Recent content by Mark Robke

What I was describing, is how CIH's systems work. I don't know if Ford/New Holand or John Deere work that way. So, I was wondering if Kubota worked that way too. I do know how draft works when plowing; it was just a point of curiosity about pulling the handle back to make the Kubota raise...

I know on a CIH 485 or similar model, if you raise the 3pt all the way, you can pull the draft lever all the way back and the 3pt will raise higher. Should my Kubota 7040 do the same? I see no effect when I move the draft lever, and, was wondering if I should notice anything happening. I use the...

I took it to our local Kubota dealer. They took pressure readings, made a case with Kubota, and followed their recommendations. They diagnosed internal problems and split the tractor. They found a blown o ring seal on the forward clutch pack. I have been bushhogging for about 6+ hrs and it is...

It is actually at the local Kubota dealer. They did the pressure tests (I do not have a gauge or fittings) and made a case with Kubota. The next step was to split the tractor, and they found the clutch pack o rings looking flat and one sketchy spot on one. The parts are ordered. I wondered if...

I am just trying to clarify. Twice you said ignition terminals on the solenoid, but there should only be one, just the small wire, which gets voltage from the key switch when in the crank position, activating the solenoid. One large terminal on the solenoid should have battery voltage with...

The dash lights dimming is just that circuit being deactivated for time being while cranking. A drain and a draw are 2 different things. A drain is when something is using battery power when nothing should be. A draw is when something like turning the lights on, or the starter trying to crank...

Thanks for your insight- I was mostly going by page 3-S13 (pressure readings) - thinking, 'does bad pressure readings indicate a problem in the valve, or elsewhere'? According to your logic then, bad readings would indicate the shuttle valve is bad. I don't believe it is rebuildable, and was not...

With all due respect, I don't see any instructions at the bottom of any of those pages. I just read what is going on in a correctly operating valve. Thanks, Mark.

I was pointing out to someone that replied that the pump was ok. I have read this info about the shuttle pressures, but it does not say what the next step is if they are wrong. Which, I guess, has been my main question all along. I even read this info with the local dealer, and he agreed that...

I did some searching and re-reading, and actually I have read this before. The hydraulic section is only about the pump and the 3pt lift, does not even say anything about the remotes. And nothing about shuttle problems. Even the transmission section shows the shuttle's hydraulic flow in every...

Would the clutch pack seals allow slippage? It does not ever slip when the problem occurs, and when it engages, it does not slip. One time in the winter when it was pretty cold, I had it act like it was lunging between neutral and forward, but that quit as it warmed up. I will 'search 'the WSM...

No I didn't miss it, and looked at it, thinking maybe it is possible, but I was going by what the book said. Also the tank would have to drop straight down, as the wheels are in close. Thanks, Mark.

I agree that this system must be dependable according to all I read before I bought the tractor. I was just hoping to find that someone else had this happen too, and what the solution was. As you say it must be an uncommon problem, which is good. Thanks, Mark.

First of all, the manual does not say what to do if shuttle valve pressures are wrong. I agree that it should. I was at a Kubota dealer and we both read it again on his computer (I have it downloaded at home) and he was surprised too. The only trouble shooting for the transmission concerns the...

If the pressures are wrong, what is the next step? The manual does not say. Can there be a problem elsewhere, or is the valve the problem? I have previously considered doing what you said, But my holdup is I need the tractor for haying right now, and that rear wheel is loaded, weighted, and has...