Kubota B20 Help

   / Kubota B20 Help #1  

kubotasouth

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Guys,

I'm new to all this and needed a tracktor a bit bigger than a lawnmower, my friend had his B20 for sale for 8900 with 800 hours on it it has the backhoe and front loader a box blade and 16' trailer with pintle hook- he delivered all to me for 8900.00 first did I do ok?
second what is the right prcedure to remove the backhoe and hook up the box blade without killing myself, my friend never disconnected the hoe so he don't know and I don't have a manual on the backhoe- it has some type of fitting like am air hose attached I can see by the hoe, but how and where do I set this thing off??

Thanks
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   / Kubota B20 Help #2  
First off, welcome to the site. Next, It sounds to me like you did alright, you hardly ever see many of those machines for sale plus you got a trailer and the box blade. The first thing you should do is call your closest Kubota dealer and get yourself an owners manual so you know all the correct service intervals and it also explains in detail how to remove the hoe.

I had an L35 and I believe the hoe attaches the same way on your machine so I'll do my best to talk you through.... Get the machine on solid ground and as level as possible, lower the front bucket to the ground, turn around and kneel on the seat so you are facing the hoe, keeping the hoe in the "transport" position (I mean just as you would if you were using the loader end of the machine)lower it to the ground slowly using only the boom of the hoe, once the back of the bucket linkage touches the ground apply just enough pressure to lift the rear wheels off the ground, now there should be two levers located just behind where your feet would sit if you were running the hoe(it may be easier to get off the machine at this point ), follow them down to the base and there should be a hair pin clip that stops you from accidently releasing the lever while using the hoe, while gently wiggling the lever remove the clip and pull the lever back, this will release the locking cam that holds the top of the hoe to the frame, and you should be able to see another hole for the clip to go into that will keep the lever disengaged, do the same on the other side. If the hoe has never been off the cams may be rusted or stuck, so have some penetrating oil near by just in case. Now get back on the machine and face the hoe again while kneeling on the seat, very slowly, raise the boom and this will cause the hoe to "fall away" from the machine (be sure to watch the hydraulic lines while doing this, make sure they are not tangled on anything and that they can move freely,if they get hung up they will break and it'll be a big mess) keep lowering the boom until it stops, now lower your stabilizers to the ground SLOWLY, this will lift the hoe out of the lower framework, you must now, very carefully and very slowly(I can't stress that enough) drive the machine ahead(again watching out for the hydraulic lines) about 6", this will get the machine out of the way and allow you to turn around in the seat and slowly raise the stabilizers so that the frame rests on the ground, now shut the machine off and wiggle the joysticks on the hoe to relieve any residual hydraulic pressure, now you can disconnect the hydraulic lines from the machine to the hoe and the hoe to the machine and reconnect them, machine to machine and hoe to hoe(it is VREY important that the lines are securely connected before restaring the machine).Now your hoe is disconnected ,and you are ready to install the three point hitch. This is alot of info to take in but don't be intimidated by it, just take your time and be patient,once you get the hang of it you should be able to remove the hoe in under two minutes, hope this helps.
 
   / Kubota B20 Help #3  
I haven't done a B-20 in years but they aren't any differnt then the bigger ones that I can remember. The price is a bargin you can't get hurt for that kind of money. You need to drop the hoe to the ground mostly extended. Then drop the feet but leave just off the ground. There should be two releses on each side of the frame on the rear of the tractor. They wil require soaking if they haven't been opened in a while. Then allow the hoe to lean back by operating the B-hoe and raise the feet when it is leaned to the rear enough to clear being raised. Then pull tractor ahead some and lower hoe to the grond or to support. Turn off tractor and open all hoe circuits and then disconnect the hoses and reconnect both to the tractor. Then add your three point hitch!
 
   / Kubota B20 Help
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#4  
thanks a million guys, how about hours, my tractor was maintained locally but do I need to do anything special to it its at the 800 hour mark
 

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