Recent content by BigJim59

I worked on the tractor this morning. I drained the tank and pulled the plunger out of the petcock. I do not think this is a stock item. It dosen't look like the one in the parts book. It is just a simple screw type valve and the rubber o-ring was hard and flat. I went up the the hardware store...

This is it. I declare that my little L175 Kubota is now healed. It is not perfect but it will do what I want it to. It is much better than it was and that's pretty good. I made a short video and posted it on YouTube. https://youtu.be/yFi7P9hKzT0 I also figured my expenses. With shipping...

I have been picking at the tractor project for what seems like weeks. Today I took my time. I cleaned up some of the electrical wire ends. I also found out why my tach/hour meter cable sheared. The meter is locked up. (I will have to keep my eye out for one.) I had a lot of trouble fitting the...

I ran into a little snag See the post: http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?p=260880#post260880 To get an idea of the rabbit hole I had to go down. You can't make it go if you can't make it stop. The brakes are better now.

I just wanted to post back and say that "I got it." Yep, I started with a crescent wrench with another pipe wrench on that to get it to turn. I pulled the brake shoes and I pulled the snap ring off the spindle so I could get some oil in there. Once it was looser I buffed the spindle with emery...

Hi Everyone, I am in the process of fixing the transmission in my L175 and of course I came upon another issue. The brakes are sticking. The right side is tight but serviceable but the left side is horrible. I stripped it down and it took a crescent wrench and a cheater bar to turn it. If it...

I am just praying that I didn't forget anything. I would be so bummed out if I had to do this all over again.

I did this on purpose. It is the type of thing I wanted when I started and couldn't find. I really wanted to see what was inside that gear box but I couldn't find any good clear pictures. I am really glad it's working for you. James

Today was the day. The transmission went in and then the tractor went back together. On the transmission to rear end docking maneuver, I put the PTO in low and I snicked the drive into 2nd. That way I could turn the input shaft a little by hand to get the coupling collars to mate up. I took...

I am using stock gaskets ordered from an online Kubota parts retailer. I will do a cost accounting and come up with a parts list but my biggest expenditures so far have been the revers gear, that was just under $100 and the main shaft, that was around $190. Both of these items were from an ebay...

I finally got the gasket off the rear section and it was a evil as the rest of them. They must have used some kind of sealer at the factory because I tell you, this is one of the hardest parts of this job. I have used a sharp putty knife, a real sharp blade and a wire wheel for my drill. My...

I wanted to post some pictures of the gear box in stages to give everyone that it interested a full view of how the gears lay in the box. It's hard to see because the shafts are stacked one on top of the other. This is the PTO shaft. You can see the shift fork on the gear and the cutouts on...

I got the gear box all buttoned up tonight. I had to stand over it, holding the plate with the shift forks in one hand and guide the longest shift fork (the reverse gear selector) down into the dark. Once that was started in the reverse gear, I had to position the two 1st & 3rd and 2nd & 4th...

You are probably right and this is a cautionary tail for all tractor users to make positive shifts and to not try it while the gears are spinning. Most motorcycles (late model Japanese) split horizontally. The transmission and the crank lays in the case and it is easy to see, work on and set...

All the bearings had seen better days. They were pretty gritty. They were pretty cheap to replace so I would change them all. To be honest, the gear whine that preceded the stripped gear went on for over 10 years but it did get more pronounced over this last summer. it's pretty bad when I notice...