Recent content by DaveMueller

I was able to get both out with a new set of ez outs. Luckily, they had the drill sizes etched on them and I had the proper size, and it was sharp to boot! The fittings were harder than I expected. Thanks Dave

If/when you remove the BH77, make sure to couple the inlet/outlet hoses on the tractor together.

Seems a little high. Usually lead acids are bulk charged around 14.2V and float (aka trickle) around 13.8V. https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-403-charging-lead-acid

The grease fittings in my outer tie rod ends were both broken off by the PO. It looks like it will be easier to deal with this on the bench vs sitting on the garage floor. I'm assuming it will be comparable to removing a tie rod on a car which I have the tools for. Any idea on thread size? I...

I have an LA524 on my L3800 and asked the same question a few weeks ago. After others stating it should work, I went out and played with it. On mine, there is a very small sweet spot where both functions work simultaneously. It's from 6:00 O'clock to about 6:05 :-) Hard to say if that's a...

Thanks everyone. I must be missing the sweet spot. Funny that it operates this way because the manual specifically states to roll and lift at the same time to scoop material! Dave

While clearing snow from our driveway, I was trying to scoop the piles by lifting and rolling back the bucket at the same time. It doesn't work, I can choose one or the other but not both. Is this normal? Thanks Dave

I found my lever at the local bicycle shop. It's meant for seat posts. The threaded portion was a little long, but the hacksaw fixed that. It was about $6. I took an M6x1 nut with me to check the thread.

No, it's one of those things that's isn't obvious, even to someone with a high mechanical aptitude (me). A lot of 3 point implements are purchased used, without manuals, and missing parts. I really wish someone would post some videos like "Owning a tractor for city folk" explaining what is...

I was going to build one but found out that my rolling shop crane works just as well. Takes up a little more space than necessary but at least I didn't have to add another item in the garage.

The local bicycle shop will have some synthetic wax based products for bike chains. They go on as a liquid but dry up and leave the lube behind. Bike chains have the same problem as the joints on the 3 pt hitch, oil and grease pick up dirt, wax usually doesn't.

I believe SAE threads are correct for a USA market tractor.

If you want to fix it, there are a few companies that make the proper tapered insert. You drill an over sized straight hole, slide in the insert, and tack weld it if you're ambitious. They're used to flip tie rods over on old Jeeps.

Thanks for that info, I hadn't considered it was a non-US version.

https://www.kubotamanual.com/ I asked if the manual for my L3800 was a scanned copy or original from Kubota, they replied an original PDF. Dave