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    cant remove hst fan pulley

    Im in the process of rebuilding my HST on my TG1860. Im having a Issue removing the fan/pully from the HST. I removed the nut and cant seem to pull up the pulley, its as if something is blocking it. I do have a bit of play in the pully I can pull it up slightly but it stops as if something is...
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    TG1860G hydro issues.

    Hey guys, my TG1860 has a weak hydro. get weaker as it gets hotter, its also weak going up hills, its gets slower and slower! the tractor is in amazing condition cosmetically and the engine runs great. Im thinking about pulling the hydro unit and rebuilding it, I watched that fella on you...
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    TG1860G bogging down.

    Hey guys, this year I been having a issue with my TG1860G the 18hp kawasaki motor, after a while of cutting the engine seems to bog down like its starving for fuel. I changed the fuel filter with a new one, but I still get the same issue. It bogs down kind of like it wants to stall. If I...
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    Hydraulic hose size questions.

    Hi guys, I had to replace a hose on my front loader on my B6000, its a homemade loader but its constructed very well. I bought the unit with the loader on it. my question is, the hose I replaced was a hydraulic cylinder hose and it is ,3/8 comes from a metal line to the hose then cylinder ...
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    start spring location?

    Hey guys I just finished my cam plug repair, I was missing the back cam, fell out. got everything back in and I'm now putting the front cover back on. my problem is, there are 2 springs that hook up at the throttle section. one is to the throttle lever (heavy duty spring) and there is another...
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    Operating Temp and Oil Pressure.

    Hey guys, what should the working operating temp of the coolant be and what should the oil pressure be on my B6000, I'm installing gauges. Just wondering, my service manual does not say. Thanks.
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    TG1860 Hydrostatic Noisey.

    Hi guys, I have a TG1860G, the hydrostatic seems to be whining and seems not to be as fast as it was when I got it. I think it needs fluid. manual says it takes 3.5L or 20w50, Its a sealed unit,the tg1860 diesel has a dip stick, mine does not. how to I check or add the fluid? add it from the...
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    Glow plug switch.

    Hey guys, I want to wire a Glow plug switch with a on indicator light. on my B6000, I know the voltage to the glow plugs is 10v, would it make any differance if they get 12v, is it safe to heat them up at 12v? or are the specificly made for 10v, I always thought glow plugs were either 6v or...
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    What does a rectifier do?

    I dont think my B6000 charges. I have 11v`s at my battery when the tractor is running and does not go up at all, even when I give it gas, there are 3 leads off the dynamo. 2 go to the light switch and one to the rectifier, what does the rectifer do exactly? what should I be testing. Thanks.
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    need help, hard start, B6000. (video inside)

    Hi guys, I recently re ringed my B6000 due to low compression figuring it would fix my hard starts. I re ringed it and now my compression goes to about 400psi cranking it a few times. But its still very hard to start, takes a lot of turning over to get going, lots of white smoke on start up...
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    Help, cant get pistons out!

    Hey guys im in the process of re ringing my B6000. leaving the engine in, journals and liners look very good. problem is I cant get these pistons to pop up?!? they slide up and down fine but I cant force them up out of the block? am I missing something here? any tricks to this? Im hitting...
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    B6000 torque specs

    Hi guys, Im in the process of re ringing my B6000. I have a service manual, But I cant believe how crappy it is. gives no torque values at all, well for the head bolts it does but nothing more. does anyone know what the torque of the connecting rods should be? and what the clearances should...
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    B6000 engine rebuild.

    Hey guys Im going to start ordering parts for my old B6000 has low compression, and is difficult to start. I checked a lot of part #s on messicks piston rings, head gasket and find I can get them. Question is what gaskets to I need. Im just re ringing it.
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    new to me TG1860g question. hydromatic.

    hey guys I got a 98 TG1860g for a good price, my question is about the hydrostatic on this. when go forward and let off the pedal it still goes forward at pretty good pace. Should it come to a complete stop when I let off the pedal or is it normal to keep going till I go "back" then it stops...
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    site adverts.

    anyone else find it strange that this site would have a massey ferguson ad on it? just find it weird thats all...
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    B6000 hard start *fixed*

    Hey guys, just wanted to post for the records on my hard start issue, I had my B6000 over a year now, and it has always been hard to start. Would take along time to crank over and at times I would even have to shoot starting fluid down the breather to get it spinning fast enough to fire up. I...
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    B6000 hard start

    Hey guys, my B6000 is extreamly hard to start when cold, I turn on the glow plugs for over a min, put the throtle up and try and start it. I get lots of white smoke but she just wont fire up. when I shoot starting fluid in the air breather it will start up and run good. Can it be its not...
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    B6000 glow plug, *pic*

    so everyone tells me the replacement NGK glow plug for my kubota is Y107-1 and thats what messiks sent me. the ones I took out of my kubota says NGK 8674 I cant seem to find that # anywhere. wonder what I should do now, does NGK have a chart to compare sizes or something? Thanks.
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    Glow Plugs Question.

    Hi guys, I got a pair of new glow plugs for my B6000 from messiks. They are about a inch longer than the ones that are in there now..... does the length matter? how much clearance is in there?
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    B6000 release bearing help! pics.

    Hi guys, just wondering what way this bearing goes on. Im guessing the flat part goes against the pressure plate, that would mean the entire housing turns, but what gets pressed on the center black ring or the top cover ring as they all turn.