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I would not be concerned with buying a new tractor that had 5 or less hours if it still looked new (no rust, paint fade, missing decals etc). Like many others have pointed out there is time with logistics at the warehouse with loading & unloading (if the unit is a complete drive-off)...

Are they a Kubota only dealer? I'm kinda surprised they don't stock all of their implements in orange. I would think they would be willing to order you 1 in orange if you want it color matched.

I would agree that the price seems kinda high for that amount of hours. Does the machine have a cab, angle blade, quick coupler etc.? If you can get the complete serial number (5 digits) any dealer should be able to look up the registration and tell you when the unit was sold originally and also...

The bottom zerk is actually for the back side of the boom swing cylinder, they say to do that 1 daily. Whitetiger is correct on the other 2.

If memory serves me correct (I'd have to pull a manual to be sure) the bottom most of the 3 is the only 1 gets greased daily.

I think anytime after the starting procedure is completed you can raise the throttle where you want it. (With or without doing a warm-up procedure) You can raise the throttle with the arm rests up or down with the hand throttle. "In order to protect the engine, its rpm may fail to rise in some...

I pulled this out of the "Cold Start" section of the OM. You can also cycle the loader & bucket functions while sitting still to help warm-up the hydraulic oil. "Let the engine warm up after start-up for approx. 10 minutes under no load conditions. If the hydraulic fluid temperature is too...

I'm going strictly off of memory here but if I remember right you actually have to put it in 1-way mode going through the panel (3rd or 4th button press) and not a lever on the older ones. The 1st AUX mode after hitting the button once should be 2-way with max flow to both ports. You should be...

If it were me personally I would invest in a 16' or 18' flat deck trailer. You could probably snug it a 16' dump trailer but I would not like to haul that TLB with the backhoe either swung sideways to fit in the dump trailer or even straight up in transport position. With the flat deck you...

Sounds like it may be in "1-way" flow. 1-way flow would we used for running an attachment like a breaker, where as 2-way is needed to run your thumb. I cannot remember on the older machines how you switch between the 2 modes, on the newer machines there is a valve under the hood to switch...