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March 31, 2009 @ 12:19 pm · Filed under Gray Market
We continue our series that explains why there are so many orange tractors labeled as ZEN-NOH to be found in the United States and places outside of Japan. If you have not read Part 1 or Part 2 that reading is recommended to bring a reader up to speed.
We last left off where Wallace International [...]
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March 26, 2009 @ 9:14 pm · Filed under Servicing, Repair & Maintenance, Videos
If you own an older L or B Series Kubota tractor chances are pretty good that the steering wheel on it looks like it has seen better days. It is probably chalky, scratchy, white and coarse. Seems like most Kubota steering wheels end up like this after a couple of years in the sun.
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March 22, 2009 @ 2:46 pm · Filed under Gray Market
In ZEN-NOH and Kubota Part 1 we learned that ZEN-NOH (or Zennoh as it is sometimes written), is not a tractor brand. It is the name of the largest agricultural cooperative in the world and in the past, they have partnered with Kubota to have equipment built for them. In this article we begin to [...]
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March 17, 2009 @ 9:20 pm · Filed under Polls
Time for another poll that concerns itself less with snow removal and more with how you, readers of OrangeTractorTalks feel about Kubota’s gray market tractors. You know them as the B5001s, B6001s, L1500, L1501 or maybe a L2202 or L1-18 for good measure. Perhaps you have heard rumors here and there – unsafe, ungodly machines. [...]
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March 14, 2009 @ 12:00 pm · Filed under Kubota News & Editorials
Biodiesel. This is a topic that gets kicked around quite a bit these days as public awareness of this alternative fuel source increases. This article will focus on whether as a Kubota owner with equipment under warranty, is biodiesel okay to use without damaging your engine or voiding your warranty. This type of fuel is [...]
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March 9, 2009 @ 10:25 pm · Filed under Polls
About two months ago we posted a poll inquiring what implements readers of OrangeTractorTalks use to clear snow with. Now that spring is on the horizon (in some places!), we thought we would share the results. Voters could choose multiple selections on their entry but were limited to voting once per household.
After more than 650 [...]
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March 4, 2009 @ 10:54 pm · Filed under Tractor & Implement Operating
We have examined the effects of starting fluid on your Kubota and these two pictures serve as a reminder against using ether or starting aids.
These pictures show the block of a Mitsubishi/Satoh Beaver 370D diesel engine in which ether was used in an attempt to get the equipment firing. Although this is not a Kubota [...]
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