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Thanks a bunch wolfman. It took me a while, but I read through your whole thread. Sweet looking machine, nice work! I will definitely be doing something similar for my subframe. From the pics of yours it looks like you were able to get 3 bolts on both sides of the diff in, and then you welded...

If you can, I would greatly appreciate it!!! RBA50 has got it right, I've got no clue :D I've heard a few people say that I shouldn't need a subframe - but I prefer the overkill method, even if that we're true. I tend to beat on everything, including myself - keep it clean fellas. Lol

That is pretty cool man, I've got to say. I haven't got a fraction of the experience. When I "painted" we used a chemically bonded "paint" called herisite, which we sprayed on valve bodies. It's supposedly the only thing out there to mimic the effects natural copper has. Pretty cool, but it was...

:D Lol. Yea, I used to paint and powder coat so I know what difference a "booth" can make. Less imperfections to have to sand out later, especially with spring being here with wind/pollen. My tractor was honestly in really rough shape body wise. Otherwise I wouldn't have Bondo'd anything. I've...

Yea, I really wasn't expecting as much fabrication. Sure, a few welds - but not this. The whole kit cost $2400, $800 for shipping because it came from WA state delivered to MA. From what the owner described, it should become apparent what to do once you place the loader up to the tractor. And...

Turns out there's more fabricating involved than I was anticipating. Got a call back from Coldwater - basically you're supposed to line up the tractor with the loader, a couple pieces will bolt onto the tractor and the rest has to be welded together. Will post pics for others once we start the...

Here's what we got so far- "paint booth" (enclosed trailer) set up. All pieces blasted, Bondo'd and primed. Only issues were the 2 bad gallons of primer off the shelf, and my paint booth had an unforeseen failure right at the end - just my F'ing luck! I live in America's jet turbine, I swear...

Here's what I got - no instructions, have yet to hear back from Coldwater tractors. From what I was told I would have to weld on a few pieces - not completely fabricate a bracket without knowing what's what. Here's another tread from 2012 - the pictures are not great. Hard to see what's going...

Hey all, I just got a loader from Coldwater Tractors delivered to my house yesterday. Everything appears to be here and it appears to be in great shape.. however it came with a box filled with a bunch of metal pieces that I now have to figure out how to put together. Can anyone help me out...

Hey, I just got a loader from Coldwater. Do you have any pictures of how you mounted the loader to the tractor? My kit came with no instructions and a box filled with metal pieces. Would appreciate the help, thank you!! BTW, how's the FEL holding up?

I'm kind of liking the idea of the new Kubota orange on an old tractor. I think I'm gonna roll with it and see how it looks. I am using Rust-Oleum's white bare metal primer, followed by the Kubota orange. All the pieces are sand blasted and I put some Bondo on the spots that needed it. Tomorrow...

Thanks for the replies everyone. From what I've found online, Rust-Oleum recommends a 15% acetone mix by volume. Seems a bit low to me, but I'll do a couple samples before I decide which route to go. Typically about 1/3rd or slightly less has worked great for me, but we will see. I just...

I'm aware there's a color change between old/new and I personally don't mind changing up the color. I'll have to look up a color comparison before I decide what to go with. I also don't wanna ruin the look - the older machines are pretty sweet looking. What would you recommend for a mixing...

Hey all, the few times I've posted on here you all have been really helpful, and I find myself in need of some more advice. I've got a shiny new loader on the way from Coldwater Tractors, and I got the urge to pull all the original panels off the old 7200 and freshen it up. I'm going to use the...

I did download the manual. Just didn't get a chance to look through it all. When it was completely closed it leaked the most. Is there an O ring or something that might have failed? I'll have to look into it. Thank you once again everyone.

Here's a pic of my tractor and the tires I got on them. Quite stubbier than originals. Surprised to find the set on ebay, $300 for both and they are 12Ply. A little off topic - can anyone tell me what the valve in the 2nd picture is for? I cleaned up the engine with degreaser and now it's...

If that's the only issue then I'm doing better than I thought! I typically go through any vehicle/machine I get no matter what the seller says, and I'm glad I did this time!!! Hopefully the next time I do a tranny flush it looks a bit better. And as for the tires I did factor in some tread...

I sure as hell hope your right! :D If not I'm totally f'd. I had just thought about the new rear tires I put on and was wondering if possibly I screwed something up. The new tires seemed about an inch taller than the old ones even though they were the same size. I was wondering if that could do...

As you can see there's quite a bit of metal. I'm hoping for the best here, but it sounds like there's no way of really knowing until either something goes wrong, or I do my next oil change. I don't know a whole lot about these tractor yet, but if I do have an issue here would it be likely to be...

Is that true for the older HST Kubotas too? Just curious. I went with the Mobil 424 cause it's listed as the replacement for Mobil 3xx, which is recommended by Kubota in their manual for the B7200. Anyways, I think I'm gonna roll with the 424 at least for now. Does anyone have any input on the...