B2601 Treadle Pedal hard to use

[texas42]

Could someone post a diagram of these springs and where they are on the B2601
Thanks in advance

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Could someone post a diagram of these springs and where they are on the B2601
Thanks in advance

This is the spring.

Not these vertical springs.

But this horizontal one.

 

[Paul Wilke]

Hello gentlemen, this is my first post, but I've often read the forum. I joined in hope's that this might help somebody who has been through this same problem. My b2601 had the same horrible reverse pedal issue and after much research I was going to replace the 2 vertical springs when I found a simple solution. Just remove the horizontal spring located near the switch below and behind the 2 vertical springs. It takes less than a minute. Costs nothing. And has dropped the force needed to reverse by about 50%. The pedal still quickly returns to middle stop position. And it now feels like every other kubota I've operated. No pedal mods or other things are necessary. This linkage has 3 springs but works much much better with 2. I hope this helps somebody who is searching the net like I was. Have a good evening.Terry

Terry, thank you! I also found the reverse pedal very hard to push but got used to it. My wife, however, could barely push it and was quite disappointed. Your spring removal idea is elegantly simple. I removed the horizontal spring and it really reduced the force required for reverse. At first, I found it difficult to stretch and remove due to restricted access in that area. I had no luck using screwdrivers to pry or vice grip to grab. My approach was to use a triangle file that had been ground to a point on the three sides and pound it between the spring end loop and the bracket. This easily extended the spring and it came right off. Removal of that horizontal spring fixed the difficult reverse problem. Thanks again!

 

[GreensvilleJay]

FWIW to get springs on/off I use a section of 'pull cord' (recoil starter, chainsaw, etc. ).
Loop it through the eye, grab both ends, pull. EASY, slow ,controlled and NO bandaids needed.

 

[Grandad4]

Just another suggestion. The foot pedal pivot hardware is prone to gathering debris, mud and whatever else is on your boots. The more crud there is, the less cooperative it becomes. Keep it clean and lubed.

 

[Mikevin]

Definitely helped me a lot! Thank you, Terry. Can't understand for the life of me why they didn't put a grease zerk on the treadle pedal shaft, but gave us one on each end of the brake pedal!? Most of us use the brake occasionally as a parking brake or to help steer while backblading, but the treadle pedal is used non-stop. I wouldn't mind taking out the shaft to grease it every once in a while but that doesn't look to be an easy task. Maybe it's a nitpick, but I feel like Kubota failed us on this one.

I saw a video on YouTube where a guy took the entire assembly apart and added 2 zeros to the rod. A few issues he had was the zeros were too long on the threaded end, so he had to file them down. Obviously that increases the probability of having one fall out as well. He was satisfied with the results, but if the spring removal is just as effective, it seems much more logical to just take the spring out.