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Not really, Simplicity is the same way. For Simplicity its not the angle of the V in the shape of the belt, but the make up of the belt. They commonly had very twisting mule drives to the mower decks that put extra stress on the backbone of the belt internally. Run a standard or even a Kevlar...

Picked up this mower deck for my 420. Sold the mid mount 60" which was to wide to get thru a gate at the one yard I mow for a neighbor. This will be much easier to quickly hookup, mow and then take back off the tractor. Need to find some belt covers for it and give it a fresh coat of yellow...

That breaking point on the spindle is one reason those that run loaders on 420/430's put custom heavy duty front spindles with trailer bearing/hub assemblies with new front rims on these tractors.

When the belt is off, make sure the pulley is tight on the input shaft of the hydro unit. Seen a few come loose and it would work when cold, but once the pulley got hot, it would slightly spin on the input shaft as the splines were worn from being loose. It never made any noises like something...

Try changing the belt before panic sets in. In 30 years of turning wrenches professionaly, I have seen lots of ZTR's with twin seperate hydros have this issue due to a worn belt and it always only really affects one side, not both It wont look worn to the naked eye when just looking under it...

No it didnt, its an older Nomanco 4x6 tilt bed we have had for years. Paid a whole 200 bucks for it, best money we have spent on something, trailer has been all over half the country without any major issues.

Here she is on the trailer as we left the sellers house, with the big 60" mower deck in place(its for sale/trade as I need the 50" deck)

My wife and I decide to go up a size in garden tractors for greater comfort at plow days than our old IH CC gives us. Picked up this low hour(534) 420 about an hour from home. Had a 60" deck on it that has only seen 3 seasons of use in its life, spent most of its time in the barn. The mower...

This was my fathers tractor, very light use over the years, mostly for leaf pickup in the fall with no use the last 5 or so years. Kohler pro(command series) 18hp single cylinder engine, 38" mower deck, Hydrostatic transmission. I even have the original books and the mulch plate for the mower...

. Up for sale is my model 72 Cub Cadet that has been my worker bee. Has a nearly NOS K181 under the hood(purchased from Urshalls Cub Cadet at Portland in 2021. Tractor has most options including spring assist, rear 3pt with Brinly adapter, front headlights, creeper drive with freshly rebuilt...

Yep, those are the leaking O rings. I just picked up a cheap metric set of O rings at Harbor Freight and swapped them out carefully one at a time, making sure each unit went back in exactly in the same position it was originally in. The light twist movement they have controls flow rate to...

Make some progress on my new G1900. Found the hot wire from the battery to the regulator had got hot, arc'd and melted the connector to the regulator. The male side of the connection was broke off and sparking and getting very hot as even the insulation on each side was burnt. I hard wired...

I have a nice Kubota T1600 Diesel lawn tractor looking for a new home. We upgraded to a G1900 is the only reason she is for sale. Has a 13.5hp twin cylinder diesel engine, strong HST transmission with foot peddle control, 44" mower deck, four brand new tires(bar tires on the rear so no...

Just replaced our little T1600 diesel lawn tractor(its for sale btw) with a G1900 I plan to refurbish. I am hunting the OEM 3 point hitch kit, new or used, for it along with one of the snow blades. If I cant find the hitch, I know they are very hard to find, I will fab up a sleeve hitch set...

Solid older IH Cub Cadet 1450 garden tractor, hydrostatic transmission, hyd lift, has 50' mower deck that is solid and mows decent(could use a fresh set of blades). Engine runs great, no smoke, got new points/condensor/ignition coil this past spring. Tires all hold air. Even the lights work...

Looking for a Kubota TG2742 snowthrower for the T1600 lawn tractor, or the T2748 snow/dirt blade. I prefer the thrower but both of these are not easy to come by. I am in Kokomo, Indiana, prefer close by if at all possible. Thanks Mike

We are picking up a nice little T1600 this weekend. I know its not one of Kubota's best efforts, but I wanted both diesel power and small insize to better fit our small yard and the 2 that i mow for some extra income. I know of its weak points and the keep a sharp eye on the U joints and any...

Dont see these this clean very often. Really nice original condition Simplicity 4212 Hydrostatic lawn tractor. replacement 12.5 HP Briggs engine, 38" twin blade deck that runs quiet and has nearly new Gator blades on it, even has the original discharge chute. Tires are all hold air and are in...

And could scan me the page on the cylinder head bolt torque sequence and spec? Need to replace the head gasket. Also could use the valve lash spec if there is one. I assume the valve rockers have adjustable lash as I have not torn it down yet as I can atleast move it under its own power for the...

I have a Deutz Allis(hinomoto)5215 that will overheat when mowing, but if just cruising around like we did at the tractor show in the high heat and humidity it did ok, or atleast never popped the red overheat light on. But when I run at PTO rpm mowing after a few min she will boil over and pop...

My wife and I are starting to prepare to move to the country in the next 5 years and a bigger tractor was one of those things. We both agreed that once we do move the income to get a tractor and attachments will not exhist for several years. So...we bought this tractor last night. Runs...

I need the pipe style beacon light mount that goes on the back of the hard cab of a JD gator. Was also used on a few other JD machines. This is the style where the revolving light slides down onto the mount, the electrical connections are inside the mount and the light clamps to it. I have...

Spring planting/lawn season is upon us. Being on the road is getting more dangerious all the time. Most all the big JD's at my dealership I work at have atleast 1 revolving light up high, some have more than 1. Plus all the normal flasher lights. GT' are less lit up if at all. I push snow in...

We finaly got our Gravely sold, while it was a really nice tractor, my wife was unhappy with the mass consumption of fuel(Kohler Mag 16). It was also way to large. With the Gravely off to a new home, my wife had spotted a little diesel T series on Craigslist nearby that already had ag tires and...

We just had this nice and I mean nice Gravely 16G Professional traded in at my shop. He traded this and a MTD/Cub Cadet 1050 in on a new Cub Cadet XT2 and a 3 stage snow blower for it. The Gravely runs like a top, no issues other than a little paint fade and the starter bearings are a bit...

Picked this one up for a good price off Craigslist. Yes I also got a mower deck, but its off the machine to go to the welder for some patching. I wanted the tractor for gardening work, plow days and shows. You do not see many of these restored and taken to shows, yet they are becoming an...

Looking for the bull emblem that goes between the headlights on the older G series garden tractors. Thanks Mike

Since these are rare to find, gonna start looking now. Hunting for the rear 3pt hitch assembly for the G5200 Kubota garden tractor, also fit the other older G series like 3200, 4200 and 6200. Even pieces of an incomplete hitch would be of interest as it might be enough to fabricate the rest...

Looking for the full cab, soft sided that fits my Allis Chalmers 920 garden tractor. This would also be the same cab that fits the large frame Simplicity garden tractors. Thanks Mike

Went thru a few tractors, horse trading and upgrading as I went. Got where I wanted to be finaly which is the diesel powered 920, same as the Simplicity 7790. She starts very easily from cold without any preheat help but is wet stacking bad from to much light duty use. For those that dont...

This old girl came in to our shop with reported problem of it locked up while he was using it. It has sat for about a month in line, finaly got to look at it. Owner didnt want to put much into it as he was shopping for a ZTR. I put a wrench on the crank bolt and sure enough it was locked up...

Looking for a rear mount(3pt) finish mower for Cat 0 2000rpm pto. needs to be in Indiana state or able to be brought to the Portland, IN show or another show in Indiana this year. Thanks. Mike

Looking for someone that has the factory service manual for the GT14/YM146 and can scan and either post or email the pages relating to replacing the head gasget, with the bolt tightening sequence and torque specs. Thanks in advance. Mike

Since I hope to have my GT14 running again soon, had to get a replacement used head to overcome an injector gasget issue with NLA parts, mainly being the soft graphite seal between the injector body and the bore/precombustion chamber, so I am back in the market for a 3pt or someone that can...

Looking for the complete 3 point hitch assembly for my Yanmar GT14. I believe parts off a YM122 will also fit this model. Thanks. Mike

Just put a hold on a GT14 that was for sale near where I live. Price was right, runs excellent, has the front PTO clutch with the tractor and a hyd lift rear sleeve hitch that looks professionaly made. No mower deck but I plan to figure out either a rear deck or a mid mount mower deck. It...

Here is my 214 with a fresh paint job, all done with rattle cans! Paint is genuine John Deere paint from the dealership, ag green. I have yellow for the rims, but havent gotten to them yet. All I did was remove the hood, grill support and fender deck, mask the decals and respray on a 50' day...

Its that time of year again, old man winter is knocking on the door or already here for some of us. Time to make sure all the lights work, clean out the dust and crud from the lenses/reflectors on many newer lawn and garden tractors that will see winter duties. Maybe look into a small xenon or...

I am going to look at a 214 in nice looking condition from the pictures I have seen, matching Goodyear Softrac tires with good tread, paint looks decent, 39" mower deck looks a bit ratty in places but the owner says it mows good. If the deck can stay together till leaves are done, I can rehab...

As the OEM's seem only fit to put diesels in the larger machines, both to large and to expensive for my needs, I decided to build my own smaller diesel powered GT. Starting point was an old AC B1 garden tractor, able to rototill my garden, plow snow and mow my small yard with its 32" tri blade...

Who all shuns the new stuff and mows with an older JD garden tractor from the 110rf's thur the 200 and early 300 series machines. I know of many 318's still in use, looking for older yet. I am looking to get a 110rf and put it back to work mowing my yard and tilling my garden. Mike

Finaly got around to taking some pics of my new 110sf. This was a 1 owner machine, traded in for a new hustler ZTR at my workplace. She languished all summer on the used lot out in the weather. She was spared being shipped off to the auction last month when we dump all the less than desirable...

I know the G110 can have the rear integral (sleeve) hitch. But can it realisticly handle a 8" Brinly moldboard plow? While our old 110sf handles garden and plow day duties, I do like the looks of the G110, but am unsure of its ablities. We have no need for anything larger than this tractor...

Here are a couple pics of my 125 getting refurbed at the moment. I should have her operational by the end of the week hopefully. Enjoy. Mike

Found this old girl on the local Craigslist. Got the tractor with mower deck and a good spare 17hp Kawasaki single for $660. A new hood, replace the missing fender skirt on the one side and some new foot rest mats will bring her back to looking good. She runs good, mower deck eats leaves and...

Since we are selling out Jeep, I will be driving my 1984 2wd GMC this winter on occasion. I want a pair of the deep tread old style snow tires like I remember when I was a kid. Size is 235/75 R15 on there now, so something close to that would be ideal. All the new stuff just doesnt look right...

I have been running this pair of 6-12 rice patty ag tires on my cub cadet for a few years now, but the dry rot and other damage that was on them when they were given to me is putting them out of service. I dont care for the normal ags you find in 6-12 tires. They are Bridgestone brand farm lug...

Well, not brand new. Despite getting layed off from my job and my wife struggling to find one herself. We managed to sell some unneeded stuff and will pick up our new garden tractor this friday at the Portland Show. She is a Deutz Allis 920 diesel, power steering, 18.5hp twin cylinder air...

Here are some pics of my new 318, fresh from the paint shop, still need to repaint the deck and rims and finish installing the 3pt hitch. She was repowered with a Brand new Onan P220 about 4 years ago, runs like a fine swiss watch. Came in on trade at the CC dealer where I work as a machanic...

I am selling our 782d cub cadet, 15hp kubota diesel engine, cat 0 3pt hitch, 44" mower deck, ag tires, everything works, 955 hours on tractor, 15 hours on new injector pump. Runs great. Located in Kokomo IN. Hopeing it goes fast so not messing with a proper classified ad just yet. $1950 obo...

We own a early 80's Cub Cadet 782d tractor, powered by a Kubota D600 diesel engine. It has never sounded quite right when it ran, smoked way to much and lacked the power of other 782d's. Finaly toward the end of the show/plow day season she started leaking fuel around the top of the injector...

I am looking at a small Hinomoto E14d 4wd. No loader use, Just need it for a small general chores tractor and some light 3pt work. I know parts are a bit harder to locate, but its much more affordable over a yanmar or kubota compact, atleast around me. I have 2K to spend, or trading fodder...

I wont put much here, but since we dont have a for sale forum, looking for a new home for my nice JD318 with snow blade, 50" mower, and power flow bagger. Email me for pics and more info. Thanks MIke

Here is a pic of our other towing rig. 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Larado. Every option but towing package and limited slip rear end/V8 engine. Has the tried and true 4.0L inline 6. I put a reese hitch on the back, transmission cooler and load leveling air shocks on the back. Handles our 7x14...

With the shorter days and winter conditions arriving now or soon to where you live, now is the time to make sure all the lights work, or upgrade your lighting on your tractors. While I do my snow work on an open cab garden tractor, I still run a rear facing flood light and an amber strobe on...

I started up a new Massey Ferguson L&G forum just for Massey lawn and garden tractors, espicaly the older ones that seem to be widely unknown on the internet, just try to find info on the MF12 on the net. Here is the link for the forum Massey L and G I am still learning how to set stuff...

Here are a few pics of my nice old Wheel Horse. She cuts the grass better than my high doller diesel cub cadet, or my dads 2 year old craftsman. The K181 Kohler has just been rebuilt and runs like a top. Enjoy!! Mike

Here is a pic of my just arrived Cub Cadet 782d and my wife's 582 plow special. For the newbie, the 782d packs a liquid cooled Kubota 3 cyl diesel, 15hp and a catagory 0 rear 3pt. My wife's 582 has been fully rebuilt, engine totaly gone thru, 19 tooth second gear in the cast iron IH cub 3spd...

Made lots of progress during breaks and lunch at work getting my b7100 work ready. Got the oil pressure gauge installed in the broken hour meter location, carries 50psi cold on old oil. Got the whole thing repainted, used the newer kubota orange (I like it better than the older/lighter color)...

I finaly found a nice older B series close enough and in my price range. I won a nice B7100 on ebay, 4wd, gear drive, 3pt hitch and brand new ags on the back. Looks nice, a quick repaint and new decals and she will look good. I plan to swing the muffler upright so I need to get the extension...

I am wanting to get myself another small yanmar, I used to have a YM135. I want to go a bit newer, I like the size and style of the FX15D, not much bigger that a garden tractor, but 4wd, diesel and hopefully it can be fitted with a 3pt hitch. There is a YM1300 for sale about 3 hours south of...

I work at the local Kubota dealer, while I would love a new BX24 or a BX15, I dont have the spare 5K+ laying around to get one. However, we had a decent, but rattly looking B7100, 2wd HST with a 72" MMM on it. The deck runs real quiet. Tractor runs well with minimal blow by out the breather...

In fact, the 982 cub in my avitar is for sale. I am hunting for a diesel kubota GT, either a G1900, G2000 or one of the older G4200 HST models. The first two are more affordabe to outfit with the 3pt hitch. I in fact have a G1900 to work on tomorrow, has pto engagement cable issues. I like...

Spring plow day pictures, hosted by the ihregistry.com online group and the Ft Allen Antique Machinery Assoc in Scottdale PA. Weather was great, lots of garden tractors plowing, also a few antique farm tractors and draft horse teams. Enjoy the Garden Tractor pics, the 982 is mine. Mike

My wife and I bought two large Cub Cadet gardent tractors, 982 SGT and a 582. This will nessitate a new trailer as my current one wont handle two tractors. At the same time, I dont want to overwhelm our jeep when we tow with a trailer that can get away from me. She is against trading in the...

Since changing tractors to a Cub Cadet 982 super garden tractor, 20hp Onan powered, Cat 0 3pt. I am looking to purchase a moldboard plow. The Brinly ones are almost impossible to find localy, when they could be got new they were over $500 at localy dealer. He now says they are out of...

Last weekend, a buddy and me decided to trade tractors, I had an old Kubota B6000 4wd with a blade on the front. He had an old Cub Cadet 982 with all the extras that has sat in the back of his garage for almost 3 years as he uses his 782d diesel cub all the time. He has an almost 1500ft...

How hard is it to replace the swivel seals on the front end of a 4wd Kubota B6000? both of mine are leaking when she sits for any length of time. Unknown hours on the machine, but its a 1975 model year, so they are well due for replacement. I am fairly good at wrenchin but never tackled this...

I didnt care for the plain jane black ribbed nose emblem on my B6000. So I found a pic of the later models that had the chrome "bulls head" logo on the nose. I printed it out and used it as a template to make one from white reflective 3M decal material that I have. I drew in a few details to...

Since I am not sure how many here watch the classifieds, so I will post here as well. I am hunting for a Woods RM42-KB mower deck to go on my Kubota B6000. I need this exact model as I have the backwards CCW rotation to the PTO. Having never seen this deck in person, I assume that the over...

Just before I got my b6000, I found a website in the UK that had lots of parts for this model, I forget to bookmark it and now I cant find it. I maybe needing a new or good used muffler as the outlet pipe is loose and leaking between it and the muffler body, it wont rotate, but rattles around...

I am wanting to put a verticle exhaust on my little Kubota B6000. You cannot rotate the muffler like on later models, so it needs to have a quick 90' bend upwards, go up like 3 feet to a nice turnout like you see on other Kubota's that have a factory stack. None of the local muff shops have...

I am on the hunt for a pair of the deep lug rice patty ags for my Kubota B6000 4wd. I will have it home shortly, just bought it and I dont care for the shallow lug ags on the front. Anybody got a source for a pair of the deep lug ones? Thanks Mike

I finaly bought me a Kubota tonight, have to make a bit of a road trip to go get it in a week. Got me a B6000 4x4 with a hyd lift/hyd angle front blade. Good tires all the way around, just needs some fresh paint and new lower 3pt arms. I will be on the hunt for a Woods RM42 with CCW rotation...

I am looking at purchasing a B6000 4x4 with the hyd lift/hyd angle snow blade mounted on it. I know about the backwards rear PTO, which is fine as I dont need rear pto ablities and have plenty of time to locate one of the woods 3pt mount mowers for it. I mainly need a small 4x4 with cat 1 3pt...

Ok, I have a small request of my fellow Kubota owners. When your at your favorite dealer, watch the dead line for an older G series GT that has the Cat 0 3pt hitch on it. I am looking for one to fit to a G4200 HST I am going to hopefully be buying. I know Kubota can get them new, but at $1800...

I am looking between these two models, I like the very short wheel base on the F series and the step thru design, but then I also like the ease of getting parts on the YM series, though I have told the parts avaiblity on the F series will get better in the coming years. My use is light duty...

If anybody knows of an older G series L&G that is sporting a complete 3pt hitch, I have atleast 2 G4200's I could purchase for a good price, but I need the rear implement lift, ie 3pt hitch, to work in my garden. Its between this type of tractor and a real small scut like a B5100 4x4. Mike

I have been watching that certain auction site and looking at the cheaper/older Kubota 4x4 models, such as a b4200 4x4. What are the better models or ones, if any, to avoid? The little b4200 sold for 1100, exactly the price range I am looking to spend for one that small, 1000-1500 with 4x4...

We are getting ready to move to the suburbs, small yard, could mow it in 15 mins with a 48 mower deck on the back of the ym135. Decision is whether to keep it or not. I have a JD 110rf with a 39" mower deck that can more than handle the mowing duties and properly equipted can do the garden and...

Looking for a decent used steering wheel, shaft with the sector gear on it, and that haveing a good upper bearing on it. Mine is shot from water in the box, the rest is good, but the little balls that go in the sector gear are about gone and my steering wheel got squashed when the PO rolled the...

Its one slow saturday afternoon here. So, I fired up the yanny and took about an hour side road cruise. I havent really worked it at full power since putting the new muffler on a week ago. I noticed that when I pulled the old one, there was lots of oily residue in the pipe. I think the person...

If I keep this Yanmar, it really needs a paint job. From what I can find, to keep the original pea green, it would have to be custom mixed by an auto body shop and shot from a gun. I dont have that ablity and being a worker tractor, a rattle can does just fine. Looking for ideas on what...

Another question, the brinly cat 0 plow doesnt have the downward reach to work on my YM135's cat 1 hitch using the 1-0 bushings, just skims the surface with the 3pt all the way down. Most cat 1 plows I see seem way to large for this small tractor. Any suggestions? Thanks Mike

Anybody wanna help me figure out the charging circuit on my Yanmar Ym135? The wiring on this tractor is a shambles other than the starting and oil pressure circuits. I have the I&T book for this family of machines. I dont even know if the generator is working. I just got my digital meter...

I am on the hunt for either a snowthrower or a snow blade for my old C-100 Wheel horse. Somewhere close to Erie PA, or between there and Kokomo Indiana. Thanks Mike

I am on the search for a baby rotary cutter. I have been told that someone made a 36" rotary cutter, cat 1 hitch, a few years ago. Anybody know who made them or have a line on one. I have a small Yanmar YM135 that I want a mower deck on the back. Thanks Mike

Stopped by the mechanics house to check on my YM135. He has the bottom end all back together and will be putting the head back on tomorrow. So far we have put new rod bearings in, new rings, honed both bores, all new gasgets, all new valves, guides and seals, fresh grind on valve seats...

With the approach of winter weather, the days are getting shorter and getting caught out after dark becomes more common. I see way to many folks around my place that either dont anything beyond a single rear flood light on thier tractors. Once my new to me yanmar gets out of the shop, she will...

Talked to the buddy that is working on my ailing 135. Said everything looked good, pistons, liners, rod bearings all looked good, head and head gasget looked good. He is having the injectors pop tested and probably rebuilt. He is suspecting a possbile injection pump problem right now, either...

If anybody has a line on a blower or blade for my G4200, I am looking as winter is coming and using a back blade on the compact is a pain in the neck, literialy. Thanks Mike

I picked up an old YM135 that needs some help, From chatting on other forums we think it needs a headgasget besides a new radiator. She will start and run, with little of the correct diesel knock, and lots of greyish/black smoke out the exhaust. Throttle responce with the lever isnt much or...