Recent content by gbward3

I built a 12v system for under $100 dollars that fills my tractor in about 1 minute. This describes it:

I removed the rod caps and all the babbit looked like new. If the babbit looks good do you think it's the main crank bearings?

The coolant leaked out of a hole in one of the coolant lines which has been replaced.

I dropped the pan yesterday and the piston rod bearings looked factory new. When I checked the valve clearance to the rocker arm they were all within spec. If the noise is a tappet, connecting rod, or valve would the gap still be within spec? I called the Kubota dealer and they said they...

I was bush hogging and thought I smelled coolant, looked at the gauge and it was in the middle of the dial, steered out of the high grass to take a look and before I stopped the engine died. When it died I looked at the gauge again, still in the middle. I found steam slowly coming from a small...

I pulled the control valve off and disassembled it. I didn't find anything obvious other than the input shifter shaft is bent (#5 in the lower parts diagram) but it was shifting it to each detent for forward, neutral and reverse so I don't know if that was a factor. Do you know where I would...

I'm new to the forum and have a tractor issue that has stumped me. Last week I was using my tractor and noticed that it would go forward but would loose forward motion under load while climbing hills, pushing dirt etc. It had full power in reverse. I got an oil gauge and checked the reverser...