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Usually the cause of the foul or glaze can be traced back to fuel quality. The way the engines are being made today the tolerances are so tight that there is little room for error. My company was having trouble with some of the newer Caterpillar engines a few years ago. The cause was traced...

Hokie, did you ask the dealer about adding it to their weekly stock order? I usually get my special order parts that way so I don't have to pay shipping charges. I usually have to wait a few extra days but at times it has saved me lots of money.

Mike, your tractor has its screen in place on the radiator. I can see the Kubota name plate in the picture. The newer hydro tractors have a much larger and more visible screen that also covers an oil cooler for the transmission. The ones on the older gear drive tractors are much flatter and...

I saw a video on you tube the other night of a guy using a kiddie pool to clean a table top for a saw. It was almost as big as the pool. There has to be a trick to getting the right amount of sacrificial steel and washing soda to make it work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKZv14-K71g...

Thanks for showing this Daren! I was wondering what was going to be the best way to try and salvage some of my sheet metal. I just hope I can find a container big enough for my hood.

Congrats on your new to you tractor Mike. My B7100D is about the same age as yours. Over the years it has had very few problems. Most parts on it are still original. The radiator and the steering gear box have been the only areas of concern for my tractor. This tractor has been in my family...

It can be changed to almost any other alternator. You will have to adapt the wiring harness and possibly change out the regulator. If you aren't too worried about it looking correct, you could change it over to a newer style alternator off of a newer Nissan or Toyota. The newer alternators...

White smoke usually comes from raw unburnt fuel passing out the exhaust completely intact. The most common causes are 1.faulty injectors 2.incorrect ignition timing (worn or damaged crankshaft key) 3.low cylinder pressure cause by worn,broken or sticky valves, sticking piston rings or cylinder...

One thing you could do if you suspect hydro oil is getting into the engine would be to add some oil dye to the hydo oil and see if the color changes in the motor oil. I use dye that I pick up from the Caterpillar dealer. Its hard to mistake the oil when it changes to a red color. Another...

you might also want to keep your eyes open for a L2000. This a close "gray market" version of the L225. There is a place near you in Alabama that might be of some help. Mid South Salvage (256) 353-5661 It might be worth giving them a call. In one of D2cat's earlier posts you will see the...

thanks Hokie!

not having gauges on my b7100 is my biggest hang up for the tractor. this is how I added some to it. oil pressure, volt meter and temp gauge. I bought the triple set from auto zone for 29.99 1.5 inch faces on the gauges and a brass tee so I could also keep the oil pressure idiot light. sorry...

If I remember right the l245 replaced the L225. They share a lot of the same parts. The radiator might interchange with little to no modification.

I used a oil pressure tank to check my b7100 when I suspected the plug fell out of its cam shaft. I borrowed it from a local engine machine shop. It held two quarts of oil. One hose connected to the hole used for the sending unit and the other hose connected to the hose from my air...

Sounds like you got a great deal !

I added a brass tee to my oil pressure sending unit so I could add a mechanical gauge and still keep the original light for my B7100. I also added a temp gauge in the radiator so I could get some sort of idea of the engine's temp. My tractor also quit about the 800 hour mark due to the...

The rm 48 is a great match for the B6100. Its hard to beat a woods mower! If you dont have a front end loader,you might need to add some suitcase weights to help keep the front end down. The tractor will hold 3. The original weights were 55 pounds each. If you need them it will depend on...

I agree with Hokie, your 1500 will do fine. It will be a little weaker on take off than what you are used to but it will get the job done. Weight placement on the trailer will play a more important role due to the lighter suspension of the 1500 series pick up. As long as you have your load...

I can relate to the sentimental aspect of the B7100s Fargo. I also grew up around them. My family used to have a Kubota Dealership back in the 70s and 80s. I own one of the B7100D tractors that was sold there. I started restoring it last winter after taking possession of it from another...

I might be wrong but that doesnt sound like a cam shaft plug problem to me. My B7100 had that issue and the oil pressure was a lot lower. A cold start up would give me about 10-15 psi with the engine reved up and at idle it would fall to about 3psi. After replacing the cam plug my oil pressure...