Recent content by KenMann

sorry for the delayed reply been run off my feet... , I will have to run down to my local Kabota dealer and see what they can do , i guess i was misinformed about it being grey market..... lots to learn.

hi all , been looking around trying to find info on my Grey market tractor , it let me down last winter, seized a valve lost compression and cracked the tower that the rocker shaft sits on , :( any one got a used head or the valve train parts....or a decent source for parts in western Canada...

bump for input....going to pull the exh valves for inspection today or tomorrow

ok guys and gals , had a chance to pull the head and inspect , found both exhaust valves stuck open slightly and some marks in both pistons from exhaust valve contact. cylinders look good. not sure if i should be concerned about the con rod brg's..... have to still pull the valves to inspect...

thanks Dave, i will give it a read and check out the site , i have some time as this will be a spring or summer job. i just thought with the tiller on the back and the aggressive paddle tires it was an import from the rice fields

ok it was warm enough to pull the valve cover off.... , found one of the rocker arm shaft stands broken , so i removed the rocker shaft and rocker arms , and turned it over while watching the pushrods go up and down and oil pump out of the passages that feed the rocker shaft , but even with all...

thanks Wolfman and D2Cat ,I will check that out soon as it warms up a little , I can see the external rod and linkage are o.k. , but i will pull the valve cover off and get a look inside . it would be the most likely , but worst case scenarios have me envisioning burnt or stuck valves , rings or...

Hi all, new to the site , as well as diesel tractors, but have lots of gas engine experience . seems to be a lot of knowledge here I was pushing snow this morning with the FEL , this unit has always been a little hard starting when cold , but with a charged battery momentary decompression and...