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    A Friend Asked Me This...

    have you done background checks on the prospective employees. does anyone have issues of being discharged for lying. have they stolen furniture from federal buildings. have anyone they associated with have unusual accidents. have they any experience dealing with multiple businesses or the...
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    Farm House Crawl Space

    the well won't effect the water level around the house. unless you use it enough to run it dry. it would be a great selling asset for yard watering. i would cover most of it with a concrete lid. leaving a one foot opening to install a pump and associated equipment. build a small well with fake...
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    EGR or not?

    do you feel good when inhaling smoke? your oil will get black quicker with a vehicle using a egr. as will the intake manifold. the intake valves, piston and rings will be subject to more corrosion. the primary purpose of a egr is to lower combustion temperatures, reducing the formation of...
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    Loosen the tension on the throttle?

    a squirt of white grease will take care of a sticky throttle linkage for months, there's several points to spray. the grease works better than oil as it doesn't let the linkage move as easy afterwards.
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    Changing to LED lights

    installed a pair of led bulbs to enhance my B2650's headlites. they made a significant difference. they were more of a blue than a white white. but they will work..
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    Sound Deadening

    i'm using decibel meter. a free app on my iPhone se. i haven't done any soundproofing yet. i had a cement mixer break. a wheel barrow borrowed without permission. also trying to get power into my shop. i've been using a 100' extension cord on a 15 amp outlet, which is a pain.
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    Sound Deadening

    i finally got my backhoe hooked up and started using the tractor on some stump digging. i should mention i added about a half gallon of kubota super fancy hydraulic oil into the hydraulic system. losses due to connecting and disconnecting equipment and it was low when delivered. anyway, after...
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    switching front tires side to side for more offset

    thanks, always good information available on this site..
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    Backhoe Removal Problem

    same as above, film of lube. play with the bucket, up - down, side to side. adjust the levelers. they slip right out or in. real pain when on uneven ground..
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    switching front tires side to side for more offset

    i was thinking a wider stance would give me a bit more stability when plowing and other operations that put me at a angle. i have the tires loaded already.
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    switching front tires side to side for more offset

    i've noticed the offset of the front rims. i'm considering swapping them side to side to give the B a wider stance. maybe do the same in the rear, for more stability. what are the pro's and cons, of doing this.??? all comments / suggestions welcome....
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    B3350 dpf issues

    i have about 35 hours on my B2650 hsdc. noticeably less power. no emission junk hung on the exterior of the engine. no computer. it could use a turbo for a bit more power. over all, it will get the job done, only slower. kubota gave me what the purchase price of my B3350hsdc cost me, minus my...
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    B2650 ballast box

    I have a B2650 with a cab and ballasted tires. i am using the front end loader with wet gravel or sand. i have no problem with lifting and transporting a full bucket. if your B2650 is without a cab. you may need 200 - 300# or more as a ballast. the best way to find out is to mount a implement...
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    New B3350SU Dead In Field

    sorry to hear about your new tractor is having issues. if it's having problems. get it in quick and don't put up with repeated service calls. 3rd, 4th time in for the particulate filter regen failure. ask for a full value buy back. if you bought implements, most will work with the B2650. it took...
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    Hydraulic Filter problem

    of all of the hydraulic filter changes (3) i've done, on my kubota's. the new hydraulic oil filter came with a new magnet....
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    B2650HSDC replacing a B3350HSDC

    i think the dealer said it was 25 or 30. i wanted 15 or 20. but it's o.k., people can't really see inside, but it's fine so far. of course it's been bright and sunny. the place that did it. charged a outrages 1400 for the job. i was expecting 200 to 300. the dealer ate the cost. as they didn't...
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    repair\modify

    slight problem attaching my bh-77 to the new B2650hsdc not enough space between back hoe sub frame and the mmm lift pivot. so i removed the right side tire, mmm pivot rods and the pivot arm. i cut some of the pivot tubing off from the inside. finishing that project. i could now bring the...
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    B2650HSDC replacing a B3350HSDC

    new item, i went to hook up my backhoe. on the right side, the mower bracket interferes with the backhoe mount. i need to remove some material on the inside of the pivot shaft for the mower lift linkage. i'll need to make a longer spacer for the outside of the pivot. i was only needing about...
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    out of the blue

    something is possibly keeping the blades from turning. if you can move the tractor with the pto dis-engaged. then the problem is with the pto or the equipment.
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    B2650HSDC replacing a B3350HSDC

    i haven't decided what to do with the cruise lever. on my little pickup i put rubber hose on the shifter shaft and replaced a bushing. i picked up some thick felt to put between the washers and frame where the washers, brackets rattle. bought at a craft store... i got the sound deadening...