Recent content by jplumb

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    Cracked glass on instrument cluster - BX2670

    The glass is glued into the cluster and has to be pried out. I did it to mine because I was getting water into the cluster and my tach quit working. A new cluster runs around $ 250 so I took a shot at fixing the tach. The only way I know to match the hour meter is to connect a battery to it and...
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    moisture in instrument panel

    Dave, my tractor is about 4 years and has a little over 800 hrs on it. This moisture problem is a recent thing. I thought that there might be a vent for the cluster that became plugged. I'm due for an oil change so I think I'll remove the cluster and see if I can find a solution. Thanks for the...
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    moisture in instrument panel

    My BX25D has excess moisture in the instrument panel to the point that it is hard to read the gauges. It may be why my tachometer stopped working. I have a service manual and it explains how the tach gets its signal but not much else. Any ideas would be helpful.
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    What brand of Hydraulic Fluid do you use?

    I tried another brand of universal fluid from Tractor Supply that said it was good for Kubota in my BX25D. The backhoe and the front loader worked fine but when I tried going up a grade the transmission would chatter and I had to use low range and 4 wheel drive to travel. I changed back to the...