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I didn't know where to ask this question so I just chose this forum. Is it possible to hook up a battery jump pack to a trickle charger? I don't use the two that I have very often and that means that when I have to use one it usually is not fully charged. So my question is can you attach the...

I have a L3940 4WD that has developed a small oil leak in the left front Bevel Gear Case. Has to be the "O" ring or the oil seal inside the case. The tie rod end has to be removed to get the Bevel Gear Case off. My question is about removing the tapered tie rod end and ball. Is there any way to...

I have a L3940HST. I'm working on the 800 hour maintenance which includes checking the engine valve clearance. I have the fuel tank off and I'm ready to remove the valve cover on top of the engine. I decided to quit for the day but then started to look for the timing window. It has to be in the...

My neighbor has a 1953 John Deere M series tractor that he can't get started. Is there anywhere I can get a service manual for reference?

I have a L3940HST that has reached 800 hours. One of the 800 hour maintenance checks is the valve clearance. The valve cover sits right below the fuel tank and it doesn't look like you can get the valve cover off let alone have enough room to work in there. I'm wondering if anyone has done this...

Does anyone know of a way to find out the dimensions of a bushing when you only have the Kubota part number?

I am going to install a new compressor in my pole barn. The one I have now is air cooled and 30 gal. The new one is not air cooled. It has an oil bath gear case. On the old one I have a ball cock in a drain line to drain the accumulated water out of the bottom of the tank. I want to do the same...

Does anyone know off hand the thread size of the injectors and glo plugs for a Kubota B2710? Or direct me to a list of some sort if there is one that gives that sort of information. Thanks, Bill

I need help to troubleshoot why a tractor will not start. I'm helping my neighbor with his Cub Cadet 7260 26 HP diesel. We just got done putting a new dual clutch in it and he is having trouble starting it. It cranks well and puts out a puff of smoke but will not start. He says there was...

Can someone run me through the procedure to check and set valve clearance on a Mitsubishi 1.3L three cylinder diesel engine? I just helped my neighbor replace the clutch in his tractor and when we had the flywheel off the only marking I saw on the flywheel was a black Sharpe pen mark. If you...

My neighbor has a 26 HP Cub Cadet 7260 manual trans 4x4. A few days ago he was running it out behind his pole barn not doing anything strenuous. Just driving slow and moving along. He said he heard a "bang" somewhat below his feet in that area and the tractor stopped. It will not start. When...

My neighbor has a Cub 7260 26 HP manual trans. Yesterday he was driving it rather slow out past his pole barn and he heard what he calls a big bang just below his feet. He said it sounded like a drive shaft breaking but is isn't the drive shaft. He said the tractor shuddered and now it will not...

I have a B2710 with hydrostatic trans with 800+ hours on it. If I go down a hill on my property while mowing, the tractor will slip internally and get going too fast. It will not hold back and go down the hill slowly under control. It will "take off" so to speak. Now if I run the tractor in four...

I just did some maintenance on my B2710. One of the things I had to do was drain the hydraulic fluid and replace it. The manual indicates that it takes 3.7 gals to fill. My notes indicate that when replacing this fluid I should fill with three gals and then fine tune with a little more as needed...

I've got a BX1860 and the fuel gage just quit working. It reads full or almost full all the time. Any thoughts on what to look for or how to troubleshoot and repair??

I have a BX1860 with 550 hours on it. Used for cutting grass. Four wheel drive. Mower deck is 54". Has hydraulic set up for FEL or snow blower. Custom shock absorbing seat. I am the original owner. All maintenance was done by me and only Kubota parts and fluids were used. Has turf tires on it...

I have a Kubota B2710HSD that I bought in 2000. It came with R4 Ind. tires on it. I would like to replace the R4's with turf tires. The front tires are worn pretty bad but the rear tires look OK. I could just purchase the turf tires that are specified in my manual but I wanted to be sure that I...

Does anyone know if there is a drain plug into the water jacket on a kubota L3940 engine block? It would make it a little easier to drain if there was.

Does anyone know if there is a drain plug into the water jacket on a Kubota L3940 engine block? It would make it a little easier to drain if there was.

The 800 hour service is due on my B2710. Valve clearance is what I am going to do along with the other service items. I am assuming that you have to remove the glow plugs so that when you turn the engine to put the valves in the correct position to check the clearance you are not working against...

I'm doing the 400 hour service on my BX1860. Adjusting the HST neutral spring if needed is one of the items. I have tested the machine per the specs in the manual and there is no adjustment needed. However, just for the heck of it I looked for the adjustment arrangement on the tractor so I would...

Take a look at the attachment to this thread. This is the engine block of my B2710HSD. In particular notice part 50 which is a plug. Right below the p50 is a water drain hose that drains the water jacket of the engine(p230). Does anyone know if the p50 plug also accesses the water jacket? I am...

I have often seen tractors using a bank cutting attachment that is simply a brush hog on the end of a hydraulic boom that can be used to cut the berms or banks along highways. It will cut small trees and it can be lifted up high enough to cut tree limbs too. Does a good job of cutting up to...

Can someone tell me what the diference is between sending an email to another member and sending a private message to another member?

I have a BX1860 that is used just for cutting grass. It beats up my back something terrible. I need a shock absorber seat of some kind. I bought one about two years ago and it didn't work. What I mean is it was a poor fit. It was too high. Has anyone had this problem and found a good seat that...

I have a L3940 four wheel drive Kubota. I checked the toe-in of the front wheels yesterday and found that they needed adjusting. Toe was "0" to just a little bit "out". Operators manual calls for 1/16" to 5/16" toe-in and the Work Shop Manual calls for .08" to .300" which is approx. the same...

I have the kid next door cut my grass with my BX 1860. I've seen him cutting side ways on some of my grades and when I cut on these grades I go up and down. Never felt comfortable going side ways. I asked him how the tractor felt doing this and all he does is shrug his shoulders. It looks BAD...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The FEL on my B2710 Kubota will not go in the down direction with any amount of force. All other directions have hydraulic force. The down direction is VERY slow. If you release the down valve by pushing the stick...

The FEL on my B2710 Kubota will not go in the down direction with any amount of force. All other directions have hydraulic force. The down direction is VERY slow. If you release the down valve by pushing the stick all the way forward it will go down very fast. But it doesn't work under hydraulic...

Bought three five gal cans of Super UDT today. When I got home I found that two were Super UDT2 and one was Super UDT. Does anyone know if I can mix the two when I change the fluid in my tractor? My tractor takes more than ten gal for a change so I would have to mix the two types when I do the work.

I was thinking of buying a Mojack tractor lift for my BX1860 so I can get at the mower for cleaning and blade service. The lift is rated for 750 lbs. Problem is how can you find out what the tractor weighs just on the front wheels. The tractor with the mower weighs 1460 lbs but how much of that...

I have a 4690 backhoe on my Kubota with a 16" bucket. With the bucket I have you can not dig a hole with straight sides. The teeth on the bucket can't be put in the 90 degree position to shape verticle sides on a hole. Are there different kinds of buckets or can I put a different set of teeth on...

I have a BX1860 that my wife uses to cut our grass. That's all this tractor is used for,just to cut the grass. It has 80 hours on it. The engine burns some oil. I found it down half way on the dip stick once and about a fourth of the way down another time. I have two other Kubota tractors, a...

I have a Kubota BX1860 that my wife uses to cut the grass. The original seat has no realy good suspension to it. She says it is hard on her back. I have used it to cut the grass and she is right. It is hard on the back. I need a shock absorbing seat. I bought one from Tractor Supply and...

I'm getting tired of transporting 5 gal cans of diesel fuel for my two tractors. I was thinking of using a 55gal drum to pick up my fuel. It would save me a lot of trips for fuel. If I transported the drum with my utility trailer, what would be the safe way to protect from static electricity...

Brother in law just had a shut down of his 1999 Dodge with a Cummins diesel in it. He gave me the trouble codes for the problem and from what I found it looks like his injector pump is shot because Bosch may not have designed the pump for low sulfur fuel. Some of the info I dug up suggests using...

I am having trouble trying to find out if my R4 tires are mounted correct. Like are the bars going in the right direction. Does anyone have a picture of the correct way the bars should be running?

I have a Kubota L3940 with a quick disconnect L724 loader. Does anyone know if there is a hydraulic snowblower made as an attachment for my setup? I know they have them for skid steers but I don't know if they are made for the Kubota's.

I have a new zero turn ZG227 with 4 hrs on it and I need a new blade for the 54" mower. I hit one of my survey markers that sits on top of a rebar and I chewed up one of the blades. I have looked around on the net quite a bit and can't come up with the exact specs fpr the blade. The blade is...

I just bought a new L3940. On page 75 of the manual for the tractor it reads "Rear tread width can be adjusted as shown with the standard equipped tires." It goes on to say how to do it. I have not gone out and looked at the rear wheels yet to look this over and try to figure it out. Can someone...

I just picked up a Kubota ZG227 yesterday. Dealer said that all the zero turn machines he has received lately did not have the manual shipped with them. He has it ordered for me. I know I could call him with this but I think it is not going to be much of a problem if someone could help me out...

I needed some steel blocks to use in the installation of some "D"rings on a flat bed trailer I bought. Found a place online where I bought eight pieces of 3/4"x21/2"x6" steel cut to size and shipped to me UPS. Price seemed OK to me and it was convenient. They cater to small orders and us...

Found out today that my tractor is not insured for it's loss if it is damaged in an accident when I am transporting it on my trailer. My auto insurance covers the trailer but not the tractor. The tractor is worth too much to just ignore this. Any input from you guys on how you have your tractors...

I bought my first flat bed trailer after reading many posts on this board. I think I have everything thought out except for one thing that I am curious about. I read the post from the person that had new straps break because of the trailer flexing on bumps in the road. Obviously there is a lot...

Does anyone know of places online where I can look at backhoe buckets for my Kubota backhoe(BL4690)? Would like to see what they cost,info,etc. I know I could go to a dealer but I would go there last or after I saw some prices and info on the web. Another question I have is what experience...

I have a Kubota that I bought in 2000. Starts OK but I was wondering if someone might know approx. when the original battery might give out? Anyone have any input on how long their battery lasted?

The manual for my Kubota says that the service class for the engine oil should be CC or CD. Does this mean that any quart of oil that I pick up with either of those class markings would be OK for my tractor or does the oil container have to have those class indicators plus say that it is for...

Does anyone here have one of the small portable oxy-acet kits that you can buy at welders supply stores and I have also seen them at Lowes and Home Depot? I'm thinking of buying one of them but the tanks are very small and I was wondering how long the gas would last under different conditions...

Does anyone here have one of the small portable oxy-acet kits that you can buy at welders supply stores and I have also seen them at Lowes and Home Depot? I'm thinking of buying one of them but the tanks are very small and I was wondering how long the gas would last under different conditions...

Has anyone ever used an electric wood splitter? I have been reserching them and found one that will split a 20"long X 18"dia. log and they claim in the specs that it cycles in 5-8 seconds. Hard to believe but I don't know how they could claim that if it will not do it.

I posted this info quite a while back and saw there was some conversation on the subject of having room to mount chains on the rear wheels of tractors. I drew this drawing and bought the material and had a friend of mine machine them for me. They worked well for me. Link MikePA: Cleaned up...

Do you know how you get that smell of oil right after an oil change in your car or tractor? You know it's from small amounts of oil that may have got on the engine etc. but it goes away after awhile because it burns off. Well I have that smell around my B2710 all the time now. Has been doing it...

Anyone ever use a boom pole on your 3 point hitch? I'm thinking of buying one from Northern Tool & Equipment that lists one in their 2003 Fall/Winter Master Catalog on page 74. But I can't figure out if it will do what I want to do within the limits of the 3 point hitch lifting capacity. The...

I made this drawing so a friend of mine could machine two rear wheel adapters for my B2710. Ended up costing me right around $100 total. It took me a while using just my old drafting equipment. Bare bones, "T"square,compass,& triangle. The wheel adapters are on the tractor and everything fits,so...

I'm in the process of drawing a set of prints to machine a set of wheel adapters for my B2710. Just for the heck of it I thought I would ask the board if anyone knows if it's possible to get a dimentional drawing from somewhere for the rear axle? Other wise I will do all the measuring myself.

I can't find chains for my 7-12 R4 front tires. I've looked on all the chain suppliers web sites that I can find. Has anyone installed chains on these tires and if so can you let me know where you bought them? Or if you made them what size did you start with before you sized them.

I'm having trouble with traction using ladder type chains on my B2710 with R4's. Chains are the standard ladder type spaced every fourth side link. My driveway is quite steep and is gravel. I have spent the last hour or so reading previous posts on tire chains and my R4's are sucking the cross...

I am coming up on two years on my B2710. It has 80 hrs on it. There are several service items I have questions about. "Replace radiator hoses and clamps". If the hoses and clamps are OK, would you change them anyway as a matter of record to satisfy the schedule? I plan on changing the...

Does anyone know of a really good process for cleaning the underside of a mower deck? Is there any special chemical or fluid designed to do this? I just cleaned my deck and it was a terrible job to clean it down to bare metal so I could paint the exposed metal. I used a very strong solution of...

I was at the dealer picking up a part and asked about checking the tire pressure on my B2710. I asked because the tires are loaded and I was wondering if you had to do anything different when you check tire pressure on a filled tire or add air if needed. They told me to get the valve stem at 12...

Has anyone replaced the original seat that came with your tractor? I have a B2710 and I have had back problems for years. I would like to buy a seat that has more support and some kind of shock absorbing feature in it. Anyone know where I might find a seat like this? Thanks.

What is the differance between high and low sulfur fuel. Gas station down the road from me sells high sulfur diesel fuel with no road tax which adds up to about .44/gal. Which is the better to use in my B2710?

Here is a question that I hope someone has had experience with. Has anyone done any concrete work and used their loader bucket to haul the concrete? I have a B2710 with a 60" loader. Manual says the bucket will hold 8.1 cu ft and has a capacity of 1005lbs. (This is a LA402 loader) Looked up...