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    Re-boring and tapping bolt holes for mid PTO assembly?

    Maybe. But if so, I'll have all the tools and supplies on hand.
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    Re-boring and tapping bolt holes for mid PTO assembly?

    MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Got the insert tool kit in, then the longer inserts. Made a fixture to which I attached the mid pto case, and bolted to my drill press table with the stripped-out bolt hole properly aligned with the drill chuck. Got out the tape and a depth gauge to set up the drilling...
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    Re-boring and tapping bolt holes for mid PTO assembly?

    Something about my computer McM-C doesn't like--it keeps telling me my search (just clicking on the icon for the class of items) is outside their acceptable pattern, so they're shutting me out. I've done business with them before w/o trouble. Electronic halitosis?
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    Re-boring and tapping bolt holes for mid PTO assembly?

    Appreciate all the responses. I've ordered some M8 x 1.25 x 2.5D (20 mm) coil inserts and a drill + tap + insert tool kit. Annoying how many of the "complete kit" sellers won't list the depth of their coils. Spent several shining hours searching for the right coils in a package of...
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    Re-boring and tapping bolt holes for mid PTO assembly?

    Back again; mid-pto hydraulic leak questions evolving. As per the above, I cleaned the old gaskets, applied Permatex gasket cement, and bolted it all back together. Looks great, and no drip altho the threads on the bottom bolt hole were stripped. However, under pressure while mowing...
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    B7200 HSTE Radiator questions. Help wanted.

    WOOHOO! Neck seems to be fixed and firm. without the slathers of solder there previously. Have taken cap on / off several times with no bad results. I was hesitant about using torch due to vision liminations; worked slowly and cautiously and did not set fire to anything unintended. THANKS...
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    B7200 HSTE Radiator questions. Help wanted.

    Took a shot at re-soldering neck. Will check in the morning and see if it holds. Scraped old solder off down to bare metal; pre-heated with heat gun; brushed on flux; continued heat with propane torch, and added solder to crevice between parts. Shielded surrounding area with wet towels to...
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    B7200 HSTE sudden death

    Wound up trying to solder the joint myself--not much to lose, since I'll take it to the shop if my repair fails. Last time I used acid flux or soldered anything other than wires was in 8th grade shop. I'll lay out what I did so the gurus here can tell me what went wrong if it fails again...
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    B7200 HSTE Radiator questions. Help wanted.

    I likje the re-solder-in-place option, but can't do it: I have no depth perception, no vision in one eye, and only 10% vision in the other. I'm too dangerous with things like torches in close quarters. I'll recheck the parts lists for the thermostat--thanks.
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    B7200 HSTE Radiator questions. Help wanted.

    As mentioned in another thread, the neck of the radiator fell off my tractor. I need to take the radiator out and have the neck re-soldered on at a radiator shop. I am going nuts trying to figure ourt what to remove, and the order in which to remove, in order to free the radiator. Can...
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    B7200 HSTE sudden death

    Meter check on battery showed `3.9 VDC. Sandpapered battery leads, and Bingo! it starts. So I'm mowing along in 10-12" grass, low ground speed and high blade speed, just as happy as if I had good sense, and the steam starts boiling out of the hood. The neck of the radiator, where the cap...
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    B7200 HSTE sudden death

    I may have solved the sudden shutdown and the non-turning blade questions. Examining the components of the universal joint, I sawthat the end of one of the 5/16" bolts I had used for connecting pind had a slight bend. Bolt was too long by about 1/8", just long enough to hang up and stop the...
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    B7200 HSTE sudden death

    Appreciate the suggestion, but my L35 is loaned out and far away. Re the mower blades not turning--after an hour of standing on my head, trying to grow a third hand, and frequent lapses into the vernacular of the uncouth, I got the universal detached at both the mower and the pto ends. I can...
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    B7200 HSTE sudden death

    Just got tractor back in service after a long time spent on other issues. Wrestled the mower deck into place, hooked up the lift mechanisms and universal shaft, started it up, lifted the deck, and pulled out of the shop. Put in the clutch, engaged the mid PTO, and everything came to a halt...
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    Re-boring and tapping bolt holes for mid PTO assembly?

    Thanks, everybody, for all the info and suggestions. While waiting for yet another set of gaskets to come in, I re-scraped clean the surfaces of the PTO case and the gear cover, carefully scraped off the old gasket, coated all surfaces ncluding both sides of the gasket with Permatex gasket...
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    Re-boring and tapping bolt holes for mid PTO assembly?

    As noted elsewhere in this forum, I've been fighting a leak at the mid pto of my B7200 HSTE. I've finally gotten the gasket between the mid pto case and the transmission case sealed [ the dealer said "No RTV/cement"; Wolfman on this forum was correct--you need cement, on both sides of the...
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    Kubota b7200 Belly Mower Compatibility

    Which mowers are compatible with your B7200 may depend in large part on which B7200 you have--e.g., 4wd? geared or hydrostatic? HSTE? HSTD? You will also need to make sure that the mower you get has the correct lift mechanism and correct frame mounts for your tractor. DAMHIKT E.g., the...
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    RC60-72H belt info?

    Update: Got a belt from NAPA, 111" measured before buying. Fits well, with idler pulley in mid position, turns without excessive resistance. Discovered what everybody else probably knows--that rolling a belt onto the pulley works most easily on the tension pulley because of the shallow depth.
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    Mid PTO gasket replacement questions B7200 HSTE

    Thanks, Wolfman! What sort of gasket sealer? I've read some horror stories about using RTV on gaskets, but don't know if they are true. Thanks again.
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    Mid PTO gasket replacement questions B7200 HSTE

    Although I'm older than dirt, I keep running into things totally new to me; lots of opportunity to ask truly ignorant questions like these. My B7200 HST-E is leaking UDT from the area around the mid PTO. In the hope that it is the old gasket, I'm wanting to replace that gasket and see if I can...