Retractable Seat Belt

[Bird]

This B2710 is the first tractor I've used with a retractable seat belt and I really like it, but lately it's been getting a little contrary and would hang up when I tried to pull it out, and I'd sometimes have to pull it up, let it back, and try again 2 or 3 times to get it come out far enough to buckle. Well, today it quit; it would come out 6 to 10" and stop and I never could get it to come on out the rest of the way. So I got my 14mm socket and removed it so I could see what the problem was, and found it had simply gotten too much dust or dirt into the mechanism. I blew it out with the air hose and now it works soooo smooothly!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Bird

 

[MarkV]

Bird-Thanks for the tip. Mine has been doing the same thing and I have heard that Kubota is real proud of their replacement belts. (ie.$$$) I'll give it a try next weekend.

How is your rain situation? We are 11 inches down for the year so far and for the last 3 years we are over 36" below average here in Atlanta.

 

[Thomas]

Bird,
If a retractable seat beat has problems with dust and dirt, one can only imagine those tractor owners operatoring with out a cab that have retractable seat belts up here in the northeast when its snowing or light freezeing rain.

Only once my seat belt ice up and now I spray the buckle with WD40 and no more problems.

Its kinda to bad one doesn't take the time and set down and write another manual on the little tricks and trades of trouble shooting....hint...hint. )

Hope that 100 degree weather has miss you.

Take care be good to yourself.

Thomas..NH

 

[Bird]

MarkV, don't know whether your seat belt is the same as mine, but if so, one 14mm bolt to remove it (the nut is welded in place) and one small Philips head screw to remove the rubber cover, and then I just blew it out good with the air hose. Hopefully, yours will be as simple.

Sounds like your drought is worse than ours. Last year was really bad; should have gotten 30-35" for the year and I got 20.7" with 4.33" of that in January. We're in much better shape this year with 17.33" so far (including 6.46" this month), but it still hasn't filled all the lakes that got so terribly low last year.

Bird

 

[Bird]

Thomas, fortunately (for me anyway), I haven't had to use my tractor when it's below freezing, so I've never even thought about anything icing up; guess that could be a serious problem some places./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

However, I think that might be preferable to the heat of Texas summers. I can put on enough clothes for cold weather, but don't have a cab and air-conditioning on my tractor. It hasn't hit 100 in my area yet, but the mid-90s and high humidity this year make it seem like it has. You're always supposed to look for the silver lining, aren't you, so I guess if there's anything good about it, I've sweated off 7 pounds in the last month (and needed to!)./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Bird

 

[W5FL]

Yeah Bird,

And it WAS below freezing year before last! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Bird]

Wen, I've even seen 10 degrees once in the 5 years we've been here (but I didn't have to use my tractor when it was that cold), and we were in Dallas in the RV when they had their record -1 in the '89-'90 Winter, too. But fortunately, those things are rare and don't last long.

Bird

 

[Alan L.]

Bird, everytime you talk about fixing something with compressed air I think about how I need to get me an air compressor. I was looking at some and wanted to take your advice about getting one that uses oil, but find that they are much more expensive. I notice that my Dad's compressor is an oilless, and is about 5 or 6 years old. If that much life is typical it would be worth it to save the $$, although his is VERY loud.

I'd really like to have the air for blowing out the radiator, as using a water hose is not that easy.

 

[Bird]

Alan, I guess an air compressor is one piece of equipment I couldn't do without, and don't know how anyone else does either. And there's nothing wrong with buying an oilless compressor as long as you know what you're getting. If you never run it for more than a few minutes at a time, it may last several years. And the good part is that you can pretty easily completely rebuild it yourself in less than an hour with $40 to $70 worth of parts (usually $40 or less, at least on the Craftsman made by DeVilbiss) and Sears usually has the parts in stock. A dealer will probably do it for a little over $100. And if your Dad's compressor is getting pretty loud, it's probably about time for a piston ring and cylinder, and of course you replace the gaskets and seals at the same time. One thing I like about Craftsman is the fact that they have a good parts breakdown with the manual, they have two different repair kits, depending on how many of the parts you need, and you can even order them online.

I just don't want another oilless because mine is used at least a little bit almost daily, I don't want to worry about it running continuously for an hour or more, and I don't want to take an hour to rebuild it every 6 to 8 months.

Bird

 

[M. Sullivan]

Ditto my 2710--did it when new as well. Hmmmmm, was it dirty or just a poor design?? Felt it was an overly sensitive spring. Hasn't done it the last few times. Will take it apart and take a look.

Re. compressors, agree oiless have limited use. Have a $10 one that fills bike tires, etc., but wont use for anything that takes more than 5-10 min. (decal says 15). Best bet is a Quincy--will last forever, but not cheap.