Thank you very much for the link to the S850 owner's manual Palmiris.
A lot of useful information in there.
You are welcome.
I find that if my engine revs are too high the gears won't engage.... I just picked up 2 rear lights to go on mine today my next task is replace the glow plugs and check the cylinder compression. Also need to finish the welding on my bonnet and then repaint.... great little machine to work on
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Thanks for this information. I will try to see if having less revs helps the gear engaging problem. It seems that we are both working on our kubota.
(lights, welding on the bonnet repaint etc).
So thank you for the owner's manual too.
You are welcome. I need to check for that adjustable locker you are referring to (I think it is on page 31)
Just observed that my tires are out of spec.
Front are 5.00-12
Rear are 7-14
According to the US manual for the 4WD B6000 model the tires should be
Front 6-12
Rear 7-16
Should I change the rear wheels to 7-16 (rims too I think)?? Are the 5.00-12 and 6-12 the same??? (It seems that 5.00-12 and 6-12 have the same height of 22.8 inch). For the moment it looks like that the tractor has the front side higher than the rear.
After searching it seems that Zen-Noh Kubota ZB6000 came with 7-14 inch wheels (Japanese model -grey market.). Maybe after all I have the correct tires though I would prefer that I had the 7-16 rear tires (and compatible rims).
So to summarize ZB6000 came strangely with the following tires:
agrarian tyres front: 5.00-12
agrarian tyres rear: 7 - 14
thus it differs with the Kubota B6000. I think there are more differences (such as oil and air filter and steering wheel shaft the first 2 being washable).
The French manual however states that the tires should have the following specs:
5-12-2pr
7-14-2pr
So it seems that when the rear tires are 7-14 the front tires should be 5-12 (instead of 5.00-12 which are like 6-12 in height), which seems more reasonable. I will go with this in the future if they fit in the front wheel rims (since my front tires are in good condition). I am 100% sure it fits. Outside rim diameter is 13" and inside is 12" so 5-12 tire should be fine and I would say better than the stock tires.
The problem starts when you climb an incline. You feel that the tractor will overturn and run you over. I would agree with the French on this.
I have just received a new exhaust, fuel filter, oil filter, tail warning/signal lights. Need to find the UDT oil. I have searched everywhere with no luck. I think for the transmission case oil and steering case and I will use UTF (universal tractor fluid), or Universal tractor transmission lubricant Oil (UTTO) since I cannot find UDT or UDT 2. For the front axle case oil and for the front wheel gear case (R&L) I will use Gear oil 80W/90, for the engine 15W40, and for the tiller 80W/90
After the service I will start the paint job.
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No kubota oil in my market.
Just purchased
1. Kubota UDT compatible Agip Rotra JD-F 80W for transmission and steering wheel case
2. Kubota SAE 80W/90 compatible oil (because they did not have the Rotra truckgear 80W/90 which had GL4 & GL5 specs) Agip Rotra MP 80W/90 (GL-5) for front differential case and front wheel R+L case and S850 tiller (I was going to get the GL4 80w/90 but changed my mind the last momemnt to GL5 but still Rotra truckgear is both GL4 and GL5 compatible but to my bad luck not available).
