sunandsand
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- Jan 11, 2020
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- Tractor
- Kubota B2601
Next door neighbor has an MX4700DT which he uses hard.
(He also hasn't read the sig line here about taking time to maintain your equipment or your equipment will make time for you to maintain it.)
Anyway, I stopped in today and he has the front of the tractor off the ground (using the front loader bucket) and a bunch of parts scattered around. Did I mention he's wearing a LONG face? Well he is . . .
Tractor runs fine in 2wd, runs ok in 4wd as long as it is going straight, but when you turn in 4wd, it makes nasty, expensive crunching and grinding noises from deep down inside the back end of the tractor.
Dealer cheerfully advises "Bring it down and we'll do diagnostics for you!" I'm sure they will, I'll tow it right down behind Dear Bride's Subie.
He's thinking he broke something at the rear end of the drive shaft to the front diff. I'm not so sure, because I'd think it would make noises in 4wd going straight as well, but I really don't know what's inside there although I'm guessing it is a) hard to get to (he's going to split the tractor in the next couple of days) and b) its going to be expensive (assuming he can even get the parts in some reasonable time frame).
I asked if he had found any metal in the gallons and gallons of hydraulic fluid he's drained out, and he said "No, not yet."
Open to suggestions . . . he's a good neighbor and I do want to help him if I can. I even told him I was willing to come get dirty this weekend if he wanted. He doesn't even need to supply beer, my beverage of choice is Diet Coke.
Best Regards,
Mike/Florida
(He also hasn't read the sig line here about taking time to maintain your equipment or your equipment will make time for you to maintain it.)
Anyway, I stopped in today and he has the front of the tractor off the ground (using the front loader bucket) and a bunch of parts scattered around. Did I mention he's wearing a LONG face? Well he is . . .
Tractor runs fine in 2wd, runs ok in 4wd as long as it is going straight, but when you turn in 4wd, it makes nasty, expensive crunching and grinding noises from deep down inside the back end of the tractor.
Dealer cheerfully advises "Bring it down and we'll do diagnostics for you!" I'm sure they will, I'll tow it right down behind Dear Bride's Subie.
He's thinking he broke something at the rear end of the drive shaft to the front diff. I'm not so sure, because I'd think it would make noises in 4wd going straight as well, but I really don't know what's inside there although I'm guessing it is a) hard to get to (he's going to split the tractor in the next couple of days) and b) its going to be expensive (assuming he can even get the parts in some reasonable time frame).
I asked if he had found any metal in the gallons and gallons of hydraulic fluid he's drained out, and he said "No, not yet."
Open to suggestions . . . he's a good neighbor and I do want to help him if I can. I even told him I was willing to come get dirty this weekend if he wanted. He doesn't even need to supply beer, my beverage of choice is Diet Coke.
Best Regards,
Mike/Florida