Recent content by klansdell

Hey Guys, I'm hoping someone can steer me in the right direction. I have a Kubota KX 161-3 mini excavator that I picked up last summer second-hand. I wish I knew more about the machine's history/maintenance record. (maybe made too hasty of a decision to purchase- but it is too late now!). It...

Thanks for the feedback and manual guys. I think I'm stuck with the japenese language. MapleLeafFarmer, I followed your advice and it looks like there are three languages to choose from, but all three are in hieroglyphics. It's not a huge deal as most of the important info is numerical anyways.

Hi Everyone, I've picked up a second-hand excavator. Unfortunately, I don't know much about its history. I've noted that the digital display is in Japanese. Is there a way to change this to English, or would I need to replace the display module to achieve this? Thanks in advance!

Thanks everyone for the input. Thanks especially to Matt. Very informative post! I ended up getting a wheatheart S2000 and I'm very happy with it. Drives the posts fast and true. The hammer weight with the ballast box is 700 lbs. It's a beast for sure. My M8560 runs it without hesitation. My...

I have a new Kubota M8560 that I am considering purchasing a post Driver for. I have a lot of horse fencing to do with 6-8 inch pressure treated posts. My ground conditions here are pretty hard. There is a lot of shale (fractured rock) and so augers have failed to do the job. I had a contractor...

Hey everyone, I hope this post will help someone out and save them some time. I recently purchased the 2015 M8560 with the ultra grand cab. It comes with a slot for a radio/cd player. The guys I bought it from more or less steered me away from Kubota's radio and said I'd be better off with a...