Kubota G2000 4 wheel steering HST

[yanmars]

A fellow has a Kubota G2000 4 wheel steering, HST with a 54 inch mower deck and 977 hours. Unknown age, condition not abused it appears but has definitely been used. Anything one should know about the same, price, things good and what to look out for etc. to decide on purchase or not. I have some fairly steep hills, any problem getting up the same especially if dew on the ground.
Anyone familiar with these that can give some insight would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[ler]

Good Morning,
These units are powered by a 3 cylinder Kubota GAS engine. They were built in the '90s. I own a '93 model with a 60" deck and 700 hours.
It is a strong running unit that mows about 3 acres (or more) every week. I bought mine at auction and it had fuel problems. The previous owner did not figure it out. He told me when it start running rough to change the fuel filter or it may need a carburetor. It turned out, the finish on the fuel level sending unit rod had deteriorated and was stopping up the filter. Disassembly and cleaning the tank and rod fixed that problem. The other thing to watch is overheating. The radiator, interior screen and external screen openings are fine and trash will build up on faster than expected. Finally, they use about 50% more fuel than a diesel.
Your question about the hill and dew is interesting. The unit will pull hills without issue. The tires may need to be replaced depending on their condition. Mine have gotten hard with time and since the unit is two wheel drive, they tend to spin on wet grass. I replaced the tires on my B7100 last year and that made a tremendous improvement in traction, so I figure it would do the same with the mower.
In my opinion, if the unit is not abused and the price is acceptable, I would buy another one.
Hope this is helpful and you enjoy the mower.

 

[22R]

I just bought a 1994 model G1900 ( same machine cept mine has a 18 HP Diesel) 2 major things to be aware of is alot of people have had electrical issues with the gauges, or safety interlocks not letting it start. I have lucky so far with that. The other is the U-joint on the drive shaft ( not PTO shaft that drives the mower deck) are known to fail if the motor to driveline zerk fitting has not been greased regular. I had to replace both U joints and the Yokes and that was around 300.00 in parts. The steering column rubber bushings made my steering wheel sloppy but that is a relative easy and cheap repair. The U joints though I pulled the engine to do.
Post some pic and good luck. They are stout lil machines well built for sure.

22R