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  1. shinnlinger

    Kubota front axle seals

    HI, Out at the barn this weekend and noticed a fair bit of fluid draining from the bottom of one of my front axle portals. A quick inspection confirmed the bottom cap had popped off much like a freeze plug and that the other side was popped as well, but no fluid telling me I missed that one and...
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    What to do with a rusted out SUbaru????

    Neighbor wants to give me a good running but rusted out 4x4 automatic legacy sedan for no $. Mother bought it new in '92. Anyway, I am thinking I should get it to make into a gatoresque vehicle or something, but hey group brainstorm.......
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    How do you sharpen your mower blades?

    Hi, I can always take them off, but does anyone leave the blades on and hit them with a die grinder or something?
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    Alternator question

    HI, This alternator is on a LUll telehandler, but it is not working. I took a meter and can't seem to get much out of it when it is running , but where would I check? I assume it would give me 14+ volts between the bottom bolt obviously grounded and one of the top two, but no go. Any...
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    Cub Cadet 149 Question

    Hi, I have an early 70's CC149 with a 14 horse Kohler in it. It last ran a year or so ago, but I was wondering what kind of GPM the hydrostatic drive puts out. I have seen that folks used to make FEL and backhoes for these things. I might take the engine to run a log splitter, but maybe I...
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    Hard Starting Diesel

    Hi, my old kubota is really hard to start this winter even though it is only about 20 degrees(as opposed to -20). I have to hook it to the start cart every time and it spins fast but I really have to stay after it, cycling in 10 second intervals 5X or so. I am worried I am going to cook the...
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    Riding MOWER troubs

    Hi, I picked up a "free" Hystat 15 horse Ariens and got it going without much effort, but the mower (electric PTO) keeps throwing/burning/shredding belts. THe blades seem to spin freely. ANy ideas?
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    NOT the most productive day

    Well today It was supposed to get way up into the twenties and I am on vacation this week and need to mill SIX more purlins for my house project. What a great day for getting it done right? If this was summer time those purlins would have been done well before lunch even with a late start...
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    Rusty MIG wire

    It has come up in a post or two before, but I wanted to show my latest (first) attempt at dealing whith rusty wire. I only use my MIG occasionaly now that I am focusd on my house project, but when I do need the welder it is nice when it doesn't dribble and spit due to rusty wire. My welding...
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    raised beds

    Hi, Doc hates empty forums so here is a thought. I was all about rototilling, but the wife said no, she wanted raised beds so she found an organic farm near us that has to change out it's topsoil every two years or something so we can buy the stuff for cheap and it is WAY better than the soil...
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    52 GMC Dumper

    Knowing how doc feels about empty threads, I figured I would share a very usefull machine I found rusting away in a feild near me. After a few hours of tinkering and a good tuneup, This little beast hauls the goods....very handy
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    Kei Truck?

    What do you guys think about Kei trucks? It seems to me the $5000 for a heated cab 4x4 is good, but some of you have rtvs and mules and stuff. I will probaly modify an 82 toyota into gator like proportions, but thes Kei trucks have an appeal to me. Especially since I could ag plate them and...
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    TreeHouseFarm or Shinn-Gri-La

    Hi, here is a shot that shows a bit of everthing. A chicken coop, the bus on the barn, the old place, some of the treehouses the wife built, the new house frame going up, a drag shed and the kids...but no tractor, dump truck or excavator...how did that happen?
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    non STOPPING kubota

    Well well, I got my rig started now I cant shut it off. It seems the key stop no longer works. The fuse is fine. Any ideas where I should look next? I'm going to burn up a lot of fuel this winter if I cant shut it off! Ok well I can stall it out so don't worry about that, but it is nice...
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    non starting kubota

    Well well, I got home from work today and jumped on the rig to do a little snowstorm cleanup and take some pics for the wing blade crowd, but no go. Nothing, no lights, nothing. So I roll out the start cart and hook it up. Now the lights work nice and bright but the engine only turns slowly...
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    Question for the tractor people

    Hi, Do you think I could make the femco weather brake http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200307855_200307855 which is designed for old row crop machines work on my Kubota? I would have to reverse the fan so that it would blow heat at me, and probaly have to...
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    wing blade and snow removal

    Folks, We got our first real snow here, so it was time to bust out the snowmover. This weekend I finally got around to putting my Steve Miller(from this site) inspired wing blade together. It went pretty smooth and works pretty well. I took an old jeep blade and modified it a bit so I could...
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    Flying "H" chainsaw attachment

    Folks, I am sharing an idea I call the "Flying H" I whipped it up in about 20 minutes this weekend and it consists of two 10 inch pieces of angle iron (I happend to have some aluminum) which I modified a bit and stuck it on the bar of one of my chain saws. It makes a table to guide the...
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    Industrial Tires

    I was wondering if there is any one here who is happy with their industrial tires? At first I thought they would make a nice compromise between turf tires and Ag tires. Not tear up the lawn as much as Ag tires but have more traction in the goo than turf tires. I have loaded ags on my tractor...
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    carry all bucket forks

    I wanted to share my bucket forks as they work really well and are really simple. My forks started life as a 3pt hitch carry all that I picked up at a yard sale for 10 bucks. One day I was working on my barn when my dad shows up and wants to borrow the tractor. I am up on the roof when I hear...
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