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We have a 1996 B7100HSD (390 hours)with a back 3 point hitch attached to a 7 foot blade. The weight of the blade is within the acceptable limits for the tractor. I can back blade for awhile when all of a sudden the thing won't lift. If I go in the house and have a cup of coffee and wait about a half hour, the thing will lift and work fine for awhile and then quit again. I always hear a real short clang before it stops working. When I hear the clang, I know the blade won't lift anymore. There is no set amount of time before it stops working. It can be an hour or a few minutes. It seems to be when the blade is under a strong load but I'm not sure. It was suggested that we check the screen (located behind a bolt at the end of the steel hose where it meets a banjo fitting) for gunk which we will try but if that doesn't solve the problem, does anyone out here have any other ideas? The tractor was recently purchased and the back hitch has never been used. The fluids were all just changed and the hydraulic fluid is nice and clear and the levels are good. We have a front loader attatched which works perfectly. The tractor is kept in a heated garage. We tried Art's suggestion of messing with the adjusting bolt and while we got the lowering speed we wanted (it was dropping really fast)that hasn't helped the problem of it quitting. It's worth noting that this tractor has been babied since it's purchase in 1996 and very well maintained by the previous owner, he just never used the back hitch.

Rear Hitch with Blade Quits for No Apparent Reason
Kubota Tractors
Replies 12 Post by Loren Larkin

I just wanted to give an update on how I fared with the Kubota. We put a 7 ft. blade on the tractor today. Being the woman of the house I was a little hesitant about driving the thing with the bucket and the blade and no power steering. But I was mighty surprised and delighted to find it at least the same if not easier than the Cub Cadet. So having never driven a tractor before, nor plowed (we had a blower on the Cub), I was having a lot of fun today pushing the snow around and learning my way around the tractor. I like it!

Buying a B7100HSD Maybe
Kubota Tractors
Replies 19 Post by Loren Larkin