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  1. Stmar

    Speaking of Phones

    Years ago I was on an F150 forum and asked about how to do something and a guy told me to use my Smart Phone to accomplish my goal. I said I didn't have a Smart Phone and he said to get one and it would change my life. No truer words were spoken, can't believe how it has changed my everyday...
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    Yellow Dipstick

    Polaris and Kubota must have gotten a good deal on Yellow plastic, they both use it for Dipsticks. I saw a YT vid where the guy used a black marker (Permanent/Magic) to paint the dipstick so that it would be easier to see. He got the suggestion from an experienced mechanic but he said he did not...
  3. Stmar

    Hydrant

    Outside Woodford hydrant that's about 30 years old. Over the years the pressure has been deteriorating to the point I knew I had to do something. Checked YT vids and dreaded digging it up or dissembling the head. I noticed the faucet opening was restricted so I proceeded to use all kinds of...
  4. Stmar

    Cardinal Sin Overfill HST

    I thought I was careful but using 2.5 gallon jugs instead of the one gallon kind of screwed me up, or at least that's my excuse. I overfilled my HST when I changed fluid on my B2650, dipstick was a couple of inches above full. Sorry if someone already thought of this but I couldn't find it in a...
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    B2650 Owner Manual ?

    Familiarizing myself with filter changes for 400 hour fluid change. Owner Manual has me a bit confused. On page 79 it says to tighten filter with a wrench "one turn" after contacting mounting surface but on page 83 it says to tighten filter by hand only "1/2 turn". It makes no real distinction...
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    B2650 Filters

    It has been a while since I have bought filters for my B2650, so went to Kubota dealer and bought some for fluid change. As expected, with inflation, the price of the fluids and filters have increased, 10 - 20%. But one HST filter HH660-36060-620 increased 232%, plus all the other products were...
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    LA-534 Hydr leak

    Hose is leaking and it looks like a PIA to get to. It is the short hose, yellow marker tape, on the left side of the FEL if you are sitting in the driver seat, pics attached. Limited area to get to fittings. Anyone ever replaced this hose and if so how did you go about it, tools, etc.
  8. Stmar

    Rear blade weights

    6' rear blade with old cutting edges for weight, hung from S hooks. Where would you hang them? Edges/ends or middle? I usually have them on each end of the blade but want to try concentrating the weights in the middle.
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    Phone charging cable?

    I bought a charging cable for my phone and it is noticeably slower than other cables. Anybody know what could cause this, is length a factor? The new slow one is 9 feet and my others are in the 3 feet range.
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    Airline Miles Rant

    Have you had "experiences" using Airline Miles? I had saved my United Miles and decided to use them. Well that was an experience, to use only miles and no cash I had to have an itinerary that took days or went through places like Newark. Now that would be thousands of miles out of our way. Ended...
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    B2650 Fuel Shutoff

    Anybody have what they used for a fuel shutoff on a B2650, part # and size and procedure? Where did you access the fuel line, looks tight around the filter? Just did a filter change so it will be a while before I have to do it again but it was a mess trying to get it screwed back in while diesel...
  12. Stmar

    Hydraulic air purge

    I need to replace a hydraulic hose on my FEL. Will just operating it purge the air or do I need to do something more?
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    Hydraulic leak B2650

    I have a leak from my loader, looks like from the cover where the tubing goes from one side to the other. Anything I should know before I start taking it apart. Looks like protective cover is bolted on, hopefully when I take it off I can find the leak.
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    Warm Up

    How do you determine the warm up time for your tractor? My B2650 starts out at the mid 900's rpm when cold, after about 5-10 minutes it is up to mid 1050's. This is my minimum warm up, I usually go at least 15 minutes especially if it is cold (below 30F).
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    What is this??

    Had some work done on my truck and found this under the hood. It is about 24" long, looks like a thermocouple. Long end has SET900WF stamped on metal, then copper wire and at the other end is a magnetic piece of metal. Any ideas what it is.
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    Storm

    Had a nice storm blow through last week, about 2 feet of snow and constant 40 mph wind with heavy gusts. Needless to say we had drifts on drifts so the tractor got a workout. I got my driveway cleared but the county did not plow and people were getting stuck on the main road so we sat tight for...
  17. Stmar

    Creep

    B2650HSDC is starting to creep a bit with the brake on. Is this a brake issue or hydro? Not too bad yet but thought I would get some input before I started adjusting stuff. I keep the pedal linkage greased, have never adjusted the brake.
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    Sunfrost DC RF-16 Refrigerator

    Anybody have a Sunfrost RF-16 refrig/freezer or similar with a stab latch system? I want to replace the latching system and am looking for alternative options. I am posting a pic of the current components, a stab latch that fails from wear over time. Any suggestions on some type of replacement...
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    LA534 grease zerks

    Does anybody know what size the grease zerks are on the LA534 FEL quick attach, specifically the ones on the lift that grease the pins that hold the bucket on. I want to replace the straight ones with 45 or 90 degree ones so I can use my LockNLube.
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    Fresh Fuel?

    Going into the summer I have a full tank of #1 and also have a 5 gallon container of #1. Rookie question: Should I save the #1 container until colder weather and use #2 this summer or would the #1 get stale over the summer. Not worth taking a chance for a couple of bucks but was just curious.