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  1. hodge

    What is your day like?

    No one should feel compelled to post on this if they are uncomfortable divulging information, but otherwise, I figured it would be a neat way to learn more about each other. I am 43, and spent most of my life (starting when I was 9) working with my dad in a floor covering business. I worked...
  2. hodge

    Anybody with a B26?

    I have a customer wanting a set of telescoping stabilizers for a B26, and he doesn't live close to me. I need two things- to see the 3 point hitch setup, and measurements. I can find plenty of photos online of a B26, but none with the backhoe removed. Does anyone have a photo of a B26 with the 3...
  3. hodge

    Improved stabilizers

    I have been whittling away at these stabilizers, refining them and selling them here and there. Recently I received a few calls for stabilizers for larger tractors (L3200), so I decided to move up to the next size in steel, and see how they would turn out...
  4. hodge

    Leaving tonight for Haiti

    As the title says, I am leaving this evening for a trip to Haiti. We fly out of Dulles at 6 in the morning. This is a yearly medical trip. There is a doctor on the team, three nurses, a pharmicist, and three grunts. I'm a grunt. We carry heavy things, and count out pills- zillions of them. We...
  5. hodge

    Second "Kubota"?

    My dad and I are buying a Bobcat 743 skidloader today- I'm leaving shortly to go pick it up. It has a 36 hp, 4 cylinder Kubota diesel in it. Does that count? It even has orange wheels. We operate a small (8-10) horse farm at my place. My father has always been into horses, and my younger...
  6. hodge

    I built a B7100-sized utility trailer

    I have been using a 4x8 trailer behind my Kubota, and although it handled it fine, it is too big of a trailer for the size tractor, and some of the places I want to take it. So, after spending a couple of years wanting an off-road trailer to pull behind my atv (www.mountaingoattrailers.com), I...
  7. hodge

    Need a photo of a BX2300 3 pt. hitch

    I need to make a set of stabilizers for a BX2300, and normally I can go on tractorhouse and pull up a photo of the tractor's rear end. But, searching the web hasn't been fruitful, so hopefully one of you has a 2300 and can clue me in. If you have a photo, or can confirm some measurements, then I...
  8. hodge

    Other forums?

    Do you, and what other forums, are you members of? And, how do they compare to OTT? I'm certainly not looking to bash any others- but, it is interesting to me the dynamic differences, and some of the personality differences observed, based on the forum content. I will explain. The first forum...
  9. hodge

    Hydraulic problem/whine on L235

    I have a friend with a 4WD L235. He recently replaced the hydraulic pump on it. At the time, he had also replaced the hydraulic filter, and found paper element loose in the filter. He says that the 3 point hitch works fine up and down, but the pump whines, like it is under load. Are there...
  10. hodge

    Interest in stabilizers?

    I have been, for lack of a better term based on my budding abilities, messing around with some stabilizer fabrication. As I have posted previously, I hate the turnbuckle stabilizers- I change my implements fairly frequently, and find them to be inconvenient. Not finding anything from dealers or...
  11. hodge

    homebuilt stabilizers

    I grew tired, quickly, of dealing with the turnbuckles on the lower arms. So, I fashioned a set of adjustable stabilizer bars on my B7100, like the bigger tractors have. I messed with the blade, and they did well- time will tell with a heavier implement, like the tiller. I have included a photo...
  12. hodge

    Any photos of Kubota back blades?

    I am looking for a 4' blade for my 7100, and have run across a Kubota blade a couple of hours away. The seller is in the hospital right now, so it will be a little while before I can go look at it. Naturally, I am curious about it, and can't find any photos of Kubota blades anywhere. Anybody...
  13. hodge

    stabilizers on B7100

    Does anyone have a successful solution to the turnbuckle stabilizers? They are ok, but they tend to loosen up as the implement moves. My dad has a Ford 3910, with the adjustable bars. Each bar has a pin, with a myriad of holes. Line both sides up, drop in the pins, and it stays put. Does anyone...
  14. hodge

    B7100 rear hubs are hinky

    I would assume that other owners of B7100's have the same issue that I do- the hubs move on the axle. My tractor is well kept and has low hours, but when going backwards and forwards, I can see the rear wheel, either side, move around until the shaft takes up the slack in the hub. Are the hubs...
  15. hodge

    Front tires for B7100 for sale

    I replaced my straight tread Goodyears on my B7100 with a set or Carlisle Turf Savers. They are more agressive, and within budget. The Goodyears are in very good shape, with little wear, not cuts or tears, and hold air fine. $50 for both, plus whatever they cost to ship. I will include a photo...
  16. hodge

    two Wheelhorses for sale

    I have a nice 310-8 and an even nicer C-101 for sale. Both run great, are in exellent mechanical condition, good cosmetic condition, and have no major issues. Both have very solid decks, with no rust, no holes, and good spindles. Both mow great, and need nothing. Both have good/new ags on back...
  17. hodge

    Best way to add weights?

    I have a B7100, and would like to put some suitcase weights on the front. I do not have the mount for them, and my local Kubota shop doesn't have one lying around. Does anyone know of a source, or could someone post a pic or two of their setup, so that I could fabricate a mount? They have plenty...
  18. hodge

    7100 HST operation question

    Do I need to operate my tractor at full throttle, like other hydrostatics need to be? The operators manual doesn't really say. Mark