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I cleaned the screen with wd40.

Hydraulic screen - holes don t line up
Parts and Repair
Replies 4 Post by JJT

If this is an old engine find some non detergent motor oil. The babbit bearing in the old engines will be damaged by detergent motor oil. If you've already used detergent oil, flush things out with Kerosene and make the switch.

Oil type
Parts and Repair
Replies 4 Post by JJT

2 years ago I had a 90 x 120 x 12 pond put in. It cost $3000 and was done in 3 days, (2 operators). D4 dozer, 20 ton excavator and a 2.5 yard JD loader. No way in hell could this have been done with a compact. We hit shale at 6 feet and several layers of silt stone between 6 and 12 feet. Impervious granite at 12 - 14 feet that would have required dynamite to get it any deeper. I did the final landscaping with a box scraper and york rake. Last year we added 150 rainbow trout and a fountain. This year I'm putting in a water fall and a dock for the paddle boat.

POND CONSTRUCTION QUESTION
Yanmar Tractors
Replies 9 Post by JJT

How big of a barn? How big of a loader? If you have less than 200 yards of material to move you should be able to move it with a fair sized compact. I've moved 100 yards of material in a day with a Kubota L3710, (.666 yard bucket on the front, and a similar sized box scraper on the rear). You can move a lot more if you are digging in sand, a lot less if you hit big stones). Heck they built the pyramids with out a tractor..... For the serious jobs I hire an excavator with big equipment, a mid sized dozer would push out your barn site in a few hours, but then you wouldn't get to have any fun!

Digging into side of hill with a loader
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 14 Post by JJT

5 years ago I built a house ~1000 feet from the road/power, all under ground. Overhead is cheaper under 200 feet, under ground is cheaper over 200 feet, (but who wants to look at those ugly poles anyway?). I used a backhoe to dig a 30 inch trench, laid 6 inches of sand in the bottom of the trench, laid the wire and barrier tape and backfilled with another 6 inches of sand. The high voltage cable is armored and ran 800 feet in to a transformer, mounted on a fiberglass tub, (not a concrete pad). My meter was spotted about 150 feet from the transformer and the house is another 150 feet from the meter. In upstate NY you are responsible for the trench, placing the transformer tub, and backfilling. You also buy the armored high voltage cable from the electric company, (~$2/foot). You are also responsible from the meter to the house.... If you don't backfill with sand they want you to use conduit, (sand is much cheaper!). All told I paid over $5,0000 for a 1000 foot run and did all the labor my self. Run your phone line at the same time, I buried a 6 in 1 phone line, I don't have to run anymore wire and can upgrade to 6 phone #'s if the need ever arises.... Where were the power cells 5 years ago? - check out Plug Power Inc if you need to run power more than 1000 feet. At $10,000 you can live grid free! They run off propane or natural gas, the price is expected to be under $5K within 5 years.

More About Electrical Trenching
Operating and Attachments
Replies 7 Post by JJT

I agree with everything posted here, esp. Walt's reply. I strongly recommend running the wire in either conduit or simply 1" black plastic, (buried at least 18" deep). If you ever have an electrical issue you don't have to dig a new trench, pull new wire through the conduit with the existing wire). DO NOT DIRECT BURY LESS THAN 24 INCHES and always use conduit. A kid with a shovel can dig a big hole in a hurry!

Electric Wire Trenching Safety
Operating and Attachments
Replies 26 Post by JJT

Take a look around the rental yards and you will see most of their tractors are wearing R4's. They take a lot more abuse than either ag's or turfs. I have them on a 37hp Kubota with a loader. The only time I ran out of traction was when I hooked onto a stuck 10 wheeler. I've done quite a bit of brush hogging and would be leary of running over the 1 - 2 inch harpoons left behind if I were running turf's. I've also done quite a bit of snow blowing and plowing - no traction issues with the r4's on the snow and ice, (without chains). If you are going to use the tractor to mow the lawn, ag's are out.

Turf or Ag Tires
John Deere Tractors
Replies 10 Post by JJT

I'm looking for a well built 60" or 72" rear tiller. I'm interested in doing some lawn reclaimation, (2 acres this year, maybe more next year). I have very heavy soil and will be tilling in a lot of compost, sand and cow manure. How's King Kutter? Any thoughts on technique? I'm not looking for a golf course, but would like to improve the drainage and give the kids and dogs a nice yard to play in. The house sits in the middle of a 20 acre hay field that has been neglected for a long time, (no manure, no turnover, etc). I expect to pick quite a few rocks, but it's the price you pay when you turn things over. I planted a cover crop of rye this fall, figured some green manure would help things out. Any feedback will be appreciated, thanks in advance. JT

Looking for a good tiller
Operating and Attachments
Replies 1 Post by JJT

Murf, 2 days, 2 guys for a 4 mile road? I did the neighbor's half mile drive in an hour, 1 pass in, 1 pass out, with a L3710, 78" blower, (16 inches of snow and some real steep grades). Sounds like your guys were playing?

Snow What s the longest Drive You Rear PTO Blowered
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 13 Post by JJT

Shop around before you settle on buying out of state from Carver. My local dealer was considerably lower than Carver. I looked for a good used machine for 6 months, they are few and far between and priced very close to the new machines. I finally opted for a new L3710 Kubota, I'm very happy with the machine and the dealer.

New or Used Compact Tractor
Kubota Tractors
Replies 12 Post by JJT

The Kubota loader is a real sturdy piece of equipment, built for a specific make/model of tractor. How can a generic, one size fits many models have the same fit and finish? The loader is my only Kubota attachment, the blower, box scraper and cutter are all name brand but not Kubota. My guess is the dealer is getting a bigger commission on the Woods loader. Probably a real nice attachment, but I'm happy with the K loader. I had the dealer install an 8" cutting edge on mine.

Woods vs Kubota loader for 3710
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 2 Post by JJT

A box scraper is a poor man's dozer. Invaluable implement to break ground, rough grade and even finish grade work. With the scarifier teeth down you can quickly loosen alot of heavy soil and roll out most of the annoying stones that lie just under the surface. With the teeth retracted you can finish spread topsoil and gravel. Excellent driveway/road building tool as well as site improvement. They work as well in reverse as they do farward, (I've used mine to backfill right up to foundations). Mine's a very heavy built Bush Hog, 6" box, that weighs 600#+ and cost ~ $600. You can do a fair amount of comparable work with your bucket by back blading, but the scraper box is much faster and you have much more control. My box holds 18 cubic feet of material, I can back blade less than half of that... My york rake gets little use now that I have the box scraper. This is my second favorite implement, right after the loader.

Tire Ballast
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 20 Post by JJT

By all means drain the fluid to get it back between the low and high marks on the dipstick. There wouldn't be a full mark, (or even a dipstick), if the transmission was meant to be filled to overflowing.....

Kubota B2100 50 hr maintenance
John Deere Tractors
Replies 7 Post by JJT

The best site I've found is www.carverequipment, although my local dealer beat them by 10%+.

Ritchie Tractor Online Quotes
New Holland Tractors
Replies 4 Post by JJT

Chains - Are you plowing, snowblowing or using a back blade? What type of tires? Chains on the rear should be all you need. I've got a steep drive but have R4 tires and MFWD and a rear blower. I have not found a need for chains.

Loaded tires - If you have a loader you don't want any more weight on the front end - don't load the front tires. $ for $ you cannot beat good old calcium chloride. It also weighs more than antifreeze or windshield washer fluid.

Chains Front Rear or Both on Steep Drive
John Deere Tractors
Replies 6 Post by JJT

Sounds steep to me. I purchased a 1999 L3710, HST, 4wd, loaded R4's, foldable ROPS with 72" loader for 19,200. The machine you are looking at is considerably smaller, older and not HST. Why's he holding on to a 2 year old machine?

Kubota L3300
Kubota Tractors
Replies 3 Post by JJT

3 miles of gravel with a loader - I'll bet you only do it once. My drive is 1000', plowed it for years with a truck. Recently switched to a Kubota L3710 with a blower. Works like a charm, no snow banks and you only handle the snow once. I will use the bucket to clean out the mail box and the garage doors and wood shed.

For 3 miles of gravel road - get a front mounted plow.

Snow scraping
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 9 Post by JJT

Your prices seem high. Late summer I bought an HST L3710, (significantly bigger than the L35), with a loader, R-4's, foldable ROPS and HD bucket for $19,200.

Price on Kubota L35
Kubota Tractors
Replies 2 Post by JJT

1/2 to 3/4 of a yard is alot of material, (1500 - 2300#'s), not counting the mixer.

PTO driven cement mixer
John Deere Tractors
Replies 9 Post by JJT

One of the two purchases involved a trade. A local dealer handles the paperwork, delivery and worked in the trade. This is the only way to buy a car without the hassles of haggling. I knew what I was going to pay before I even went for a test ride.

JD Dealers
John Deere Tractors
Replies 7 Post by JJT