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It's awesome! Best thing I've ever done mowing wise. I'll never want another zero turn again

There's a lot of variables that come in to play. One size doesn't fit all, for sure. Weight is a huge factor on the preload. There's tons of adjust, the bad is that it's only roughly 10" of travel.

Awesome I'm glad it helped

Yeah that's great info. The tender spring isn't even close to what it should be. I ordered elka stage 5s and have nothing but regret with them. I wish I would've pursued changing the springs on the stock ones, because I really feel like I've wasted $3,500.

@@ironheadbiker I looked at Elka and it would have costed me more for the shocks than I paid for the vehicle so I went with a cheaper alternative. Took it for it's first ride today and it was Fantastic!

Glad it could help you. You're welcome.

Add it to the list of all it helped. Crazy it's so simple, yet debilitating to the machine. I haven't had an issue since. Glad it helped you. Cheers

Yeah I welded up some spare rebar into T shaped pins. Worked like a charm. But getting those rocks out of the V's was quite a pain.

You are welcome

Right. Lol. Man I love the finish mower. Sold my zero turn the next weekend and have never looked back. The fuel savings alone is well worth it, but the fact I don't get clippings blown all over me and the rest discharge is awesome.

Did you reach in and work the lever where the pto goes into the case back and forth? Mine took quite an amount of working before it freed it up?

@@ironheadbiker I have almost zero room to maneuver the lever because it is directly behind my trans fluid filter housing. It moves freely if I use a screwdriver to pry it against the spring tension. The dealer said he's seen it where the shift fork and or the item it engages get so worn it literally just slips past and will no longer engage/disengage.

Damn. Kubota has a known issue and should make it right. I wish they just had the old levers. Dumb, but strong.

Thank you. I've had dozen of guys have great luck with it. I bought the stage 5 Elka's and the regret and disappointment had been immense. The front are nice but my rear ride like a lumber wagon. Ain't much if any better than stock once the stock are adjusted properly. I've had several guys message me with the same issues with the Elka's.

Man you almost got all the boxes checked! I'm not a big fan of paper filters, especially in high dust areas. I had way too much dust down stream of my stock filter. They've come a long way, still they have a few areas that could get better.

Why even open your mouth? Dipshit

Thank you! Cheers

Lol. I know what you mean! Thanks about the machine, I F'N love it. Soooooo much fun to drive. I love kawasaki as well. If we here in the socialist society of Wisconsin were allowed to have a 68" wide machine, I'd have a KRX. There sure is some beautiful country up there, eh? Lol. I rode my Harley up to Alaska back in '04. Tent camped the whole way. The year of all the fires up there. 🍻

Absolutely my favorite addition. The stability is awesome.

NP. Good luck.

I was able to reach everything from the floor underneath. And yes, the low speed affects more than you would think as well. Also with the side to side wandering, don't be afraid to run in for wheel drive. With both rear tires locked in, as soon as they spin, they want to "pass", skidding or spinning tires will choose a side because they're faster than a tire that's got traction. You'll be amazed at the control you gain in having the 4x4 in. Think rally car. As your rear tires spin the front will pull you to keep you straight.

It can been done on the machine, but tricky. I took mine off, just a bolt on top and bottom. Lift the machine and get the weight off. You need good spanner wrenches, not the cheap tool kit one. I used a ratchet strap to compress the spring to take the pressure off of the top retaining nut. Clean the threads as best you can, loosen the locking nut and then spin the lower nut down. Measure the lowest part of the nut to the top of the spring to make sure both sides get adjusted the same. It can be done on the machine, but it's tough to get a wrench up in there. If you try to do it while it's on the machine, put the ratchet strap on the springs while it's sitting on the ground, then when you lift the machine, the tension will already be relieved. When you release the ratchet, make sure the spring is seated properly in the stopper nut.

Good deal! Thank you and glad it helped

Lol, glad it helped. I've since learned that they're French Canadian, (New Brunswick) so there's the language problem. It's been the best thing I've done for my tractor as far as stability goes.

Mine was a 2021. And no, I don't know the process to get to the setup screen. Sorry.

So your bottom should be your rebound, and your top will be just basic compression dampening. Still counterclockwise for softer, clockwise for stiffer.

Yep, like mine would do. This should help

Yep. Totally agree. I've learned alot since then. I can honestly say I have never missed my zero turn. It sold the next week. I've got a battery powered push mower that has been awesome for the tight spots and trees.

That's the plan my friend. Stay tuned....

You are welcome. I felt with so many machines out there, I'd share what I learned over a long frustrating process.

Thanks my Arctic friend! I think it's going to help a lot of guys who were like me looking for not only how, but "why" You adjust all of these.

This should get you close. Thank you

@@ironheadbiker no thank you I was getting close to calling dealer to figure out the shocks until I saw ur video.

Well you're welcome. Don't forget the air pressure 1st. Yeah it's crazy and overwhelming coming from a mono shock on my old uforce and ranger before that, to these shocks.

U know if it’s same on the 2023 cos I have blue and red knobs for high n low

Mine is a 2023, so I'm sure they're the same. They'll be marked hs and ls.

Actually kicked the wife out, kept the dogs. We have a blast

You're welcome. Mine started intermittent, then wouldn't engage.

Yikes! Yeah I love this thing. I only trail ride, so the suspension takes a lot of adjustment to get decent from stock setup. Tire pressure was also way too high. I'm up to 1,800 trouble free miles on it now.

Awesome! What a relief, huh? Man I was worried when it happened to me

Thanks. It's great to know that I gave out some sound advice. I've got several friends that have bought cfmoto machines and have had great luck. That's awesome how yours has lasted and held up so well. Think of the money it saved you. Awesome news! Cheers

I actually would be, but I sold me uforce and bought a 2023 HO EX. I've started posting videos again. Honest reviews. No B.S..

@@ironheadbiker It's CFMOTO ZFORCE 950 H.O EX 2023? We have a Tinted PC Rear Windshield for this model.

I've already got one on mine, but I could test it out for you.

@@ironheadbiker Ok, thanks, please share your contact way

@@ironheadbiker ok, thanks, please share your con tact way

You are very welcome. Such a relief when you find out it's a simple, CHEAP, fix. 🍻

Thanks they were awesome.

Like so many others! Glad it helped.

Great to hear. Yeah I've received so many positive results on such a wide variety of kubota tractors, you'd think they would do a service bulletin or something. So easy to fix, but heart stopping when it 1st happens

Sadly its just with the specific speedo like mine, but I'm positive each speedo has their own sneaky way of getting to the settings, but it's a lot of trial an error trying to figure it out.

You'll never look back. I absolutely love mine

Did you spray way up under and rock it back and forth with your hand where it goes into the casing? I guess I'm curious what you replaced?

Perfect! Glad it helped

Glad I helped. Yeah I made my own pins out of some rebar, it's worked great since, but yeah, that design is horrible.

​@ironheadbiker my sales person was trying to sell me the BB12 but I didn't like the looks of those clips. Glad I seen your video. I'll upgrade to the bb15 series. They have the pins.

No sir, just low and the rear wheels with power. The front were mostly off the ground. I think the big set back with the uforce is that the rear are always locked in. That's tough on the rear diff. I was on dirt so the strain wasn't so bad, but the turf mode like polaris would be much better for hauling this kind of weight I just wanted to experiment.

Check my *48 video, I go into detail about the actuator. But it's 12" eye to eye when closed with a 5" stroke.

Yeah there are so many different speedo clusters out there, they all have access to settings, but it's a well kept secret as to how.

Glad it helped! I don't think I've ever felt the relief I felt going from "this is gonna be expensive" to, "well that was simple" like I did when I figured out the cause.