Check the MMM brackets where they mount to the tractor frame. The ones on mine had cracked or broke at one time and had been welded up. Mine did not have a removable rops, it was welded to the tractor frame so you might be able to tell if it was cut off. The HST should be tight, at least it was on mine, almost to the point where it was jerky if you weren't smooth on the pedal, and you could stop on a hill and it would not budge. Check the decompression knob (Black knob on left side). They don't get used that much and mine was froze. You can reach it from the seat with the hood up, so I just did it manually. I always had to use the glow plugs to start it, but it was pretty much inline with the owners manual. It takes 20-30 sec. in the summer and 30-50 sec. in the winter depending on temp, unlike the 2-5 sec. of the newer tractors now. Once it has been running it will fire up without the glow plugs if you are less than 20-30 min. between starts. Check the air tube that goes over the radiator to see if it has any holes worn in it. Check the diff lock if it has it. Mine was difficult to get to engage. Check the position control on the 3pt to see if it is jerky, this kinda depends on the load on it, but mine was almost always smooth. Mine would blow a little smoke when first started, but would clear up in less than 10-15 sec. roughly, once again depends on temp. Don't be fooled by the 17HP rating. I thought the tractor had good power for it rating. If you look in profile I used all of my current implements on my
B7200 with no problem, except the bush hog is too heavy with no extra front end weight, so I didn't hook up the center/top link when using it. The price seems very reasonable as long as it runs and operates well. It almost looks like there has been some engine painting or something done in the pics. Be careful someone is not trying to hide something. That happened to me on mine. They did an excellent job painting the whole tractor and I told them it looked great, but it also hides a lot. I could still tell it had set outside alot, but I didn't notice the some of the welds, and because it looked so good I ended up paying a little too much. Someone had done engine work and some bolts came loose and I had to put new rings in it. The good thing was, it was actually nice to work on. Plenty of room and access and didn't cost much either. Didn't have a problem getting parts for it from my local Kubota dealer for it either. I ended up selling it for $3700 last year. Like I said, it sounds like a good deal as long as it actually is. Just take your time and look it over good. They are really good tractors except they don't have power steering. I already knew I wanted a Kubota, but after having my
B7200 I am now hooked on Kubotas. I put a couple of pics of mine on for comparison. It was also 4wd. I swear I can't tell that much difference in the engine build/make from my 86
B7200 to my 08
B2620. It looks like they are still using the same design. Tried and True I guess!
Oh yah. I never had a problem with it tearing up the lawn mowing with it. It looks like the one you are looking at has the same extra wide/floatation tires mine had.
