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    Neutral Switch Keeps me from starting

    Yes! Don't,its there for safety .You may forget its disconnected or you may fall ill or have an accident and another person may start it in gear. Dave
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    Rops headache (not pto headache!)

    Here in the UK Kubota must be trying to reduce the population who keep old tractors running,they don't support a ROPS program;):mad: Dave
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    New tyres

    Hi.do you mean the tires are £95 each or a pair? My B7100 use 6.00-12 on the front and Paul Jarrold Tires of Monmouth found that the metric size would match up with the Rears. I am 12 miles into Wales from the first Severn Bridge and have a roll bar on my tractor that you can take measurments...
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    B6100 charging issues

    A little bit of info here: dave http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2367
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    New tyres

    Hi, what part of the UK are you?I bought a complete set of those sizes at a helpful local tire services who cross referenced the the brand diameters to find the right ,front rear pairing so there was no wind up.they cost under £300 but I had to fit them myself. Sizes are: Front 6.5/60-12 Kings...
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    L2250D Dual Stage Cluch Replace

    Its a lot of years since I had to replace a two stage clutch but from what I remember,the kit was held together by 3 bolts which had to removed after lining up and bolting the whole thing to the flywheel. This was on a MF with back hoe and front loader,a poor mans JCB, boken down in a field ...
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    Will not crank....or turn over for that matter

    There should only be power at that wire if the key is fully turned to the start position and there is continuity through any interlocks.I don't know what ones are fitted to your model but my old B7100 only has one which is on the clutch pedal. Dave
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    Removing a pilot bearing B7100

    And be sure to wear some eye protection!! Dave
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    Charging System

    If you look at the round bit under the cooling fan you will see two wires coming out of it on the same side as the starter motor,thats where the charging is taking place.The wire then go to a regulator box under the dash panel . My B7100 stopped charging just after I bought it so I made some...
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    B7100 on Auction site Question

    Thanks for the reply guys,this is too strong a money for me now so will continue to watch with interest. dave
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    B7100 on Auction site Question

    Hi guys,this B7100 which is not too far away from me has just come up for auction and I interested in your thoughts on whether it has been refurbed..As far as I am aware the last manual shift models were made in the mid 1980's ..take a look at the hubs,when did this type first appear...
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    Changing blades - problem

    I don't know your deck but I have a contra rotating tripple blade deck on a grass cutter and one of the blade bolts has a left hand thread . Dave
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    Battery for B1600?

    If you mention Kubota to a battery centre their eyes just glaze over..:D When I bought a new one for my B7100,I measured the tray and bought the largest capacity with the correct orientation of the terminals that would fit in it! ..where in the UK are You? Dave
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    Facebook

    Personally I would not go near any of those sites that get you to put lots of details about ones self,I reckon it a cheap way of building a data base and who knows what use of it may be made and by whom in the future. once ones details are on the web they are available for ever:eek: dave
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    Dead B5200

    Back in the early 60's we used burning diesel soaked rags in the air intake of dozers to get em going of a cold morning, no Hse around then:D .Modern day variant is to use a propane torch,the air filter is removed first.This is not a reccomendation for the pactice which could get your baby a...
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    Sweet welds

    It looks like a bad case of hemeroids to me and its sure going to be a pain in the ar$e for you to get fixed.:) Any damage caused by heat has probably been done so grinding/cutting the shaft wont do any more. The main difficulty in getting the casing off could be cleaning up the stub of whats...
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    Posthole Conundrum

    Do these ship to you? http://www.hooverfence.com/tools/nu-boston-digger.htm Dave
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    Posthole Conundrum

    I don't like getting taking sides in a "domestic" so ,I use one of these:http://www.avinylfence4you.com/nu_boston_digger.html It will do 45" ,and get to your 48" with a bit of water to bind the dirt! dave
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    Kubota A1000 generator

    Hi,I have a question for you,have you stripped the genny down and seen the brushes?..the reason I ask is,95% of all gennys I have worked on are brushless.Of the ones with brushes,If you can,t get them then cut some larger ones down or get some custom made. Dave