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Example of one of the routine problems. Sample of some of the rigging I’ve been using. We have about 70 acres, most of which is forested. I have probably 20 acres that includes Virginia pines, like those pictures, interspersed with other trees. Problem with the Virginia pines is they live about...

Weird day at work today. Been with the same company 33 years. Well over half my life. Started as a secretary answering phones, filing, etc. Took a pay cut from climbing trees for a tree service to start a more “career” job. Worked up to the job I really wanted after a couple years and made it...

At the risk of starting something akin to an oil thread… I am not a professional mechanic but have occasional need for a decent 1/2” impact wrench. The biggest stuff I work on is a 1/2 ton pickup, L4701, and implements associated with the L. I have been using a rather low end Chicago Pneumatic...

This may have been beat to death 1000 times but I haven’t seen anything recent on it so I’m throwing it out for feedback, preferably from folks that have actual experience. I currently have a 72” square back smooth front bucket on my L4701. For some things I really like the smooth front and it...

Going through more of my father’s stuff I ran across this thing. Seems like I should know what it is, but if I ever did, it’s escaping me right now. The jaw part has a rubberized coating similar to what’s on the handles. Despite the jaws looking sort of like they might be used for spreading...

No I don’t have a picture of the L today even though I did fork some stuff around and moved a couple of pallets with it. Yeah, I know this is a Kubota forum but this is Off Topic. Anyway, this is the tractor I grew up driving from 8 years old to this afternoon 48 years later. It’s part 2N, part...

About to order one of these. Have rented in the past and it’s just getting to be too much too often for renting forever. However, not planning to go into the stump grinding business. My L4701 is HST and has 3 rear remotes. So basically renting is not ideal and although I can’t exactly stop...

Maybe odd to post on a tractor forum but there seem to be quite a few folks on here with knowledge well beyond orange tractors. This safe has been in my family for many years. Who exactly purchased it, where and when: no clue. What I do know… It has a key lock, skeleton key for the main door...

Those of you who have read many of my posts may have noticed several mentions of my father. He and I lived about 100 yards apart on “family land” for the past 25 years. As long as I’ve known him he had a 2N/8N/9N junkyard combination Ford and Farmall H with a trip bucket loader. As he got older...

So, I have this Tar River 72” grapple. Got it with the initial tractor purchase 2 years/230 hours ago and have used (and arguably abused it) a ton. It’s great except for one thing which I’ve addressed to some degree with operator procedure modification (this is the first grapple I’ve used). I’ve...

Sometimes I like to tell others about my stupidity as it might be entertaining to those to whom it’s a no brainer basic error or might be useful to those as ignorant as me. This is one of those. Had the first weeping leak on a hydraulic quick connect at the front of the third function line for...

L4701 has no rear remotes. Just starting to consider putting rear remotes on mostly to accommodate a hydraulic top link and side link. Am thinking it would be useful for box blading (which I do a lot more of than anticipated when purchased) and at times a hydraulic top link would be useful for...

Have a friend who inherited a BX2230 but no clue where the owner manual is. So far I’ve found a plethora of manuals online but nothing for that specific model. Anybody have a pdf of the owner manual or know where to get one?

I’ve wondered this in the past and saw the question in another venue recently but it was never answered. PTO generators, at least for small to medium tractors seem to come with either a 3 point mount or a trailer type wheel kit mount. What are the advantages / disadvantages of the trailer v 3...

Rear wheels on my L4701 were left narrow due to a couple of clearance issues on our property. Dealer made it quite clear (and manual seems to agree) they are adjustable on the 4701 even with the R4’s. Those clearance issues have been addressed so I’m thinking about adjusting them out. Running...

Farm type tractors loading burn pits that are burning is a very effective way to kill yourself. This came up again today at work and I haven’t seen anything on it before thus this post. I looked for some public record photos but haven’t found any and only ones I have aren’t public record so...

I see a lot of folks on here using chains for snow. See some suppliers such as TireChains.com with varieties of chains that are also rated for mud. Anyone using chains for mud? If yes any thoughts or advice? I have clay and R4’s. 95% of what I’m doing the R4’s are preferable as there’s a lot of...

This might be stupid, and if it is I trust someone will point that out, but having a shiny new (when I bought it) open station L4701 getting enough that the orange paint on the operator station deck is now down to the yellow primer and well on the way to bare metal bothers me. It stays in a...