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    1979 L345DT seeing the sun for the first time in two years!

    Brush on some OSPHO to everything that is now bare/rusty metal before you paint. OSPHO will act as a primer
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    What is Messick's Smoking

    Bonner Springs is 1533.9 miles from me. Just a bit too far for me to make the drive.
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    Rusty Bucket

    Nope! Rustoleum is not "equivalent" to OSPHO. OSPHO combines with surface rust, and acts as a primer. Paint is needed over OSPHO, to properly protect the metal.
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    Daily Chuckle

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    What is Messick's Smoking

    If you specify USPS shipping, Messicks shipping costs is competitive, Of course, USPS does have weight limits.
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    Offsetting rear blade ... should I grease it?

    Grease makes a disgusting ugly mess, since with a blade you are constantly moving dirt.
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    SO TRUE!
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    Trailering a L47 TLB

    [QUO dTE="Donystoy, post: 612586, member: 15888"] When the original inspection sticker ran out on my trailer a few years back I took it to a local trailer company to have the bearings re-packed and inspected. Got it back and immediately one-wheel overheated and threw the dust cap. Discovered...
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    Kubota L47 TLB 50 Hr Service

    Yup.....you are then simply trying to pull a partial vacuum on the fluid tank.
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    Kubota Advice: Buy and Fix up L5030HST, or Get Newer TYM?

    You need to spend a LOT of time looking for what you want! I looked for nearly two full years, before I found my L48TLB. Bought it when I saw it!. Older gentleman with Parkinson's, original owner, 350 miles away., thirteen years old, 251 hours. They are out there, but you must be fast! You...
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    Firewood Moisture Meter

    $18 on Amazon, with very good reviews
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    What tools/wrenches to do basic maintenance/servicing on L3902?

    Harbor freight will be your friend, for most any tool you may need
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    "New" Mower. Tell me How I Got Cheated

    You can never go wrong with Messicks
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    2018 bx23s gauge cluster

    Could the Kubota dealer possibly be wrong?? Dealers are wrong about MANY things!
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    Wanted : 7x16 car Hauler

    New trailers have new decks, new brakes and new tires!
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    BX2680 - 400 hr service questions

    My L48TLB is 19 years old, and I do not believe that any hose has ever been replaced. They all seem reasonably soft/supple. I suppose if someone were to put 1,000 hours per year on their machine, or parked in the Arizona desert, that it might make sense to change hoses every 4 years. 19 year old...
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    Call Matt at "Diesel Creek" in Western PA. His website is just perfect for this rehab.
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    phone holder??

    Strapping your phone "to the ROPS is exactly what should be avoided. While your tractor is lying on it's side, with you partially pined underneath, the phone attached to the ROPS will only provide a view..... of what you should have done differently!
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    Likely spent mucho Loonies on that impressive machine