Recent content by pat331

He hit that "nail" squarely on the head! Thanks for posting.

Looks mighty fine! You do good work! You'll never regret putting all your time and effort in making your FEL. Be sure to post some pictures of it in action. Thanks for posting.

I agree with bosshog. You'll never regret adding the FEL to your tractor. They are so handy. I use mine for all kinds of stuff. I don't own a wheel borrow because I use the FEL in place of one. If you get one, be sure to get the quick attach device. You can then acquire or make yourself a...

bpocco, I've had the boom cylinder out of mine twice. It is no fun. The first time was to have the cylinder rebuilt and the second time was to install all new hoses. I mounted the backhoe on the tractor and moved the boom all the way to one side. I was then able to pull the pins and pull the...

My L35 handles the counterweight ok, but does groan. If my math is correct, a 55 gallon drum has a volume of appx. 0.27 cy. And a cy of concrete weighs in at 3000 lb/cy, so that figures to be about 817 lbs. plus all the steel I put in it. Maybe one of these days I can get the thing weighed...

Here is my counter weight. I haven't weighed it, but guess it weighs in at 800 to 900 lbs. I made it for at least 6 years ago and it shows no signs of cracking. I put a ball on the back to move trailers if needed. Please post pictures of your creation. Good Luck!

Does anyone have one or know where I can get one? My Dad's 4030 all of a sudden won't start. My brother has cleaned all cable ends, new battery and all the usual stuff. He by chance was able to start it by shorting across the starter selenoid. So he thinks the ignition switch is the problem...

Skeets, I love tractors, esp. Kubotas. I'll talk to anyone about them new or old. I don't hunt, fish, waterski, fly an airplane, golf, or anyother hobby. But I like tractors & farm equipment. When it come to cooking, whether indoor or out, I run in the other direction. Don't get me wrong, I...

I'm not familiar with your setup and know very little about snowblowers, but your problem could be a gearcase that is overfilled. I had that happen to me on a bushhog. I overfilled the gearcase and it started leaking after several hours of use. Good Luck!

Also, check the fuel tanks vent. If it is stopped up, it could prevent fuel from flowing freely to the engine. Good luck and let us know what you find.

VT, I couldn't stand it and felt I needed to add my 2 cents worth. I live near Ft. Worth, Tx and snow is rare as hen's teeth down here, so pushing snow not in my equation. But when it comes to working, I agree with all previous posters, get a tractor. Be sure to get one with a Front End...

In my case, it was my Dad on his tractor. He wasn't thinking, lifted the FEL too high and the forks came sliding down the loader arms. We're lucky he wasn't killed or badly hurt. I'd say you're good as long as you remember and are the only one operating your tractor. I've since fabricated a...

Looks good so far. Down here in Texas, you'd be trying to put an ac in it for the summer. Thanks for posting your progress.

You did a great job. Much better than the one I did one time. From a lesson I learned the hard way, you may consider putting a safety bar across the gap where your round stock fits down in the hook. On the one I did, the bar came out and damaged the hood & gas tank when the loader was raised...

God, guns, and tractors, specifically Kubotas. I'm not a NASCAR fan even thought we got a track in our "back yard".