Well this kinda sucks......

Lanse · Apr 24, 2009

I was plowing the remainder of our five acers today with the kubota, and most of the way through i started to smell hot oil. I must be downwind of something.

A few furrows later, its even stronger.

Thats the tractor.

Pull it up to the house and turn it off and the whole rear right side of the thing is covered in hydrolic oil. It was dripping out of half a dozen places. It leaked for a few minuites and i collected what i could of the oil.

It gets picked up in "a few days" so i guess its up to the allises this year. We finially get what looks like good weather and the (new) tractor fails. Great.....

So this weekend im going to get the C out there. Push rod popped off it. DickL told me to put some seafoam in and so i'll just run er till she blows.

Dumb question i know, but still, i'll just ask it.

How do i bend a rubber water pipe?? The old one leaks like a.....umm.....kubota and when i tried to just force it on there but all it would do is kink. Any advice?? Thanks!!

keh · Apr 24, 2009

Sorry about the Kubota. That is the one with the hydrostat isn't it?

Not sure what rubber hose you are trying to bend, but the usual procedure for me is to take a heat gun and heat the end so it will swell over the pipe, if I am visualizing things right.

KEH

Lanse · Apr 24, 2009

Na, the one after we had the hydro :-(

I can get it over the pipe from the radiator or the water pump, its just bending it seventy degrees or so....

Traditional Farmer · Apr 24, 2009

They've earned the name Junkbota.Fellow I know has one of the newer ones and the dealer said to
never try to pull a plow with it.

trustyt · Apr 24, 2009

They used to make a coiled wire that went in the lower hoses to keep them from collapsing from the pull of the water pump, and before they improved the composition of the hoses. If you could come up with one of those coil inserts, they sort of work like a pipe bender and keep the hose from folding, so to speak. Worth a try. Good luck, trustyt.

kopeck · Apr 24, 2009

(quoted from post at 17:16:48 04/24/09) They've earned the name Junkbota.Fellow I know has one of the newer ones and the dealer said to
never try to pull a plow with it.

Seems like my buddy's JD kills a line every time he try to cut his field. Not starting a color war, just saying stuff happens.

Anywhere that hydraulic fluid leaked will be dead soil for a long time...

K

ericlb · Apr 24, 2009

on the hose, lanse go measure the 2 ends and see what size they are then go to the parts store and get a "flex fit" hose with those diameters they are designed to bend very sharp without kinking be to get the right lenght too,

garytomaszewski · Apr 24, 2009

You suppose jumping snow drifts/banging into piles might have loosened or broken a line ?? You don't have a half dozen leaks you have one and the fan spread the oil all over. When there is an unusual sound/smell from your implement an intelligent operator shuts down IMMEDIATELY and tries to determine the cause!!! Seafoam is a good product as is Rislone mixed with fuel as an upper cylinder lubricant, they will help loosen sticky valves. It takes a very careless or ignorant operator to blow up a B,C,CA.

Lanse · Apr 24, 2009

(quoted from post at 01:54:15 04/25/09) When there is an unusual sound/smell from your implement an intelligent operator shuts down IMMEDIATELY and tries to determine the cause!!!

It takes a very careless or ignorant operator to blow up a B,C,CA.

Pretty much what i did. Thanks for that Gary.

sounds like you have some expierence blowing up little allises.

Roy in Ga · Apr 24, 2009

you can go get a prebent hose from the parts store take the old one for size and you should know the look of the angle just tell the parts guy you want to see the hose rack and find what fits then cut the ends off so that it will fit in place

kyplowboy · Apr 24, 2009

Lance,

Are you sure it's got half a dozen leaks? A cracked line will spray out a fan and cover the whole side of a tactor quick. It may just be a busted line.

(Not try'n to jump on the bash'n Lance bandwagon, but if it's get'n picked up cause it's still under wanrenty you better hope the boys in the shop don't kill time on lunch watch'n you tube)

Dave

Traditional Farmer · Apr 24, 2009

Get an AGCO for some quality

garytomaszewski · Apr 24, 2009

No, Lanse have never blown one up even pulling with way more
horses and Rpms than they were designed for. The only thing
we have ever destroyed were clutches.

Lanse · Apr 24, 2009

(quoted from post at 02:18:16 04/25/09) No, Lanse have never blown one up even pulling with way more
horses and Rpms than they were designed for. The only thing
we have ever destroyed were clutches.

So youre admitting to abusing equiptment while simualtaniously bashing me for doing the same thing. Nice. Really, really nice.

garytomaszewski · Apr 24, 2009

There is a difference between testing the extent of your ability to
modify and being stupid, what you have done is the latter. Our
tractor have been PROPERLY modified for their intended purpose
and not simply joy ridden with no thought of the consequences.
And that is SIMULTANEOUSLY, don't use big words until you are
able to spell them correctly.

John B. · Apr 24, 2009

Yes if you ever had a transmission apart on one you would say the same thing. I don't see my self buying one in the future after having several apart.

I can't beleive the number of dealers there are for Kubota. Seems like any one who has a 0.5 acre has a Kubota. To me it seems like they don't know other mfg's are even out there.

I think foriegn countries are swamping the U.S. with their products so it will be easier for them to take us over. They won't have to learn our language or our standard system of measurement. It will already be here.

This is just some thoughts I've had thru the years. To each his own.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 25, 2009

Better get some plow horses Lanse. All you need to do is feed them and clean up after them. Come to think of it that's what you are doing with the Kubota. Forget what I said.

plow hand · Apr 25, 2009

Well Lanse,take a deep breath...of fresh air that is...Let a few F bombs fly..Then sit back and laugh your a$$ off....and think about the Ranger days..hope this helps....

plow hand · Apr 25, 2009

What about Donkeys?? ever been to a Donkey show in Mexico ???

Lanse · Apr 25, 2009

Thanks PH!!

Well, lookin back at all ive been through with these tractors, it is kinda amusing!! lol

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