I've gone and done it...

Inno

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I have been seduced by a machine dressed in orange, she'll keep me warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
I'll be keeping my MFs as well 'cause we all know that having an extra tractor, especially one with a 3pt hitch is always a handy thing. I will hopefully though feel less pressure if one of them breaks and I have a job to do.
 
I understand where you are coming from. I used and worked on my 165 for about 8 years. I decided to upgrade to a newer Massey 253. Once I used the 253 a few times I don't think I could ever go back. My only regret is that I didn't buy something even newer and something with a cab.
 
We'll.... heretics like you better have the manuals... there seems to be a rash of Kubota front axles field stripping themselves around here... when you look at the guts of it... they're not exactly 'over engineered'.....
And there goes your electric bill... where you are, it'll have to stay plugged in till next June.... tisk tisk tisk
 
The Kubota's are cold natured. My Bobcat 743B has a Kubota 4 cylinder in it, you have to use the glow plugs to start it for the first time even on a 100 degree day. Seriously thinking about repowering it with a Perkins AD3.152, if I can find just a running engine somewhere.
 
Neighbor has one similar to what I'm getting, hasn't plugged it in since he got it! Says it always starts no matter the weather. We'll see I guess.
 
They may have figured out how to make a diesel start when its cold. The Kubota V1702 diesel in my skid steer if you don't use the glow plugs before starting it, your not starting it. The V1702 and similar engines are the same way. My late uncle had a old L260 Kubota that had a 2 cylinder diesel, you had to use the glow plugs every time to start it.
 
Congrats! My father has a 1984(?) L2850. Never plugs it in unless it's winter time. Otherwise it fires almost as fast as you can turn the key. Awesome tractor, and what I originally wanted to find. Problem is, he got it for $6500 from the original owner a number of years ago, low hours on it too. About a year later, Kubota prices went through the roof, he could likely sell it for nearly $10k.

That's when I decided maybe an older (read: cheaper) machine that needed repair was right up my alley!

Enjoy it! I'll be thinking about how warm you are while I'm snowblowing my driveway with my 35 Utility, open station with a 6' blower!
 
(quoted from post at 08:21:40 11/09/17)
Enjoy it! I'll be thinking about how warm you are while I'm snowblowing my driveway with my 35 Utility, open station with a 6' blower!

Thank you. Your setup is exactly what I was going to be doing this winter, it still beats a shovel by a long shot!
I know I'm posting in the wrong place for people to be excited for me :lol: . But I'm still happy about it.

We started my neighbors L3240 a couple weeks ago and the weather was still above freezing but not by much and it started right up. This one I'm getting is a 2015 L4060, a few years newer than his and hopefully better in cold weather starting technology.
 
A 2015???? Hey ol buddy ol pal... how about lending me a few thousand till I see you again???
Gosh I hope you didn't sell one of the kids to get this thing...
You will now lose all inspiration to restore your backwards forklift project...
Red Greene will be in a fit of depression when he hears all this happened....
 
I have a L2850 I bought new in 1991 and I love it. 1450 hours and no problems. A few years back I bought a 2004 L3400 which is pretty much the same tractor with some "modifications" mostly to build it cheaper. It had 140 hours on it and got it from a guy who was going through divorce. The 2850 is 3 times the tractor the 3400 is. You cannot lift the 3PH without it jumping 3 or 4 inches at a time on the 3400 that is just one complaint.
 
(quoted from post at 12:46:47 11/09/17) A 2015???? Hey ol buddy ol pal... how about lending me a few thousand till I see you again???
Gosh I hope you didn't sell one of the kids to get this thing...
You will now lose all inspiration to restore your backwards forklift project...
Red Greene will be in a fit of depression when he hears all this happened....

I had to ask a financial institution for a little help on this one so....no :D
Naw didn't have to sell any kids, in fact the oldest one now has a full drivers license so he's not only becoming less time consuming, he's also becoming more useful. His younger sister? I'd never sell her ever for 100 orange tractors, she's a keeper! And I'm even Red Green would understand my reasoning for the whole thing. After all we're all in this together!
The backwards forklift..........well it might just be safe and remain as a backward forklift. Used once every 2-3 months to lift something really heavy, really high! Should probably do something about the brakes though.........and the steering......and the gas tank, a re-purposed snowblower tank doesn't last for more than 20 minutes or so of run time. Oh, and the radiator..........sigh
 
hummm, being in the snow blower repair/ prep mode right now... oh moo ziss canadzien... 4 litre tank? So +/- 1 US gallon? Or was this a urban size electric broom snowblower? If it is a gallon jug... and you empty it in 20 minutes.... that ain't good at all. Something that huge, heavy- ok- 45 minutes? At least 1/2 hour running full bore like a generator. 3 gallons an hour... that sounds like a Farmall W6 or Mini Mo 4 star I had a long time ago... and will never do again. Are the valves shot?
Too bad about the kids, I can always use more small fingers to reach in back of a dash...
 
My 2850 never failed to start in the winter down to 0 degrees F as long as I had a good strong battery in it. Just turn on the glow plugs until the red indicator glowed and away it goes. 3400 starts good too.
 
The tank is only maybe a liter at best. That engine is probably the smoothest sounding of all my Z134 engines. Might end up putting that engine in the TO35 'cause it's still fouling plug #4 quite regularly.
 
YOU spelled 'litre' wrong... and I am the yank here...
OK, a litre jug, every 20 minutes is about 3/4 gallon an hour.. so that's better than OK for something that size.
Did you go try to start your oriental mistress this morning? What did it get down to? minus 20? This would be the time to put her thru the paces.
 
She's not here yet :cry:
Should be here in a couple of days. I did, however try to get the forklift out this morning to lift the cab off a truck I'm working on. It did start and ran for 15-20 seconds but then quit and I couldn't get it going again. But, starting it was only going to be half the battle. The power steering, although it sort of works, still needs a LOT of effort to put the beast where you want it. Perhaps the massive chunk of concrete mounted to the back............front.......the end with the steering tires has something to do with it. Not sure what they were lifting with it to require that much ballast but even at the max pressure for those tires, they still look partially flat!
 
(quoted from post at 14:53:34 11/09/17) I have a L2850 I bought new in 1991 and I love it. 1450 hours and no problems. A few years back I bought a 2004 L3400 which is pretty much the same tractor with some "modifications" mostly to build it cheaper. It had 140 hours on it and got it from a guy who was going through divorce. The 2850 is 3 times the tractor the 3400 is. You cannot lift the 3PH without it jumping 3 or 4 inches at a time on the 3400 that is just one complaint.

Right on, it's a [i:8e8e6aa70a]great[/i:8e8e6aa70a] machine. It lacks rear ballast, so it's fully capable of lifting the rear tires off the ground. It would be MUCH more capable with a ballast box or loaded tires. My father keeps the tires empty because he does a lot of brush hogging (slashing, for those of you across the pond) jobs and likes the lighter weight.

He's building a ballast box for it in the spring. Finally!
 
I'm hoping with mine that a 7' back blade with a couple of concrete blocks (solid ones about 16x16x5") will be enough for most loader work.
 
(quoted from post at 10:21:04 11/13/17) I'm hoping with mine that a 7' back blade with a couple of concrete blocks (solid ones about 16x16x5") will be enough for most loader work.

That should do it!
 
(quoted from post at 17:35:58 11/10/17) YOU spelled 'litre' wrong... and I am the yank here...
OK, a litre jug, every 20 minutes is about 3/4 gallon an hour.. so that's better than OK for something that size.
Did you go try to start your oriental mistress this morning? What did it get down to? minus 20? This would be the time to put her thru the paces.

Well Tony, it was around -10°C when the truck pulled in from Winnipeg. It fired right up without hesitation even though it had been subjected to cold temps and a harsh wind chill from being at the back of a flat deck all day....
 

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