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Good Afternoon. Have an opportunity to buy 91 kubota B5200 4wd with 1K hours for $6K It's clean garage kept and I know the owner. It has front and rear hydraulics installed. My guess front hydraulics are an add on kit. Comes with bunch of attachments except the one I need, a front loader bucket. So questions are:

1. Obvious one is it even possible to find OEM or aftermarket front bucket for it?
2. Is 13 HP good enough for 2.5 acres of tilling mowing front bucket loading mulch stone etc.
3. Do those front hydro retrofit kits have a tilt function for bucket or is going to be an even further retrofit to get a bucket on it.
4. What is the ballpark cost for bucket and fitting if fitting is required.
5. Are there backhoe attachments that can be fitted to it and how hard are those to find?
6. How painful is mowing and general usage with a gear shift?

Thanks a lot for your help. Not well versed in tractors and not at all on older ones. All I know that 1K hours on an engine is nothing and that peaks my interest for the price.

Anyone try a fork lift safety cage on their BX23S? I know I’d need the backhoe or some other sort of rear ballast.

So I am looking at putting a secondary garage door in the back of my garage but am wondering about the height of the garage door. I have a crazy great price for a 7’ or 84” tall, but my LX2610 with a cab is 82” tall. I am thinking 2” is just not a big enough space for the door to be comfortable going in and out from it?

Anyone with more experience want to chime in?

Thanks!

Hey all,

We own 15 acres, and we are starting a small homestead.

Trying to decide which route to go for a tractor for our property. Primarily would be used for moving dirt, tilling for food plots, and snow removal.

Eventually would be installing some fence lines also.

Thanks for sharing your expertise.

Not necessarily full time farmers(although I am curious to see those numbers too), but hobby farmers or other small time people. Personally, I have a l3560 that I’ve had for about 5 years and just hit 500hrs and that’s what got me curious.

So what are you guys putting on yearly?

Dang I guess a varmint built a nest with stored walnuts under the hood. When I started it up a nut went through the radiator . How big of a job is replacement? I cannot find a video for this model. Is this a factory replacement part or aftermarket?

So many questions! Please help!

Looking for advice from people experienced with round bale handling and unloading setups.

I’m a caretaker on a ranch and we’re working with an existing setup. Previous caretakers have handled hay in a similar way, trying to figure the most practical method .

We’re currently unloading and moving 4x5 round bales (approx. 1,000 lbs) using:

* Kubota L3901 with pallet forks (no bale spear)
* No loaded rear tires
* No dedicated ballast (only rear implement when attached)
* TB230 mini excavator also available

Hay is picked up by me on a hay wagon with 6 bales total, stacked two high (3 rows).

My question is specifically about unloading the wagon safely and efficiently with this kind of setup. I’m trying to understand how people realistically:

* Reach or remove top bales safely
* Work from the front rows of the wagon
* Do this with a compact tractor + pallet forks without excessive instability

just trying to understand the actual technique or whether there’s something I’m missing about how this is typically done.

With this equipment, what would your process be:

* Tractor with pallet forks?
* Excavator?
* Or is a bale spear / ballast essentially required in practice for this size bale?

Since September we’ve basically been using the excavator to unload and feed because it feels more stable and controlled on our terrain. It works, but it is definitely slower, so I’m trying to figure out if that’s just a workaround or if there’s a more standard way people handle this setup.

The guy we pick hay up from also said it’s kind of crazy doing it without a grapple and that our current tractor setup might be undersized for this kind of bale handling, especially compared to proper bale equipment.

Why is it so hard (and expensive) to get a front tire for a BX23? Dealer says it's cheaper to buy a tire and rim than get it fixed...okay, $180 WTF? Amazon doesn't have much and the prices are very high. Can anyone steer me in the right direction here? Thanks!

Has anyone mounted a fire extinguisher on their tractor?

As the title says I am looking for a flail mower and have an LX-2610. I would like hydraulic side shift, and the smaller flail mowers don't have it. The Woodmaxx FM-62H gets great reviews, but specs are 20-40HP and the LX2610 is 19HP on the PTO. I have seen a couple of reviews where people have run this setup and seem very happy. I also have a wood chipper rated 20-40HP and it runs fine. I have a brush hog for the heave stuff - this would be to mow trails and a field on a regular basis - so not a lot of heavy grass. Any thoughts/experience on this configuration?

One other question - I do run into occasional rocks and heavier sticks but am still thinking I would go with the Y blades since 99% of the time I will be mowing grass. Does this make sense or should I be looking at the hammer blades?

I currently have a new tractor on order. Salesman called me to sign the contract to lock in before the end of June to lock in the $3k for 84 months (would pay off early). Does anyone have a clue what the third quarter deals would be? Should I wait and see?

Not a huge fan of signing without having the machine. Looking for advice.

Hi everyone,
I recently bought a 5-acre property in Colorado and I’m looking for my first tractor. My main uses will be mowing, snow removal, moving mulch/gravel, maintaining a small backyard garden, and general property maintenance. I don’t plan on doing any commercial work or heavy farming.
I found a 2021 Kubota BX1880 with 240 hours for $12,000. It comes with:
LA344 front loader
60” mid-mount mower
Grass catcher
Mulching kit
Front snow plow
Assuming it’s in good mechanical condition, does this seem like a good deal? Is the BX1880 enough tractor for a 5-acre property in Colorado?
I’d appreciate any advice, especially from anyone who owns a BX1880 or maintains a similar-sized property.
Thanks!

I have a Kubota 1305 engine that runs my refrigeration on my fishing boat. Today the engine died while running through trouble shooting changing filters and diagnosing I’ve come to the conclusion the fuel shut off solenoid is the issue. To start the engine there’s a switch with the positions “off, run, glow, start” there’s also a button that says “push and hold to start” when I push and hold it fires right up can move the switch back to the run position and it runs fine. The second you let go of the button it dies. I’m wondering if anyone has encountered this. I belive it’s the fuel solenoid I was wondering if there’s a problem with just gutting the solenoid and putting it back on to act as a cap and then turn the engine off manually with the lever? For the time being I think I’m going to tape down the “push and hold to start button” as it Dosent activate the started just the solenoid I believe. Any help is appreciated. Thank you