tiller Gurus
Operating and Attachments
Replies 16 Post by jailer

Mark; it seems ours is a dyeing way. Stained by technology overcrowding and many who simply no longer know the meaning of ethics. A time when the good guys and gals wore white hats. I am reminded of my great great aunt who did much for me and at the same time I am so very thankfull that I have a wife who likes to hunt and loves the out doors. It seems our whole society has become a bunch of go along to get along follow the leader drones who rarely take the time to ask why and even more unusually take a stance. Thank GOD for small town USA. There are many days when I think to myself at 41, my God man you are a dinosaur in your thoughts and then I remember that there are many like me, like us waiting to put our boots and hats on when called upon one last time. sorry for your Loss.

God guns guts and America
Everything and Anything
Replies 14 Post by Misenplace

I went to a consignment sale the first weekend of May. In among the treasures was a brand new 25 HP 4x4 chinese tractor with FEL. It didn't draw much interest and was sold for $6,000. In contrast a 1983 Kubota 4x4 B6100 with FEL and only God knows how many hours went for $4,600. Who got the better deal? I don't know. Until the chinese tractors have been around for awhile, and I can talk to a few people that own them,then I can draw a conclusion.
P.S. Northerntool sells the chinese tractors, their warranty
is a " Limited 6-months parts and labor warranty".

Speedex tractor loader
Other Tractor Brands
Replies 6 Post by cjatdan