Gary Fowler
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- Joined
- Jun 23, 2008
- Messages
- 11,998
- Location
- Bismarck Arkansas
- Tractor
- 2009 Kubota RTV 900, 2009 Kubota B26 TLB & 2010 model LS P7010
My new seat and drawbar assembly came in. because I had a few other issues that I wanted to check also I loaded up the P7010 on my 12K rated trailer and proceeded to take it the 60 miles to the dealer. I got about 20 miles and had a flat which due to it being the back tire, I couldnt see it. A trucker passed me and motioned that I had a problem. It was nothing left but about 3" of side wall on each side. Wouldnt you know that I left my Hi-Lift jack at home. The tire that went flat was on that I had taken to a tire shop to plug a nail hole and I suppose the plug came out or something. Not much left of the tire to tell what happened. I tried to use my Chevy Truck jack but all I ended up doing was stripping the threads on it. Finally I just unchained and unloaded the LS on the side of I-30, lifted up the trailer and put on the spare, reloaded and made it to Sheridan to the dealer. I did manage to get a new tire in Sheridan for $154.50 (ST235/80-16 10PR made by STC I think-never heard of that brand)
Dealer is going to check the hydraulic pressure on the FEL and adjust if needed because lately it seems a bit weak, check the hydraulic coupling leak that just started as I loaded it on the trailer (really weird)check out the strange hydraulic noise that it makes for a few seconds at startup, check out the tachometer / instrument cluster short that occurs sporadically and of course put on the new seat and drawbar attachment bracket. According to the counterman, the bracket couldnt be ordered separately but it looked like all they had was the suspension base. They obviously had enough problems with that suspension that they now furnish just the bracket rather than replace the whole seat as was listed in his old parts book. It has been redesigned and the X on each side with a pin tackwelded at the crossing has been replaced with a single bar with a roller on the end which looks more like a beefed up version of what is on my Kubota B26. I couldnt see really well up behind the rubber skirt around it but for sure that x and pin are history. Barring any needed parts, I guess it will be ready in a couple of days. I will let you guys know what the final outcome is.
Dealer is going to check the hydraulic pressure on the FEL and adjust if needed because lately it seems a bit weak, check the hydraulic coupling leak that just started as I loaded it on the trailer (really weird)check out the strange hydraulic noise that it makes for a few seconds at startup, check out the tachometer / instrument cluster short that occurs sporadically and of course put on the new seat and drawbar attachment bracket. According to the counterman, the bracket couldnt be ordered separately but it looked like all they had was the suspension base. They obviously had enough problems with that suspension that they now furnish just the bracket rather than replace the whole seat as was listed in his old parts book. It has been redesigned and the X on each side with a pin tackwelded at the crossing has been replaced with a single bar with a roller on the end which looks more like a beefed up version of what is on my Kubota B26. I couldnt see really well up behind the rubber skirt around it but for sure that x and pin are history. Barring any needed parts, I guess it will be ready in a couple of days. I will let you guys know what the final outcome is.
