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Frankly the simple answer to this from my location is "WET, WET and even WETTER ":eek::mad: We appear to be having a rather wet spell over here and to be honest i'm getting a bit sick of it, where's the sunshine, where's the dry wether gone:(:( what's it like where you are guys , wet or...

As in the title really guys, i am looking to purchase another orange beasty:cool: and thinking about having a go at refurbing an older model "M" series . Any suggestions on a good model to get, nothing massive but bigger than my L225, prefer with a some onboard gadgets like decent hydraulic...

Hi all, whilst the rainy season is persisting in my part of the world i am taking the opportunity to finish my L225 rebuild project, pretty well all done now but some fine tuning in progress. I was thinking about upgrading the hydraulics a bit to facilitate the fitting of a hydraulic toplink and...

Hi all, i am in the final stages of my L225 rebuild and all is progressing nicely, except for one item, 1 spring doesnt appear to have a connection at both ends, and to be honest i dont recall it being connected when i aquired the tractor. Anyway, i have been through the workshop manual and all...

Hi all, we have had fair few tractor and plant theft in our area recently, no so much large kit , moreso compacts tractors and mindiggers etc,also implements.I was i thinking on more possible security steps to help deal with this growing trend. From my conversations with locals, it appears that...

Hi all, i am having a small technical issue with my B8200 hydraulic direction valve. The directional flow valve part of the block is not working as it should at present, and to be honest the problem has only appeared since i have added an extra spool valve for my logsplitter, hyd top link ram...

hi guys, just been reading about the latest cold and white spell you are having across the big pond:eek: looks to be a tad chilly etc, i expect you will manage better than we do over here, 2mm of snow here and the country shuts down:(:mad: and cold,don't even go there..... i do admire you...

well hope you are all enjoying this festive time, i am albeit in between work. weather over here been a bit rubbish , certainly somewhat "DAMP" ...:eek: anyway , anyone sick of roast turkey yet,I just love it :D and will probably being having it for a few days to come... One of the better...

Good evening all, just in case it had slipped anyones mind, its Christmas If i dont get back on here before the special day, work commitments again:(:mad: I wish you all on OTT a very merry christmas and happy new year.:D:D Have a good one folks. Rob.

hi all, I need to carry out some repairs to the front rims on my L225. they are the earlier 4 stud split rims for turf tyres, same format as the early 4 stud turf rims found on early 6100,7100 etc. It seems that these rims were prone to splitting around the stud holes etc if not kept nice and...

hi guys, whilst in the process of stripping down the bodywork from my L225 i have been halted by a pesky switch, now i dont normally get stuck with these things as from previous encounters with various switches there are normally small grub screws etc tucked away or hidden that lock the switch...

Hi all , I'm in the proccess of starting up a new website and owners club related to owners etc of early "B" series kubota's upto and inc B8200's but no further, grey imports aswell within that grouping as there is not as much info on these as a lot of owners would like. Obviously including...

Hi guys, I've been thinking about best way to get some extra hydraulic performance on b6100,7100 etc, well anything really with a 70mm series engine ( D650/750/850 ) Well the answer has been staring me in the face for almost a year now. The B8200 has a larger output hyd pump, 22.7 ltrs/hour ...

L 225 rear auto pickup hitch question. Hi all, whilst removing the rear 3pt lift arms on my L225 i noticed i have a auto-pickup hitch fitted, but it appears to be missing some pieces. had a look through manual etc but nothing is listed about the hitch. can anyone help me out with identifying...

quick question guys regarding the hydraulic connection block on a B8200 (non-hst) what is the purpose of the "N" (neutral) port . in previous projects the n port has not been on the tractors to hook upto, but the 8200 manual states using all three ports , and my new hyd valve also has the 3...

well its now project number, well lost count but its my L225 refurb. Well started another project, not sure how many this is, or how many are still " in progress" to be honest but the L225 seemed like it needed doing sooner than later. Anyway, my little old L225 " 2wd" as is this evening after...

hi guys, i'm in the proccess of fitting a new set of spools to my B8200 to inc a single acting spool for my trailer, in the meantime i wish to use it on the tractor but cant see to indentify the outlet port for a trailer . as on my other kit the outlets were under the seat etc with a diverter...

Hi all, not been on here for a while , been to busy building a hydraulic tipping trailer 7" x 4" , also refubing my Recent purchase of a nice little L225. Anwway to the subject matter, my L225 is fitted with the factory 9.5 x 24 ags on the rear with 20 x 8 x 10 turfs on the front. As per most...

Hi all, i have question that i could use a bit of extra input with really. I am in the proccess of setting up some extra hydraulics on my B8200 so as faciltate the fitting of my hydraulic top link which is currently used to great effect on my b7100. The ram is setup on my b7100 via a standalone...

as in the title really , i seem to be afflicted by continual OTT website outages now, started a week or so ago and lasted for quite some time, then again last week for a few hours, and again today for a few hours. I get a message that the site is unreachable or something and to contact the site...