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I've had to repair my water service TWICE in the last couple of years. First time, I was away on business, and the wife called a local business to pull and replace the submersible (Ka-CHING!). Then, they wanted $3000 to drag a backhoe up to the top of our mountain to dig up the pipe in the area...

Mmmm, the Dupont stuff contains Teflon. AKA PFAS. AKA Forever Chemicals. If Congress would get off it's a** this stuff would be banned. Because, it is now present in ALL surface waters on the globe. We're drinking Teflon every day. My first instinct was to consider propylene glycol. Like...

I had the same thought as ve9aa. Stupid question: Is the electric fan spinning in the same direction as the belt-driven one was? I'm on my second G1800, as of August. 1200 total hours on it. This one cools VERY nicely. Under full load and high RPM, it runs right in the middle of the...

Saturday, I ran the G1800/mower around the yard just as the remnants of TS Nicole started coming through to blow off the leaves back into the woods. Now that all the leaves are off the trees, that should do it for the mowing season. Yesterday, I R&Red the deck, so that I could tip it up and...

Having grown up on a farm, fence disputes between neighbors are common, particularly when livestock are involved. There's an (unwritten?) rule that each property owner along a shared fenceline is responsible for the right-hand half of the fenceline as he stands and looks out from his property...

Hi Folks, I've spent a considerable amount of time researching fuel filters for my G1800. It has 5/16" fuel lines. There are two filters, one back near the tank, and another up near the injector pump. A long-time friend and counterman at AutoPlus turned me on to a plastic mesh type filter as...

Russell, I think you got your words out of order. "Harbor Freight has a gauge set that supposedly works...." There, that's better. <rimshot> -Paul

A few years ago, I inherited a Black & Decker Workmate from my father-in-law. I guess I would never just go out and buy one of these things, but the more I used it, the more I enjoyed its convenience, particularly for planing the edges of boards or router work. Before, I had been using C-clamps...

Ya, when i got my G1800 with 1194 hours on it, half the mower spindle drive belt was just....gone. I also rebuilt the deck with the widely available Chinese bearings, and I'm fairly confident I will regret that decision. They seem very noisy. Not a grinding, but a loud high-pitched whirr. I've...

Soonerdad, If I was you, I'd maybe start shopping new or rebuilt injectors... Cuz it sounds like you had something gunky going on. "Birds of a feather flock together." And, think about upgrading your fuel filters, if you haven't already. In other news, a G1800 (non-S) with 1131 hours on it and...

I have an aftermarket belt on my RC54-G20 deck. I'm very satisfied with its performance after a good 3 hours of use, but I think it is about an inch shorter than the original Kubota belt. I had to add a spacer on the tensioner spring to make up for the shorter length. No impact on functionality...

"rotten egg smell" is an indicator of coliform bacterial activity in the water. The OP's bad pressure tank was probably contaminated. Best $250 I ever spent was for a Reverse Osmosis system for the water in my house. Easy to install, filter cost is about $50 a year. Much preferable to...

Afterthought. If you're not in too big a hurry, I would highly recommend pulling the seat and fender pan to get at the fuel tank. Dump that bad boy out and rinse it with new fuel before reinstalling. And, when you get a look at all the debris clogging the cooling fins on your transaxle, you'll...

Make sure you spec the fuel filters for their micron rating. You can look them up online. WSM specifies 15 microns for this motor. On my G1800, the upstream filter is a durable, clear cased, plastic screen type, WIX 10248. It has a 120 micron rating, so it's just for the big gunk. The...

The rough running sounds like a symptom of a tiny bit of air in the HP lines. My *guess*, because that's a common symptom after you bleed the HP lines of a diesel, caused by residual air in the lines. I would suspect some kind of leakdown happening in a high pressure line, between the injector...

The large internal snap rings retain the bearings in their proper place. You need a Parts List to understand how everything is assembled. Here it is: https://www.messicks.com/wiki/kubota/rck6024b -Paul

When I was building pole barns for a living, we used a boom made of 3x3 box steel that had a 'hook' welded to the bottom of it that slipped over the bottom edge of the loader bucket. It also had two long stabilizer rods that were attached to the far end of the boom, and to the upper corners of...

I went out and looked at my early-build G1800, and it doesn't have anything like the WSM depicts. Here's a picture of the injector pump on my engine: The "F" is the fuel solenoid pull-off. "Start" is the start lever. It needs to be in the position shown for the engine to start. When you turn...

If you can find Fork Lever 1, I'd try pulling that to the Start position with your finger, crank the engine, and see what happens... Is the Start Spring intact? -Paul

Description of the Governor, and how the stop lever works. Hope that helps! -Paul