Well hi to every body. I am a Orange tractor owner. Yes it has a wopping
17 hp 3 cyl and its a vintage 1986 Kubota B7200.
Up until now I have been able to repair all of its little needs. I figured out the
dreaded loose cable wire in the batery cable. Should have picked up on it sooner. I learned the fine art of bleeding the fuel line, along with the fulel
filter change out. Oil change was a snap. Learned how to remove the starter.
New battery. Oh and a new ignition switch.
When purchased the PO had made a snow blade using a 2 inch hyraulic cylinder to lift the blade. I changed some of his mounting hard ware and welded the needed supports and installed a new 3 inch 2 way cylinder. It would even lift the tractors front end off the ground. I say would because the last snow
was its final working day. The PO had used a chunk of galvenized pipe
for a support and it broke. I was able to limp it backing the 100 yds to the barn. I removed the blade and disconected the hoses from the quick disconect manifold and pulled the tractor around to the other side of the barn. Well in my haste I switched the wrong lever and and manage to
shut the fuel off. I had a memory relapse and couldnt quite get the sequence
of bleeding the lines down. Silly but any way the tractor sat for a couple days
and then I had time and no rain to work on it. Once it was running again.
I realized the 3 point wasn't working.
I changed the fuel filter at this time as well. Now this tractor uses the same
hydraulic fluid in the trans as the hydraulic pump. I have tried to check
the hyd fluid level. To me it seems like the dip stick is reading true. How ever
the fluid is so clean it makes it hard to read. I originally was filling the hyd
fluid through the line cap next to the filter. I have recently found the simple
little black resivoir bake lite screw cap just under the seat and directly over the trany/resivoir. Visually the resivoir looks low. Once again the dip stick
says full or over.
Is is possible that I dont have enough hyd fluid? or do you think I may have
burnt up the hyd pump? I am at a loss on this one. Oh I did take the front
cover off the hyd pump and the seals seam fine and nothig smelled burnt.
I have loosened a couple lines durring motor running and no spraying of fluid was detected.
Well like I say I am new here so any info will be apreciated.
Thanks again.
Kelly in Van Meter Iowa...
17 hp 3 cyl and its a vintage 1986 Kubota B7200.
Up until now I have been able to repair all of its little needs. I figured out the
dreaded loose cable wire in the batery cable. Should have picked up on it sooner. I learned the fine art of bleeding the fuel line, along with the fulel
filter change out. Oil change was a snap. Learned how to remove the starter.
New battery. Oh and a new ignition switch.
When purchased the PO had made a snow blade using a 2 inch hyraulic cylinder to lift the blade. I changed some of his mounting hard ware and welded the needed supports and installed a new 3 inch 2 way cylinder. It would even lift the tractors front end off the ground. I say would because the last snow
was its final working day. The PO had used a chunk of galvenized pipe
for a support and it broke. I was able to limp it backing the 100 yds to the barn. I removed the blade and disconected the hoses from the quick disconect manifold and pulled the tractor around to the other side of the barn. Well in my haste I switched the wrong lever and and manage to
shut the fuel off. I had a memory relapse and couldnt quite get the sequence
of bleeding the lines down. Silly but any way the tractor sat for a couple days
and then I had time and no rain to work on it. Once it was running again.
I realized the 3 point wasn't working.
I changed the fuel filter at this time as well. Now this tractor uses the same
hydraulic fluid in the trans as the hydraulic pump. I have tried to check
the hyd fluid level. To me it seems like the dip stick is reading true. How ever
the fluid is so clean it makes it hard to read. I originally was filling the hyd
fluid through the line cap next to the filter. I have recently found the simple
little black resivoir bake lite screw cap just under the seat and directly over the trany/resivoir. Visually the resivoir looks low. Once again the dip stick
says full or over.
Is is possible that I dont have enough hyd fluid? or do you think I may have
burnt up the hyd pump? I am at a loss on this one. Oh I did take the front
cover off the hyd pump and the seals seam fine and nothig smelled burnt.
I have loosened a couple lines durring motor running and no spraying of fluid was detected.
Well like I say I am new here so any info will be apreciated.
Thanks again.
Kelly in Van Meter Iowa...
Dusty
