Recent content by JWR

Somehow "I told you so" comes to mind...

That's expensive. Seems more practical to get the standard links to me.

The links are overpriced , especially through tractor dealers. You may be able to find ones that work at Tractor Supply much less expensive. Salvage yards too but those are harder to find.

I'm not sure what all you mean by "unplug the hoses." If they are all quick disconnect of some typical flavor you will be able to operate for while with the hyd cylinders staying the same length. However, the seals will leak over time and the length of those cylinders will change. I think for...

Weird ... notification says big bubba was on here commenting on this thread and yet it does NOT show here for me at all. The rest of you see it?

You're David? I'm Bill. Hello... Anyway, I hope you are treated better from now on. I have no knowledge of tractor business or dealer behavior in your area.

You do not have a tall grass problem, you have a low-life scumbag dealer problem. You are a victim of apparent (criminal?) abuse by a dealer. I am so sorry to hear that as I have almost always found 'good' dealers in Deere, Massey Ferguson and Kubota with many examples of all three. That is...

Did you use the glow plugs at all? True that in warm weather you don't need them much but you do need to let the glow plugs run a few seconds before trying to start it. How long since it was running?

As I said in post #6 most repair shops have vacuum gauges and equipment to test for leaks AND to see if combustion products are getting into the coolant, etc. Those are grossly simple tests and not costly if any charge at all. You need to do that. For one thing that will either confirm or...

Hard to diagnose. As with all diesels all it takes is fuel, air and compression. One of the 3 is missing. What makes it strange is you have fuel squirt out of the injector lines, it will run on fumes, and it turns OK. If it were some sort of fuel shutoff malfunction you would not get squirts...

I've said before -- I'm not a fan of additives in general. You are safe doing exactly what your manufacturer says, no more , no less. However, there are a some circumstances where additives can be worth using. I definitely do not make a habit of using fuels additives in my tractors. I do use...

...and if you are that close to lacking adequate cooling there is something serious wrong !

JimBinMi -- you are doing a great job of illustrating the things I hope I never have to do...

Agree with Dodge Man. They do run on the hot side. I've owned 4 Kubotas and maintained 2 more. Every one of the BX ran almost to the red cutting heavy grass in hot weather. That said, I have run across several factors over the years: 1) Keeping the screen blown clear in front of the radiator...

Well, yeah, but I could also think that there was just as much oil on top of the engine but it dried up due to higher heat in that area. The accumulation under/around the air intake hose may be because of getting trapped there when thrown back from the fan and not dried out/burnt off because of...