Recent content by Tractor Gal

Every once in a while, I'd like to pull something without the need to take the BH off the tractor. Is there some kind of rear hitch that can be attached to a 2004 Kubota BX23D so that the BH does not need to be removed? While removing the BH is not terribly hard...and I have the BXpanded BH...

Russell and Henro, your thoughts mimic what I had thought, too. A washer would possibly keep the guide in place. And 1/16" inch wouldn't seem enough to cause problems. BUT, in viewing the cylinder as I turn the wheel, it does have a little bit of movement from side to side. I thought it...

I am happy to report that I've had good success with this steering cylinder. Of course, for some, turning a relatively simple job into an all-day affair may not qualify as success. But, for this shade tree mechanic, it has been a good day. One of the steering cylinder guides was bent...

Good to know. ..and a relief. Perhaps you can sense that I have broken parts from things other than Kubota! TG

Good thoughts, Henro and I did try that, too. I was a little concerned that I might break it, not knowing if it was cast iron or not. I'm good at breaking things! Keep the good thoughts coming. I need every one.

Thank you, NIW and Henro. I did manage to get the cylinder loose from one side tie rod and the holder (guide) was bent slightly. I put the hammer to it on the anvil of the vise. Seemed to help some but the "stub" that Henro mentioned keeps me from doing much at that spot and it prevents...

Those rings are inside of the cylinder guides and hold in the seals, etc., of the cylinder, are they not? And, they are in place. The whole thing cylinder comes out of the guides...depending on which way the wheel is turned...and both ends come out of the guides. It seems that the cylinder...

My lovely tractor is a 2004 BX23D...has been doing great. This morning, however, the tractor wasn't steering correctly. When I looked, the problem is that the steering cylinder comes out of the steering cylinder guide. When I fix one side, the other side comes out. Obviously something is not...

RWS, that is an awesome...yet awful...story. Kubota needs an award for being able to engineer these tractors to prevent, or at least discourage, all the DIY's. Good for you to find a way! Reminds me of the poem..."Somebody said it couldn't be done and I with a chuckle replied, "maybe it can't...

Perhaps you could enlighten?

OK. I think I get the gist. Despite the fact that my machines do not generally get worked as hard as most, the loader and backhoe require a grease for extreme pressure. Stepping back from it, it makes sense. I think my hope at the time of asking the question was to get rid of this black...

My quandry is in the type of grease to use. WSM says multipurpose grease for tractor and MMM. Moly EP for both loader and backhoe. When I first got this thing, I bought two types of grease...the "red and tacky" as runs with scissors mentioned above and what I think was moly ep. The tube in...

I currently have 2 grease guns...one for backhoe and one for loader and other things. Would the Shell Gadus that Sundance mentioned above work for both applications? I'm getting a DeWalt 20V gun with a Locknlube and it would be nice to be able to use grease in it that would work for...

And, I use the old, strained T-shirts and jeans to wear when I work! It is not a pretty picture! TG

Thanks to the replies to my question about the manual specs for a battery. I, in my ignorance, bought a battery as specified. Had I known, I would've gotten more CCA. Oh, well...live and learn. I seem to be doing more of the former than the latter! TG