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    Looking for “Black pipe dope” advice………...

    Correct, but also incorrect, by the inspector. There is nothing that prohibits the use of any other color tape.....technically, you are not supposed to use both dope and tape, per manufacture. Yellow tape on other than NG or LP is prohibited.....weird
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    Looking for “Black pipe dope” advice………...

    The above is correct....I will add: Teflon tape can act as a "shim" of sorts when threads are not exactly to NPT specs. For air, especially with systems that vibrate a lot, the blue paste type works very well, with or without tape. PTFE and teflon is a lube, the threads is what make the...
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    Lube Survey

    IMO they are second to none. I use Kubota filters in all the hydraulic systems, and i used to use the Kubota filter when I used my KX91 on a daily basis for years. Not It sets most of the time. I am not in the herd either. But sometimes general consensus works. Just trying to get to know...
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    Lube Survey

    Well, I was trying to get a feel for oil viscosities that others were using, alternate fluids, and the like. Wow, hell of a way to hijack a thread.
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    Lube Survey

    In your orange stuff, what lubes do you use? Gears, engine, axles, drive units etc? Weights? Intervals? ETC..... I typically use 15w40, of whatever brand has enough on hand for 3 machines in the engine. Napa, Supertech, Delvac.........thinking of running 10w30 though, maybe not Drive unit...
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    Added Grill Protection

    I like it. Great job. Are you going to attach it is a different way than zip ties? You have added no weight, you are no blocking air flow or lights, simple quick, love it.
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    New Member

    give me a bit
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    New Member

    nah, the 2501 cannot pick up the RTV, way too heavy
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    Kubota KX121-3 Excavator

    I just sold my k-008, still have a KX91-3...........are you familiar with the k-008?
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    New Member

    Saying hello, new member from NC. Kubota owner (because I have some sense)