Recent content by Hugo Habicht

Started to grind off the paint of my brand new Kubota three point hitch. All sharp corners and plenty weld splatter brought me to the conclusion that this is where the rust will start. Thanks to inferior packaging of the seller there was a lot of paint damaged already, so I may as well respray...

If the play is not excessive they can be repaired. I cleaned out the grease, new grease in and then pressed them together, similar to what was done in production originally. New boot, done. See: Link tie rod ends and Link tie rod boots

Yes, for your size tractor it could be bigger, but apart from that everything looks just right to me. The dual axle, the wheels not outside (ok, centre of gravity is a bit higher), the proportions, just beautiful. And, last but not least: the right colour :giggle:

You are right, do not swap out parts unless you have identified the fault. In case of my friends tractor this would have been an expensive and time consuming adventure, everything initially pointed to the shut off solenoid. Or disconnect / jumper suspected switches for a while, as suggested by...

Actually another thing: since you are watering you may not want too much weight at the back either. When the water container is empty you have practically no weight at the front. Weight on the rear wheels would not matter but weight on the three point and possibly further away would reduce the...

Definitely. You want the same pressure on the rear wheels as before, I believe, so compensating for the front weight (1m^3 water, 1 tonne, 2000 pounds?) you will have to add much more weight at the wheel position (blue) than on the three point hitch (green). Also weight on the three point hitch...

Is the chemical black oxide actually the same as hot salt oxide? Reason I am asking is that it is virtually impossible to gain access to those oxidising salts.

Maybe because the weights are green? :giggle: ;)

A 357mm handgun has good stopping power. Only Walmart is not selling ammunition for them any longer.

Keep in mind that modern tractors may have a lot of electronics for the engine etc. . This will limit it's useful life and make repairs more difficult.

Checking the battery voltage before starting is a first step but does not give us the full picture. Did you measure the voltages as I had suggested in post #11 while starting? If yes, what were the values?

To improve matters you may spray it orange and as a courtesy for the long wait the dealer may give you some Kubota emblems to stick on it 🤣

Filling the tractor with jerry cans took ages and was messy; never managed without spilling a bit. I had pulled a manual barrel pump out of a skip that was blocked. Managed to take it apart. Looked inside as if somebody had pumped elephant shit droppings. Cleaned everything, made some new...

The 1.75 turns is very little, so the forces on the wheel may be smaller with the hydraulic system. Is there any way you can increase the gear ratio on your steering? Also keep in mind that it is made for boats. Turning a rudder or an outboard engine requires considerably lower forces than...

Yes, that's right. But PTO pumps are not suitable. I want to place the pump at the drive shaft from the engine to the HST gear box. So it has to be suitable for 3200rpm. Best potentially suitable pump I came across so far are dual hydraulic pumps. The shaft of the first pump is definitely going...