Recent content by barts

This really depends on the effective inertia of the flail mower. My B5100 doesn't have an overrunning clutch on the rear PTO, and it's rather exciting to use with a brush hog. Of course, a flail mower has less rotating mass, but as you're spinning it pretty fast I'd suggest using one on that...

According to https://www.colemanequip.com/equipment/new/detail/SSV65-Vertical-Lift-Skid-Steer-Loader-1434/, you can install two per side, for a total of 200 lbs additional. Note that this doesn't increase the relief valve setting, but will help prevent tipping. From the above diagram, it looks...

Something like this should work: https://tractorparts.store/products/muffler-replacement-for-kubota-tractor-l175-l185-l225-l245-l295-l305-15221-12115?variant=42680652169392&country=US&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic

Well, I finally got around to adding a Kolpin basket to our B5100 with a sturdy (3" x 3/8") bracket fastened to the ROPS. As usual, I got to fix one of the brackets after tacking since I managed to make it mirror imaged. The cross-bars supporting the basket are 3/4" water pipe; in order to...

I have one of the small 4"x6" horizontal/vertical metal cutting bandsaws... I've sliced 3" round HRS w/o an issue. They're cheap to run, but not as fast as the carbide saws.

On our B5100, the regulator was bad; the alternator was producing plenty of AC.. A new regulator from Amazon was $25 and it has worked fine for the last 5 years.

<aside> I find the combination of a .45 and some beers somewhat incautious, but perhaps that's just my range training. </aside> Cold beers condense moisture from the air; unless you have a stainless or polymer .45, this does your pistol no favors. Also, cell phones are often somewhat delicate...

Here's a couple of pictures of the adapter I made for driving a hydraulic pump from the front spline on our B5100. The round aluminum part is a shrink disc that elastically squeezes the adapter onto the spline. The adapter is a piece of stress-proof steel, which is a very close fit onto the spline.

https://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/l175-engine-front-shaft.77018/#post-811367 See discussion about "shrink disc" in various threads...

Nope... this tractor has Armstrong power steering :)

I have a small Miller Challenger MIG welder which works well, but for a lot of tractor stuff it's too light. I also have Lincoln IdealArc stick welder (250 A AC/DC) and this is what I use for anything 3/16" or over.... it's nearly 500 lbs, much of it copper, and it welds very nicely. There's...

Some time ago, I adapted the same loader to our B5100... I used a 0.37 cubic inch displacement pump since that more or less matched the original afaict output which was belted to the engine rather than driven off the front PTO. I also added a return line filter and replaced all the hoses. The...

I've looked at the Samurai; it would work well w/ our little Kubota. https://agrishieldllc.com/product/hydraulic-sickle-bar-cutter/ would be better suited to our JD 100TLB.

We just made a box beam from 2x lumber, supported it w/ chain and straps and used it to hoist trusses onto our new shop.

I remember doing the calcs for hydraulic steering in a Ag engineering hydraulics course I took 40+ years ago.... but I'd forgotten some of the details :). I found this on scribd; it rings a bell. The assumptions are for a car, but you can change them as needed...