Recent content by cal1

My dealer tech had to pound out the pivot pin with a small sledge hammer. It was really tight. Replacement pin was so hard to get in he had to take a grinder to loosen the fit. Then still really had to bang the pin to get it in. I probably should have had him take pics of the inside but I was...

Hightailed it to hardware store, bought bolt/locking nut which matched missing one. Extended the backhoe arm out to point where holes line up, dropped in my new bolt. Man! Upon operating that joint it made a creaking noise. Must have been that pivot spinning for first time ever. I remembered...

Yeah didn't really like the solution. Tech never said anything about sliding in easily. There are bushings inside and I've never done this type of repair. All bushing work on cars are super hard to get in. Anyway it's done and I'll be monitoring it for the rest of my ownership. Hey where did...

Ok I finally got my tractor fixed. Took it back to Kubota and the tech proceeded to preplace the old pivot pin. He said it was way too hard to pound out and suppected there was something really wrong. After a lot of pounding the old pin was out. Putting the new pin was so hard that he stopped...

When you get your new machine with every zerk fitting filled with grease overflow, you don't typically think I'll clean that grease off and see if its paint plugged. Most of my fittings worked fine with grease flowing correctly. But it's obvious I should have been paying much more attention to...

I only have 14 hrs on the tractor so it's going to be hard to claim faulty maintenance. I'll at least ask to see it and take pics.

Dealer ordered a new pivot pin. I'll ask for the old one to see if there's any thing obvious. For what it's worth, here's my take. When I got it new a couple of months ago the only grease in it was from the factory. Dealer prep tech overlooked the painted zerk, when it flooded back out of the...

Sent pics to dealer and they're ordering a new pin. Will request old one to see what was wrong.

Ok this is my second time addressing this. Greased everything the first time and seemed to get the noise to stop. Second grease attempt today was only able to get grease to come out the far side of the pivot pin. Can't get any grease to come out of the zerk side of the pin. Dealer said I needed...

Had a BX 24 for years and decided to upgrade to a 2020 BX23s. I noticed these o-rings sliding on the piston arm and wondered of something was wrong (never saw anything like them on the old machine). Thank you so much for clearing this up! Cal

I'm experiencing this exact thing with my new BX23s! After cleaning the zerk (covered with grease from the dealer) I realized it was covered with paint. Lack of grease caused the pivot pin to bind and sheared the bolt. Removed the paint with a wire brush. Was really hard to get grease to go...

Just took delivery of my 23s about a month ago. After a couple backhoe jobs I noticed scraping noises when articulating the arm (same joint in your pic). The zerk fitting was plugged with paint. The dealership didn't notice it. It's been really hard to get the grease to go all the way to the...

I think he's right, sounds like a safety switch thinks it needs to be working. Wonder if the pto switch is bad or the seat switch is gone. Not hard to check but definitely doesn't sound like my problem (Crank but not start). Do you have a manual? I do and can scan an area if it would help. Send...

Is the engine turning over but not starting? Have you checked all fuses? My bx24 fuel pump ticks when you turn the ignition on. If you disconnect the rubber fuel line you'll see the diesel pulsing on each tick. Had a similar "won't start" problem last week and posted my questions and what was...

FOUND IT!!! I'm not sure if this is the correct name but I think its called the engine stop solenoid. Got help (via phone call) from a parts guy at the Kubota dealership in Longmont Colorado. He used to be a repair tech and explained how this is suppose to work. This is suppose to engage when...