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I have an older ( 50 years) b5100, small 2 cylinder 12 HP engine. I have tried a rad hose block heater - now twice - both have failed after 1 winter. There's no water pump - a thermo-syphon system. A conversation with a Kubota tech suggested an oil warmer or crankcase heater. Except most are...

I've had the B5100 for about 7 years. It is a manual transmission, and I use it mainly for snow blowing in winter and for pulling a wagon around our rural property in summer / fall and to drag / level the 3/4 km gravel driveway ( I have a bigger 1952 Massey 30 for grading the driveway) . So...

One of my front tires has a couple of cracks that seem to go right through the tire . I've called around several tire shops and the local Kubota dealer and no one can find a replacement. The other tire look to be in good shape no cracks. I mainly use the tractor in 4WD with a front mounted...

I have a 42 inch front mounted blower on a B 5100 4wd. I bought it last year and last winter it did a great job. I really like the front blower because it lets me use varying forward speeds and my neck ain't as flexible as it once was. This year, was good too , until the drive arrangement ATE...

Now that the cold weather has started , I wonder about using the glow plugs after starting. I have a 25 year old B5100 - 2 cylinder. I usually count 10 clicks on the glow plug timer and make sure I can see the glow plug indicator is glowing. It usually starts firing on 1 cylinder and making...

I noticed that if I pull out the dipstick , there is only a smidgen of oil showing on the tip of the stick. I then clean it, then reinsert it, it shows oil level normal. I discovered this just after I had changed all the fluids etc once I got it home. So far there my oil light has never come...

Since I got my B5100 2 years ago I operated it as if there is no governor. It is a 4WD. When I need more power I use the foot pedal throttle. But last week I met a man who was a tech at a large Kubota dealership for 20 plus years and he swore the B5100 HAS a governor. I looked though the...

Last year I asked about loading down my B5100 ( 12HP, 2 cylinder) and got very good suggestions. http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18521&highlight=miro&page=2 But the best one was not about the tractor, . It was about a snow fence. Well, this year in November I put it...

I've had my B5100 for 3 years - has 2200 hrs on the clock. I only use it sparingly - blowing in the winter when I get up to my country place, and some hauling and road smoothing - altogether 20 hrs or so per year. Right from the beginning, when I start the engine , it will fire on one cylinder...

Last year, I found that my snow blower would dig into the snow and get driven into the gravel. So I thought I gotta do something about that , assuming that last winter and this winter might have the same snow level. I had a couple of old , small tires, so I figured that they might just be the...

Last year, I had some problems with the snow blower on my B5100 ( front mounted) - essentially I could not get enough ground clearance when i was blowing out about 200 ft of washed 3/4 inch gravel driveway. The side bars dug in and within about 4 - 5 ft of travel I heard - tik, clack, clack - as...

It's not clear from the manuals about when to use the fuel shut off. My B5100 is the first diesel I have. On the other tractors ( gas powered) , I normally shut off the fuel valve when I know that I will not be using it in the next day or two or longer ( weeks sometimes) . But of course...

Now that winter and the snow are gone, I'll be putting the B5100 away for the summer. No more need for snow blowing. It will be stored under a tarp, but outside. Any hints or voices of experience? Thanks, miro

I have a B5100 ( 2 cylinder 12HP) with a front mounted snow blower. Last week, I was blowing out deep snow drifts( 2-3 ft deep) . The machine couldn't take it in LOW 1st gear and would start to bog down. I would engage the clutch to get the RPM's back up and then go at the drift again. My...

On my B5100, I have a front hydraulic cylinder that is connected to the valve underneath the seat, that switches it from back to the front. The cylinder lifts the front mounted snow blower. It's OK to lift the snow blower, but it does not retract to lower the blower. The only way I can get the...

HI - just got a B5100 with snow blower. The machine will be in a garage, but not heated. And in this area the temperatures will got down to minus 20F I have a block heater on the big tractor ( Massey30) that stays outside under a tarp. Any suggestions for a block or oil pan heater for the new...