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<sob> Drove all over town trying to find something that would work... lots of 3" pins; lots of 3/8" bolts (but threaded the entire length). No 7/16" x 3-12" clevis pins! Finally found one bar of 7/16" steel in my Ace store, but after grinding off the burr from the shearing-to-length, it was a...

Thanks, for that confirmation, B! I intended to try that but was mentally tooling up for a more elaborate solution. Now I'll use the $$ I saved to FAX you some Guinness. -Shaun-

But you didn't post the punchline! C'mon, give us pics of it installed and working, and discuss the pros and cons of it now that you've used it... Oh! I just realized, when you finished, it was too pretty to take it out of the shop! :D

"I love it when a plan comes together!" Hannibal Smith, The A-Team

That's really heartbreaking! Don't get too discouraged - you know it can run, and you made a good choice. A quick aside: did you actually see the seller start it? Maybe there's some help in the steps you saw him take? Try all the steps you're doing, don't stint on the glow plugs, give them a...

1) Hubs are mounted facing in, at the differential; 2) Hubs have no pins, held only by compression screw; 3) Wheels are mounted facing in; 4) Valve stems are on inside; 5) Ag tires are oriented correctly. I must admit I had a clue that I noticed the hubs were 'wrong' after seeing an image...

Did you bump something? Please be more explicit in what happened when it quit. (Had you already parked? Lowered the blade? Set the brake? Shifted to neutral? etc.) I don't know your tractor so don't know the most likely culprits. However, it surprises me that the engine quit... diesels just...

Oh, wait! is that "real money", for "real volume", or Canoodian "dollars" for Empire gallons? <snicker>

If you built one, would you put a sled under the leading end? If so, how would you get a curl in the sled (assuming a piece of plate)?

Hmmm... he musta got stuck an' hadn' made it back home yet!

I *love* free! And whomever scanned all those and posted them deserves high praise! Sadly, my vision is so bad that I cannot make our the detail in any of the manuals I've d/l'ed from KBBooks. Fortunately, the Owner's; Parts; and WSM I got from Messick's were legible and I'm delighted with...

I'm looking for quality operation and parts manuals for the B219. I've tried all the links I can find (only parts) and all of them have one thing in common: horrible reproduction and poor to useless illustrations. It doesn't have to be as good as the doco I got from Messy-icks (Kubota original...

Oh, what a beautiful place! And the landscape is magnificent! What landscaping will you do to replace the rock and cacti?

Nice! View must be great from up there.

Latex, I'm surprised nobody has piped up about their favorite north Texas dealer. I think you got an idea how very important it is to find one who won't treat you like the "dear" Deere guy. You might want to start a new thread asking about dealers up there. I also suggest using Kubota's dealer...

I believe seanbarr did a rebuild of that loader a couple of years ago, but IIRC, he was able to clean and restore the filter. I suggest you read his posts (very thorough, with many pics and sources) and see if your questions are answered. Here's his link; search through his posts. There are...

Aw, man, that's a great idea. But I wonder if it ever would have occurred to me if I hadn't seen it here! <sigh>

Thumbs up to Tooljunkie's recommendation: log skidder. Tongs is great but you are dragging so much that it's a big chore, therefore, step up to the next level. Winches are great but they are used to work falls around, not to haul 'em out. One point I'm not clear on: the logs are cut up into...

Welcome, Mike. You picked a great forum for expert advice! Sadly, not from me, but I've read some of the experts' comments about problems OOPS! ISSUES such as yours. You certainly can do considerable rebuilding in the tractor, especially if it's just oil pan and head that you need to remove (as...

Thanks, Wolfie, did that about 3 days after delivery. (Reviewing the downloads convinced me to buy high-quality goods from Messyick (who STILL haven't come through -- guess they used slow-drying ink!) <fierce frown> Are you dissing me? Well, truthfully, not much average about me, but your...