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Your description of 160 ac, overgrown trails, forestland might imply a need for ...who knows what! So many unknowns. Is much of it some thing you can bushhog? What makes you think you need a FEL mounted cutter? Do you need a dozer to get things to where a utility tractor stands a chance of...

You sure it was engaged when only one wheel was turning? Many tractors have little to no indication as to whether the rear differential lock has engaged or not. On most of mine, with my heel pressure downward on the pedal hard, the wheels have to turn a small amount and the engagement pedal...

Should be in the operator's manual.

BOY! That is a good question given this puzzling history. It might not be going so far as to kick into what we think of as a "limp mode" well known with cars and trucks and yet might be having a "cut back the power" mode of some sort ... probably described nowhere in public literature. Wonder if...

Has to be incredibly frustrating! I have not priced injectors but no matter what they do, $4000 for 3 is beyond absurd. I'd think some one has the ability to test the injectors. I'm skeptical that the turbo is at fault given your overall description of the symptoms -- like running the AC in...

I think you have a float sticking in your carburetor. I had that same set of symptoms on a 1954 Massey Harris Pacer. [Actually I'm leaning on it in the avatar to your upper left of this text...] Four cylinder Continental engine of course though smaller than yours. When I was a kid 65 or 70...

So did you ever eliminate the injectors as the source of the problem?

Good but aren't there several more safety interlocks besides PTO?

Mid-mount mower options exist for a MF 1526, it has or can have a mid-PTO to drive one, etc. You'll have to chase that yourself if you conclude you want/need one. Before you get into that, I will try to clarify a couple of things to help. A finish mower is generally not equipped with...

My understanding is (and I know it is this way on the smaller BX Kubotas as well as a some John Deeres and others) there is a series sequence of 'safety' switches between the "ignition" switch and the solenoid primary/trigger. Not sure how many on a given model. Getting continuity sequentially...

I have found that NAPA is a good source of cross references for all kinds of filters, be they hydraulic filters, oil filters or fuel filters. I am not saying NAPA filters are the "best." I am saying that dealer filters are usually priced above their market value and I think there are multiple...

Agree. In that chain of several safety connections one of them may well be preventing the signal getting to the solenoid.

That's fine with me. Just trying to follow your logic.

So why did you take off the starter given the rest of the description you gave us?

You took the starter off because the 'ignition' switch went through the dash? I think you probably need to call a mechanic.

How light was that brush? I'm a little surprised that you lost hammers in the situation you describe. I run "Y" flails rather than hammers and lose a few in every extended work period of pasture clearing and clipping. They just won't stand unforeseen limbs, posts, rocks, etc. Because of that I...

Not had that happen. I would think that (by your description, only after it has sat for a few days) there is a slow accumulation of unburned fuel in your exhaust that gets ignited when you start the engine. Sort of has to be the case (?) But that puzzles me. Diesels only work because the fuel...

Agree. Probably BriManley had too long a pto shaft ... the rest of that explanation is that when the sliding/telescoping pto shaft is too long you raise the attachment with a very strong 3pt hitch and when the "too long shaft" bottoms out (unable to telescope further) the 3pt keeps putting more...

That is rather wild. I have both the hydrostatic and the stick shift versions of the B2150. Best compact tractor ever made ... if they had just put synchronizers in the std transmissions !! I do not think your leak has anything to do with hydrostatic vs stick. 5030 advice above is no doubt...

I think to clarify your operator's manual means not to try to engage the diff lock when running at much speed or more commonly while spinning when stuck. That is a big temptation but a good way to bust something. However what they don't say is that a SMALL amount of movement and rotation of the...

I do not have direct experience with the MF 1528. However, I have with various Kubotas and a MF 2660. For sure the rear axle differential lock has nothing to do with 4WD being in or out or even being on that tractor. The 2WD tractors have differential locks. From your description I would guess...

The main question is (and I am not familiar with your model tractor) whether there is some kind of interaction with DEF or antipollution device or sensing involved with that muffler. Unless there is some complexity of that nature the second question is "How much do you care what it looks...

You would not believe the % of tractor owners who do not understand the function of Draft Control, much less knowing that it might have been the culprit in your "won't lift" incident. You get a good grade figuring out the problem. No need to feel silly (though we all would.)

There is another thread currently relating a MF tractor (240?) which describes oil pan overflow/ way up on the dipstick, etc. Many comments on that one suggest that some other fluid in the tractor is leaking in to the crankcase...either hydraulic oil or even coolant, etc. Failed gaskets with...

Yes, I see your point. With the engine not even running and the oil level way high by dip stick then it can't be blowby.

How many hours on it? I doubt that the transmission oil is going into the crankcase. (Did you have some reason to think that?) The symptom you describe (blowing a lot of oil out the oil fill tube and the tube coming from the top of engine) is probably a serious issue. My first guess is that...

I would not unless you have extensive metal fabrication experience. So many issues of balance, sharpening, temper, labor etc. I've never tried replacing all of my "Y" style medium duty blades but I have found that the dealer who supplies parts for the state highway / road maint people has the...

I work alone and at 81 had trouble aligning implements for hitching like the 7ft bush hog and swapping in/out the flail mower. I invested in "Jiffy Hitch" self-centering frames and housings which solved that problem. Not cheap but solid, well made. If interested & you can't find them in a...

With smaller Kubotas (and Deeres) there is often just not quite enough voltage getting thru all the safety switches, etc. to trigger the solenoid. Of course clean and sand every battery cable & start related cable end that you can find. Then suggest you try hooking a battery charger to the...

Find a replacement and sell this one for parts. No, I mean the tractor, not the wife.

He has been quiet while the rest of us rattled on ... but I he mentioned early that he only needs to use the cutter a small amount (at most 20 hrs per year he said.) And he is considering this particular heavy duty 6ft hog because it is available nearby, in good shape and $3000 as opposed to $7K...

Well OK but this whole thread is about the advisability of the OP buying and using a 6ft heavy duty Bush Hog weighing 1300 lbs that he is considering, not a 7 foot model weighing 2000 lbs. I agree with big bubba -- the 6 ft will be just fine, no reason to go larger, good reasons NOT to go...

Weight on the seat interlocks cause nothing but grief and never saved anyone anywhere ever. Bullcrap that probably originated with lawyers. I guarantee it never originated with a farmer or tractor operator. Our world is full of this protection of ourselves disease.

VERY good data point for the Turkish OP. When you comfortably run a 7ft hog on a MX5800 he obviously will have no trouble doing it with a 6 ft model ! I disagree about avoiding Landpride. As far as I am concerned they build good solid equipment. I had a an FDR2572 finish mower which was a...

[all numbers from Tractor Data] Your MX5800 lists 57 to 61HP (net, gross) and PTO at 50. My MF2660 was called 81HP engine and yet in the dynamometer test it put out 90HP. I'm sure these things vary and I would not go so much by the numbers. What means more to me is that my Deere was 48HP...

Couple of comments: 1) You have PLENTY of oomph for a 6 foot hog. I ran a Deere MX6 for years using a 48hp JD 4700 and it was a great combo with zero issues (other than it threw a stump jumper a couple of times.) Now I am NOT one going around trying to clear saplings and thickets but you...

Sounds good -- my older MF2660 does not have those kinds of error codes. It has idiot lights and warnings, etc. but no visible codes. Be interested to hear what you find.

First find the model on your deck. Should be a label or decal. If you cannot find it , a little web work should find the model of the deck on your B5100. Then the deck manuals might be available on line (and all you need is a diagram from one page.) HOWEVER, this may not be easy (or even...

I certainly do not recognize the error. Since the red error triangle was blinking I'd get to the bottom of it before using it much. Does it act badly? What symptoms if any? Move OK , run OK? Does the slide shifter transmission and control act normal? Have normal power ? Turbo charger...

Assuming that you checked the thermostat, have it in correctly blew out the crud from the radiator exterior, made sure the water pump belt is tight, made sure there is no blown head gasket, etc. Don't forget a bad radiator cap (or a leaky gasket on one) can cause overheating. If none of the...

Your photo is helpful. Yeah, I agree that "the more the nuts are tightened towards the axle the more the front of the deck gets raised." If things are not resolved when you get a chance to 'start over' this could be a baffling situation.

Yeah, I have been over to Europe a couple of times and looked at the tractors and attachments in use. Especially in steep mountainous areas they use a LOT of front mounted implements, cutters, etc. Much more so than I have ever seen in the USA.

Understand. I assume you are using the Kubota BX mid mount mower and the manual I have shows it being used with either the BX1800 series or the BX2200 series tractors. I need to go back and hunt my manual but it had the little discussion about "X minus Y" measurements with X being front and Y...

Gracious -- you have a lot more faith in flails for cutting heavy stuff than I do. The 2" stuff will cause frequent stops for maintenance and the 4" stuff is simply absurd. Yes, unrealistic. I understand that hammer style flails will take a lot more beating and survive heavy brush and limbs way...

"Bolts on the front link?" I assume you mean the nuts on the front link , right and left. Each side having 2 nuts so it is a lock nut configuration. The only adjustment to the length of the parallel linkage (and to blade leveling) is those nuts. I say DECK leveling but it is really the BLADE...

I do not see sharpening flail mower blades in the sense of going through all of them. There are several reasons and a suggestion: 1) The Y blades on my 78" Alamo are not top of the line heavy but they are also cheap. Stocked in quantity by shops for State Road machines. If your time is worth...

Like everyone else I say pull using the drawbar in rear. DO NOT HESITATE to use that drawbar. By design the drawbar is BELOW the rear axle level so when you put a lot of force in pulling on the drawbar you are adding weight to the front wheels, not lifting them. You cannot tip the tractor if...

Wow! that is sounding nightmarish. Over the years I have had 2 steering cylinder seals go , both times on BX2200 Kubotas. Both times a dealer removed the cylinder and rebuilt it with new seals, etc. for about $60 worth of parts and around $100 labor (which was only an hour of labor.) One of my...

Water getting into oil or grease leads to brown goo...

Not sure if this helps but... I have a 40" PTO driven tiller (Pittsburgh brand) that I have used on our BX2200 several times over many years of ownership. In previously tilled soil (like our garden plot) the tractor would have no trouble driving a lot wider tiller. Everything considered, a 48"...

Nice clarification Mr Climber with the two white lines. Might need some heat to bend it back into alignment. I think I can see a slight "kink" in the rod leading to the clevis so that is probably where the bend is, not the clevis itself.

Yes, I agree. Looks slightly bent outward. Not to be ridiculous, but besides the bent part I assume you are putting the yoke on with the correct side up?

I'm not 100% sure I understand the question but offer this comment: Yes, when you select a spot between the two Draft lever extremes, that spot determines & adjusts the sensitivity of the Draft sensing. I just don't know on your tractor which extreme of the Draft lever takes Draft control out...

As msseyrider points out these are the two functions of the 2 levers. For any application other than plowing and cultivating the Draft function needs to be disabled and can become very confusing if it is not. Usually putting the Draft lever all the way up (or one extreme or the other depending...

I have no way of knowing but there must be a nameplate or sticker or some indication of the brand (and model surely) on the body of the loader valve.

None of my business but why on earth don't you get the brand and model number off of the loader valve and get the diagrams and descriptions of everything about it on-line? Which ports are for what, etc.

I am not able to follow exactly what you did (but that's OK as long as it works!) There is something rather undesirable about having to hold your joystick back (or in any direction) with a seatbelt or any other means. That says you must be disconnecting your normal front end loader hoses such...

No. There is no fuel related issue that would allow starting and running the engine and then it be forced to shut down when you attempt tractor motion or to run the PTO. Chewwy you had a very different problem.

OK, If you have no need for more typical farm tractor implements run by (or moved up/down by) hydraulics, all you may be trying to do is tap into the hydraulic pump pressure on the tractor to operate something like a log splitter (??) If so all the discussion about remotes and RCVs etc. goes...

Nothing I know about is 4 way (?) The loader control valve is what you already have in place to control your front end loader. That "loader valve" can be found by tracing the hoses back from the cylinders on your loader. Should be four hoses all connecting to that loader valve plus the cables...

Unless you are innovative and make some changes to the MMM. Depends on what the OP needs or should have for his steep ground whether it makes sense for him or not.

I should have mentioned that "remotes" is short for remote control valves (RCVs). In this picture you will see where I have marked the RCVs, the fluid paths, etc. In my case I have 2 remotes and they are mounted together in what is called an RCV block. There can be just one, or two like mine or...

You have a way more mechanical experience than I do. I'll go ahead and make a few comments for you. The term normally used for those remote hydraulic ports or 'rear hookups' as you call them is "Remotes." Most tractors out there with remotes had them installed by the dealer who sold the...

I find the grapple so useful on a farm tractor it stays on more so than the bucket. On that size tractor you are making me wonder why you need a third function...and whether you are expecting too much from the machine...nibbing into your business... Someone else suggested Bro Tek and I...

With 227 hrs on it is it still under warrantee? Ask the dealer without necessarily getting into a service call or doing anything. I don't know about the 2706E but my Massey has a separate pump for the 3 pt hitch. No idea what your "ongoing issues" are. First make sure your draft control...

To be honest... never. Put in tubes. I have a BX2200 we bought in 2001 and it was a year or two old then with 200 hours. I replaced one front tire only because of damage. I see nothing wrong with the tires now at 950 hours. Garage kept all 24 years. I also have older B2150 Kubotas one of...

Flails are good tools and the hammer type will certainly allow beating down some heavier stuff. Reading thru your narrative I have these observations: nothing like authority but opinion... I think the 6ft hog you already have is the right tool for your larger acreage. You probably could trade...

Not sure which machine you are talking about. The Kubotas I have use a common sump for the hydraulics and the transmission. I believe the Deere 4600 I had did too. Many tractors do. If I were you I would ask the local dealer for whatever brand it is. They should be happy to discuss that.

I do not know if the brakes are wet or not on my BX2200 nor do I know if the brakes are different on the BX25 than on my BX2200. I do know this -- the brakes on BX2200s are the most worthless ineffective excuse for brakes on any tractor I have ever been on of many sizes and brands. My 1954...

Are you saying the clutch and throw out bearing are $2000 or more? $2500 to $3000 from dealer? I am old ... but that is absurd.

Can you get it inside in warm temps? If so leave it over night. See if something is iced (water frozen in some unfortunate place.)

Could even be the steering wheel slipping on the shaft into the steering valve. Is that slotted for a key? I do not know, would think it would be. Assume your warrantee is out. I suppose worst fear would be some sort of internal failure of the steering valve but especially on a low hour tractor...

This sounds like the classic standard problem with small Kubotas (and Deere, and others.) First of course check your battery condition AND clean all the terminals and the ground at the chassis too. Assuming the problem persists it is almost certainly the voltage drop from the battery to the...

Agree. At most this advice against fluid in rear tires on that machine is ass covering ... in case somebody gets to rocking the thing around to the point where the sloshing becomes a significant variable -- which is far fetched to begin with. Only an excessive staff of lawyers would be concerned.

I agree that things vary quite a bit from application to application. I pull a 7ft Bush Hog brand hog weighing 1500 lbs on hilly pasture, usually involving 45% slopes and in places a little over 50%. Almost none of my part of WVa is flat. Always wear a fairly heavy DL250 FEL with either my...

No disrespect Brown Dog but I disagree. I run fluid filled tires on an 81HP MF 2660 since 2011. Never ever felt that I had any lack of power. The fluid is NOT robbing power at all and certainly not 'pretty bad.' Before that I ran a JD4800 for 10 years with fluid in the tires. Glad I did. Never...

I think your bed will be fine. Of course if there is some way to reinforce the area where the springs attach to the aluminum that has to be good for overall use and life of the trailer. On the ramp I would tend to bolt some lumber onto the ramp where the tire tracks will be, 2x10 oak would be...

No idea how the ramps are made or the bed of your trailer. I think your main issues (if any) will be the ramps and possibly flimsy bed (?) If the bed is anything other than wood I would add some plywood just as temporary cover for the bed. The ramps -- whatever it takes. If they are aluminum...

One option is to use the $1200 and buy 8 or 10 batteries for that price and let them sit on trickle charge for a few years. Good grief!

Wow is that a great/helpful find ptsg. "You are a gentleman and a scholar! "

Good find, very interesting. Obviously a unique special case with controlled conditions, no drop offs here and there, etc. Would be neat to find out what their design restrictions and ideas were. Quite rare overall facility I'm sure.

Your preferred route is to carry some form of spare battery around with you. I know that works but is of limited practical use with small cramped vehicles, is vulnerable to not being charged up when you need it the worst, etc. There is still a lot of use for jumper cables for most people.

Replying to post #26 There is no such thing as a DC transformer. Any transformer involves a primary and secondary coil and requires change in current flow (dL/dt being rate of change and that has to be non-zero to create the fluctuating electric field in a transformer) at some frequency back...

Off on a side track but ... you said "and looked like a high school kid did the work in shop class." Hey sixdogs, what you talkin bout !? I might resemble those remarks... I built a hay wagon when I was in 9th grade shop. Tied up the shop floor for months. Took a whole semester. It was made...

I was expecting you to say she became your wife...making a good story no matter which way it is told. All good.

Sorry Ray but that is not the case. Voltage drop across given length of wire for a given amount of EFFECTIVE current is the same be it AC or DC. There are probably a dozen reasons that AC is predominantly used worldwide for long distance power transmission as well as local distribution to the...

Now it sounds to me like there must be more interesting details in your rescuing a stranded young lady in distress...

What on earth is that? Takes at least two people besides being weird ...

Does your tractor have draft control (e.g. 2 levers, one for position and one for automatic depth control level?) On that size tractor I doubt if you do. If you do, the draft control lever probably got set wrong accidentally. Also, the way you described the issue we cannot tell if you did the...

You do not need any larger than 2 gage cables. Four gage would do for most cases but 2 is better if you want "heavy duty." Length is an issue most of the times I have needed jumper cables and you need to evaluate what length you need. I would not consider less than 8 ft length and 12ft will be...

It does make a difference if you wanted to fabricate one yourself. I can see Scootr's aluminum a good solution if making one myself but if buying I'd still go with Fiberglas.

I ordered my canopy 10 years ago from CoverMyTractor.com It is fiberglass. I have been 100% happy with it and I use it exactly as you describe -- shielding me from overhanging branches, falling branches etc. I have developed a habit of checking to see that an overhanging branch will scoot...

Refused to move? Please elaborate/tell us more. Does the engine run? Any noises when you try to move it? Harry has good suggestions above. I have some Kubota B2150s that have a small swinging sheet metal toothed lever about 2 in long whose purpose is to hold the clutch just short of engaging...

I still think it is a fuel issue. Suggest that you disconnect the fuel line as close to the injection pump as possible. See if you can get fuel flow out of the open line there. I'm guessing you will have just a small momentary fuel flow and then none while cranking or with the key in the...

I have a BX2200 also. How big a snowblower to drive with it? We have had so little snow here in Southern MD for the last decade I've had no need for a blower here. I do use a 5ft PTO driven rear snow blower (on an older, somewhat larger B2150) up in the mountains.

Yes, the news media quoting wind chill numbers as if they are temperatures is one of the ugly diseases of our time (in my disgruntled opinion.) Any fool knows it feels colder with wind, we do not need such numbers , and about 1/3 of the population goes around quoting them as if they are...

Nice, nice, VERY nice. As usual I recommend mixing your #2 diesel fuel 50/50 with #1 kerosene. Additives work to some extent and fuel SHOULD be treated in your area... however you probably had "summer fuel" in it and it takes awhile to get fresh fuel all the way through. Being in your area I...

Most tractors have at least one wire in the back end of the sheet metal which stays hot anytime the engine is running. My various older Kubotas do. You might find the hot wire at a rear fender with a meter and crimp into it with a new wire leading to a plug. Buy a plug to mate with the existing...

I bought a 2010 MF 2660 low profile open station brand new in early 2011 which was made in Brazil. I had some major "infant mortality" issues which my US dealers eventually got fixed. After that it has been a great tractor with no problems (other than last year it had minor smoking issues and I...

Oh geeze! Just re-read you original description. I would bet that it was much colder than "the 20's" during the several hours before you tried to start it. That would cause the gelling to occur in your more open places like fuel lines and filters. Then after it warmed back up into the 20's it...

It sounds that way ... except that diesel fuel will not gel at 20 degrees. More like 10 or 11 degrees. I too would use a mix of kerosene and diesel, #1 with #2 , as all serious heavy equipment operators do in cold climates. "Frozen" does not happen but gelling can happen...just not at 20...

PTSG is right about how draft control functions of course. I wonder of you misread the directions and may have disabled the Draft Control rather than enabling it? I assume the 7060 uses top link sensing (and am too lazy to look it up.) The tractor's internal hydraulic system has to sense when...

Does the engine continue to turn over as long as you want (with the starter) after it sputters each try? If it does I suspect some kind of fuel blockage. First thing to check is filters. Having had it 15 years you probably need to change the filters anyway unless recently done. I cannot...

Those are super useful and versatile machines. I have 3 older B2150s which I obviously love. [While much older I think the B2150 is roughly the same size as yours.] One is HSD and the other 2 are stick. I actually prefer the stick EXCEPT for tight quarters lawn work. The B2150 sticks have a...

No better idea -- very likely at any MF dealer. OR AGCO Parts can get you the part number off it and you can use that to probably just order one from Amazon or using web search based on that part number. BUT ... The dealer should be willing to help with that small issue AND may well...

Are there "Flat Rate Manuals" for tractors like there are for cars and trucks? Would be good to know.

That is the right stuff. You will be glad you went that way in the long run. Hope it fits your 1825 without mods.

Seems to me this injector issue has finally been nailed as THE problem. Having heard the same symptoms on multiple brands of tractors I wonder if the common culprit is the injectors AND are these injectors from a common source for multiple brands? Frank, being an injector issue not the...

The triangular hitch I use (really a "T" in my case) had been narrowed by the previous owner making it handy for me to use on a Kubota B2150. Also works on the larger MF2660.

Yep, that is exactly what I was suggesting in post # 2. I got one used but cost me more than that one is new !

Several comment -- you should be looking for 2 5/16 hitchball with the smaller shaft, not a different draw bar. They are available. I had the same situation with a Kubota drawbar and smaller hole. The other comment is, since you are planning to pull/maneuver your trailer around the property I...

You're never going to find one...If you really feel you need it, have one made by any competent welding shop. That's a pretty simple part.

This is a profound, if not colossal, finding. Because... so many users of not only MF tractors, not only 1740M but others have reported this SAME DISEASE in the life of this thread. I think there are multiple threads on the issue as well. Does the tractor world have THAT MANY "bad injectors?'...

Where do you live? There are welding shops and hydraulics people who deal with a lot more extreme differences than this sounds. It can be pricey but NOT necessarily. Let us know where you are and maybe some worthwhile recommendations can be made.

I cannot get your sound/video to come up. Regardless as I said to start with you really out to put this square in the lap of the dealer where you bought it and insist on evaluation and repair.

My BX2200 cannot be a whole lot different than yours. Mine has an LA211 loader. The frame was bent slightly by the not-real-bright former owner so it takes a lot of non-standard pain to get it on and off. I can still do it by myself. Without the spindled/bent loader frame it would be literally...

As much as this has been beat on it remains baffling. Someone's gotta solve it. No more comment from the dealer !? This really falls on AGCO to get to the bottom of it.

Good info and link to the Chevron book. Thanks for providing that very detailed tech info.

There is a LOT wrong with this dealer's treatment of you as a customer and it is utterly unrelated to where you bought the machine. It may feel awkward at times having another dealer who did not sell the tractor do the warrantee repairs, but they have no choice as a dealer. I have preached...

That has been my experience with Massey Ferguson as well.

In spite of my apprehension over owning a newer machine and the rigors of DPF and regen there is strength in numbers. So many are dealing with those things these days it will get solved in a jiffy.

I don't know but you sure are making me glad I do not own a new enough tractor to involve regen !! ... my sympathies...

It is just the geometry of the 3pt and your hog. Play with it until it is in the right holes to get the lift you want. There is the difference of top link holes mentioned by Mr. Gooding but that is just one of many. Not sure about yours, but many tractors have a selection of holes for pins on...

I suspect that is good advice -- don't worry about it. Since you use it mostly in cooler weather it makes sense to use thinner oil. I'd probably go to 5W 30 instead of 10W 40 but this is not going to make any huge difference. I'm not an advocate of additives but in an older tractor like that it...

How cold was it? Are you running multigrade oil? What numbers? Did the oil pressure return to high end of the gage ?

First, get your battery tested. Many auto parts stores do it and for free. Of course clean the cable ends and connections (both ends) retighten cable bolts, etc. You will NOT find 40 volts anywhere on the tractor (unless maybe internal to the alternator diode bridge doing the conversion from AC...

Is that 'overflow bottle' pressurized? Have a radiator cap on it (like VWs used to) ? or is it really just an overflow and recovery bottle? Probably the latter. I'd look in to the (cool) radiator under the pressure cap. If the liquid is covering the cores well just put the cap back on tight...

Well Euro style is fine (and solid) if you can get the few specific implements you need to fit it. Nothing wrong with that if you can get what you need. A skid steer compatible SSQA gives you access to at least 100 times as many options for things that will fit it. We all have preferences and...

A few comments: I have zero direct experience with the Mitsubishi engine. In my opinion you are in the sweet spot of buying -- finding one with 400hrs on it that is in good shape. It will likely outlast you and be "just as good as a new one." Tractor Data website lists the 1759 but not...

Sorry but the English is pretty clear: I do not know how to get TSB's but the dealer should at least let you read it. I do not see how he can claim it does not apply when the title of the TSB looks like an exact match for the issue. As with almost every serious issue on tractors it is very...

[Surely] no one is going to tackle turbo disassembly not knowing what the cause of these (many) cases turns out to be With so many sets of near identical symptoms SOMEBODY is going to solve this to benefit us all I cannot believe all the various dealers involved are going to get away with...

But Wrangler -- if the OP had that relay directly feeding the solenoid he would not have this hesitancy to start problem in the first place , would he ? I'm think8ng his machine does not have that relay (?)

Holy Moly -- you mean there is provision for keeper bolts? Not provided. Not explained. Known to the Co. for multiple years! I would think by now there would be hordes of ambulance-chasing lawyers crawling all over each other making a fortune off of this !!!

Checking all those things mentioned = good of course but you have mentioned what I think is a clue to your issue: [Note this has been written up in other threads on TBN about starting issues esp with Kubota] You said you connected the battery charger (to an already well charged battery) and...

Wow Surgeon -- this is seriously good information: -- Model # not what you thought -- Guarantee ! -- and to top it off there is service bulletin out on it. Kudos to whitetiger

Amen ! Me too.

Agree for sure BUT I think it important to get to the bottom of how it happened. For many reasons. Without knowing exactly how it happened you are so vulnerable to the unknowns when you try to preclude future issues.

I suppose the belt may have had issues but it looks more like the belt was the last victim of the incident rather than a cause. I have had Kubota original belts on 2 BX2200's (one over 20 years, 900+ hrs) and 2 on B2150's (one 27 years and one 5 years that I've owned it but probably original...

No photos of the shaft or the inside of the pulley (the only spots where anything looks abnormal.) The shop has these right now. The output shaft of the gearbox seemed solid/normal smooth and not rocking or wobbly when I got that off the deck. Everything rotates and seems smooth/normal in the...

This deck is a RCK60B23BX model ser. 67407 Bought this tractor with 218 hrs on it from a dealer in PA. Was traded in on larger machine. As perfect a condition as I have seen a used Kubota. The dealer had serviced it just before my purchase. I greased the deck at start of this season. It cuts...

There is NO WAY that that loader should have come off if the pins were all in place and the loader properly seated on the mounts. It is not like there are only 3 or 4 of these things out there... Surely you did not have it securely in place (which is hard for you to accept as no doubt you feel...

I mow about that same amount of acreage every year (some of it twice a year) with a 7ft Bush Hog using an 81hp MF2660 tractor, open station. With the rocks here and there, it is very times consuming but I can cover about 2.2 ac per hour. Have tried a 7'5" flail mower which works great BUT will...

Man, that is a great question! If the blades were each an inch shorter than the originals -- that would do it.

Several possibilities, none very obvious. Might have bent guides under the deck that are there to guide flow around/among the blades. If bent, one of those guides MIGHT cause a strip of uncut grass (?) Second, are the blades solidly in place so they will not turn or be loose on the shafts? I...

I suppose so BUT...why does it consistently wait about 40 minutes worth of operation in the case of the OP? And why does the problem go away if you wait a while? Regardless this is squarely in the lap of AGCO/MF to solve and stop the problem.

I have a BX2200 that ALWAYS runs closer to the red mark on temp than I like anytime that the outside air is over 90 deg and I am mowing medium to high grass using a 60 belly deck for more than a half hour. Have had this same thing with multiple BX2200's. I think it is the nature of the beast...

Yes, absolutely make sure you get the problem described well and documented in writing to your dealer and to AGCO. I think they will be honest in supporting you guys with this problem but even so it has to get documented and provable. Good luck.

Well lack of torque or oomph is definitely not the problem. Will your 1000 rpm PTO work OK with other implements or have you tried it? Possibly a conflict with some other setting on the tractor. My first guess is it has nothing to do with the hay conditioner but is something going on with the...

OK JS4024. You are a disgruntled customer. We believe you. I assume that means regarding Massey-Ferguson equipment since that is what you are cussin' mad about. OK, you are entitled. You won't, however, be able to claim some stuff without me calling Bull on you. You say AGCO is a European...

Deere wheels probably would have jerks... ...you mean zerks. Just kidding !! The replacement wheels I bought (post #2 above) unfortunately do not have zerks and really no good way to lubricate them at all. There are primarily 2 types of mid-mount mower decks -- the suspension ones like my...

Short answer is NO. I have done pretty extensive searching and cannot find any wheels with actual bearings. In my case I was looking for replacement wheels for the 60" deck on the BX2200 Kubota. I did find a pkg of 4 of them at reasonable pricing (my daughter also had a BX2200 and some of hers...

"Never using the 3pt for anything" -- that is quite rare among the owners I know. Interesting spectrum of what people do with the machines they buy. Maybe (probably) I do not have a good sample as to what people are doing statistically with the GC240 TLB size/type machines. Good info all around.

Yeah, and a related question: I see that heavy mount on the rear that is obviously not a 3pt hitch. I assume that is (strange to me but no doubt common) backhoe hardware. Have you used it much or at all as a backhoe? Do you find it handy/cumbersome/rotten or easy to put the 3pt hitch hardware...

No Kubota dealers in Sweden? Kubota in Japan can probably export the hose assembly to you. The hard part is making contact with the right people unless you have Kubota dealers in Sweden.

You know, this world has gone berserk. I like old used (read that simple) tractors better and better as every day goes by... it is not just insane prices...

$1200 each for fuels injectors?

If you are ordering a new tractor, one thing is for sure -- the dealer will find an operator's manual and loan it to you. There may be reason to question the accuracy of the brochures but not the operators manuals. The MF operator manuals show all the possible wheel configurations and give...

Very slim chance you MIGHT find one in a savage yard somewhere. Also the MF dealer ought to be able to check inventory and find out if there are any on a dealer's lot. I think your best option is almost certain to be repair. A competent welding shop can fix that loader frame. Also an...

Yeah, one wonders if the starter is frozen.

Hey, that's great news. Enjoy the new 4707. You will find many proponents of various additives commenting once in a while here on TBN. I am no advocate of additives but I do use SeaFoam a few times a year in most of my machines. Another of the most prominent brands is Power Service in...

If it really is water in the fuel use a can of "dry gas" or one of the common diesel additives that removes the water from the fuel and causes it to burn out in normal operation. Being brand new like that you should of course get concurrence from your dealer FIRST before putting anything in...

I do not own an 1165 but will comment briefly: Most of these safety cutoffs are make/break switches carrying very low current, not relays (to the best of my knowledge and all the tractors I have worked on. ) Often the switches (especially on things like drive levers) are just mechanical...

While we re in a lull here, I had occasion to price a replacement turbo for my 4 cyl Perkins in a MF2660 last Nov. the MF dealer price was $1643 but a rebuild could be had around half that price. Of course the Chinese offerings were wildly scattered from $300 on up. Somewhat academic since...

Holy cat ! I mean Holy Cow!

I think I know what you mean but what does a laptop have to do with it? Is there a socket on newer tractors where a diagnostic tool can be plugged in to check error codes? I am advocating that there SHOULD be such standardized sockets/wiring on all new tractors (my inputs to the USDA) but they...

Dave, you know what I mean -- connect an improvised container with a fuel line direct to the injection pump inlet using gravity feed -- thus bypassing any and all other fuel line/filter/tank/lift pump, etc. possible issues. Would need to be a sturdy enough "IV drip bag" (hospital room...

Your turbo charger is too expensive for AGCO company to throw that guess at the problem. On the other hand, we do not know what all THEY know about the total population of tractors with this disease. Just as a tech issue (independent of the $ advisability of trying a new turbo) I am puzzled by...

probably right...and readily debugged using Ipakiz's idea in post #2.

Not enough information...

Great idea...bordering on genius, anyway good enough to applaud loudly !

Well !! That is the smoking gun in a large sense -- because that example circumstance eliminates all loads, the tranny, etc. This nails the fact that your problem is the engine or it's controls. Sounds awfully simple, even like an oversimplification, but that is a big piece of information...

To clarify, in that Wed 6/19 situation a few hours ago, where you disengaged the mower and could not get the engine to rev on up to 2000 rpm... was that on the level, or up a hill ? .., in fwd motion with controls calling for more forward speed ? Not just sitting there, right ? I assume so...

For sure your dealer should know of thermal protection if it is there, AND whether there is a "limp mode" like modern cars/trucks have. Yours does not quite act as extreme as "limp mode" (at least the kind I have had happen on my F-150. It doesn't slow down it goes dead and then can barely be...

This is turning out to be a real ball-buster... I went back over every post in this thread & it is baffling. I'll toss in a couple more thoughts: 1. Absolutely stick with your dealer and service rep in trying to get to the bottom of it (and of course retain guarantee coverage.) 2. I would...

How about a little more info on your new-to-you machine? Hours, year? These were last made in 1985 says TractorData. No matter in that regard as I have a B 2150 made in the 1980's in the best shape of any similar one I've ever seen. Note to admin of TBN: showing laboracer as "New...

Leaks in cracked hoses is first guess. I thought the steering and 3pt pumps were two different pumps (??) I assume you already checked fluid levels. Very puzzling why turning the steering wheel makes even a temporary change in the rear hydraulics...

I really hope it holds and you solved your problem. These incidents are always at least somewhat educational for all of us ...similar to a bunch of old men sitting on a sagging bench in front of the Post Office porch in a country town solving world politics... What puzzles me is that I bought...

Well, you have a long history of experience so I must assume you have checked the hyd fluid, made sure there is plenty of that, looked at (or replaced) the hyd filters so they are not clogged or restrictive, etc. At first blush it would seem like the main HST is gasping for fluid. I'm...

Water tests (?? not sure what that is) don't count. It is Pressure that matters. One can borrow a radiator pressure test kit from most any friendly repair shop OR they can be had under $50 from Amazon. I got one myself, they are easy to use, come with a variety of adapters to match most if...

You appear to be kj.2944 in the other forum. I see the distant dealer 92 miles away is going to investigate (having been recommended by the regional MF Rep.) They are leaning toward injection and/or "programming" issues which makes sense to me. Replacing transmissions is/was absurd in my...

I think I mentioned this before but it is really worth doing to engage a MF regional service rep. They have a lot of horsepower in terms of resolving issues but aside from that they also have access to a lot larger set of info than the typical dealer. The Regional Rep may very well have seen...

That's what I'm saying. There could be difficulty if the pans are plastic or something molded to the aluminum tubes with his damage so close the pan/bottom horizontal part.

I agree with Dmacleo -- Also I doubt that the JB Weld ,wonderful goo that I have found it to be, will hold pressure or may not. Better off finding someone who does welding/brazing and get a serious attempt at repair. Do not have to be a "radiator shop" per se. Like rural Arkansas I find that...

I think it is a pretty likely bet that never having been used for 17 years the 2nd stage of the clutch that engages/disengages the PTO is rusted together. Not sure how best to jar it loose, but you probably can without busting anything. My guess would be that some continued use of the PTO...

This is agonizing because you have relatively minor damage and yet with the leak you cannot ignore it. There HAS to be shops in driving distance able to repair that damage and at very least solder / plug the holes. Many times shops do minor radiator repair yet are not mainly 'radiator...

Don't go buying anything at the moment. First find the temp sensor (usually looks like an oil plug in the side of the head with a single wire to it.) Make sure the wire is connected well and trace it back as far as you can, making sure it is not loose or cut or chewed in half. I do not have...

There should be some radiator shops not too far from you. However, I got a new replacement radiator from Amazon for a Kubota BX2200. You should be able to order one for your GC. If it is TOO high $, then go hunt a radiator shop.

Could be (clogged suction filter) but, if it is that, it is hard to picture why that would wait 40 minutes of run time before becoming noticeable. Maybe happens as the hyd fluid gets warm enough to cause the issue ??

Yes, really !! The OP said the dealer had had it for around 4 weeks, I think, and was baffled. A baffled dealer does not end a warrantee. The Regional Service Reps are in place for those things AND they have access to backup help beyond what the dealer does. The OP needs to request /insist...

Oh No ! I did not mean that you should change your hydro fluid again ! I do not think that is needed nor would it do any good. You certainly used very well recognized hyd fluid and not accidentally some other fluid. The issue MIGHT relate to the hydrostatic drive but that is just one more...

Any chance that some accidental "other fluid" might have been put in the hydro system? I'm not talking just a brand difference or claims of some wonderful performance of the OEM trans fluid, I mean some totally different oil not intended for a hydrostatic transmission?? If you changed it...

Good point -- maybe some aspect of the mower gets hot after about 40 min of usage and begins to load down the tractor or at least increase the load on it. Gearbox on the mower ? Something else on the load side rather than the tractor itself? Another afterthought: Maybe the turbo is not...

Certainly the R1 tires are much better for what you are doing than R4s. The 1547 was sold in both 2 WD and 4WD versions. Do you have 4 WD ? Obviously you need it regardless of what tires you are using.

Oil coolers are separate from radiators. Usually in front of the radiator. How much oil are you seeing in the radiator? You had the GC for a long time or just got it? ... Knowing very little to nothing about your case, I would have to guess you may have a blown head gasket. Many repair...

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...