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    tractor manuals for free

    Just about any David Brown manual you would want is on the following link for free download. The parts manuals are on a subpage: https://sites.google.com/site/deerebrown/david-brown-info-ii
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    Yanmar 3TNV70 diesel engines - what does the suffix BJUV vs. XHB mean?

    Hello all, I have 2010 John Deere 850D Gator. I bought this Gator with the motor disassembled. The previous owner had foolishly left the internal components out in the rain, so they were allowed to rust (even though there was really nothing wrong with them). I do not want to pursue...
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    Kubota B1700 D905 diesel glow plug problem - Driving me nuts!

    OK, this tractor has the three cylinder Kubota D905 diesel engine. It became difficult to start. We isolated the problem to the glow plugs. I checked all three glow plugs by removing them and hooking them directly to a 12v battery. One of them was bad so I bought a new one. Installed the...
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    Kubota B1700 Piston removal - Do I have to remove engine to do this?

    Hi, the local school has a donated Kubota B1700 and I've become the de facto mechanic in charge of fixing it. We suspect the rings are shattered because someone used ether to try and start it, and since that time, it has had no compression. I took the cylinder head off and the cylinder walls...
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