How to restore a neglected M6800 Kubota back to "WOW".

[murphy1244]

Dogs you do some fantastic work!

 

[kebo]

sixdog's you get 100 "likes" from me on this thread!! GREAT JOB on the restore work, every time you hop on it to do some work, you can "ride with pride" lol. I too hate the over spray that happens when most people spray paint a tractor. It detracts from it when they spray the wires, the hoses, or get overspray on the knobs, glass, tires, etc. You do it the way I would do it, and I tip my hat to you.

 

[showcattle]

Looks really nice!

 

[Jay4200]

Here it is. Pretty sad and some buyers were scared off by it's apparent condition. I did my research first.

Really. That thing is in **MUCH** better condition than my trusty L4200... and I use it all the time

 

[Gregster613]

Wow, Sixdog, you did a very, very nice "low budget" restro job! That tractor looks almost brand new again. Good work. Greg

 

[devildog1]

dogs what a great job you did, thank you for sharing all the work details along the way with captions and pictures, you sir have a great looking Kubota.
DevilDog

 

[ovrszd]

Very nice!!!!

I believe that series to be Kubota's launch into the heavy CUT, light Utility market. Very successful. Sought after tractor for those not wanting to spend the inflated dollars to get new. Nice work. That tractor will outlast all of us!!!

 

[Gordon Gould]

Pretty amazing work six - where do you find the ambition to do such a complete job like that ?

gg

 

[murphy1244]

Pretty amazing work six - where do you find the ambition to do such a complete job like that ?

gg

I gots the ambition just don't have the energy.

 

[sixdogs]

Pretty amazing work six - where do you find the ambition to do such a complete job like that ?

gg

Not sure but I've been doing it forever.

 

[FatTire]

Fantastic. Tell me a little about your process for removing excess grease near the pins and around the zerks? I'm not sure I'll ever have time to do a cleanup like yours, but if I did... Looks like it has awesome ground clearance, how much?

 

[sixdogs]

Fantastic. Tell me a little about your process for removing excess grease near the pins and around the zerks? I'm not sure I'll ever have time to do a cleanup like yours, but if I did... Looks like it has awesome ground clearance, how much?

Normally, grease comes off with a putty knife, screwdriver, wire brush and pressure washer. Maybe before the pressure wash is a bucket of hot water, Dawn detergent and a wheel brush. For the loader where there is softer grease you need paper towels and sometimes a solvent such as brake clean or paint thinner. This tractor sat outside so accumulated grease sort of dried up and fell off, making things easier.

Also, when I removed all the loader pins to clean the pins and bushings, I had access to any hidden grease. Even so, there was a small amount of tucked-in grease that was painted over. Not much and you'll never know.



Ground clearance for most farm type tractors in 19" to 20" and this one is right around that amount. I can drive over lots of stuff but usually manage to hit the dog piles on the way to the barn.

 

[HEC]

Great Job and thanks for sharing your adventure .

 

[sixdogs]

Great Job and thanks for sharing your adventure .

Little known fact is that I spent a few decades north of Bangor.

 

[ovrszd]

Little known fact is that I spent a few decades north of Bangor.

You mean there are actually sane people north of Bangor???

 

[sixdogs]

You mean there are actually sane people north of Bangor???

We used "normal" and "different". Very few were normal. Everyone was eccentric (that's a nice word for odd) to a degree. I could write a book.

South of Augusta, people were just weird. Ditto on a second book.

 

[ovrszd]

We used "normal" and "different". Very few were normal. Everyone was eccentric (that's a nice word for odd) to a degree. I could write a book.

South of Augusta, people were just weird. Ditto on a second book.

Coming back from Iraq in 2003, stopped in Bangor, 2 a.m., the local VFW chapter was there to greet us. Dozen or so, 60 plus veterans and their wives. Wonderful hour layover visiting with those people. As a First Sergeant stopping there with 120 Soldiers I was extremely moved. I'll never forget those people. My young Soldiers were overwhelmed. Those people treated them as their own children/grandchildren.

 

[sixdogs]

Coming back from Iraq in 2003, stopped in Bangor, 2 a.m., the local VFW chapter was there to greet us. Dozen or so, 60 plus veterans and their wives. Wonderful hour layover visiting with those people. As a First Sergeant stopping there with 120 Soldiers I was extremely moved. I'll never forget those people. My young Soldiers were overwhelmed. Those people treated them as their own children/grandchildren.

They have been doing that for many years, regardless of time of day, temperature or whatever and it is very well organized. They mean those greetings.

 

[ovrszd]

They have been doing that for many years, regardless of time of day, temperature or whatever and it is very well organized. They mean those greetings.

Yes they do... I was completely humbled.

 

[sixdogs]

Here's an update to this thread that I posted as a separate thread elsewhere a while back. Should also post here to put these two together. Here's what I found when I pulled the loader pins out to check, clean, wipe off and re-grease. Anyone with a new-to-them tractor/loader should do this. Heads off trouble at the pass so pull the pins, wipe and clean. Be careful since there's tension on loader parts so they can "spring" at you plus be hard to get back together.

Anyway,

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/368226-heres-why-you-grease-your.html