Recent content by Fiddlin Farmer

Does anyone have experience moving large round bales with a 3-point spike? I have an L3430 with a 3-point lift rating of 2650 lbs at 24" behind. Would I be able to lift an 1800lb bale enough to move it without dragging the ground? I don't need to stack them, just move them around. And a...

Yes, between moving manure out of the dry lot, working on my driveway and trails, and moving dropped trees, I get a lot of use out of my loader. I mow a 4 acre pasture two or three times a year, but the R4 fronts have never been a problem out there. Thank you for your help sorting this out - I...

I'll start by saying I am on the other end of the spectrum from being an expert on tires - I know very little, but am working to learn. So I found a couple of R4 sets and worked out the following: firestone 10-16.5 R4 - RCI listing: 91" firestone 420/70/24 R4 -RCI listing: 136" ratio: 0.669...

Thank you for the suggestion of looking for RCI in manufacturing specs. That helped a lot.

I need to replace the front tires on my L3430. The previous owner had 355/80D20 R3 turf tires on the back, and 27x8.50-15NHS R4's on the front. Is it enough to match the 27x8.5-15 when replacing the fronts, or should I be concerned about diameter variance between different brands of that size...

Thats a nice looking beast there, hseII. It would make everything I need to do look like a piece of cake... except for fitting down my trails - lol. My only regret is that the R4's would probably take me out to 5'8" width where I wanted to stay at 5' (which is where the R1's would be). Well...

Okay, I keep going back and forth on the R1/R4 debate. I talked with a relative whose opinions I value greatly. He said I would probably do better with R4 tires. The added width will help them float better on the soft (but more times than not, dry) land. He also thought the sidewalls of the...

I thought Chuck Norris just used his teeth instead of the chainsaw. ;) I will definitely be building something like one of these. When I go out to clear brush and work trails, I'll be using my bucket or soon-to-purchase grapple extensively, so storing in my bucket wouldn't work so well. I...

12251hd - I will certainly have plenty of sapling stubble to worry about - and I do worry about it. Is your main work area mostly flat, or hills and ditches? My 80 acres has quite a variety of flat, hill and ditch (well, cliff too, but I won't be working that ;) ). I knew before I bought the...

Thanks for that note. I had not considered the FWA issue with filling the fronts. I have thought about experimenting to see if I can move a round hay bale with the back end and know I'll need more weight in front if that is going to be even remotely possible. That wasn't my main reason for...

All four were turf tires before he put the R4's on the front. The back tires are Bridgestone 355/80d20. The front tires are Titan 27x8 50-15nhs. Based on all these comments, I am certainly going to go with R1 rims and tires. I really don't want to increase my chance of getting stuck in the...

So, I just became a Kubota owner last weekend when I bought my 2003 L3430 with LA513 loader. My first order of business is to ditch the turf tires. I have to say though, coming from my 1966 Ford 2000, I am absolutely amazed at how this tractor can get through wet clay even with turf tires...