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I agree. Price aside, this was purchased because of it's smaller size and the ability to get in tricky spots. In recent years I have purchased a small wheel loader for the "bull" work, but the wear had already occurred and pin slop only breeds more slop.

I have a Mx5100 with the LA844 loader with sub 300 hours. Every pin and bore (machine has no bushings) has what I would consider excessive wear. The problem is not just the pins but bosses and even slop in the loader quick attach brackets. Machine hours are almost completely loader and fork...

I kind of thought I wanted a short bottom, but the MTL look attractive. Its not Hardox, but I can face it if need be down the road.

I honestly am torn on how many lids. I can see the advantage on either and the disadvantage as well. By long bottom style you mean like roughly a bucket depth tine? I think I would do better with short tines like the homestead ones. As far as using any of my local dealers, I would rather...

I want a root grapple for my MX5100. I was leaning towards EA but, well that is not going to happen. Who else makes a good grapple and what size would be best? I am not afraid to run equipment to its limits so it should have a reputation of being stout, but at the same time I do not want to...

I feel the same way. It was a large investment, I want to keep it nice. I have not tried TSC paint (Majic brand I believe) in a couple years, It looked good after spraying, but it was pretty terrible as far as not fading.

When I'm not waxing and detailing my tractor in a carpeted, climate controlled garage, I use it outside. Just last week I brought a bucket load of mulch to the edge of the paved driveway, but I didn't want to drive across the grass, way too risky. Someday I hope to brave enough to put it in...

Yes you are correct about the color fastness of red. My personal opinion is Kubota just didn't care about the paint as it took years before it was supposedly remedied. There certainly is paint that will defend better against the elements, they did not apply it. I had zero luck at my automotive...

Ha! It varies panel to panel on my tractor. The fenders might match each other, every other piece is its own hue, some close, some not so much. Minus the cowl, it gets a break for being plastic, the loader is the worst, not even close to the machine.

Like many of us here my tractor suffers from factory paint (orange 2) that was fading right off the dealer's lot. I run a buffer across everything yearly, just to freshen it up, but at some point I will run out of paint and it will need to be repainted. I wanted to test the fade resistance of...

By using the spacer pictured I would be free to use the BH subframe as a custom mount for other implements....if they fit.

I will just be using the tractor side of the spacer as a mount and will cut off the BH side

I have a MX5100 with a BH subframe. I want to put a custom implement on the back and will be using the BH subframe as a mount. The easiest way to do seems to be to use a cab spacers 7K505-17010 and 7K505-17030 as a basis for the new mount. I contacted my dealer to check my parts cross...

I just did the 50 hour service on my gear drive MX5100, I changed the hydraulic filter and was a little shocked with the amount of trash stuck on the magnet. I have a loader so there is a lot more going on than a bare tractor. I can understand some metal paste but I had multiple 1.5" long...

I recently picked up a MX5100 which is rated at 52.2hp. The same V2403MT as an industrial engine is rated at 59hp. What is different on the industrial engines?