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    B6200D front drive shaft gone

    So the shaft circled in the pic below should spin when the rear wheels move? I figured it was for the front diff drive shaft or possibly a mid pto. I went there after I bought the tractor and could only find the ops manual for the HST (the listing there "B6200-7200ops.pdf" downloads the HST...
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    B6200D front drive shaft gone

    Hi, thanks for your help thus far. I'm a bit unsure about where to begin to check it out so I have a few questions: 1. Should the front diff spline spin freely? If not then I suppose I'm up for taking off the cover and having a look. 2. If I try engaging the 4wd should the shaft, that's in the...
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    B6200D front drive shaft gone

    Ok, here is a pic of the cover removed and what's left: The shaft poking out with the splines spins by hand but does have some resistance and a slight *thunk thunk* when rotated back and forth. The great grungy rag is saturated with oil which probably means it needs a new seal too? I now...
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    B6200D front drive shaft gone

    Hi, I took some pics. Let me know if I should take some more of other areas or different angles. View from underneath looking forward: I've discovered that there is a great grungy rag shoved into the diff hole :rolleyes: Can using it like this cause any damage? View from underneath in about...
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    B6200D front drive shaft gone

    Hi Tooljunkie, thanks for the reply. We'll give it a go with 2wd for now then :) We are completely new to backhoes so we'll do as you recommend with the PTO rpms. Hi Wolfman, your offers of assistance are most generous, thank you! I'll upload some pics today.
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    B6200D front drive shaft gone

    Hi everyone, I have a B6200D with a FEL and backhoe that was purchased from a clearing sale last year. I'm finally getting around to the maintenance required before I try it out for some jobs around the farm. I've changed the oils, new filters etc, and it's only now I noticed that there is no...