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  1. MapleLeafFarmer

    Pellet Stove issue?

    I had that happen to me a few years back. Chalked it up to poor quality / damp pellets. They guys i bought the stove from told me when box is cold and pellets of poor quality i could get flashes / pops as the stove heats up and the extra gasses from the damp pellets burn off.
  2. MapleLeafFarmer

    L2501 runs rough

    With respect, maybe decades ago and in most jurisdictions but not true around the world and even with different states now. Maybe this is what your fuel supplier does but doesn't mean the rest of the world or even rest of the USA does. For example the OP is from California. California off road...
  3. MapleLeafFarmer

    F3080 service manual - OEM

    not sure what ones are produced but I can look for you. tell us what type of manual (work shop, parts, owner/operator) and do you want it as digital or hard copy?
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    Need advice L3302 HST

    new to reading this thread and no matter how you slice and dice this one that is some sh@ty bad luck right off the get go. However I would approach your letter a little differently. either: 1) take the approach that it "might" be considered partially ( 0 to 100% could be argued) a...
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    L2501 runs rough

    are you using on-road or off-road diesel? many believe that the difference is only a dye but in many places like CA that is false. On and off road diesel vastly different. but either may be causing problems. regardless but for sure if using dyed off road diesel I would start with swapping out...
  6. MapleLeafFarmer

    B2620 thumb operation

    FWIW... when I hear the solution to a problem maybe requires "sledgehammering" or "pound" and wrapping a chain and using the hydraulics to move I fear it will make the problem worse not better. beware mushrooming out the ends of the pins with the sledge as this often makes the pin useless at...
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    Rear tire fill - your thoughts appreciated

    this got a smile out of me this morning and my mind went squirrelly to a new Jeopardy question.... what stinks and stains your shop floor the worst during the rotting leaking process??? A) Yak Urine B) Skunk spray C) RimGaurd cheers all 😂
  8. MapleLeafFarmer

    Loader hydraulics question

    thank you but remember tilt power is often 2X that of lift power. If not at capacity I have nothing else to offer other than testing your circuit pressures. cheers
  9. MapleLeafFarmer

    Loader hydraulics question

    sound like you are exceeding lift capacity of the loader. a 219 has something short of 500 pounds lift capacity. less the bucket weight or fork weight. even less if the load is not at the pins / extended, etc... How much are you trying to lift? weight of forks/bucket? and how far forward from...
  10. MapleLeafFarmer

    Name that Tool

    $600bucks worth of dies when new!!
  11. MapleLeafFarmer

    Gas question

    I run 93 Octane ethanol-free gas in all my small engines and all performance engines that call for 91 octane or higher like my atv and 2-stroke snowmobile. Can't say if it makes a difference or not as I rarely have troubles and when I do its more a regular maintenance kinda thing like...
  12. MapleLeafFarmer

    Rear tire fill - your thoughts appreciated

    it makes sense to me and since our thoughts are being asked for here is mine. that tractor does not have unlimited capacity to bear weight. So if owner chooses to use a BH then using ballast is to much weight. If owner wants wheel ballast then BH is too much combined weight. If owners does not...
  13. MapleLeafFarmer

    Rasing\Lowering Snowblower While It Is Running

    Welcome and ask away any questions. Sure to get lots of opinions and sometimes some entertainment. you are correct. that model snow blower does not tolerate well changing the drive line angles while engaged. Place on the ground the power on / off. When lifting or lowering to the ground have it...
  14. MapleLeafFarmer

    New member, and new owner of a L2502HST

    welcome.... here are my uneducated but experienced responses to your questions. 1. Starting RPM.... my diesels all "chatter a bit when started up until oil flow, etc.. stabilizes. So WOT I think is too much stress. But Min. makes for hard starting especially when cold. So I set throttle to...
  15. MapleLeafFarmer

    #1 missed maintenance item

    that what i first thought as well. After talking with my fuel supplier though because I only use petroleum diesel he said it can't be algae. He told me algae needs light and my storage tanks are all s/s. His guess was fungus (mushrooms), mould or bacteria. Regardless never ever treated...
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    #1 missed maintenance item

    historically i have never used / never thought I needed additives. recently my mind has changed completely on the issue and like you (fingers crossed) I am now using on all off season equipment for sure. In spring/fall my fuel doesn't sit more than a few weeks so not using it then but over the...
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    #1 missed maintenance item

    that's good info for you to know for sure. at least to me 5% means more than 5% or B5 or higher inclusion rate?? given the Kubota manuals, this gives you 1 month from its refining until your diesel hits its best before date. Pretty tight time lines for the little guy that doesn't burn a tank a...
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    #1 missed maintenance item

    absolutely... there are many that help with microbial contamination. but there is still the water issue, the increased maintenance frequency issues, fuel hose/filter issues, increased gelling issue in winter, increase soot / oily deposit production in exhaust shortening DPF life and frequency...
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    #1 missed maintenance item

    It can be confusing. first pic is #2 with undefined bio content, next 99% bio diesel from this pump, then 20% from this pump, and finally these guys say somewhere between 5 and 20% but wont tell exactly. Confusing? My supplier has reg. and premium diesel, no bio to farms, blended #1 and #2...
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    #1 missed maintenance item

    so our retired farmers club (our morning meet up group for coffee and pie at local diner) consists of our group of over the hill farmers. We talk / argue / fight over all kinds of things prior to starting our days work. non of us overly educated / some days our table is full and counting years...