Recent content by RBsingl

It was 95 and humid in central IL yesterday so I went for an 8 mile run. I grew up on the Mississippi gulf coast and have always loved to run in the heat. But I do NOT like to work outside in the heat, I have to be moving with some airflow to keep me happy. Rodger

Glad you are making progress and that makes sense that you are in the UK with that deck. It seems this is a UK morning because my daughter is starting to look at PhD program possibilities in the UK :) And another coincidence, German Bliss is the dealer where I bought my F-2690. The tractor...

Bing search revealed this old ebay listing for a new gauge wheel bracket for the Kubota RC48R TG deck, listed from a shop in England. I wonder if your deck was sold in other markets where rear discharge mowers are more popular? I ordered the 72" rear discharge deck with my Kubota F2690 but...

Odd, the RC-48R deck was the 48" rear discharge (thus the R suffix) deck for the GF series (the "baby" F series) front mower and it has a GF final suffix instead of the TG suffix for your deck. Obviously a front mount mower deck is of a very different design and the only thing the RC-48R TG you...

I use my Stihl blower to thoroughly clean the cooling stack on my Kubota F2690 and Deere 955 after any mowing use. It is especially necessary with the Kubota since it is a front mount with a 72" rear discharge deck on it while the Deere stays pretty clean using the bush hog on it unless going...

It seems OTT has become part of the remake of the movie "Hackers" with all of this spam attack :( The moderators are definitely going above and beyond to handle all of this garbage, your work is very much appreciated!!! Rodger

Beautiful capture Ken! Several years ago I realized how fortunate I am to have beautiful sunsets across the central IL plains when several of my colleagues were out from the city 30 miles away and were astounded by the sunset. Prior to that it was just another normal evening to me. Rodger

Phiddipus audax, commonly known as the Bold Jumping spider, is frequently seen throughout Illinois and is considered harmless to humans. Harmless is generally true unless Ms Jumpy decides to jump on your shoulder while you are shaving These are very sociable and beneficial little spiders and...

There are a lot of different styles of "universal" coolant recovery tanks that are far less than $100 and you can probably find something that will fit the existing space/mount method. Rodger

I have used my Deere 955 (Yanmar 1.4L 3cyl) for mowing and a lot of other tasks for many years but 3 years ago a new Kubota F2690 took over mowing duties. The Kubota has been great but one immediate difference I noticed was even in warm weather, the Kubota likes a bit of preheat before starting...

I bought Stihl's large "Kombi Tool" powerhead four years ago and it almost always starts on the first pull and never needs more than two pulls so I think they got it right on that model. A couple of pushes on the primer then put it in the start position and it is ready to fire. I chose the...

Hugo, I sent you a message about the antenna via the forum so as not to highjack Dan's thread. We wouldn't want him to blow his new fuel cap off while venting 🤣 And on topic, I place the fuel cap when filling my Kubota F2690 in the handy open compartment by the cup holder which holds it in...

Well Dan since fuel caps also like to vent, that seems completely appropriate! On a serious note, glad to hear that your recovery is going well!!! Rodger

Yesterday morning I was assembling this new ham antenna from Mosley and near the end of assembly I couldn't find one of the plastic end caps that keeps the rain out of the aluminum elements. It would be far less expensive to replace than a fuel cap but then I remembered helpful barn cat Tom the...

BBF, glad you work for an honest dealership! It makes life easier for the customers AND you! I grew up in Mississippi and at that time they required annual vehicle inspections (perhaps they still do) which was used by many less honest shops to sell unneeded service. Shortly before I left the...