Recent content by lugbolt

that post also applies to our personal vehicles. Our standard liability insurance covers up to $50,000. A LOT of vehicles on the roads these days are double that and then some. So if you hit someone, and your insurance has to pay for it, they will pay up to $50,000 and you're on the hook for...

probably a bearing but could be a lot of other things too. Isolate it, then start normal diagnosis. Repair, then verify it is fixed.

on the ZD28 click-click-click-click-start its usually in the wiring and/or relay. check voltage at the starter's trigger wire while trying to crank-you want to see as close to battery voltage as possible. Usually when that complaint arises, the voltage is way down, IME, typically 10v or less...

That is a legitimate concern. Unfortunately, of the two hydraulic pump failures I've deal with in the ~30 years of kubota work, Kubota never paid to do a full system flush. Believe me, I have tried to get em to.

that's me. I am highly allergic to the smoke. I have had angioedima from it, couldn't breathe, rash, etc. Of course when I live out here, it never fails SOMEONE is gonna burn that stuff off and when there is smoke in the air, I go in the house. I have to keep an epipen as well. Angioedima...

alphagal disease. Never know you have it until one day you eat a burger and a few hours later you're breaking out in rash, etc, and for no apparent reason. Write it off as some kind of unknown allergy, and next time you have a steak, same thing. One of my coworker's wife has it. My ex BIL...

Tryna find a generic belt I assume. Good luck making one last as long as the OE belt. If it's breaking you have other issues. Fix those issues. Mine still has the original belts, close to 1800 hours on it and 1600 of that from the original owner who must have used it every single day. She...

Polaris Ranger Kinetic is the ticket. It isn't totally silent, but very close. It's basically a proven Ranger XP 1000 but with an electric motor. 2 models. Premium and Ultimate. Ultimates have 2 batteries, and an 80 mile range (give or take, depends on loading, how you drive, etc but I...

i changed my voice mail greeting. Most people record a "leave a message" tone, and that's about it. You get the idea. Here is my voicemail greeting: I have had one similar for 10+ years and get VERY few spam/robo calls.

Kubota made a bagger for them. Pain in the neck, I do not advise using them. They had a blower mounted to the discharge side, IIRC, and the blower adds weight which helped the RH side of the deck dig into the grass especially on LH turns. On a 3 blade deck, the only way the baggers will...

a lot of stuff is a recommendation not a mandate I will say this. If it says "replace power steering hose every 2 years", and it fails while still in extended warranty, if they request service records and don't see the hose replacement, you're gonna be buying a new hose-and the labor to put it...

see if you can find one on ebay?

a quart a couple times a week? I got that beat. had an 82 El Camino, 3.8L Chevy (not Buick, you could have them both ways) 90 deg V6. The word "TURD" didn't describe it. I absolutely HATED that thing but it did have some usefulness at the time. For about 4 months I was putting a gallon in...

that engine will not stay together on any oil. Poorly designed, or should I say it had a decent design but poorly executed. GM knows this. They're trying to shift the liability to the owners. It's what they've done for years and why I do not buy GM vehicles, which is unfortunate because...

in terms of engine oil, viscosity refers to how 'well' it flows. Remembering that modern engines have much smaller oil flow channels and galleys, and often much longer distances from the oil pump too. so when the manufacturer says use 0w40, it's for a reason and not so much MPG or emissions as...