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Can anyone confirm or deny this? Is this knob labeled 'stop' actually a compression release?

This was exactly my confusion, I read in a thread here somewhere that the bucket would detent. This makes more sense. I will try it! You guys are a wealth of information. Thanks! It makes more sense to float the arms anyway, I was beginning to wonder why you would only detent the bucket. The...

Yes it is. But i don't know if it's actually in float... how can I verify? I just want to be sure I'm not tearing up the asphalt or the bucket.

So on our L3010 HST, there is a float position, all the way up. If I bring the loader up say to test, the loader just returns to the ground, the bucket doesn't drop loose. Should it? I cannot tell if its loose when its on the ground, the front up the tractor raises up an inch or two. The...

haha, it needs sleeves, you could pretend its a robot arm

Bob, I would tend to agree. When all my glows were working I didn't have a problem starting my trucks at any temp, lowest I tried here was -9. They were DI's though, I have never owned an IDI. I have only the word of the previous keeper to go on, and I have enough faith in him to know to cycle...

Thanks, that confirms some of what I experienced. Ill play with it this week!

Old school tractor right there! Can someone help me with float for the FEL? I pushed the stick up into what I believe is float, but the arms press down and lift the tractor up a bit. Is that what its supposed to do? I cannot tell if the bucket is in the float position because of that.

Why not go 100% and drain and heat the oil? lol Those are some cold temps. We average 15-40 here in the winter, it's all over the place. Lot's of ice, snow melts if you have a warm day, and freezes at night. We usually get a few snaps in February and it will hit -10 F give or take. I have an...

Thanks Wolfman, I will take a look and see how easy that plug is to get to. When you say left side, you are referring to what would be drivers side in a vehicle? I have had to do the hairdryer thing when my PSD had 5 dead glows at +10 F. Starter fluid for me is a very very last resort, unless...

Diesels are real fuel sippers, especially at idle. As someone mentioned, safety is the other issue where applicable. That's one think I love about diesel, tons of torque, low rpm power band, and uses almost half the fuel as our Zero Turn 23hp Simplicity. The Kubota is a 30hp diesel.

$40? Is this a decent generic or just garbage? http://www.virginiatractorparts.com/vendor-direct-parts-kubota-engine-heaters.html

Excellent. Thanks. Assuming I choose to do this myself, which freeze plug does it go in? And is there an air bleed procedure for the coolant? Also, I assume so, but does this tractor have a thermostat?

I see. Long story short, this subdivision was built about 30 years ago out in the country with little to no codes. Self proclaimed experts did a lot of wiring and plumbing. I am certainly no electrician, but what I have seen so far is astonishing, and it's a miracle nothing has burned down. A...

Precisely!