My Hoe
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- Oct 31, 2010
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- NYS--Various Parts
- Tractor
- Kubota B3000HSDCC, BH77, 5' Belly Mower, 6' Hyd. Angle Plow
Hi all,
We got our 2012 B3000HSDCC delivered today. It has 217 hours on it.
And it went great, with the exception that the driver initially didn't get enough height, on his ramp ends, to prevent the BH's lower boom frame from plowing about a 6"-deep trench into our thankfully (fairly) soft lawn. Before I knew it, it was buried. We then put some 4"x4"s I had, under his ramp ends, and the BH frame no longer "plowed."
But now I'm bummed, as I fear the dirt may have been driven up into the lower boom pin/hinge area.
I've included some pics, and would welcome any advice about the BEST way to ensure that my "new" (to me) B3000's BH isn't going to wear, prematurely, from this "dirt injection."
You can see from the first, three pics how clean this one-owner, garage-kept (waxed!) machine was, when it arrived. And while I realize, from the missing paint, that this isn't the first time the BH's frame has "grounded," the fact that it was driven, BACKWARDS, into the dense ground, as opposed to dragging forwards, over a loose "spoils" pile, makes me concerned about premature wear to the pin/boss area, from any dirt driven in there....
In other words, I don't think I should use compressed air, as that would seem to drive the dirt IN (not to mention spray grease everywhere).
I don't mind getting in there with a dental pic, and rags, but is that enough?
Or do I have to drive out the (barely-used) pin, and clean out the pin bosses/pin and re-grease?
(I should add that I've never taken the BH off, and do not have a Work Shop Manual, though I'm sure there's a specific ORDER one must follow, to allow that pin to be driven out, without bad things happening. Plus, I don't know if I have a brass drift of the correct size, and have never driven a Kubota pin out).
Thanks, much!
My Hoe
We got our 2012 B3000HSDCC delivered today. It has 217 hours on it.
And it went great, with the exception that the driver initially didn't get enough height, on his ramp ends, to prevent the BH's lower boom frame from plowing about a 6"-deep trench into our thankfully (fairly) soft lawn. Before I knew it, it was buried. We then put some 4"x4"s I had, under his ramp ends, and the BH frame no longer "plowed."
But now I'm bummed, as I fear the dirt may have been driven up into the lower boom pin/hinge area.
I've included some pics, and would welcome any advice about the BEST way to ensure that my "new" (to me) B3000's BH isn't going to wear, prematurely, from this "dirt injection."
You can see from the first, three pics how clean this one-owner, garage-kept (waxed!) machine was, when it arrived. And while I realize, from the missing paint, that this isn't the first time the BH's frame has "grounded," the fact that it was driven, BACKWARDS, into the dense ground, as opposed to dragging forwards, over a loose "spoils" pile, makes me concerned about premature wear to the pin/boss area, from any dirt driven in there....
In other words, I don't think I should use compressed air, as that would seem to drive the dirt IN (not to mention spray grease everywhere).
I don't mind getting in there with a dental pic, and rags, but is that enough?
Or do I have to drive out the (barely-used) pin, and clean out the pin bosses/pin and re-grease?
(I should add that I've never taken the BH off, and do not have a Work Shop Manual, though I'm sure there's a specific ORDER one must follow, to allow that pin to be driven out, without bad things happening. Plus, I don't know if I have a brass drift of the correct size, and have never driven a Kubota pin out).
Thanks, much!
My Hoe
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