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Art, How would you "balance your air pressure from front to rear to equal out your lead-lag ratio"? Do you use the tire manufacturer's tables on rolling radius? Or, is there an easier way?

fwd use
Tractor Projects
Replies 16 Post by mbjacobs

Rod, after you order the fuel mag, e-mail me, I've a good deal for you on some ocean front property in Arizona. ;)

Fuel Mag
Parts and Repair
Replies 12 Post by mbjacobs

I have a Kubota L3710 with the LA681 loader and the heavy duty bucket. Overall I'm very happy with my tractor and loader and I'd buy the same if I were doing it today. But, I would like to see a bigger range of motion in the curl/dump function. When carrying the bucket low I can't curl back enough to prevent spilling from a full bucket. Even a great machine could be improved.

Loaders What would you change
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 31 Post by mbjacobs

Speaking of differential locks. Do they work when you are backing up? I was out playing in the mud today, trying to back up to a spot that needed a post hole, I had my heel on the differential lock and noticed one rear wheel spinning the other standing still. Do they not work in reverse or is mine broken or am I not holding my mouth right?

Engine and Transmission Fluid Capacities
Kubota Tractors
Replies 31 Post by mbjacobs

I have to second Bird's opinion. When I was buying my Kubota I had decided on the gear transmission but my wife wanted the hydro, guess what we got. The first time I used the loader I realized how lucky I was. I didn't realize how often I was going to change directions or need to move 2 inches. GET THE HYDRO!

Hydrostatic vs 12 x 12 SSS tran
New Holland Tractors
Replies 16 Post by mbjacobs

Try sheaftractor@coiinc.com. I got this back in April and haven't used it since so it may have changed.

looking for quot Leonard Schaefer quot
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 3 Post by mbjacobs

cutter, I'm running 9 psi in my 17.5x24 R4's with no problem and I think they could be run lower but I'm a little nervous about trying.

traction
Tractor Projects
Replies 24 Post by mbjacobs

Northern Tool has a "Power Take-Off" winch in their catalog. I can't tell from the picture how it hooks up. I'm looking at their catalog #154 page 167. Their phone is 1-800-533-5545, NorthernToll.com.

Winch for a tractor
Operating and Attachments
Replies 9 Post by mbjacobs

I believe weight is a very important consideration, particularly in compact tractors. For most jobs these tractors are traction limited not horsepower limited and more weight translates to more traction. That said you need to be sure you are comparing apples to apples when you compare Kobuta weights to NH weights. It's my understanding that Kubota publishes "shipping" weight which does not include wheels, tires, battery, filters or fluids. This could amount to several hundred pounds. I don't know what NH does.

Kubota vs NH how important is weight
Kubota Tractors
Replies 10 Post by mbjacobs

I suspect the RV antifreeze you were looking at was already diluted. RV antifreeze (propylene glycol) is probably the most expensive antifreeze used but it's not nearly as toxic as the others (calcium chloride, ethylene glycol and methanol). Calcium chloride's advantage is its solutions are heavier than straight water (the others are lighter), disadvantage it's corrosive to metal. Ethylene glycol, commonly called "permanent antifreeze", is what we normally use in engine cooling systems. Methanol is an alcohol, sometimes called "wood alcohol" was used for many years for engines but it tended to evaporate so it wasn't "permanent" and was replaced by ethylene glycol. Methanol is used as the antifreeze in windshield washer fluid but I would hesitate to use windshield washer fluid in my tires because I don't know what else is in it. (Probably a dye and some detergent) You can buy pure methanol at most hardware stores but it should be available in larger containers at lower prices somewhere else. I just don't know where. Hope this helps.

Loaded Tires with RV anti-freeze
Parts and Repair
Replies 3 Post by mbjacobs

George, have you checked to be sure no one has moved the adjustable stop on the position control lever?

3-point hitch question
New Holland Tractors
Replies 7 Post by mbjacobs

Mack - I have a 56k modem that usually connects at 44k, 72meg of RAM and I'm running the latest version of Netscape. My problem is I'd rather spend money on toys for my tractor, especially since most sites I visit load in a reasonable time. Don't you wish computers were like tractors - once you buy one it's good for 50-60 years?

new java window
Website Operations Howto
Replies 19 Post by mbjacobs

A 50:50 mixture of ethylene glycol and water freezes at about -40 F. Pure ethylene glycol freezes at about 0 F. The only other reason I know of for not using straight antifreeze is that it's a waste of money.

Deisel coolant temperature
Parts and Repair
Replies 28 Post by mbjacobs

Have you tried waiting a few seconds (maybe 5-10 seconds) after pushing in the clutch before trying to engage the PTO? Maybe the friction plate has not coasted to a complete stop before you're trying to engage the PTO.

Grinding on PTO engagement
John Deere Tractors
Replies 4 Post by mbjacobs

Does anyone know why we orient our rear tractor tires the way that we do? I'm talking mainly about Ag tires with the "V" type tread pattern. It seems like we would get better traction if the "V" pointed in the other direction. I'm sure there is a good reason for what we do, I just can't see it.

Tire Tread Question
Parts and Repair
Replies 8 Post by mbjacobs

In February I bought a new L3710 with hydrostatic transmision, LA681 with heavy duty bucket, folding ROPS and R4 tires for $20,175. If the one you're looking at has the hydro $19,000 seems reasonable. The hydro costs almost $1000 more than the DT (gear) transmission.

Used kubota prices
Kubota Tractors
Replies 2 Post by mbjacobs

Ed, In the anti-freeze/coolant world ethylene glycol is NOT alcohol even though they are similar chemically. When we talk about alcohol anti-freeze we mean methanol. Ethylene glycol (and now propylene glycol) are called "permanent anti-freeze" The propylene glycol is more environmentally friendly (less toxic) than ethylene glycol but slightly more expensive and not quite as effective at depressing the freezing point of water. I don't believe any modern vehicles use methanol anti-freeze and I'd be surprised if it is being sold as anti-freeze/coolant.

Cub filter help
Cub Cadet
Replies 21 Post by mbjacobs

Duane, I paid extra for a heavy duty bucket when I bought my L3710 and I'm glad I did. I don't know if a heavy bucket is available for yours but you might want to invest in a bolt on tooth bar instead. I understand the tooth bar makes the loader bucket quite a bit stouter. I have an e-mail address around here somewhere for a guy that sells tooth bars for around $250, if you're interested, let me know and I'll dig it up.

Loader on B7500
Kubota Tractors
Replies 10 Post by mbjacobs

It's my understanding (though I'm no expert) that multigrade oil has additives (viscosity modifiers) that reduce the viscosity loss with increasing temperature. So a 10w30 oil has the same viscosity cold as 10 wt has cold, and the same viscosity hot as 30 wt has hot. That doesn't mean that 10w30 is more viscous hot than cold it just hasn't lost as much as straight oil. I believe that oil additives like STP are really just viscosity modifiers. It's interesting that the same "mechanics" that won't use multigrade oils will add a can of STP at every oil change.

multigrade oil
Parts and Repair
Replies 13 Post by mbjacobs

My Kubota L3710 with R4's has several different settings for rear wheel width.

JD4400 or Boomer TC35D
Operating and Attachments
Replies 27 Post by mbjacobs