Recent content by Mark15

Thanks Lil Foot. That was what I was afraid of. Hopefully I can isolate it before too many other parts are damaged as well.

Anybody ever seen issues with the front differential? My B20 seemed like it was rolling a little rough, kind of notchy feeling the last time I had it out. Kind of felt like gears not meshing quite right. Didn't like that feeling at all! Seemed like it might be the front end, but happened...

Wow! Amazing what a difference there is in internal volume between different style tires.

Just emailed for an estimate one a set for my B20. Congratz on the new shop!! Mark

Are you sure those tires are only taking 9.5 gallons? My Kubota B20 took 24 gallons per tire to fill them 75%. They don't look any taller than yours, maybe a little wider. I filmed the process I used and put it on my blog...

In the motorcycle restoration / detail world people love an aerospace protectant made by 303. Really good stuff that I have had amazing results with on all sorts of things. Works great and has the UV protection as well but with a matte finish I prefer over the greasy / slick armour-all type...

Re: Interim report on 3-point hydraulic refresh Thanks for the pics, its nice to see how those are assembled. No experience with a 3-point cylinder, but I would assume the same principles apply as with an engine cylinder. Often scratches are hard to gauge visually. When you drag a fingernail...

Lots of good battery info already. Just wanted to add the reason the glow indicator lit up brighter / faster with the booster is because they operate at a higher voltage in order to charge the battery. That raises the voltage higher than any 12v battery would normally be at with the engine off...

Well I found a flat washer that fit over the roll pin section of the shaft. I had to cut one side down so that it had clearance for the nut and feedback shaft located below the control shaft. On re-assembly everything tightened up nicely, and I can now add a very controllable amount of friction...

I made a short video to help demonstrate how it is currently working. I show how the hitch responds when moving the lever, and then I took apart the lever and showed how the various pieces attach. I am thinking that the tube collar over the roll pin is supposed to apply some friction against...

Thanks for the feedback guys! Part 40 is listed as spring washers. But since I think they are located between two parts that seem intended to rotate together, I think they are to keep the fastener tight, rather than to add any friction to the lever movement. Thanks! I do have the WSM and have...

I recently just finished restoring an old Kubota B20 TBL and am loving it! One pesky problem I haven't been able to solve though is height control lever for the 3 point hitch. This one has the control style where you set the lever for a certain position, and the implement moves to that...

If the battery is used for starting the tractor and not much else I agree with all the above. Lights don't matter too much either, especially LED ones. However if you plan to use an electric winch much (I plan to build a 3 point log skidder with a 12v winch), than that is an application where...

Wanted to post a follow up on this. Thanks for all the help guys. Leaking valves from the brand new "ready to go" Kumar Bros head was indeed the issue! Here she is firing up for the second time. Music to my ears! Didn't get the first fire up on film. I couldn't run it long as I don't have the...

The wheels moving in the opposite direction of each other is normal operation of the differential. The wheels can only turn together in the same direction when the driveshaft is rotating as well. This tells us the wheel bearings, axle shafts, and differential spiders gears etc. are not the...