Recent content by afret

Thanks for the clarification. The owner's manual shows that both the HST and hydraulic filters should be changed at 50 hours. I had the dealer do the 50 hour maintenance for warranty purposes and he didn't change the hydraulic filter, only the HST filter. The Work Shop Manual I have...

I'm going to do the 200 hour maintenance soon on my MX5800. On the HST filter change section of the manual, it tells you to remove three drain plugs from the trans case. About how much fluid will drain out? On the 400 hour maintenance it shows removal of 4 plugs to change the hydraulic...

I didn't get a backhoe on my MX. Decided to use the money toward a mini ex. That leaves the 3 point on the MX open and having both the mini ex and the MX makes yard work faster and more fun. :)

You could get a new one for not that much more. https://kitsapkubota.com/kubotaspecials/

Tractor stored in separate garage. Mini Ex in small pole barn since it's too tall to fit though the door of the garage.

If your barn has concrete floors, it's helpful to put all your attachments on dollies. You can easily move them around and it becomes very easy to line them up with your 3 point. If you get snow in the winter, think about getting a front snow blade and a rear snow blower. It's nice to get a...

I have a lot of space to pile up snow so I mainly use the front snow blade to clear my gravel driveway since it's really fast. I just got a rear blower for last winter and it works great and would be the way to go if you don't have much room to pile up the snow. I used a good walk behind snow...

Cut down a few lodgepoles yesterday so took the stumps out this morning.

Like N Idaho Wolfman said, get all the useful options you can. I got the 3rd function, top and tilt, and 3rd remote on my 5800. The 3rd function is good for using a grapple or a front snow blade. The top and tilt is great for just about anything you attach to the 3 point and I use the 3rd...

My 3901 came with a backhoe and 3rd function.

Thanks for the tip. I decided against a cab since I need to be able to look over the rear tires a lot due to all the trees and obstacles that I work around in the forest. This is my first season with the snowblower and I don't mind a little snow spray. Maybe if I use it long enough in windy...

Wow! That's one of the top of the line Pronovosts. I saw videos of it throwing snow really far. I'm glad I went through the trouble of getting the Puma even though there don't seem to be too many dealers in the West. I got rid of the photo with the tail end of the car in it. Probably not...

The dealer sold me the 72" wide grapple which is probably too wide especially with a 3901. I would get a narrow one. I found the extra width wasn't helpful, in my case anyway. The EA grapple I had was only 54" wide and worked well. The EA single lid root grapple had much longer jaws so it...

There was about 8 inches of heavy wet snow this AM and it even started raining. I tried using my 2 stage Ariens walk behind blower on a concrete pad close to the house but it was absolutely useless in this snow. Didn't know if the Pronovost Puma 3 point blower would work to clear the...

Yes, it's a LP grapple. I still have that one. Had a EA grapple with longer jaws but gave that and a WR Long snow blade to my nephew along with the L3901. It was nice having both types of grapples but I like my new snow blade more than the WR Long blade for use on gravel.