Darren
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- Joined
- Feb 16, 2002
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- WVa
- Tractor
- Kubota L3710, Ford 5600, Case MB4/94, Kubota B6200
I have a 1999 Kubota L3710 Hydro with all of 600 hours. The throttle has always been stiff. It consists of rods and levers that eventually transfer the motion to a push on a long rod which acts on a lever to control the injection pump. It turns out Kubota welded instead of bolting the bracket that holds a rod with a lever welded on the end. The lever on the rod apparently gave up some time yesterday when I noticed the throttle lever moving much farther than normal. The bracket is close to being inaccessible. Because the bracket is welded onto the stamped plate which holds virtually everything from the instrument panel to the steering, Kubota only wants $1,100 for the plate which includes the rod with the lever welded to it.
The rod which is linked to the injection pump works fine. It comes through the a hole in the previously mentioned plate. Anyone got any thoughts on how to operate the injection pump without the levers and rods? Rube Goldberg would have been envious of Kubota's Mickey Mouse setup.
The rod which is linked to the injection pump works fine. It comes through the a hole in the previously mentioned plate. Anyone got any thoughts on how to operate the injection pump without the levers and rods? Rube Goldberg would have been envious of Kubota's Mickey Mouse setup.