Rust getting bad all over my Kubota

[TripleR]

Big deal when I was in college no one would touch a Toyota, Honda etc., but look at how many there are now; same thing for Hyundai, Kia etc. at one time.

My dad often proclaimed he would NEVER buy a foreign vehicle, but in the last few years of his life he had several and owned a Mazda pickup at the time of his passing and loved it. That was in 1993 and the truck is still being used today.

 

[grsthegreat]

Yup.. its the truth. i guess some people just dont want to speak the truth. Remember what people thought of the Toyota...it was for the truly poor folk.

All im saying from this post, is everything changes over time. Kubots makes nice products now days... but not always in the past. Im sure some of the early Kiotis had sucky things about them, but this brand has been sold in the USA now for 25 years. They build a nice tractor now and i believe there here for the long run. I doubt ill be able to get parts for mine in 30 years... but i really doubt anyone will get parts for theirs in 30 years. All of todays equipment is built to throw out....

Argue if you want, but thats the way it is with all modern computer driven objects. And besides, in 20 years ill probably want the new tractor with magnetic levitation anyways.

 

[4shorts]

Powder coating is actually a poor choice for vehicle paint in tractor type service.

I totally agree. I HATE powder coating. All of the orange on my new 5740 is powder coated including the blower and FEL. No primer and it will peal. They all will but first the moisture will get under it then rust then lift. I haven't seen actual paint on a tractor in years. Why do you think everyone is using powder coating? Fast, efficient and cheaper. The only looser is the end user.

 

[TripleR]

Yup.. its the truth. i guess some people just dont want to speak the truth. Remember what people thought of the Toyota...it was for the truly poor folk.

All im saying from this post, is everything changes over time. Kubots makes nice products now days... but not always in the past. Im sure some of the early Kiotis had sucky things about them, but this brand has been sold in the USA now for 25 years. They build a nice tractor now and i believe there here for the long run. I doubt ill be able to get parts for mine in 30 years... but i really doubt anyone will get parts for theirs in 30 years. All of todays equipment is built to throw out....

Argue if you want, but that's the way it is with all modern computer driven objects. And besides, in 20 years ill probably want the new tractor with magnetic levitation anyways.

I have never knocked Kioti or any brand that I can remember. You sure as heck won't find me doing so on a brand dedicated forum of something I don't nor have ever owned.

We have had problems with three different well known brands, but anyone can make a bad tractor, so I don't judge the brand based on my individual experience.

I am sure you are right, their tractors look to be well designed and built.

 

[Jlillie2]

This is how you keep a steel vehicle from rusting.

BMW Paintshop ECoat - YouTube


Notice how it is rolled so there are no spots where bubbles would keep process from reaching an area. Wonder why you don't see any Toyota's or Honda's on road from the 1980's and you see old BMW's all the time.

HS

HMmm, this is a newer process, BMW didn't do this in the 80's. (Or I'd still have mine. B-(

 

[Jlillie2]

My dealer told me that Kubota will find him a part for any tractor they have sold, no matter how long ago. You may have to pay a lot, but they will supply the parts. But Kubota makes all their own stuff - No Kubota's made by LS or Yanmar or ? If you buy a tractor made by the low bidder on contract, you shouldn't expect much support.

And thats the reason I love my kubotas. I have a Takeuchi Excavator from 86, and I can't get replacement parts for my drive motors. (The OEM for the drive motors only supplies parts for ten years...) I have a Kubota lawn tractor from 83 and I can get anything in the book for it.

 

[r_star_man@yahoo.com]

I don't know about cheaper or recycled metal. To me metal is metal. BUT due to environmental concerns the EPA has been mandating away oil based coatings.....just like they did with lead in the coatings. Much of the vehicle coatings today are water based. Although, these coatings are superior to when they first were developed, they still don't do the job of good old fashioned lead paint. Don't use epoxies....epoxy doesn't flex and will probably crack at stress points. If you want a good coating that will last use a urethane as it is much more flexible than epoxies and will retain it's color longer. It is expensive but may be worth the expense. You can usually find these coatings in marine supplies.

 

[jacspath]

Well, I have a 1978 L185W and it is truly a bucket of rust. Thank god for mig welders!!

But, I must say, except for all of the stuff I have done to keep the fenders on, this thing does not seem to suffer from the rust. Amazing how well it seems to rust and never get to the deterioration point.

 

[sylvandb]

My dad often proclaimed he would NEVER buy a foreign vehicle, but in the last few years of his life he had several and owned a Mazda pickup at the time of his passing and loved it. That was in 1993 and the truck is still being used today.

Of course, assuming your dad was in North America and depending on the age of that Mazda pickup, it could have been designed and built by Ford in the U.S. (1994-2010 model years), or joint designed by Ford and Mazda (about 1972-1993).

 

[crazyal]

I totally agree. I HATE powder coating. All of the orange on my new 5740 is powder coated including the blower and FEL. No primer and it will peal. They all will but first the moisture will get under it then rust then lift. I haven't seen actual paint on a tractor in years. Why do you think everyone is using powder coating? Fast, efficient and cheaper. The only looser is the end user.

I can't say if it was powder coated or not but if you look at your step the orange will quickly wear and you'll see a white primer under it. It's quite possible that the primer was also a powder coat.