Found a good download place for WSM PDF

[Birdman1970]

Hello,

Due to the potentially shady nature of the website I was going to post, I have removed my links from this thread.

 

[teg]

Pretty sure that's an illegal site!!!

 

[Birdman1970]

Pretty sure that's an illegal site!!!

If that is the case.....I retract my post! :ashamed:

 

[teg]

If that is the case.....I retract my post! :ashamed:

Good for you :thumbsup: (I did send it to a friend that did "partake" in the download).

I did send a note to kubota.com asking about it. Asked them *IF* it was legal, to let me know. Pretty sure it's NOT an official site and that kubota is getting ripped off.

I'll let you know what kubota says... if anything.

PS. I did buy a copy for a whole lot more and would love to have it PDF and for less than $20. Really, kubota *should* offer that same deal...

 

[tjwoody]

Another thing to watch out for with these kinds of site is the possibility of malware imbedded in the PDFs. I'd say if Kubota is not putting them out there it's probably illegitimate and possibly dangerous. And now for my $0.02 - Kubota ought to provide the parts and operators manuals for free on PDF and only charge for WSM or paper copies of the others. My rationale is that the Operators manual is a factor in helping to ensure safety for owners who have lost theirs or acquires the tractor used - it's good for Kubota, good for the owner; and the parts manual is a no brainier - you're providing the customer with the knowledge needed to buy the right parts, and you do want to sell parts, don't you Kubota?

 

[Tractor Seabee]

I have the WSM for my BX25. 76.00 at the dealer. I doubt you can find a bootleg copy for much less. If you do any of your own work the WSM is a must have. I get the distinct feeling Kubota drives the system so you have to deal with their dealers. They will not answer questions, they always say see your dealer. Good protection for their dealers, Pain in the A** for us. The dealer I now use is 40 miles away. The one I bought from (15 miles away) turned out to be non-user friendly so am boycotting them.

Ron

 

[teg]

I have the WSM for my BX25. 76.00 at the dealer...

Ron, These were less than $20 for a pdf of the same thing.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

Ron, These were less than $20 for a pdf of the same thing.

Yeah, somebody must not think their time is worth much to take the risk of violating a copyrighted item that is 1 1/2" thick printed both sides, roughly 1,000 pages of print for $20, considering they have to buy an original at the regular price. Realisticly, how many of these are they really going to peddle on the internet? This manual was originally printed in 2008, first year for the BX25. Maybe your inquiry to Kubota will get the guy taken care of.

I agree with you that Kubota should do like a lot of other manufacturers and make their manuals more usable in PDF. I am always buying used stuff and the first thing I go the the manufacturer web site and download the free manuals. The paper copy rapidly gets messed up as you use it in the shop, with the PDF you can print only what you need at the time. Now If I have to work in the dirt I copy the page(s) and use those ourside.

What do other tractor manufacturers do on this? Next time I am at my dealer's i am going to find out if I can get thae parts manual for my BX25. That can save a lot of time to order parts by phone and not have to go and pore over the manual with the parts guy with 6 people in line behind you.

 

[teg]

The company that hosts the site is legit. It lets anyone sell files that they want to post. There are several people selling the same stuff... it looks like it started back in 2009. Messick's had on their site the same parts books that these guys are selling, that is until kubota made them take it down.

I download my tractor in PDF from them but still bought a hard copy.

PS. I can scan a 1000 pages, both sides with about 2 minutes of my time.

 

[samofsweden]

Hi, is there a legal official kubota dealer site there your can buy and download a WSM in pdf format?
I really would like to have that for my BX24 and my M7040 (hydraulic shuttle)