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Snowed where I live as well yesterday. First time so early in 4 years. Now it turned cold, 12 degrees this morning. David

Kubota is and continues to be mainly a engine manufacturer. The other items that they build and market just go to support this main endeavor. Being that there main business model is this, Kubota may make a hundred different variations, or "spec" models in a given year of "the same" 12hp...

The trailer that the op listed has a GVW of 2990 pounds, in my opinion way to short on capacity for the load in question. Unfortunately these trailers are out there, they are rated below 3000 pounds for a very specific reason, staying below that means that no brakes are required in many...

Interesting, not much cubic capacity, lift height (at least the one the op listed) and you have to always look backwards. Definite drawbacks, but probably the cheapest way short of a wheel barrow and shovel to move some product. Some of the bigger units deal with the lift height, but at how...

If you will be mowing, then the cruise control is a must have, and at only $128 on a 10k + tractor, it is a real bargain. If you are doing mainly back and forth loader work, then it is of dubious value. A grill guard is a good idea, although less so if you are not doing loader work. What is...

Very nice!!!

As I have posted numerous times - Kubota does not make there own filters. They have someone do it for them. However, the filters produced for Kubota are to KUBOTA'S design specs, and just because say for example, WIX makes a run of Kubota filters, does not mean the very next run of filters...

You have the free filters because of the magnet backwards. It is NOT Kubota's issue and they in no way have to provide free filters because the aftermarket filters do not have that feature. What MUST happen is that the AFTERMARKET filter manufacture MUST provide a filter that meets or exceeds...

I am sure others will post this - "According to the law, a manufacture cannot decline a warrantee just because a aftermarket filter has been installed". And that is very true. I thought I would add a few exceptions that many who cite the law seem to overlook. This law does apply, EXCEPT as...

A search on this topic will turn up a lot. That said, at least in the case of the HST filter, for those so equipped with a magnet, NONE of the aftermarket filters have this, therefore, regardless if the filter is listed by a aftermarket filter maker as being the same as oem, it is in fact...

Before you bypass the operator presence switch (other than to test it to see if that is the issue), you might want to do a search, a while ago some guy got trapped under the tractor and the rear wheel ate into his leg, of course that was on a older tractor without a operator presence switch...

All you can do is clean it off well and check it to see where it is coming from. It could be the filter, or it could be a gasket, o/r or line. lots of stuff under there that is fairly exposed. The filter is easiest to replace, and you could start there, but again with out a though cleaning and...

Very true. Not only have the diesels changed, but both gasoline and diesel fuel has changed significantly since the 1980's. Although it is hard now for some who did not live thru the earlier diesel eras to understand exactly what was recommended way back them. I mean really, a 1938 Detroit...

It was also recommended on the Oldsmobile diesels to add 10% gasoline to the diesel in cold weather. Right in the owners manual. But that was in the early 80's before they started adding a fair amount of alcohol to the fuel, back then alcohol laced gasoline was a rarity, I would imagine the...

+2 To the OP - These are tractors.... not bulldozers! David

Good points, but we were talking engine overheating here, not transmission heat. I have no doubt that the HST transmission will run warmer than a manual, to a point. However, that is not something that is monitored on the Kubota standard L's, and it matters really little how warm the...

If you only adding a cup of water a year - then that is fine, you will not dilute the coolant enough to cause a issue, if you change the coolant per Kubota's recommended maintenance schedule that is. If you only change the coolant every 10 years, then that is a lot of dilution, one cup at a...

I didn't see this mentioned, but there is NO proper aftermarket filter for the HST, at least so far. ALL of the cheap will fit filters ARE NOT OEM EQUIVELENT in that they are missing the magnet that is part of the filter design as specified by Kubota. If a aftermarket will fit filter is too...

Actually, that is darn good quality control on the hose manufactures part. To have them all reach the same age and all fail at once means very little variance in the manufacturing or material. I agree with the above, replace them all, and go another XX years. David