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@Russell King goats get a bad rap about eating anything and everything. Goats are browsers meaning they like to go into Woody areas and eat different type of plants, including some branches and bark off trees and even poison ivy. Of course they will chomp on a nice pasture also. Sheep and horses are grazers and prefer grassy pastures all of the time.
I tried to put a picture of what I think the spindle is that you are speaking of. I’m sorry I am having a hard time navigating who asked what.
I tried to put a picture of what I think the spindle is that you are speaking of. I’m sorry I am having a hard time navigating who asked what.
Make sure that the right spring washers / washers are under the nut. Not sure what cutting deck you have but on mine is a sticker that describes what should be there and in what sequence.
Also tighten with the correct torque. If you do not have a torque spanner maybe use an extension on the spanner (best use a hex socket or ring spanner) and try to get the correct force for the lever length.
For the high torque required you have to hold the blades in place. My manual recommends using a wooden block to jam the blade against the deck (turn it upside down if you can). This worked well for me.
Good luck with the repair !
Yes, I did see a sticker on the deck, but it is half gone, and I wasn’t sure what it was for.Make sure that the right spring washers / washers are under the nut. Not sure what cutting deck you have but on mine is a sticker that describes what should be there and in what sequence.
Also tighten with the correct torque. If you do not have a torque spanner maybe use an extension on the spanner (best use a socket or ring spanner) and try to get the correct force for the lever length.
For the high torque require you have to hold the blades in place. My manual recommends using a wooden block to jam the blade against the deck (turn in upside down if you can). This worked well for me.
Good luck with the repair !
Good advice about the wooden block, and actually using a torque wrench would probably be more feasible than an impact gun. I do not have the capability to take this deck off and have to work from underneath. Thank you for your time to answer!
My advice is not to use an impact wrench for tightening. While they are useful for opening nuts they have have an undefined torque through the hammering action, basically the torque goes up the longer you use it.
Maybe drive the tractor onto wooden blocks on level ground to get more space to work under the deck (I sometimes do that when working under my car). When lifting the deck hydraulically make sure it is supported before you work under it. Make sure the tractor is safe and cannot move.
What cutting deck do you have? The sticker drawing is typically also in the operators manual. You can check kubotabooks.com for the manual if you do not have it.
Maybe drive the tractor onto wooden blocks on level ground to get more space to work under the deck (I sometimes do that when working under my car). When lifting the deck hydraulically make sure it is supported before you work under it. Make sure the tractor is safe and cannot move.
What cutting deck do you have? The sticker drawing is typically also in the operators manual. You can check kubotabooks.com for the manual if you do not have it.
If you’re working under there make sure you have the tractor properly supported. Somehow using the loader to lift the tractor and hold it up by itself would be an absolute no no!
You really want Jack stands or maybe the front wheels supported by those portable ramps that you run up, or something along those lines. DO NOT RELY ON A JACK ALONE EITHER. Grandfather Henro speaking now by the way…LOL.
The blade Bolt definitely needs torqued properly. I think the deck on my BX is a little bit different but probably very similar. Make sure you have two of those cupped washers in place. If my memory serves me right, what you called a nut, and looks like a nut, is actually the head of a bolt that is threaded in to the spindle and pushers on those cupped washers to hold the blade tight. The cupped washers (called Bellevile washers or something spelled similarly) function to make it possible for the blade to slip a little bit if you hit something solid like a rock.
You are lucky you’re dealing with the outside spindle. The spindle itself should not move side to side; it should be rock solid and not move side to side or up and down, but be free to rotate. If you do have to change the bearings they are not that difficult to change. I changed the bearings myself on one of my outer spindles a year or two ago. If you do this, there was a thread related to that bearing change here that I believe we started by Tractorgal. If I can put my finger on it I’ll post the link.
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What is the model number of the deck?Good advice, I will go hunting the manual
Maybe somebody here has the manual and can post a picture of that drawing.
Attached pages from my mower manual. Please check that the model number matches.
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You asked, what is the spindle. The spindle is the shaft the nut you are tightening fits onto. It goes from the nut through the deck to the pulley above and the belt goes over. There should be a grease fitting (up above the mower deck, on top) on the spindle to apply grease for long life of bearings that are hidden on the top and bottom of the shaft.
Yes, sir, I do understand the importance of supporting not only heavy equipment, but basically anything you’re going to be under! And I appreciate the caring advice!
As bad as I hate that something has gone awry with my tractor I am excited for this new adventure in learning and for all of the cool people on here helping me and not making fun of me.
Yes, sir, I do have the manual. I just have not gotten it out yet. Have a lot on my plate today and it is raining so the tractor would not be tractoring today nor probably the rest of the week the way the weather is looking. Thank you for the good advice to check the manual and making sure that the model number matches
Problem with a new forum member is that you do not know what background and experience they have. It ranges from total beginners to experts that disassemble a gearbox or engine and put it back together in their sleep.
So please accept my apologies mentioning some basic safety rules that you knew already. I thought better mentioning it than having somebody in intensive care, or possibly worse...
I am glad to see that the problem with your tractor seems to be something easy to fix. And yes, of course, you learn something new every day and this is independent how much knowledge you already have.
Orange Tractor Talks is a very good forum in my opinion, one reason is the excellent moderators here, and a lot of great, very helpful people here.
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That black cylinder is probably called something like a dust shield or cover. It is there to protect the spindle bearings and seal from dust and stuff while mowing. The “stuff” can range from grass, vines, strings to barbed wire. If something gets wrapped around the shaft it will destroy the seal normally.
You can look at illustrated parts list at Messicks or Kubota USA dot com
Kubota Tractor Corporation - Illustrated Parts List
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Messicks is better but a bit more difficult to navigate but will link to parts price and availability easily. Kubota is easy to use since you are forced to type in the model number of the equipment.
Here is an example of one of the decks that fit your tractor model (as you state it). I have no idea if it is even close to what you actually own!
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And the goats we had when I grew up in central Texas were large browsers that would just take bites out of anything they happened to walk by. You had to protect all seats, wires, hoses from those goats. I almost stated that I doubted your goats would be hungry enough to need to eat anything but what they were fed, but didn’t want to assume they were being treated like pets. We treated the cows like pets but the goats were livestock for some reason (not cute enough?).
And to help you navigate this forum a bit…
if you put the “@“ symbol in front of the user name as you did in post #20 it sends me notification that you mentioned me in a post.
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Sorry to be explaining thing that you would be able to figure out in time but I saw several times you were trying to do something and got confused with the forum.
I don’t think there is any tutorials on how to use the forum properly but there may be some somewhere. It just took me some time and doing it wrong to figure out what I needed.
And you can NOT post videos on this forum only static pictures. You have to post the video on some other site like YouTube and link it to here.
Look at the top of your new posts for a lot of control buttons that let you do stuff in your post. That took me about a year to notice!
And to help you navigate this forum a bit…
if you put the “@“ symbol in front of the user name as you did in post #20 it sends me notification that you mentioned me in a post.
If you REPLY to a post it will copy that text into your reply and also send a notification. You should see something like “[ QUOTE…] text text [ QUOTE]” in your reply. Type outside the last quote and your text show up better. You can go inside the two quotes and eliminate text but those two things within the brackets must remain completely intact.
If you eliminate those two bracket statements then it looks like you typed the text into your reply. People often modify it that way to answer numerous questions they were asked by changing their text to other colors or such.
Sorry to be explaining thing that you would be able to figure out in time but I saw several times you were trying to do something and got confused with the forum.
I don’t think there is any tutorials on how to use the forum properly but there may be some somewhere. It just took me some time and doing it wrong to figure out what I needed.
And you can NOT post videos on this forum only static pictures. You have to post the video on some other site like YouTube and link it to here.
Look at the top of your new posts for a lot of control buttons that let you do stuff in your post. That took me about a year to notice!
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Hey Goat girl, your questions and responses show you know a bit about mechanical things. It's unusual but very inspiring. I recon you've been around someone who has inspired your interest in mechanical things.
I have a niece who came out one time to visit and was telling how the brakes on her car seem to not release. After a bit of discussion we determined it might be the deterioration of the interior of the hyd hose. When I started to remove a component I grabbed a wrench that didn't fit. She said, "I think that is a 15mm". I couldn't believe she would have a clue..... Her story of how she learned about car parts and wrenches was interesting.
I have a niece who came out one time to visit and was telling how the brakes on her car seem to not release. After a bit of discussion we determined it might be the deterioration of the interior of the hyd hose. When I started to remove a component I grabbed a wrench that didn't fit. She said, "I think that is a 15mm". I couldn't believe she would have a clue..... Her story of how she learned about car parts and wrenches was interesting.
The deck you have Goat girl is likely slightly different than the Deck on my BX2200 and TG's BX23, but should be very much the same and may share many components. You may want to check that thread out. Here is a link to that thread started by TractorGal:
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