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- Willie H

B6200 purchase
Kubota Tractors
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$E.R. - A few questions... 1) does it turn over? 2) Being a gear unit, what kind of play is in the clutch pedal? 3) Check the top link bracket for bends. If it shows signs of bent walls, check the tranny castings for stress cracks/fractures. 4) Tires - Turf, or AG, and how much tread left on them? 5) What is the serial number? It can be found on the left side of the tranny tube by your inside left foot. It will start "B6200DT......" With this, we can tell you what age it is as well. 6) Check the rear hubs and axle conditions. Depending on the age, some had the older style hub still installed. This hub consisted of a single jamm bolt that torqued against a steel shim onto the axle. The problem, was that it had a tendency to loosen up regularly. If it was not attended to, it would wear the hex shaft and soon the hub would not tighten on/against the axle, and the wheel would run "loose" and wobble. To compliacte the matter, I have seen some real brainchild fixes, where they have gone and welded the hub to the axle, to alleviate the wobble. Great, now when you want to service the unit, such as the brakes, you cannot take the hub off the axle to get to them! SMART puppies out there. The newer hubs that were used, consisted of a pull pin in a steel dowel for location, and a three sided shim that torqued externally rather than downward against the shaft. This proved to be significantly longer lasting, and a version of it is still being used today. 7) What is the overall condition? I had looked at an older B unit awhile ago, and was tole that it ran fine. It was a gear unit as well. When I tried staring it, the clutch was almost non-existent, and rain water had gotten into the stack pipe. Then she was spewing globs of sloppy soot out. You know where rain water collects when it gets into the exhaust chamber... Just a few points to check out. These are some simple very evident areas to check out. It may be fine, but then again, as Art mentioned, there could very well be a reason why she sat that long. - Willie H$ B6200
Kubota Tractors
Replies 8 Post by WillieH