Recent content by Smokeydog

Like the extra carrying capacity. Chainsaw use often requires other tools. Have a basket like that on the four wheeler. Is there enough room to clamp the bar with a plastic sheath? Give you and the saw a little protection.

Found the same experience filling the M59 front axle except has a dipstick. Takes awhile for the oil to go thru the axle bearings to fill the hubs. My older Kubotas the front axle had separate reservoirs for axle and hubs. Used Lucas synthetic gear oil on a warm day on the B26 front axle...

Had intermittent clunk that sounded like a dreaded bad axle problem. Checked several times before finding a few rear wheel disk to rim bolts loose. Wheel had to be in the right position to notice. Two bolts tightened, one needed to be replaced. All those were factory tightened on twenty plus...

We mow three houses, orchards, blueberry patch with our B26 on our rough wooded hillside farm. Backing under landscaping or creek and pond banks where zero turns can’t mow. Wife does 95% of mowing. Then reconfigure to do 100 other chores. Small but mighty can swing way above its weight class...

Looks like you have one stabilizer on left. Tractor supply has heavy duty lunch pins that have stronger spring ring. Usually black. Resist having brush flip them off. Down side they are better at finger pinching. Moving the pins inboard is a good idea. Having my share of older equipment and...

With a little steel and welding reinforcement can greatly improve a cheap implement.

Mowing requires cleaning of the big pleated outer air filters of the tractors several times a year. Have usually used a Radiator Genie wand which does a good job. Preventing maintenance on finish mower on the B26 my trusted, well used, radiator genie wand broke. Testing after maintenance had...

Love the tractor. Don’t envy the climb getting on/off inside the shipping container. Knowing it’s only temporary helps motivate progress. My tight fit for my M59 is around trees. Surprisingly easy ergonomic platform to navigate precisely. Couple of convex skidsteer mirrors helps seeing...

Thanks for update and solution. The B-series TLB are tough little machines that swing high above their weight class. Handy as heck around our hillside farm. Wife thinks it’s her tractor which works out great!

These have a simple three range HST transmission. Three speeds via simple spur gear sets. Rugged but finicky on how they shift. All three models TLB I have bought used, B20, B26 and M59 have had their range lever bent from someone using too much force to change gears instead of taking a little...

Original Kubota battery in 2013 M59, 1600hrs. No maintainer. Wish they all lasted that long.

Sorry for your troubles. Hope you find the root cause because we rely on our B26. There is some skill in setting up a ring gear contact patch. I’ve watched but never done.

The M59 foot pedal never felt right. Added cleats that helped. Also added hand control rod that helped with delicate handing like stacking rocks. Hand control is more intuitive to me but probably a personal preference. Mention as hand control might be easier to fab Funny the B26 thumb pedal...

Nothing wrong with a ballast box. Built one 45 years ago for 2wd tractors to pull logs out better and old trip bucket loader. Sat unused for decades after 4wd tractors and better, heavy 3pt attachments. Mowers from finish to tree cutter have plenty of weight. Land plane also heavy. Tis the...

Use Corrosion X on those large pins and PTO splines for easy R&R. Fingers always to remove sometimes a gentle tap to install. Have improved with practice.