Hello, Kubota folks!
I'm new to the world of tractors, country life, and owning land, and this will be our first summer mowing. We have about 2 acres of lawn, so we bought a BX2660 with a 60" MMM that I LOVE. I was so excited to hop on for some mowing in the spring! Long story short, I realized that the mower wasn't staying up in the TOP position, so I poked around Orange Tractor Talks and realized I needed to adjust the bolt at the end of the mower lift link behind the left rear tire. I went to adjust it - and realized it was totally broken.
So I ordered the new part from my local dealership, but now I can't get the old part detached to switch out the parts. A neighbor came by to help and got the broken piece removed, but the new part includes the removed part AND the part it was attached to (I hope this makes sense - I'm attaching lots of photos to help explain!)
Here's the exploded view from the manual:
It's worth mentioning that the part that my neighbor managed to remove (the long, thin section) was attached with a bolt. The replacement has the long, thin part and the L-shaped part at the end already connected from the factory, so I'm thinking it was "fixed" before (here's a photo - note the long bolt at the top where the two parts were connected).
And here is a view from above looking down onto the area where the bolts are:
Am I trying to detach the wrong part? I've tried ample amounts of PB Blaster and it's nowhere near budging. I'd appreciate any ideas or insights from the group. We're just starting to get all the tools and power equipment needed for life out here, so if this repair requires something more specialized (or requires taking a bunch of things apart), I can call up the dealership if needed. I just looked like such a simple repair and I'm stubborn...
Many thanks in advance for sharing your tractor wisdom!
Colleen
I'm new to the world of tractors, country life, and owning land, and this will be our first summer mowing. We have about 2 acres of lawn, so we bought a BX2660 with a 60" MMM that I LOVE. I was so excited to hop on for some mowing in the spring! Long story short, I realized that the mower wasn't staying up in the TOP position, so I poked around Orange Tractor Talks and realized I needed to adjust the bolt at the end of the mower lift link behind the left rear tire. I went to adjust it - and realized it was totally broken.
Here's the exploded view from the manual:
It's worth mentioning that the part that my neighbor managed to remove (the long, thin section) was attached with a bolt. The replacement has the long, thin part and the L-shaped part at the end already connected from the factory, so I'm thinking it was "fixed" before (here's a photo - note the long bolt at the top where the two parts were connected).
Am I trying to detach the wrong part? I've tried ample amounts of PB Blaster and it's nowhere near budging. I'd appreciate any ideas or insights from the group. We're just starting to get all the tools and power equipment needed for life out here, so if this repair requires something more specialized (or requires taking a bunch of things apart), I can call up the dealership if needed. I just looked like such a simple repair and I'm stubborn...
Many thanks in advance for sharing your tractor wisdom!
Colleen
