Recent content by JWR

Hey guys -- what does "Bump" mean in TBN forums? How does it get done?

Yes, and the multi-battery circumstance definitely complicates debugging the issue. The OP's Kubota L3700 would just be a single battery. He probably has added issues down there in St Croix with salt water, salty air and corrosion galore. Ouch on his having to pay $200 for a battery.

In the original post you said you tried jumper cables from another battery and it did not work. That COULD mean that your old battery (at least one cell of it) was so bad the that the jumper cable battery could not overcome that problem. That's a little rare but I have seen it a couple of time...

Have you made sure the air intake path is 100% clear? My first guess is that air intake is being restricted somehow. Next guess would be fuel flow restriction. Filters and all that...

Yes, BUT the OP said that it did " a couple of labored revolutions" when he tried to start it. If it did that , then tapping it with a piece of steel rod or something solid will NOT cause it to crank rapidly. I have a B2150 that I fairly often have to tap the starter with a steel rod or...

Probably cable connections. Unbolt and clean all of the cable connections not just at the battery but at the frame, the starter, etc. Since you had it turn "a few labored revolutions" that means your solenoid is engaging, which is good. COULD be a starter gone bad, but I'd bet it is degraded...

Minor comment: I cannot help with most of your questions. I will say I think you are better off just putting liquid in the 2nd set of rear tires and forgetting the cast iron weights. Easy, cheap and to my mind better anyway. Sure would be a luxury to have both sets ... IF you have storage...

You are located in the UK? The used equipment market might be a lot different there than in the states. I would still think the BX2200 would have good resale value if you choose to get a different one.

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Oh balderdash... not the case. The other name for voltage is "electromotive force." As an electrical engineer I will neither pull rank on you nor argue the semantics. Strictly the facts Ma'M as Dragnet used to say... I will state the facts once more: In this specific circumstance...

My mistake: it is failure to get adequate VOLTAGE (not current) to trigger the solenoid.

And now 20 years after that first post it is still useful to many people. There is SOME confusion in this VERY long thread abut exactly what the fix is doing but the core of the solution is: Install a relay triggered by the low current trigger signal from the start switch normally driving...

They do. Kubota dealer here calls it a "hard start kit." Just See Post #84.

I have a BX2200 which we have had since about 2002 and it was used when I got it with maybe 200 hours on it. Mine has a FEL on it. The most useful tool one can think of for so many things -- debris removal, snow removal, carting fertilizer and mulch around, ... endlessly useful depending on what...

Do you have an owner's manual? Get one. It is not a real good idea to go pouring fluids into orifices that you do not know for sure what they are ... Both photos you post look to me like FRONT not REAR end of your tractor. I never heard of "priming" after or because of an hydraulic fluid...