Recent content by PaulL

A lot of machines will say "every 200 hours, or every 2 years" or some such. You're quite a lot of years even though low hours. I don't think fluids age as such, but yes they could get moisture into them. It can't hurt to change it. It probably won't hurt to leave it. It's probably a few...

Is there reason to think it has a backhoe? They're reasonably rare, and you can't easily retrofit - it either has one when you get it, or it'll pretty much never have one. (I know, in theory you could find a used one with all the subframe and plumbing that's needed to attach it, but you might...

Lighter. Some people need to trailer, some people are doing work around their property that doesn't need weight (such as mowing). Option for a cab. Some people want/need a cab. Better ergonomics, more luxury features. Some people don't want a bigger/heavier but more economy machine. They want...

Definitely a BX of some sort. They're a good machine. I had a BX2350 for a few years. If you're doing heavy lifting put a bit more air in the front tires, they are reasonably small and easy to squash. And ballast the rear - get a weight box or a heavy implement to hang on the back. I personally...

I sharpen my own blades on the bench grinder, and never balance them. Doesn't seem to impact things too much. In theory it'll put loads on the bearings, make the blades wobble, and make my deck vibrate more. None of them have been too much of a problem as yet.

M6800 or M8200 perhaps? https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/001/3/2/1321-kubota-m6800.html https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/001/2/5/1256-kubota-m8200.html They're all listed here: https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/tractor-brands/kubota/kubota-tractors.html An M6040 would...

Nice.

They probably figure they need a cheap machine for those who are very price conscious (i.e. LX2620), and for those who want lots of features, they probably want the extra HP too. Of course, those on OTT want all the features but deperately want to avoid DPF. That's a market that Kubota is...

A well specced trailer with good brakes on both axles will substantially reduce how much it pushes your truck around. Yes, if you get a sway on a 3/4 ton will control it better. But for occasional towing, and if you're loading sensibly, and you're not relying on the truck to stop the trailer...

I figured I needed to have another go. Apparently I wasn't obvious enough the first time. :)

Sure you do. A tractor that isn't in the appropriate hours bracket is clearly worth less. Look how many conversations have been had on here "that's too few hours for its age, clearly something is wrong with it". Putting more hours on a tractor increases its value. It's a duty that tractor owners...

Looks mint. I hope you're going to be very very happy, and expect you will be. Now you need to put some hours on it - at the age it is it really needs extra hours to get to where it should be. Strict regime of 16 hours every weekend will go some way to remedy things.

Live PTO doesn't really matter with an HST. L3200 is basically the same tractor as an L2501, but pre-emissions rules. They detuned it to reduce the HP when the emissions rules came in, so that it went under 26HP (which was a threshold where the emissions rules became more stringent). There...

The other end of the understanding that took me a while to notice. The hand throttle is setting desired RPM, not a throttle opening. The governor actually controls throttle opening (well, I guess injectors), and it's working to keep at the exact RPMs that you set. So actually neither of the...

Unlikely to need to be replaced. It is relatively common, and usually comes down to grease, adjusting one or more of the springs or rods (depending on how exactly it works on your machine), and cleaning dirt and gunk that may be stopping it freely returning. On my old BX I consistently had this...