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Dave,<br> I have to ask were you using air tools to remove the plugs or an electric power driver when you ripped up that plug? I have to tell you that any kind of power tools are not the way to go on spark plug work or any quality engine work, or anything you care about!<br> So are you saying that when you put a quality spark plug wrench with six sides that exactly matches the replacement plugs and any of the plugs you have successfully removed that this nice quality wrench just spins around like it was rotating on a tube???<br> Oh boy!<br> Please tell me you are still using some piece of junk wrench you bought at Kmart! Guess not!<br> The bad news is that if you were only using quality hand tools it sounds like that plug is really frozen in that socket.<br> If you start using a drill on it keep in mind that you are drilling into a Spark Plug that is plugged into the combustion chamber of you engine. All the crap you drill will be dropping on top of your piston should you break through and you will because the center of the spark plug is metal surrounded by ceramic all the way thru, its going to break up as soon as you start wacking it with that drill and the easy out is going to drop metal filings into the head as well as some portions of the center electrode. Dropping metal and stuff into your engine is a bad thing.<br> I think if this is a vehicle of some value I would want to be having someone who has performed this surgery successfully many times perform the operation.<br> Just wondering did you drop some lubricaant in the whole like WD40 that might ease things a bit. Be careful around egines with WD40 they used to use propane as the propellant, kinda explosive near sparks and hot engines.

Spark plug removal
Parts and Repair
Replies 7 Post by Baby Farmer

Thanks for all the tips. I sure have a few more options than I had this AM.<br>

I think I am headed for that nut cracker as I have more than one that is stripped. Unfortunately my brother had this trailer for a while and while I always use a hand wrench to tighten the nuts. He let the garage put them on and they obviously over torqued many of the nuts and stripped em.<br> I''s let you all know how I make out.<br>Thanks again

How to remove Stripped Lugs
Parts and Repair
Replies 8 Post by Baby Farmer

Hi,<br>I am looking at getting a compact tractor, and I just got off the phone with my local Kubota Dealer.<br><br>I explained my situation to him 4.5 acres, 1/5 mile drive to clear snow, 2.5 acres grass to mow. I told him I wanted to be able to rent implements like a overseeder. He said I would have to get the B2910 if I wanted to rent the implement or the Grande L3010.<br><br>I told him I was using a Wheel Horse Garden Tractor now and that it was not doing the job.. TOO LONG to MOW 3+ hours. No GOOD in the SNOW ... No LOADER.. got losts a dirt to move for the gardner nut spouse.<br><br>He then started to tell me that the BX might be the way to go for me, just rent the bigger tractor when I need it.<br><br>To me it seems kind a awful to spend over $11k on a BX a still not be able to do all the things you want so you still have to rent. Afterall the BX has exactly the same size tires my Wheel Horse has on it. And I sure would not bother to put a loader on the Wheel Horse....its way to light and the BNX has to be too light also.<br><br>Anyways this call just made me feel that the dealer was pushing the juiced up BX because it had heftier margins on it, plus it got me confused as to whether I might be making a misstake on the tractor size.<br><br>Many years ago when I bought my first house that had acreage... 1.8 acres, I was skeptical as to whether I needed anything more than a push mower. I had about .75 to an acre of grass. With a push mower it took over three hours of drudgery to complete.<br><br>I obsessed over this, thinking that perhaps this expense on a Garden Tractor would be ill advised, would it . Finally a friend of mine made me a deal, if I watched his dog for two weeks while he was on vacation, I could use his Gardern Tractor. I hooked up my trailer and got the tractor. My mowing time went from 3 hours to about an hour, just the amount I find therapeudic. <br><br<<br>I was sold I immediately went out and bought the largest Wheel Horse Garden Tractor available<br><br>When my current 4.5 acre house was being built I rented a house on a 75 by a 100 lot. I was surprised that my tractor could be used a property this small, it worked great.<br><br>So maybe BUGGER Tractor would also be fine on my new bigger place. My guess is that with a diveway 5 times as long as my old one and twice as much grass, I need something like TWICE as much tractor<br><br>So what's the Biggest Tractor YOU have USED on the SMALLEST amount of property?

Kubot BX are dealers Pushing over B series
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by Baby Farmer