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    Accident. Kubota Insurance question...

    Had a really close call yesterday. Tractor rolled over on me when cutting a ditch. I'm ok, just really sore. It was late so I haven't had a chance to talk to anyone yet but when I bought my tractor, they told me the Kubota insurance would cover just about anything. They specifically said " even...
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    What comes out doesn't necessarily go back in!

    Please help me figure out this mystery. I have a MX5200 with just over 200 hours. During the recent flooding here, I was forced to operate it for a couple of hours in water that was over the front axle but below the exhaust pipe. Knowing that there is a vent on top of the axle, I planned to...
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    Which implement do I need?

    Hello Everyone, It has been awhile since I posted but my 5200MX now has 110 hours on it and things are going great! So far, all I have done is bush hogging and a little box blade work but this is what I need advice on...I have a 6 acre plot that I eventually plan to build on. It is cut regularly...
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    How do I grease pto shaft slip joint?

    I have a new Woods BB72x rotary cutter and one of the recommended maintenance procedures is to grease the slip joint in the telescoping pto shaft. The manual says to pull the two apart until just before they separate and then pack grease in the joint while repeatedly sliding shaft in and out to...
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    Thinking about a bat wing rotary cutter

    looking for opinions on bat wing cutters, specifically, the LandPride 12' cutter. I have 18 acres that I cut with a MX5200 and I'm looking for a way to speed up the job somewhat. The cost is outrageous (approx. 12k with the 3 needed remotes) but it would save me at least a day and a half each...
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    MX5200 First Regen today!

    My MX5200 had its first regeneration today at 28.3 hours on the meter. I was running about 2000rpm and was loading/moving dirt at the time, when I smelled something that, at first, I thought was brush burning. Then it kinda smelled like diesel burning and it dawned on me what was happening. I...
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    First post, first tractor. Pricing questions

    Hello, I am brand new to this forum and this is my very first post, and this is the first serious tractor that I have ever purchased, for and by myself, so I would like your opinions on how I did. For background, I grew up with a JD 820 and I have operated various items of heavy equipment over...