Recent content by John E

I got the whole assembly apart and the new part is on order. I already had it apart by the time I read your response. You are also right about the blower. It's a B2782A. I have everything disassembled, the Kubota dealer had one part left so I pick it up tomorrow and hopefully I'll be able to do...

I did put a screwdriver in the slot and pushed but no luck. After reading your post, I went back out, used a bigger screwdriver and tapped it with a mallet. It loosened right up. Thanks!

I followed your suggestions, got the driveshaft off, as well as the plastic covers and discovered quite a bad spot on the shaft where it had worn down the metal. Once the entire assembly was removed I ordered a new part from the Kubota dealer, will pick it up tomorrow and install it. Thank you...

It's daylight now, so I'm going to try a larger screwdriver and try again. If that doesn't work I'll give the hacksaw a try. Once I get the cover off, I'm not sure how to get the PTO (driveshaft) disconnected so I can slip the new sleeve on but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. We have...

I just uploaded a picture of what's going on with the plastic cover.

Thank you guys for the helpful responses. You are correct that it is a plastic cover protecting the PTO and has a big end, or collar right before it attaches to the snowblower. The big end (collar) has four small rectangular holes in it and it looks like it was designed to have a screwdriver...

I have a B3030 Kubota and tore the PTO shield. I purchased replacement parts (male and female) but can't figure out how to disengage the drive shaft to replace the shield. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.