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    front tire chains for B3030

    The front tires on my Dad's Kubota B3030 sometimes have difficulty maintaining traction and slide sideways, even in 4WD, when snowblowing when there is an icy base under newfallen snow. This is a concern because there are ditches to slide into alongside the driveway. The tractor has the...
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    B3030 joystick/ float detent question

    I called the dealer and the guy gave me a frustrating and immediately defensive/ argumentative speel that the valve wasn't operating properly when they had it in for the service, and needed rebuilding, which would require it coming into the shop again (if that was the case why didn't they check...
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    B3030 joystick/ float detent question

    Thanks, but the problem isn't with moving hoses (already been there and done that). Problem is that there is no detectable float detent in the fore-aft movement of the joystick valve, whereas there is a detectable float detent if I push the joystick hard right. So it's not in the arrangement of...
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    B3030 joystick/ float detent question

    Thanks for confirming that, that's what I thought.
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    B3030 joystick/ float detent question

    Hello all- My Dad has a Kubota B3030, about 8 years old. Used for lots of things including snow clearing with front mount OE Kubota snowblower. Recently the main steel hydraulic line off the engine developed a crack/ severe leak; machine went into dealer, and they needed to take lots apart...
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    B3030 front wheel bolt circle/ spacers?

    Hello-- I'm new to this site; I've tried search, but not found the info I'm looking for, so here goes.... My father has a Kubota B3030 that he uses for a number of things, including clearing a long steep drive with the snowblower attachment in the winter. Sometimes, under icy conditions, the...