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JOB DONE! Thanks guys, it's first time I've used the acetone/ATF mix (I didn't have access to P Blaster or other penetrants), and the pipe wrench worked a treat.. Once I had the pin assembly rotating slightly I still couldn't get the sucker to move outwards, so borrowed a jack (keeping in mind...

Thanks mickeyd. I tried spraying it with kerosene intermittently over a few hours, a week ago. Maybe I should try that some more. My blowtorch is too small to have much effect on this.

Well I'm baffled as to how to get this plate and pin assembly off. I've undone the 3 bolts and smacked it with a special tool, levered it with a crowbar and sworn at it but it won't budge. I want to get it off so I can free up the the drawbar assembly lower pin (smaller pin visible below the...

Nice looking job! I was puzzled about the heavy interference fit that the front axle pivot bush had, that might have lead to the cracked housing. Normally (in my experience anyway) with such heavy interference fits the manufacturer specifies shrinking the bush by soaking it for a while in...

Looking forward to seeing your picture. Can you also let us know what type of rubber you ended up using for the rubber plug?

Thanks guys. The crank pulley on mine has the 3 threaded holes for the drive, so it is all do-able :-) Bonus discovery as a result of this discussion: to rotate the crank for leakdown testing I can cobble up a socket, extension and bar, in place of the front PTO shaft.

With the pump being direct drive off the crank, did you think it made any difference to how easily the starter cranked the engine over? Did cranking speed improve noticeably without the pump?

rbargeron thanks for the extra photos, yes looks like the pump is mounted on the loader frame. HUGE hydraulic oil tank! kubota newbie thanks too, sounds like a front pump is completely do-able. I'll check out the mounting and think about whether there's a better way to hold the oil -...

rbargeron I reckon you're right, that one must use the internal pump. I'd found the pic earlier and thought maybe someone had taken the front-mounted pump and reservoir off. Thanks for pointing it out.

I should have thought of that :-) I found some photos of loader-equipped M4500s but it's not clear about the front mount arrangement for the pump - do you know whether the rectangular front counterweight and the heavy cast wraparound "front bumper" were left in place or were they removed to...

May be a silly question... but here goes... if you got a new tractor, shouldn't it come with manual or instructions that says what grease to use?

rbargeron, thanks for the pdf of the parts list. Looks like the drive adapter bolts to the crank pulley. BTW I got an email alert saying this was from you too: In those years front loaders, when offered, were a US-made dealer-installed option. For quicker loader motion, an external pump was...

Kubota Newbie - checking my understanding here - does this mean that your aux double spool control valve is fed off the factory pump on the side of the engine? Presumably means you use that pump to either work the loader, or work other attachments. Thank you.

I've been looking for extra pump capacity... currently mine has a locally built loader operated by the existing hydraulics (valves) beside the PTO 3 pt hitch controls). It has double acting crowd, single acting lift arms. I'm contemplating adding an extra circuit and convert to double acting...

You are legend! Thanks for that. I will check it out! Update: H'mmm, needs a US VPN - will sort that out. Thanks for the help, it's just what I needed to get going. If anyone else has any additional info please don't hesitate... :-)

I wuz looking at some pics in the WSM and noticed that some of them had "F-PTO" showing on the front end and dotted lines indicating where a cutout for the PTO would be. See pix below. Does anyone know anything about the front PTO for these tractors - was it ever offered as an option, if...

There's a great article on ag tires that lists towards the end the amount of ballast for different tire sizes. There's stads of other info about ag tires and ballasting in it too... how much, pros and cons of liquid, how to fill/empty, weight distribution. The original was by Goodyear on a TRA...

:D Fantastic, you guys. I can imagine it....

Thanks for those answers, really appreciate your thoughts. The glow plugs do work OK (or at least enough of them do to start it... manual recommends 25 seconds activating the glow plugs, and then it usually starts first time). Our ambient temperature isn't very cold, worst is a few degrees...

Hi all - thinking of getting a compression and leakdown test on my S2600 engine so need to remove glow plugs or injectors. Question: which is less risky? Remove glow plugs, or remove injectors? (People with the same series engines - Z751 Z851 DH1101 D1301 V1501 V1701 S2200 S2800 may know the...