High hours B21 TLB with auger (2X augers), box scraper, bail loader

[Porshaah]

Hi All

I'm looking at a 10 year old B21 with 230 hours on the clock (ie. likely replaced) which the current 2nd owner says has in actuality, 2800 hours (i.e. I have no reason to doubt). Most of the hours were put on by the first landscape owner in the first 6 years and the tractor appears to be well maintained. Is there a concern with this many hours and what would be a reasonable price for the TLB with and without the extra implements? What can I expect in the way of maintenance down the road especially concerning the engine? Is a rebuild likely in the near future and is there an easy test to determine the engine's condition. Having never worked on diesels, can a compression/leakdown test be performed and what precautions are necessary to do it safely? With regular gasoline engines the spark plugs are removed for both tests and the compression test involves disconnecting the coils to disable the spark. I believe I need to remove the glow plugs and what kind of readings would be good?

All responses welcome
Bill

 

[leonz]

Do yourself a favor and ask if you can have a kubota farm equiment dealer inspect it prior to the sale and save yourself getting hurt with fuel impact puncture injury.

They will be able to check the back hoe for bad cylinders and hydraulic valves
if they do all repairs including rebuilds of engines and hydraulic components in house.


Rather than my going into how to do a compression checking on all three cylinders it would be easier to simply take it to a Kubota dealer and let them inspect it for a fee.

checking a diesel takes more work as it requires a special tester that threads into the injection port and has a paper stylus gauge that physically writes the cylinder compression pressure or lack there of on a gauge paper as the engine is cranked to make a complete cycle with one injector removed at a time with the fuel shut off and disconnected.

"The last time I looked they were several hundred dollars "


It would be simpler to have a well equiped dealer do it rather than buy an injector tester for the money it would cost you to have the machine totally inspected.



IF the owners not willing to do that then walk away.


leonz

 

[bullbreaker]

Hi All

I'm looking at a 10 year old B21 with 230 hours on the clock (ie. likely replaced) which the current 2nd owner says has in actuality, 2800 hours (i.e. I have no reason to doubt). Most of the hours were put on by the first landscape owner in the first 6 years and the tractor appears to be well maintained. Is there a concern with this many hours and what would be a reasonable price for the TLB with and without the extra implements? What can I expect in the way of maintenance down the road especially concerning the engine? Is a rebuild likely in the near future and is there an easy test to determine the engine's condition. Having never worked on diesels, can a compression/leakdown test be performed and what precautions are necessary to do it safely? With regular gasoline engines the spark plugs are removed for both tests and the compression test involves disconnecting the coils to disable the spark. I believe I need to remove the glow plugs and what kind of readings would be good?

All responses welcome
Bill

Hello Bill
Dont know what its worth.
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Heres others to look at and compare in meantime.
Boone

 

[Tom_H]

The two augers will not do you much good without a post hole digger. Using an electric drill as an analogy, the drill itself is called a post hole digger, while technically, only the shaft of the drill bit is known as an auger. A separate tip attaches to the end of the auger.

Unless the seller is including a post hole digger (PHD), or you already have one, two augers will be of no use.

 

[Porshaah]

Thanks Tom, Boone and Leonz

A PHD is included. I guess my main concern is the number of hours on the unit. If it wasn't abused and maintained correctly would an engine rebuild be required in the near future?

Thanks again
Bill