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Doc,

If you mouse over your images and then right click, and select properties you will see that your images are only less than 5k bytes. Your images can be up to 30k. All you need to do is select a different reduction percent if you are using the MS paint How To I wrote.

Dennis
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food plots
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Replies 30 Post by DennisCTB

Use a roofer's level to tell the pitch. Just lay it on the incline or tractor and it will read off the pitch in degrees, percents, etc. It's not a bubble, it has a weight that hangs down and it reads off the pitch directly. They are cheap, I got mine for $3 at a garage sale but new ones are cheap too.

Freaked out about rollovers
Parts and Repair
Replies 68 Post by DrMorgan

That is an interesting link. It'll be interesting to hear the process for producing anhydrous alcohol.

My knowledge of process is ancient and I don't know how the gasohol now used is produced. I think it uses corn but I don't know if it's a fermentation/distillation process. As I recall, anhydrous alcohol can't be produced by ordinary distillation. Sounds like I can spend some time getting more current on these things.

There's more 'as I recall stuff' which may be entirely out of whack. A problem with anhydrous alcohol is keeping it that way. Alcohol has great affinity for water and absorbs it from it from the air, but the problem is much greater with methanol than ethanol. People who used methanol based tape head cleaners tend to leave the bottles uncapped and ended up putting more water than alcohol on their tape heads before the bottles were used up. I imagine part of the research will deal with condensation issues--it'll be interesting to follow. For present engines and fuel, the main thing is to avoid adding methanol based anti-icers to a system where water from condensation is already present. I've heard unconfirmed stories about water turning to steam in the injectors and ruining them.

0% Ethanol
Parts and Repair
Replies 14 Post by TomG

Mark,

One other idea is to consider using the 5 year financing instead of the the 3 year - yes, you pay 2.99% interest, but that is still excellent and if it allows you to get the tractor you want and will be happy with, it is worth it. That is actually what I did. I really wanted the B7500 but was not sure I could afford the backhoe. By switching to the 5 year financing the monthly payment was the same as the three year option with no backhoe. So for the last 2 years I'll pay for the backhoe.

Just an idea...

BX 22 TLB big enough
Kubota Tractors
Replies 30 Post by dillo99

I have a Ford 1710. They are classified as a compact and likely quite a bit bigger than your tractor. It was originally delivered without implements on a stake bed of a big Dodge with a stake bed on it--probably not much different than the truck you're thinking of. The trucker has used a flat bed trailer ever since though.

I think the trouble is going to be that the work you describe is going to take a hoe at least the size of mine to get it done adequately and that is going to take a tractor about the size of mine. Even a 6' hoe will take a long time to 6' dig 6' trenches and even more time if you can dump only to one side. You run out of reach and have to push back the piles with the bucket side. Many small hoes don't have full 180-degree swings, which makes the problem worse.

A belt driven pump is feasible and frame beefing is tricky but doable. However, when you're all done you still haven't got something that's actually designed as a tractor that weights enough and can use 3ph implements. One of the main reasons to buy a tractor is so you can buy 3ph implements.

My tractor is a bit over-sized for my on-going work and I still use a 12hp-riding mower for the lawn because it's faster than an oversized tractor would be. I still have enough snow blowing, grading, heavy lifting and digging to keep it busy enough to suit me.

Build it yourself Loader Hoes
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 28 Post by TomG

Diesels that are over-heated usually make black exhaust smoke. I don't know if that idea is reliable enough to tell if the problem is heat or faulty electricals.

My Ford repair manual does give a resistance test for the sending unit but danged if I can find it. However, there's no guaranty that the sending unit for my gauge system would even be similar. I'd clean all contacts and check for a good ground though.

Warm upper hose and cold lower is the usual condition and means the rad is working and the thermostat (if it has one) is passing at least some coolant. Still doesn't mean the coolant coming out of the engine isn't too hot. I can't recall if these tractors have a thermostat but that might be good to check as well as making sure the rad is clean.

People sometimes check the temperature of the coolant with a thermometer through the rad cap. The readings are usually low but if the temp is high in the rad top is almost certainly is higher at the engine outlet where the sending unit is.

The main problem with fitting an automotive type gauge is finding one that is weatherproof. The sending unit also would have to be calibrated for the particular gauge.

Yanmar 1510D Overheating
Yanmar Tractors
Replies 15 Post by TomG

I am only at 25 hours but I already have every thing in the garage for my 50 hour service. Routine scheduled maintenance has to be the cheapest insurance policy available. My dealer said it would not be necessary to do the trannny at 50 but if it was his he would do it. There is bound to be some metal shaveings in the filter/screen. As far as the oil the origional oil is break in oil. I Personally can not see why anyone would not change the oil and filter every 50 useing the best synthetic or recommended oil available.

4000 Ten Series 50 hour break in service
John Deere Tractors
Replies 71 Post by Misenplace

or expensive tp

Good safety manual from quot Big Green quot
Parts and Repair
Replies 3 Post by Misenplace

I dont know about the child safety belt but I almost needed the diaper this past weekend, Ballast and belt are a new HIGH priority, security alert code Orange lol.

Safety Belt Extensions
Parts and Repair
Replies 9 Post by Misenplace

What a total waste of money. We certainly have waaay toooo much sewage ! and it stinks. Thats what 3 pt hitches are for, lawyers. 1 pt for each leg and the third for their mouth ! lol. Whats not funny is that all this horse manure makes every thing we buy cost more....and that really stinks !

Litigous Kubota
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 12 Post by Misenplace

It seems only our troops could speak for this subject but it seems an awfully short time for in country for ANY complaining. Sometimes ya just gotta do the J O B !

I hate to see this happen but it was no big surprise
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 8 Post by Misenplace

Chief, according to my advisors Plots is right as a general answer but if you have your proofs for loss this should not interefere with your CPA getting your schedules done accureately. They real key is to use a VERY reliable firm if you are going to post losses for a number of consecutive years as that at least in theory slows audits.

How many show a profit on their Schedule F
Parts and Repair
Replies 5 Post by Misenplace

Kubota...Over 50 %.... lol. not likely, But that is jmhop and that is all any one can honestly say with figures as NONE of theese companies release those numbers. IF ANY manufacturer was over 50 % or even in some day dream delusion that they were that high they would use that as their advertiseing stance untill the cows came home. I have to believe that in reality they are all so close they do not know themselves from month to month and I can tell you for a FACT that none of theese companies release info that specific to to share holders. While some reps can and I do believe give accurate numbers as representations it is only their region not nation wide sales.

Who are the Top 10 CUT Manufacturers
Parts and Repair
Replies 18 Post by Misenplace

Hastings LF386, LF 493, LF 155 (short version)
Luber Finer PH 561

Hinomoto oil filter
Hinomoto
Replies 5 Post by Chief

homedad5acre -
OUCH! Any chance that you could have the fab shop bend it back and then reinforce stronger than new, with plates?

The $500 figure is purely a guesstimate...chances are it's gonna be more. I would guess also, that being as new as it is, you would want to keep as original as possible for warranty reasons also, yes / no?

Willie H.

novice learns a lesson
Kubota Tractors
Replies 45 Post by WillieH

DaleB -

What I would suggest, is identify what model orange your looking at, along with what model FEL you interested in. Because there are a couple different FELS alone, the price can vary by a couple grand here alone.

I have found, as you can read up on, here on the older postings also, that a B7500, with FEL model 302, with MMM, will be about $14k - 16K depending where your located.

Willie H.

Prices
Kubota Tractors
Replies 4 Post by WillieH

Dick Went -

As I recently found out, mother orange has modified her design and ultimately her thoughts regarding the sub-frame controversy with backhoes.

If one was to purchase a ...B7500 for example with FEL,MMM, and backhoe...the backhoe will not be fitted with a sub-frame rather a cross locking bar that locks the lower 3pt arms to the frame of the hoe so as to keep a rigid assembly and not allow a twist of the hoe against the top link mount.

The big problem came in when people were loading the FEL with weight and then digging "animalistic" with the hoe. This action of the hoe would demand that the nose of the tractor to lift. Under "normal" circumstances, the unit would not break in two, however, with the FEL loaded as well, SNAP-OLA! Since the redesign, all the orange dealers that I have spoke to claim that with this new design, the subframe is no longer required. Time will tell.

I personally have a Woods 650 on an orange since 1987, as a 3pt mounted unit, without subframe. It all comes down to how you handle your equipment...and I have taken out some monster boulders in VT with it, with out reason to question having a subframe.

Every yard is different; every persons operating habits are different...my two cents.

Willie H.

backhoe for B7500
Kubota Tractors
Replies 9 Post by WillieH

Mark, orange color? Is Kubota super UDT fluid orange? My BX22 has clear UDT in it. As you know it's new and hasn't been changed yet. The clear sucks because it's so hard to see on the dip stick.

UDT vs Super UDT
Kubota Tractors
Replies 35 Post by homedad5acre

I have a Bobcat 643 (30HP,1000lb op. cap.) that I purchased two years a go after I realized that a compact was out of my pocket book. Now I am considering getting something to replace it and my riding mower. I know that a tractor will take more space, but will a 20- 25HP tractor do approx. the same lifting? I only have about 1.5 acres to mow. It is in need of attention( very rough ride on mower). With teeth on the bucket(FEL), will a tractor of this size remove sod? Thanks for any help.

replacing a skid loader
Operating and Attachments
Replies 5 Post by Steveheavy

Sorry - I suspect that you mean HST - correct? I finish mow around 4 acres weekly.

Upgrade for B7100
Kubota Tractors
Replies 4 Post by earlmoyer