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  1. cmorningstar01

    Lowes fires employee who had been with them for 13 years for trying to prevent shoplifting

    Recently saw a news article where Lowes had fired an employee of 13 years because she tried to stop shoplifters from stealing from the store, the employee was brutally assaulted when she tried to stop the thieves from pushing an unpaid for cart of merchandise out the store. Lowes rewards her by...
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    Finding boom and bucket cylinder seal kits for a 2003 B7500HST with LA302 loader

    My 2003 Kubota B7500HST has been leaking hydraulic fluid from the boom cylinders and I am going to try to rebuild them my self, I have been searching online for seal kits for the loader cylinders and I notice almost all of the kits for the LA302 loaders have a serial number break and the seal...
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    2003 B7500HST Front differential 90 weight Gear oil or UDT

    Can I use either 90 weight gear oil or UDT fluid in my front differential and can they be mixed or should I drain completely and refill with one or the other
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    A friends new BX2380, No clutch pedal and the motor is in backwards

    A friend just purchased a new BX2380 with the LA344 loader, While looking it over today I noticed there was no clutch pedal and then I realized the motor was facing with the water pump rearward and starter flywheel on the front, Looking closer I could see an Oldham style coupling on the...
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    Firewood, What do you burn and how long do you season it.

    I have been busy cutting firewood for the 2022-23 wood burning season, I already have 2021-22 cut and seasoning, I am curious what others burn and how long you season it, also fireplace or wood stove, I have a Vermont Castings Non Catalytic Encore, I like it because I load from the top and...
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    Waiting for food

    Couple pics of some White tails laying down outside my fence, They know the dogs can not get to them.
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    Snow plow on my B5100E

    I did this fabrication a few years ago, 7=8 maybe, anyway I had picked up a garden tractor snow plow setup from a yard sale and decided to mount it to my B5100E, I cut two side frames from 3/16 steel and used them as the mounting points on the tractor frame rails, I purchased a log splitter...
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    Repowered by Agri Fab Mow N Vac

    About 5-6 years ago I purchased an Agri Fab Mow N Vac, It is an older one where the shaft of the motor and impeller vane faces to the front not to the side like the new ones do, Well it has an old 5HP Briggs & Stratton Motor on it and I knew I would eventually have to replace the motor as it has...
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    New decking on my trailer

    Purchased my trailer new in 2008, It is a Bix Tex 30SA, 14" x 5" deck single axle 3000 GTW, Anyway the original 2"x6" treated lumber decking was too close together and it held leaves and debris and last spring I had maple tree sprouts growing up thru the cracks, I power washed it and used it...
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    Yes Hydraulic fluid can go bad

    I was reminded how important clean fresh hydraulic fluid is when I went to use one of my log splitters , I have 2...a 22 ton Gas powered model and a smaller 120 volt 5 ton electric model, I had replaced the fluids in the Gas 22 ton splitter in the spring but had not used the electric 5 ton...
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    What a difference a new set of glow plugs makes

    Tractor...late 1970's Kubota B5100E 2 cyl diesel ...one of my go to vehicles for dragging equipment,trailers,etc around the yard,plowing snow from my drive and yes I even had a 48" finish mower on it. I purchased it back in 2009 and put a new head gasket and glow plugs back then, It has served...
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    Eliminating detent position on log splitter controller

    I finally finished the plow setup on my B5100E and I used a log splitter controller for the hydraulics, Everything works great and I have no complaints, I would like to disable the detent posiition on the controller if possible, I set the controller up so that pulling back on the lever/handle...
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    WTB Directional control valve 2 way cock for B5100

    I am looking to purchase a directional control valve/2 way cock for my B5100E,If anyone has this item please contact me
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    New Tires on back of B5100E

    Just finished mounting 2 new Titan 28x8.50-15 NHS 6ply Trac Loader tires on the back of my B5100E, Originally had the Goodyear 27x8.50-15 Turfs on it, I got a good price on the tires from a local dealer as he knew it was an out the door price and he would not have to mount them. Heres a link to...
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    B438-7 Mower belt diagram for Russ

    Russ, Sorry I did not see your comments on my photo, Here is a belt diagram for the B348-7 Mower, It uses 1 belt and yes it does have a tensioner. There are Two different B348 mowers, One is a B348-7 and the other is a B348-6, The B348-6 was designed for the B6000 tractors because of the...
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    Cleaning fuel injectors on B5100E

    Doing some routine maintenance on my B5100e 2 cyl z500 engine and was wondering if the injectors on this engine could be disassembled and cleaned without any special tools, The engine runs strong but it does puff some light bluish/white smoke at startup so I am suspecting the original injectors...
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    New blade adaptors for mower deck

    I needed 3 new blade adaptors for my mower deck and Kubota wanted $79.00 each so I decided that I would fabricate my own, Personally I think the ones I have fabricated are better than the stock ones, I have included a few pics below, The old rusty blade adapter was made from 1/8" steel and as...
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    Hydraulic pressure rating on plow ram

    I have picked up a small plow(42") and I am in the process of gathering the rest of the materials I need to mount it to the front of my old B5100E and was wondering if anyone knew what the minimum required pressure rating would be for a hydraulic cylinder for this application, The plow setup is...
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    WTB B-348-7 mower deck parts

    Looking for a few parts for a B348-7 mower deck, I picked up a nice used mower deck and it is in need of a part/s, I am looking for : 1. Hub/driven sheave pn 70080-00170 description- hub bushing that fits on blade spindle shaft at top of deck, The driven pulley fits around the bushing, The...