Recent content by thomasnchy

Had a no-start call from one of the employees once on our 3430. His thermos had rolled behind the seat, keeping it from hitting the seat switch. Might be something to check.

Very nice!

Echo did buy/merg with Shindaiwa, and now I have to find another trimmer! All kidding aside, we run several Shindaiwa saws. 3-488 models, 2-757 models, and 2 357? (small pruning saws). After 2 years of heavy use (over 1500 trees) we have had great return. We break out the Stihl MS880 for the...

I used a pickle fork, since I was replacing the ball joint I just hammered the picklefork into the rubber around the old ball joint (my last resort, before the torch) I know it sounds backwards, but it worked ...twice.

Looks good!

Just recieved this e-mail from Kubota corp. Here is a copy of it...... Thank you for your inquiry. The remote hydraulic system is a redundant system that adds a separate oil reservoir, cooler, and filter to power hydraulic tools independently. Both the RTV circuit and the remote tool circuit...

I have to agree with the general consensus, just not enough umph in the RTVs to power a blower. I looked into high torque motors but even the smallest require 12+ gpm. I did get a call back from my local dealer. He's under the same assumption that only flow is increased, but couldn't give me...

I haven't run across anything for a 3pt, I mounted our pounder on an engine hoist I modified to mount in the bed of our rtv. We purchased that machine specifically to run that pounder, we had over 6000 posts to drive last summer. They do offer a post hole digger, trim saw, and a few other...

I have the installation instructions for our 900s utility valve upgrade.The part number for the kit is (K7561-9937-0). The kit consists of an aux tank, cooler, pump, and all necessary hoses. This set up ran our post pounder all summer without a hitch. It also states that if installing this kit...

Pictures! (finally) Alright, got the camera working.Sorry it took so long! The 900 has a HD Kubota blade that I bought, but I cut down one of our old ones and put a hydraulic cylinder on it so they can plow some of the smaller sidewalks. I'll get some shots of the post driver a bit later.

A little old lady brought her duck to vet one day. The vet took one look at the limp duck and said "sorry, but your duck is dead". The little old lady, obviously fond of the old duck, asked the vet for a second opinion. The vet laid the duck on the exam table and called in a cat. The...

your right, our new 900 has the hand throttle and it dosent have any trouble shifting when throttled up... now I'm not sure why that one I adjusted the throrrle on had a hard time engaging a gear. I think that was the one that ended up with the bad valve plate... I'll have to go back through my...

Something I forgot to add.. When I first started adjusting things, the local dealer mechanic (heck of a good guy) reminded me to to check the linkages under the hood. The range select lever can bend right where the ball and socket connects and cause problems. Spudhauler, how did that turbo...

I know, diagnosing a sound being described from a guy on a forum is pretty far fetched! But, I'm willing to give it a shot. ... My 9000 was overheated by the operator earlier this summer (never blew out the radiator when mowing). Ever since then it has had a "ping" from the engine. It's not a...

I did have to adjust the HST on both of my 900s'. I jacked up the drive wheels and started the machine. After finding the "sweet spot" (no wheel movement) I ran them through L and R a few times and usually had to fine tune it again. That took care of my hard shifting most of the time. One...