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    Oversized ballast box

    I am searching in vain for a large ballast box for my L5740. I have a 900 pound Western Prodigy snow plow that I need to counter balance and can't seem to find a box that holds enough material to weigh 1200-1400 pounds. Can someone help me find one? Thanks.
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    Smoking hydrostatic vent

    I was brush mowing yesterday with my L5740 and stopped to pull a branch off the mower deck. I looked up and noticed a small whisp of white smoke coming from the rubber tube that serves as the hydrostatic vent. I pulled out the dipstick and a small amount of white smoke came out also the fluid...
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    Large ballast box for L5740

    I need to add a ballast box to my 5740. I want to fill it with pea gravel that weighs in at 140 per cubic foot. I want about 1300# of box plus pea gravel. So it cooks like I will need about 7 cubic feet capacity box. I could not find any ballast boxes listed on the Kubota site and the ones I...
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    Increasing fuel at the injector pump

    Has anybody increased their horsepower by increasing the amount of fuel delivered by the injector pump by adjusting the fuel bypass valve? Just saw a video made by the guys at Everything Attachments and was amazed that they increased the PTO horsepower from 76 hp to 107 hp by turning the screw...
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    Loader weight

    The specs for my 2008 L5740 say that the cab model weighs 4223 pounds but does not specify if that weight includes the LA854 loader and bucket. If it does not, does anyone know what the loader and 72" bucket weigh? I want to haul the tractor on my brother in laws trailer and it has a 6600 pound...
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    Hydraulic coupling size

    I am getting a Western Prodigy plow with a skid steer mounting for my L5740. I have a Fit Rite diverted type third function kit on order. I want to share the plow with my Bobcat 873 skid steer and need to identify the size of the male and female quick connects on the 873. My research says they...
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    PTO rotation

    Please forgive my ignorance, I was under the impression that all PTO's turn the same direction. But the blades on my Quick Attach brush mower have a cutting edge on both sides of the blade. And they cannot be turned over to use the other side since that would place the downward bend on the...
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    Clutch on HST tractor

    Ok guys you can start chuckling. :o As you probably know there is a clutch pedal on my L5740 HST and for the life of me I don't see the need. They make me depress it to start it. I tried to see if it made it easier shifting ranges, which it didn't. Maybe it is used to quickly disengage the...
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    Box Blade or grading blade?

    I have a project coming up and need some advice. I finally finished clearing the last 400 feet along my drive and need to remove a lot of humps and dips, cut and fill and contour, and in the process remove or loosen thousands of small saplings that my wife and I lopped while clearing. Then seed...
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    Rear Wheel Weights

    I have a 2008 LA5740 and need some advice on OEM rear wheel weights. I left my 1500 pound brush mower on the 3 point for extra rear wheel weigh for FEL winter snow removal. the problem I am finding is that this removes weight from the front tires and I am having trouble steering. I went on the...