B2150 Power Steering Issue

rymerbill

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Equipment
B2150, BX2200
Aug 31, 2015
20
3
3
Lexington Park
Never mind why I have 3 Kubota B2150's. Gladly explain if anyone is interested. The first 2 are stick trans and the latest one is hydrostatic.
The latest one obtained in 2021 from the midwest required only minor mech stuff to get it serviceable using the MMM (and whatever else I decide to do with it.)

I call it my "Iowa Tractor."

Now for the problem:

Compared to the other 2 B-2150 tractors this one steers much harder. As if the power assist was a lot less than the other two. It works just fine otherwise but puzzles me more and more as to why the extra steering effort is required. Anyone else seen this circumstance? Any reason why the HST should steer differently than the stick models? Is this a legit concern or something to ignore?

The other hydraulic stuff on it works fine (e.g. the 3pt lift, etc.) Tractor motion, pulling, power, robust cutting ability etc. are also fine.

Any ideas?
 
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kenrevo

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Equipment
B9200
Oct 28, 2019
58
18
8
MA
The WSM for the B9200HST, which is very similar but older, says the force should be less than 1.3lbs:
Steering force.JPG


This is what the troubleshooting section says:

Hard steering.JPG
 
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