Recently acquired a good condition B7100HST with a belly mower and rear blade for use around my not too large property. 900 some hours on the machine, and overall it's in decent shape for a 30ish year old tractor. I did ok price-wise I think, but I figured that in the first few weeks of ownership issues would present themselves. I expected this, and I'm perfectly comfortable doing upkeep and maintenance of wearable parts in order to keep this machine for a good long while.
So I discovered last week that the rear wheels are wobbling. The hubs are loose on the axles and the bolts that create tension on the axles seem to be out of travel. I'm assuming this means the hubs are worn out and need replaced, but I figured I'd ask here before pulling the trigger on new rear hubs and swapping them out.
Also, the rad hoses are pretty soft and need replaced, and the fins on the rad itself are fairly beat up. There's a pinhole leak somewhere as I keep getting antifreeze seepage at the top of the rad during use. Again, I have no trouble replacing this, but Kubota wants somewhere in the neighborhood of $600 for a new radiator. Conversely, I found one on ebay made by Kumar Bros thats going for $200. Now, I know you get what you pay for, but I am always leery of dealer markup and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with Kumar Bros radiators.
Those are the big questions I've got for now. If you're still reading and haven't clicked away from my lengthy post I appreciate you;re taking the time and look forward to learning a lot about my first Kubota tractor on here. Seems to be a wealth of knowledge rolling around these parts.
So I discovered last week that the rear wheels are wobbling. The hubs are loose on the axles and the bolts that create tension on the axles seem to be out of travel. I'm assuming this means the hubs are worn out and need replaced, but I figured I'd ask here before pulling the trigger on new rear hubs and swapping them out.
Also, the rad hoses are pretty soft and need replaced, and the fins on the rad itself are fairly beat up. There's a pinhole leak somewhere as I keep getting antifreeze seepage at the top of the rad during use. Again, I have no trouble replacing this, but Kubota wants somewhere in the neighborhood of $600 for a new radiator. Conversely, I found one on ebay made by Kumar Bros thats going for $200. Now, I know you get what you pay for, but I am always leery of dealer markup and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with Kumar Bros radiators.
Those are the big questions I've got for now. If you're still reading and haven't clicked away from my lengthy post I appreciate you;re taking the time and look forward to learning a lot about my first Kubota tractor on here. Seems to be a wealth of knowledge rolling around these parts.
