Tractorpoint Search for

tractorpoint.com - The leader in Tractors from Compacts, to Utility, to Full Size Tractors! Kubota, John Deere, New Holland, Kioti, Case/IH, and Others. Keywords=Compact Tractor, Kubota Tractors, Kioti Tractors, JD, John Deere Tractors, New Holland, Case Boomer, Used Tractors, Classifieds, Dealer Directory, Tractor Pictures / Images

parts | discussion | photos | podcast | reviews | specs | dealers | classifieds | contact | faq | myProfile | home Login Now | Sign Up

Search for =

Topic

Does anyone have a ballpark price on having a set of new rear tires installed at my place for a Kubota L2850. I do not have a trailer and can not take the tractor to a tire place.

L2850 Tires
Kubota Tractors
Replies 8 Post by duke8444

What a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will keep this country and my guns.

America The Greatest Country on Earth
Everything and Anything
Replies 83 Post by duke8444

I have a JD LX277AWS and I have cosidered a ZT, however the benifits over the AWS for the additional money is not worth it to me. The AWS works great and then I still have the tractor for any other little items around the house like seeding, fertilizing, etc. and then a bigger Kubota for other stuff.

The AWS goes around the trees and flower beds like nothing and I have had "0" problems with it since I bought it in 1999.

ZT or Lawn Tractor
Garden and Landscape
Replies 13 Post by duke8444

Horse Farmer,

I love it here in Kentucky. I doubt anything could lure me back to Connecticut. I am still a UCONN fan amongst all the KY fans, but that is OK. You might want to try the Bowling Green area of KY. I don’t know what you are looking for in employment, but BG is growing fast and so are the jobs situations.

Duke

Sick and Tired
Everything and Anything
Replies 41 Post by duke8444

My FEL is down to bare metal almost all the time, however everytime I need to paint something that will fit in the bucket, I use the bucket as a spray booth and that at least keeps some of the bucket coated with paint. Granted my bucket right now is green, orange, black, and touches of white, but I like it better than the rust.

Keeping paint on FEL
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 17 Post by duke8444

I would start with a high price and see what happens, I learned this the hard way. Four years ago I bought a JD 650 with a belly mower and bush hog and worked it a lot. It had 1,000 hours on it and it was the first tractor I ever owned. I paid $2,000 for it. The guy wanted the cash right then and there and I bought it. I had no idea what it was worth but I needed a tractor for some work around the house.

Last year, I needed a front loaded and bought a Kubota L2850 and put the JD up for sale for $2,500. A farmer in my area stopped to look at it and told me I could get a lot more for the JD. Well I put the JD in the paper for $5,000 the next day and the day the paper came out the first person bought the JD for the $5,000. So, if I was you, start high. You could always come down. That JD went so quick, I think I could of got more than the 5K for it if I had just advertized it higher.

Selling Used Kubota Tractor
Kubota Tractors
Replies 5 Post by duke8444

I am looking at a Kubota B8200 , 4 wh drive HYDR, with front loaded Bush Hog brand), and 4 foot rotary mower. Tractor has 325 hours on it and the guy wants $7,200. What do you people think?

Kubota B8200
Kubota Tractors
Replies 4 Post by duke8444

I am personally done with mulch. Every year I would put down 5-6 yards of mulch to refresh the beds or build some old beds up. Last year, I removed all the mulch, added weed cloth and then stone. It was the best thing I ever did. The beds look great and no mulching this spring. The mulch around the pool beds was nothing but problems and all the concret was getting stained from the mulch.

Mulch Of Choice
Garden and Landscape
Replies 43 Post by duke8444

I like you cold water gauge.

NEED A COMPACT TRACTOR
Kubota Tractors
Replies 9 Post by duke8444

I have had my L2850 for a year now and never realy understood the the float position and now I do. Thanks, guys.

bucket float control
Kubota Tractors
Replies 18 Post by duke8444

I am not sure about a L35, but I had the same problem on my L2850 and it was a bad shut off soliod and relay. When you turn the key to off the relay supplies power to the soliod for about 15 seconds. The soliod's job is to shut off the fuel to the egine. The kill switch/manual arm does the same thing by pushing on the same arm that the soliod pushs and hold shut for that 15 seconds. With the engine off, turn the key to on and then turn the key to off after a minute or so you should hear the soliod work. If you you do not hear anything, I would be tracing that electrical circuit or components.

L35 won t shutdown with key
Kubota Tractors
Replies 6 Post by duke8444

Actually up to this point I have not considered other tractor yet. I was looking for some recommendations. So I will check these tractors out. I assume all these models mentioned can support a front loader. <br>

Kubota L 2850D Replacement
Kubota Tractors
Replies 5 Post by duke8444

I have an L2850, not that it matters much. However, the last drain line I put in this summer, I just borrowed a single disk plow and dug the ditch. I lowered the plow and then just drow forward and then backed up and did it two more times. I ended up with a nice 18-20 inches deep ditch with like "0" work. I installed the pipe and then covered the ditch back over with my box blade.

Trenching with the BX-23
Kubota Tractors
Replies 21 Post by duke8444

I have use the Amsoil and filters in my cars for years. But I always use the 7,500 mile product and change the oil and filter at near the 75K. I beleive it is better to get the old oil and filter out at some specific point. I personally never had a problem with their product. I do not plan on use it in my tractors. No particular reason, but I will just stick with it in my cars.

Amsoil Oil do you use it
Parts and Repair
Replies 31 Post by duke8444

I just bought my first cans of bio and plan to run it soon in my L2850. Where I bought it, I asked if anyone had any problems with it and they said I may have to change the fuel filter after running a while because it will clean out the fuel tank of junk and deposit it in the fuel filter. To me that is another plus for running it.

Running biodiesel in a B7800
Kubota Tractors
Replies 14 Post by duke8444

I dion't know what they are call, but this unit attaches to your three point hitch to make, I suppose, attaching to implements easier. Do they work? The two reasons I am considering it is:<br>
1. On my L2850 the box blade is to close to my tires and this would extend the box out a litlle.<br>
2. It appears this item would make it easier to attach the implements rather than horse them around. <br>
<br>
I seen them at TSC and are about $100.

Three point hitch attachment
Kubota Tractors
Replies 10 Post by duke8444

Doc,

I agree with you. I have repair and parts manuals. I repair everything myself because I like doing it and I am sure it is done right. When I go to a dealer for parts, I usually have the old part and the part number from the manual. The dealer gets the part, but the wait drives me crazy and since I work during their week hours I can only get to the dealer on Saturday the wait makes it worst.

Earl

How many of you bought from your local dealer
Kubota Tractors
Replies 14 Post by duke8444

I bought a used L2850 with a loaded and really like, but.

The dealer hasn't/doesn't want to keep much stock of parts. That is fine, that is his choice. However, ordering everything you want for your tractor really is tiresome. Then after you order some parts you have to wait anywhere from 4 days to a week and a half to get the part. This does concern me enough not to replace this Kubota when I do finally sell it with another Kubota.

When I got the Kubota, I sold my JD 650 and I never waited longer that 1 day for any part for that Deere. Many parts for this tractor the dealer had right in stock. I beleive the JD 650 was a old tractor and I beleive Deere will supply parts for this tractor for ever. I do not think Kubota will supply parts for all their tractors "FOREVER" like Deere.

Kubota Parts Support - Only 10-15 years
Kubota Tractors
Replies 18 Post by duke8444

Thanks for the advice on the tach and hour meter. The cable did work its way loose. I reconnected and they work now.

As far as the engine shut off, both the timing relay and the solenoid where bad. I replace both and everything functions correctly now. I am guess the timing relay went first and then the solenoid. Expensive parts, relay was $60 and solenoid was $70.

L2850 electrical problem
Kubota Tractors
Replies 3 Post by duke8444

I am just a home owner with a few arces. I have both owned both a JD and a Kubota. Both bought used, but not abused.

I have a Kubota L2850D with a loader and I have been very satisfied with it. However, if I was to buy new, considering, the tractors were the same in abilities/price. I would go with the tractor that had the best dealer available.

As I said I love the Kubota, yet the dealership in this area leaves a lot to be desired. The JD dealer is hands up over the Kubota dealer. This could mean a lot on the purchase of the new tractor.

Buy the tractor from the best area dealer for service and parts.

My two cents.

Kubota vs JD
Kubota Tractors
Replies 6 Post by duke8444