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This might be helpful: Hydraulic oil will absorb oil until it is saturated, then free water will accumulate below the oil. If you see cloudy oil but no free water then it has water but is not yet saturated. For my M6800 I attached short hoses to a hydraulic filter adapter and two fittings on...

I noticed a grapple cylinder rod seal leak, so I replaced the seal. Then a lift cylinder rod started leaking. A seal supplier website stated "if you have a rod seal leaking, you might as well replace them all at the same time because they tend to all go bad at the same time. Well, the rest of...

After a heavy rain period I noticed a split in the shifter boot on my M6800. Decided to check the tranny/hydraulic fluid and it was like pea green soup, emulsified water in oil. Changed the boot, filters, and oil. I used a Donaldson spin on hydraulic filter from ebay, connected to a remote...

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My T190 has a plastic tank for the hydraulic oil. When. I bought the machine used I paid the dealer for a tech to come check it out. Worth it. The tech removed a plug in the top of the hydraulic tank and inserted an extendible magnet to check the tank bottom for steel particles. Nothing...

When i bought my T190 machine used it had 3" of mud in the belly pan. Took a while to scrape it out. Now is is full of trash and hydraulic oul. What is the best way to clean this area? I see something like steep ramps and the machine driven up a ramp, so the junk flows out the back...

Well the hose connection to the pump is easier to turn using Bobcat special tool 000001. If it saturday when the dealer is closed and if NAPA is out of this tool then you can get the pieces at a pawn shop. A Chinese 1-1/4 wrench, and a 1/2 drive socket, welded into a long shank crowfoot...

Today i got a low charge pressure shutdown about the time I smelled hydraulic fluid. The hose from the fan motor to the right rear side of the pump is leaking. Looks hard to get to the pump connection. A few questions: Is there a cause for this, like relief valve failure? Any tricks for...

Here is some information for those wishing to secure their very remote shop, or at least know the alarm it activated. My shop is so remote there is no phone lines. I installed a honeywell alarm system, but there is no phone lines in the area. The neighbor calls with his cell if the...

I understand the ethanol in today's gas is not good for chainsaws. Stihl sells some premix, ethanol free but it is $32 per gallon. There are some stations that sell ethanol free gas, but non near here. Yesterday I stopped at the airport and filled up my red 5 gal can with aircraft gas. The...

Would anyone with experience with the T590 give your thoughts about the machine? Pros and cons? Comparison to T190?

I have a T190 w/o AC. Because of bees I'm considering a new T590 with enclosed Cab, A/c. At the dealer I could not believe how many parts that use to be steel are now plastic. Even the floor? I imagine in 10 years my foot falling thru. My T190 has almost no plastic. Have you seen any...

I'm curious of the evolution of track sprockets. I replaced my T190 sprockets. The old sprocket is very hard. A file barely scratches it. The new sprocket is a casting that is much softer. Any one know the history and whys of track sprockets?

While installing a chain box I drilled two holes in the side and tapped them 3/8-16. I thought I would be drilling into nothing, but the drill hit something. What is behind this area?

This week I noticed a small pool of oil below the left drive motor. The entire area around the motor looks wet. My question is, is it more likely to he a hose issue, or motor seal failure? Also, if it a motor leak, can the motor be re-sealed or must it be rebuilt? Machine has 2300 hours.

My shop has a loud alarm system, but no phone wires. Today I adapted a prepaid cell phone such that it will dial my cell number if the alarm is triggered. Had to open the case and solder tiny wires, but it looks like it will work. A 12v relay wired to the alarm horn signal will signal the...

I have the tracks off for changing final drive oi. What other maintenance should I do while the tracks are off?

While my tracts are off I pulled the side access plates to check case drain filter. The mud was almost up to the case drain filter. I got some of it out, but there is a lot more. I found one drain hole along the side, plugged. How important is it to keep this area clean, and what are ways...

Well, I pulled my tracks yesterday per the instructions from SSdoxie. Almost easy. I started to change final drive oil but had problems. 2. I have no service manual. There are two holes about 180 degrees apart, under the sprocket and just behind the flange at 1 and 7 o団lock. I looked for...

My T190 has 2200 hours and I want to change the final drive oil. I know all I need to about the correct oil, etc., but am nervous about pulling the tracks off myself. I'm 50 now and not real strong. I do have a concrete shop floor, overhead hoist, and can jack the loader up and put onto...

I noticed slop in my tilt cylinder ends so I pulled out the pin. Pin and rod end are both worn. 1. Is this wear inevitable, or a sign of poor maintenance? 2. Is there a fix that does not include " buy new cylinders"? 3. Do the rod ends have wear sleeves or bushings? 4. How much does it...

I bought a used T190. The lower left corner has a bar graph gauge for what I think is hydraulic charge pressure, which always looks low, about four bars are black at 2800 RPM. The error report shows several faults on low hydraulic charge pressure. What is hydraulic charge pressure? How high...

Has any one seen kits for tractor implements? I have access to a CNC plasma cutter and have a grapple design about finished. Also thinking about using the CNC to cut out kits of parts and selling them. Sort of like Heathkit was in electronics. My thought was to have all the CNC work...

The bobcat track loaders have a gearbox between the track motor and track sprocket. This oil should be changed every 500 hours. A dealer service manager said this is often not done and results in very expensive repairs as the failure dumps metal particles throughout the hydraulic system. I...

I'm looking at track loaders and skid steers. Bobcat has equipment with both radius lift (single pivot for lift arms) and vertical lift with a complex linkage. What is your opinion of the two, which is better? I listed the (A) advantages and (D) disadvantages of the two designs that I could...

Lots of posts here show bolts instead of pins and bushings for joints on projects. I would think pins with zerks and proper grease clearance would be better. I decided I like machines and am looking for a product and was thinking about getting a lathe and making pins and bushings. If I...

I bought this fancy drill press at an auction that no one showed up to. It's pretty cool because the clamp area can be moved around under the drill with cranks. On the way home at a gas station a guy offered me $500 for it. I was tempted to take it to the bank and be happy, but I also thought...

I wanted to put my garden into rows, so this what I built. It has a 10' tool bar with quick hitch connections cut with my plasma torch. I put three sections of a hipper that came from a junk yard. With a Speeco hitch on my tractor it is very fast to connect. It turns a 3000 sq ft garden...

I want to share what works very well for hooking up equipment with a heavy tung. Here I'm attaching a 14' disk. I use a Speeco hitch and welded hooks on both side. To hook up a drawbar implement I lower the hitch and sling a chain from one side, under the implement,and on the other side...

I want to build a grapple. The local steel yard has four grades of steel in 1/2" thick: A36, grade 50, grade 70, and T-1. I'm looking for information or help about how hard it is to drill, grind, and weld these grades. The plate parts will cut with CNC plasma, with no need to drill...

I have a new garden plowed with a sub soiler, middle buster, and disk. Now I need rows. What attachment works best?, or what are my options ? My tractor is about 70 hp and is heavy. With the middle buster the tires leave big ruts. I was thinking of making a tool bar with a four shank...

Spraying has worked well for me for weed control, but with no foam marker system sometimes it is hard to see where I have sprayed. Also, with lots of trees it is hard to get good coverage with a 20' boom. This is my solution: This sprayer rack I made fits into the ROPS holes on my ZD21 mower...

I used square tubing for a project and didn't want to have wasps build nests inside the tube, so I used a urethane foam to fill the ends. It seems like it will work well and was much faster and easier than welding on ends. After the stuff cured i trimmed it flush with the end using a sharp...

I made a subsoiler but know there is a lot of ways to customize, such as for cable plow work. If you have protos and ideas about subsoilers for TBN members, post them here. I'll start. I made this plow for about 1/2 the cost of a TSC plow and it has twice the steel. The shank is 1.25...

I once did a thread POST YOUR PICTURES OF FORKS and itturned into a great number of photos by TBNrs for sharing fork ideas. I think it is time to try the same for boom poles. Post your pictures of your boom poles and boom ideas. I'll start: My pole had an almost useless round loop on it...

Share your "build it yourself" sprayer photos on this post. I built this spray boom. The design requirements were: 1. No tools to install. 2. Folds if you hit something. 3. Spray with center section or all three sections 4. Fit in a pickup. 5. Light enough for one man to handle. 6...

I like picture to help me think of project ideas. Post your pictures of your boom pole here. If you are looking for ideas, this kind of post helps you cover a lot of ideas in a few minutes. A few ideas that were incorporated into my pole: 1. Fits a Cat I SPEECO quick hitch. Fast to...

There is a post on TBN called "Driveway Fixer". The thing is easy to make and works great. Mine keeps getting better. I added a 3pt hookup so I can pick it up with the 3pt Speeco. (?? Search for Speeco) Now I can pull it with a chain, or use it like a 10' blade using the 3pt. It makes the...

In the past TBN had posts that discussed removing a FEL without a nice concrete slab. This is my solution. The little feet that hold up the loader have holes in the ends. I drilled 1/2" holes ina a treated board with the hole spacing. A 1/2" bolt goes through the holes. Added 4 x 4 steel...

I saw this post. It is really a $1000 shreader, not a $2000 TW60. Even so, it might be a good beal for a TBN'r. Bid away, I already have a TW72. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=66880&item=3827822291&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

These three chain storage boxes are made from square tubing and hold my three chains at exactly where my hand is while I get off my tractor. I can grab a chain without even slowing down. One chain is 1/4" x 8', the other two are 1/4" x 116' and 20'. I get the system 70 chain. 1/5" is almost...

This auction might jelp someone determine what a spare set of tires/wheels is worth. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1920110442

I need an opinion on box blade size and price: Tractor is a Kubota M6800 with a rear tire width of about 76". Kubota suggests a box about 84" wide. A Gannon would be about $2,200. I found a used 72" Kubota B7576A box blade (made by Gannon) for about $900. It is missing several scarrifiers...

I had two extra magnets for a Chalkley cup and it was getting close to the 50 hour oil change, so I stuck them on the outside of the filter. After several days I changed the oild and filter. I cut the filter with a shears and found black stuff stuck to the inside where the magnets are...

I made a mistake when I bought my tractor. I didn't get a quick hitch at the same time. Be sure to get a quick hitch at the same time. Here is what happens if you don't: I got my tractor, then started collecting and building implements. Some I built to CAT II specifications, some to CAT I...

I found this on ebay. Have not bid yet because it is a long ship distance. Is this a good model? If any TBN reader is also interested bid away!. Land Pride (brand) 25-60 turf mower Item # 2049131359 Home & Garden:Lawn & Garden:Tools, Gear, Equipment:Power Equipment:Lawn Mowers, Tractors...

I have a Kubota M6800 that has a curve at the top of the exhaust. The tractor is too tall to fit in out garage. Will it hurt the tractor when rain gets in the exhaust pipe. Jim Poux

Has any one installed a magnet in their drain plugs? I'm coming up on 50 hours and will be changing all fluids. I found some little round rod magnets from the Chalkly cup source and am considering drilling a little hole partway in the drain plug and epoxy/ staking these in the plug. Any...

My dealer gave me a price of $700 for a second remote valve for my M6800. This seems like a lot for a valve, two hoses, and two couplers. Has anyone looked real close at a "kubota" remote hydraulic vale to see if it is actually another brend? I could see Kubota buying a Prince valve or...

I have seen pictures of these in catalogs. Built my own. It fits my truck, my tractor 3pt receiver hitch, and also my tractor front bumper. (next post) The receiver in my front bumper has been great. A place to pull from, add a weight rack, a spray boom, lots of other ideas to come. My...

I have a need for a forklift fork arrangement and others probably also do. I'd like to start a thread that has all pictures of loader or forklift fork arrabgements. It would provide a lot of good construction ideas for myself and others. I bought a used set of forks yesterday; $126 for a...

I have a new M6800. A friend needs help drilling sixty 6" holes in asphalt (old asphalt). He thinks his auger will drill with no problem. Would this be OK for my tractor? Would drilling 6" holes in asphalt be "abuse"? JRPoux

ON EBAY, I HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE: Gannon 3' scraper NO RESERVE Item # 1693227769 Business, Office & Industrial:Agriculture:Tractor Attachments Currently $250.00 First bid $250.00 Quantity 1 # of bids 0 bid history Time left 1 days, 18 hours + Location Catheys...

HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE: ON ebay: Gannon 3' scraper NO RESERVE Item # 1693227769 Gannon 3' scraper NO RESERVE Item # 1693227769 Business, Office & Industrial:Agriculture:Tractor Attachments Currently $250.00 First bid $250.00 Quantity 1 # of bids 0 bid history Time...

My M6800SD with 25 hours on it pops out of second gear into neutral. Serial number 62418. Another new M6800SD in this area, serial 62413, just spent many weeks in a dealer shop while the dealer and Kubota bickered about the warranty claim. We think it is parts in one gear sfaft and gear...

I saw this bucket on ebay, bid price at $50. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1652385150 The bars could be cut off pretty easy. Is anyone looking for a second FEL bucket for something special. It won't fit my FEL. (I am not the seller)

Has anyone tried a water level along the back of their box blade? I figure a 9' piece of 1/2" clear (tygon) vinyl tubing across the back of a 6' blade, with 18" white angle iron ends stands on the blade corners, and blue food coloring would be a real easy way to see if the blade is level. One...

After looking at the posts from Bird, PBurns, and DDT I got motivated to make a 3pt receiver hitch. Thanks all of you, the photos are a great way to help others see a design. This hitch works well. Built and painted this Thursday evening. Started with a $10 junk yard Cat III receiver...

I'm working on a grill guard right now. How important is a bumper? My tractor has FWD and the tires stick out. If I make a guard, should it stick out past the tires so the bumper hits before the tires? Do you push with the tractor much? jrpoux

I have the free use of an almost new 6' box scraper, but it is the cheapes thing you could call a box scraper. It is made of 1/4" plate and 3" x 3" x 1/8" sq tubing. I don't know the weight, but it seems to light. It just slides on the top surface. I also have a 6' concrete parking lot stop...

What do you tell your wife when you want another implement? , or want to go mow instead of watch the baby, or when you want to go work on the tractor. My replies have not been working too well. I usually get a reply that includes "stupid tractor". Are there other things that I also need to...

Dpes anyone think Kubota parts are way expensive? Before I bought my bota I price3d the two gears that are in each bevel gear front axle. $750 for one, $250 for the other.

I just received a Kubota M6800 4wd and had a thought about adding a small magnet to the various drain plugs at the 50 hour change. My Ford Explorer has a magnetic plug for the differentail, and I'm amazed at the ghray goop that comes off of it. I found a powerful, very tiny cylindrical "rare...