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Lightning Do you have an operators manual with bleeding instructions? Usually there is no need to crank engine to move fuel as far as the injection pump because some manual method is available. Since you know your machine will run with a full tank, why not just operate it that way until warmer...

Perhaps you need to design a way to have a big weight hung under the rear axle to boost traction. The usual weight box on the 3 pt would not work as it would just driver the ripper deeper. If you cannot pull it let me know and maybe I will buy it to use on my M7040 :-) Dave M7040

Lightning Tell me how you know the lift pump is working. If you have more than 1/4, tank, gravity will move the fuel through the lift pump even if it is broken. Is there a hand lever on the bottom of the pump so that you can manually bleed the system up to the injector pump? The lift pump can...

Great welding. I am not familiar with smaller tractors so when I see having a ripper with 3 teeth it says they have a lot of pulling power. Love to hear back with more pictures once it is working. Dave M7040

If you have a rear remote make certain it is in the center position. Many hydraulic items such as 3 pt, remotes and FEL are in series in the hydraulic circuit so that if one is dumping the hydraulic fluid back to the reservoir there may not be enough left over for the FEL to work properly. I...

I cannot speak specifically on your model of tractor but most are designed in the way I will describe if the fuel tank filler is above the engine. When the fuel tank is half full or more and you are operating on level ground, gravity will deliver fuel from the tank to the injection pump. If tank...

Good idea then I can borrow it from you :-) Dave M7040

In my rural area most people with equipment refuse to lend it because it often comes back broken. Sometimes they will come and do the job with their equipment as an alternative to be a good neighbor and in that way know there equipment will be used properly. Loaning tools same story. For...

Waiting for several hours in a -20 C shop is no fun. miro Miro Not certain about your particular model but usually Kubota recommends quite long times sitting at high idle after the tractor starts to warm up the hydraulics. Dave M7040

Miro Issues to consider concerning block heaters. I think you will find that the block heater equipped engine will reach a balance point temperature where the energy put in by the heater is equivalent to the heat being lost by the engine to the atmosphere. My experience on an old Nuffield 465...

Here is a picture that Wolfman is referring to showing the spring pins. Yours looks like a good soak with a release oil would help as it has obviously been modified. If you are using a bolt and nut with the new cable, find a way to avoid tightening the nut so much that it is exerting a clamping...

Cook Glad to see your machine has roll over protection. Great time to enforce using the seat belt all the time. I had a close call doing a simple task and almost rolled my M7040. I had not put the belt on because the task seemed devoid of risk. Even at 69 we need to learn the simple lessons...

Miro On second thought your following comment needs to be clarified. If you are checking the glow plug temp before starting the engine, great. If you are trying to determine which cylinder is not producing power after starting then the exhaust manifold adjacent to the cylinder port is the best...

Miro Another well informed Canadian, nice to know. Before pulling a glow plug, use a multi-meter, even a cheap one to do a resistance check on each glow plug. Remove the wire from the top of the glow plug and connect one lead of the multi-meter to this terminal and the other lead to the block...

I agree with Hokie on the checks you should be doing. You likely have the habit of buying fuel in the summer and using it in the winter. Bad habit. Summer fuel can gel or thicken into a waxy substance causing all sorts of problems. Since you use the machine so little at 20 hours a year, do the...

Since you already have a machine with a blade why not go with a snow blower for the 3 pt hitch on your 3200. A blade mounted on a FEL is far different than one mounted to a truck for example. You can bend your FEL if something bad happens because they were not designed to take sideways forces...

I can speak specifically on your model of tractor but most are designed in the way I will describe. When the fuel tank is half full or more and you are operating on level ground, gravity will deliver fuel from the tank to the injection pump. If tank levels are lower and further, if you are on...

A word of caution when considering other implements. Check and find out if your B6000 has a a pto shaft which turns opposite to those on North American tractors. The tillers they came with were designed for the reverse rotation. I am not an expert on the model and am just going from things I...

The image was just a small part of the WSM that you now have describing with an illustration how to drain water from the clutch housing. Thanks for the explanation re the hand brake and clutch. In your case it was just the last straw for an abused clutch. Most of those on this forum have...

I looked at the WSM in the link I posted and the job looks to be quite involved. Take the time to read it over before jumping in. Good luck. Dave M7040