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  1. DaveD

    B1700 HST one-time power steering control top seal leak

    I backed my 1996 B1700 HST with 1300 hours out of the shed on a very cold morning recently, temp about 20 F, and noticed shortly thereafter a puddle of hydraulic fluid on the floor below the dash cowling. It turned out that it was a leak out of the top seal of the power steering unit. Kubota...
  2. DaveD

    B1700: How to remove fan shroud

    Kubota B1700HST, purchased new 1996: I need to thoroughly clean the radiator fins that jam up with grass clippings and dust. I regularly blow or hose out from the engine side what I can get to, but the fan shroud prevents me from getting to the bottom, mostly toward the corners. I have the "Net...
  3. DaveD

    B1700 HST hitch leak-down when stopped

    The 3-point hitch leaks down at a very visible speed to the bottom when the tractor is off and the height lever is set at 5 or below. It will, as normal, quickly go down to the setting height (depending upon the position of the lowering speed adjusting knob), then slowly leak down all the way...