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Very nice tractor A small 4wd tractor loader is ultra handy. Make sure you keep the loader well greased, it will save you money and headaches in the future.
Its a great tractor Enjoy!!!
Like Treepionter said. Be careful and take your time until you get used to it. When you have something heavy in the bucket keep the bucket close to the ground and be ready to drop the bucket to the ground if the back end lifts. Usually one tire will come up and it will tilt at a angle forward. I lifted a big ash tree in the bucket of my dads 90hp kubota a few weeks ago and my cheeks pinched the seat really fast! And I had a three bottom plows on back for extra weight. When possible go strait up and down hills not sideways. Dirt is a lot heavier than you think be carefull with a full bucket.
Billy
Lots of good tips here. The PO did weld a chain hook on top of the bucket for lifting stuff. The bucket is Kubota's "light material" bucket so it isn't a real tank. I also have the forks for lifting stuff as it has the skid-steer quick attach setup. Haven't used the forks yet, but probably will today if I get the trailer brakes sorted out. The placard on the trailer was totally obliterated so I have no idea what it was rated at.
As for grease, is some special kind is recommended? I typically use a good quality suspension and bearing lube in my vehicles, and was assuming I would use that. The manual of course only recomends things like "Kubota brand super duper grease" so that doesn't help much. It was well maintained by the PO, so it is starting off in good condition.
-Dave
My official grease tester is our Kobelco 160 excavator, about a month ago our local TS had the cheap grease on sale and I picked up 4 tubes, greased the monster and by noon the bucket was squealing, to me that says it all, for me it's Mobil one or green grease on the machines. I just don't like the expense of running thru three tubes every eight hours.
I definitely agree with Turkeyslayer on greasing the loader everyday, especially the lower loader pins that are in the dirt at every scoop, I recommend getting a midrange air powered grease gun like the Kobalt one from Lowes and hitting the fittings daily.
Tubes are a good thing.
Nice tractor, good safety advice on here, keep safe.
Cheers
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