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  1. chim

    Help Connecting FEL QDs

    That's interesting. I've had a problem re-connecting a couple times when I didn't spend sufficient time working the joystick while removing it. Fortunately a good hard push was all that it needed. It's been a while so I can't recall if it involved one single line or a pair. It would seem...
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    Diesel Exhaust Residue

    Spray 9 has been around here at least since the 70's. Could be it's not widely distributed in the more Western time zones. I have good luck with was called Castrol Super Clean. I think it's now called Purple Power and not sure if it is associated with Castrol now. It's pretty much a purple...
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    If you have children/grand children.....

    It mentioned District of Columbia as an entity receiving $75M. Maybe that's it.
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    Thinking about an L3200/3800

    A few quick comments: Great choice going HST in my opinion. You have infinite speed adjustment and you can keep one hand on the wheel (or suicide knob) and the other can be devoted to loader operation, sprayer wand, etc. Had cruise control on two tractors and never used it. Some people think...
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    Thinking about an L3200/3800

    We have a Montana at work with a QD FEL bucket. I have taken it off, and it easy to do. However, the arms stick out enough to limit how close you can get the tractor to obstacles. My entire loader comes off as easily as the Montana's bucket. Carrying the extra weight and width of the frame...
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    Thinking about an L3200/3800

    Just a couple comments. My L3200 replaced a 10 year old B7500 last year. For our place (under 4 acres, no crops or animals) the move from 21 to 32 HP was huge. The L3200's extra power and size let it breeze through work the B7500 found challenging. My strong preference is HST. First...
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    Operating LSeries w/ FEL

    It's so easy to get it on and off that it is only on when I want to use it. This past Saturday it was off and on twice. The most time-consuming part is jumping off the tractor and putting the support stands up/down, so why not?
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    (Yesterday) Mowed the neighbor lady's 1/2 acre then our 2+. Dug a hole and buried the ashes from a trash burn, hauled fallen and cut branches, loaded piece of steel pipe on pickup - 30" diameter schedule 40 x 40" long. Great day to be outdoors.
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    OTT sticker

    Excellent!
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    2WD to 4WD & back Difficult L2800

    Sometimes it seems more difficult than others on my L3200. Yesterday we were doing a project at the church and it involved a number of short runs between a slippery, almost muddy area and paved areas. I needed the 4WD for part of the trip and especially since there was turning involved on the...
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    OTT sticker

    Anyone want to wager how long it will take Wildfire's wife to make him some?:D
  12. chim

    2000 Kubota B7500 4X4- Very Clean

    Nope. I unbolted it. The B7500 - at least mine which had the non-folding ROPS - had a joint about 6" above the fenders so the hoop could be removed. The ROPS bolts in the picture are holding what Kubota called the "Winkerlight" bracket. I mow around trees with low branches.
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    2000 Kubota B7500 4X4- Very Clean

    My 2002 B7500 had around 1,100 hours on it last year when it was replaced by the L3200. The loader saw a lot of use in dirt and with crushed stone. One of the first things I did when the B7500 arrived was to move 20 tons of riprap to stop some erosion. Until out main driveway was paved, there...
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    L3800 and RMM

    It would be a shame to go to the expense of modifying the deck for more speed only to find out the engineers designed the aerodynamics of the deck - or worse yet - the bearings for the RPM's that you just increased 140%.
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    finished winter project

    That's neat, but I haven't figured out how it works. Could you give more detail, pics?
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    L3800 and RMM

    My last tractor was a B7500 with a 5 foot Landpride side discharge RFM. It did a nice job, but the RPM's needed to be at or very near the "540" hashmark. It was replaced with an L3200 and 6 foot rear discharge Landpride RGM. Like Stumpy said, each setup is a little different. With the 6 foot...
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    Opinions On L3200

    Heater only. A/C would be great, but the cold bothers me more than the heat. The doors lift off easily and maybe having a roof and the lightly tinted glass keeping some of the sun off will make up for blocking some of the breezes. The cab is made in gasketed sections so it can be disassembled...
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    My project pic thread

    That is beautiful, congrats on the fine work!
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    Opinions On L3200

    My L3200HST has 60-some hours on it since early last Summer. Could NOT be happier! It has the extra HP and weight I found myself wanting for with the B7500 it replaced. Rides like a Cadillac compared with the others I've had. Many of the hours were moving dirt to fill in around a 1000 gallon...
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    Need help

    I have no experience with a box blade. I have used a rear blade, FEL, home-built drag, and a home-built version of the land plane. The rear blade was not very useful to me. It wouldn't dig in at all and I could never master spreading loosened material smoothly. The FEL was better than the...