Hello,
My name is Howard and a month or two ago in a moment of lockdown weakness/madness/clarity* (*Delete as appropriate) I decided that it was time to invest in a big boys tractor and buy a Kubota compact. A B7100D to be precise. The machine in question has an engine issue and I was aware of this at the time of purchase and this was reflected in the price, putting the machine within reach. A good price for a machine in the UK, and enough to make you squirm and recoil in the US etc I expect? They seem to be relatively cheap to own across the pond? I received the tractor partially dismantled (again with full knowledge of this) with all its parts as the prev. owner didn't have time to fix it and had purchased a replacement. This being the case I had not heard the tractor run of course. I stripped down the engine having been made aware that cylinder number 2 in the D750 was unwell. It soon became apparent that the problem had been a bad case of rod knock.
On making some enquiries I was informed that this crank was no more an beyond a grind. Having looked into a replacement crank and some other components to rebuild it seemed that this was not the way to go due to the eye watering cost, and the search for a replacement engine commenced. I found a welder generator with a running (only by word not action) D850. I have started to change out the various elements from it, such as the oversized oil pan and the bell housing and flywheel, with a view to swapping in the components from the D750 and at this point I reach my question. I believe that the flywheel should be attached to the crank end in a particular orientation, but I am struggling to find exactly how to achieve this. Any help would be gratefully received.
Thanks
H
My name is Howard and a month or two ago in a moment of lockdown weakness/madness/clarity* (*Delete as appropriate) I decided that it was time to invest in a big boys tractor and buy a Kubota compact. A B7100D to be precise. The machine in question has an engine issue and I was aware of this at the time of purchase and this was reflected in the price, putting the machine within reach. A good price for a machine in the UK, and enough to make you squirm and recoil in the US etc I expect? They seem to be relatively cheap to own across the pond? I received the tractor partially dismantled (again with full knowledge of this) with all its parts as the prev. owner didn't have time to fix it and had purchased a replacement. This being the case I had not heard the tractor run of course. I stripped down the engine having been made aware that cylinder number 2 in the D750 was unwell. It soon became apparent that the problem had been a bad case of rod knock.
On making some enquiries I was informed that this crank was no more an beyond a grind. Having looked into a replacement crank and some other components to rebuild it seemed that this was not the way to go due to the eye watering cost, and the search for a replacement engine commenced. I found a welder generator with a running (only by word not action) D850. I have started to change out the various elements from it, such as the oversized oil pan and the bell housing and flywheel, with a view to swapping in the components from the D750 and at this point I reach my question. I believe that the flywheel should be attached to the crank end in a particular orientation, but I am struggling to find exactly how to achieve this. Any help would be gratefully received.
Thanks
H
