Kubota B26 service manual
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thepumpguysc
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Try the “orange tractor talks” site.. u may have to join but certainly someone over there will give u a copy..
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There are enough B models listed, one may be close enough to help Kubota Tractor User Manuals Download | ManualsLib
Smokeydog
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Welcome to TBN. The B26 is an awesome tractor much used and appreciated on our farm. Ours too was from a rental company with 50hours.
eBay usually has both download and paper manuals.
I prefer paper manuals most of the time. Downloads to the phone can be handy to make sure all routine maintenance items are checked or R&R steps like for the backhoe are followed.
Paper manuals are an investment that not only help me understand and maintain the machine while in ownership but have returned considerable higher $$$ and quick sale when selling later.
Changing the oils and filters to know what you have usually the first step. The B26 has an upgraded external suction line that should have been on recall. A rubber elbow that can split that allows inleakage. Good time to replace is when replacing hydraulic fluid. Kubota charged just for the cost of the rubber elbow for a all new metal and rubber line upgrade. Even the parts guy commented you don’t see that many parts for that cheap from Kubota.
Good luck and many happy tracks on your B26.
eBay usually has both download and paper manuals.
I prefer paper manuals most of the time. Downloads to the phone can be handy to make sure all routine maintenance items are checked or R&R steps like for the backhoe are followed.
Paper manuals are an investment that not only help me understand and maintain the machine while in ownership but have returned considerable higher $$$ and quick sale when selling later.
Changing the oils and filters to know what you have usually the first step. The B26 has an upgraded external suction line that should have been on recall. A rubber elbow that can split that allows inleakage. Good time to replace is when replacing hydraulic fluid. Kubota charged just for the cost of the rubber elbow for a all new metal and rubber line upgrade. Even the parts guy commented you don’t see that many parts for that cheap from Kubota.
Good luck and many happy tracks on your B26.
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Hello Sam. Nice tractor. I might end up with one of those B26s myself. Tell us a little about yours.
And indulge me for a minute because now I'm curious. I always get the printed shop manual and the printed parts manual for any machine I own. I consider it part of the price. When I sell, including the manuals is a nice touch.
I confess that I enjoy books...especially the ease of use and the quality that comes with printed illustrations. Plus I find them rugged, easy to use, & keep notes in while working.
But I am from an older generation and so maybe that is just the way I see things. You asked for a download, not a printed manual. I'm curious if an download is what you actually prefer?
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sea2summit
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Messicks has the parts manual online, it's solved a lot of my problems/questions.
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Yes, that is a wonderful resource. I bet it saves them a lot of time, too.
Messick's parts books are my favorite resource for parts and for deducing how parts go together - especially mechanical parts. They even have current price and availability right next to the description - where they can be updated. That's something the written parts book can't do. Messicks changed the game when the put those online for everyone. Now my printed parts books are only backups.
I've found nothing so far online to match the printed shop manual. It's not impossible, but just hasn't happened. Maybe because Shop Manuals are more likely to be copyrighted because the content takes time to put together. Shop manuals are still where to find details and discussions of theory. Use of glossy paper and large foldouts makes them better so far for electrical schematics & hydaulic flow diagrams, specs and tests.
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