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Dan, Thanks for your input. I’ve probably filled and drained it 4 times (twice after purchasing and twice to split the tractor. The most recent one doesn’t show signs of water. Cross this off my list. Now if I could get the new clutch to disengage 😡. I’ll add the screens too. Scott

My tractor sat for years before I purchased it. The hydraulic fluid was milky white and had water in it. I drained it overnight, replaced it the next day. I had to do this a few times to flush the old fluid out. That was expensive! BTW, mine doesn’t have ANY screens, just a hydraulic filter...

Woodman55, I took it apart and the p.p. matches the old one. And on a B7100D, I can say for certain the disc only fits one way. No marks on the disc hub. But I did notice the flywheel, new p.p. and disc were a bit dirty. I cleaned them up better this time. I also noticed the p.p. bolts...

Bingo! My problem is I need to finish converting my 1954 pickup to a 2002 s10 frame and drivetrain. But doing tractor stuff with the loader is much funner!

Great guidance thus far, Dan. I’m taking screenshots of your diagnostic steps. They will get laminated and placed in my Kubota notebook in the shop. That will keep my ipad clean and out of the shop!

I believe mine sat for years. In Florida, that’s a no-no. I don’t think the previous owner did very much maintenance. The oil was extremely dark, the hyd fluid was white, and the motor leaked everywhere. The clutch went out on me after day two, which I replaced but clearly did something wrong...

PoTreeBoy, I used that I&T manual to set finger heights. Certainly worth verify though. It’s almost like the TO bearing bearing barely makes contact with the fingers. I’m gonna take some TO bearing travel measurements vs finger position. I will report back. Thanks!

Woodman55, Pedal travel seems the same as before, but perhaps with less resistance. I’ll verify the pplate correctness, pilot is good. I’ll turn the disc around too, I could not find a definitive answer about disc direction. It looks like the TO was contacting the fingers, but I need to check...

FEL are definitely invaluable. I bought my well-used B7100D with a FEL about a year ago for $4300, the going rate. But now, the going rates is 2x! Inflation perhaps, I don’t know, just glad I bought mine when I did, even though I have about $1000 extra into it. and like you discovered, this...

Update to my previous thread, since I split the tractor again… Backstory: pplate finger snapped and lodged between the housing and flywheel. Before this, clutch worked as it should. I replaced pplate, TO bearing, and seals. Not much details in the WSM, so I used a parts diagram. Flywheel...

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Every time I change fluids in anything…the older I get…the bigger the mess I make! I swear if it’s a liquid safety discharging out the drain, I will find a way to miss the landing at some point. Needless to say, now fluid changes have been delegated to my son.

Maybe….maybe not.

Don’t try to guess the fitting types. Mine had a few different fitting types. Find your nearest hydraulic pump/hose supplier and show them what you have. They will set you up correctly, the first time. And ask them how tight to make them.

No, No, I read it in numerous fluid dynamic text books. Ask any valve manufacturer, they will say get a valve that closely matches your system. Why? An oversized valve can and does do strange things. For example, an oversized valve can cause erratic and unstable movements. Why? Because...

Just to point something out, the B7100 hydraulic pump is rated at 3.6 gpm. Your valve is rated at 11 gpm. Mine is 8 gpm, the lowest I could find without breaking the bank. I’ve read that an overly rated valve can cause some wonky things.

On my B7100D, the rear most port on the block connects to Port C on my controller. Like Oldhokie said, this powers the three point. Hence, the name Power Beyond, it sends power beyond the loader to the 3 pt. Port C is where you should have a power beyond adapter. They are very small and you...