The B2920 chronicles

deathtoblackberries · Jun 21, 2013

tractchores said:
I have one of those gas cans with the tab that rests on the fuel tank opening. I do the same thing, except just prop it on the rim of the tank and it works perfectly. Kubota really designed their hoods well for this purpose! Those stupid new gas nozzles are going to be the death of me!

I tried to fill my chainsaw with one of those dumb *** government nanny gas cans and spilled gas all over the place.

deathtoblackberries · Jun 21, 2013

:mur: okay I finally have begun using the 3 point hitch...you push the lever forward to lower the hitch and it stays forward and does not spring back to neutral like it does when you raise the hitch. Already I have bumped that lever several times and had the implement drop to the ground unexpectedly, once gouging my brand new concrete driveway. I'm a handy guy I can rig a spring under there probably but is it supposed to work this way??

tractchores · Jun 21, 2013

deathtoblackberries said:
:mur: okay I finally have begun using the 3 point hitch...you push the lever forward to lower the hitch and it stays forward and does not spring back to neutral like it does when you raise the hitch. Already I have bumped that lever several times and had the implement drop to the ground unexpectedly, once gouging my brand new concrete driveway. I'm a handy guy I can rig a spring under there probably but is it supposed to work this way??

There should be 2 down settings. One lowers it slowly and should pop back to center. The other one (if you push to the right as you go down and go past the detent) lowers it all the way quickly and stays that way (I think it's like a float for ground dragging imlements). I'm 99% sure if you don't go into the detent it pops back to center (used it today), but will check next time I walk by the tractor.

kcender · Jun 21, 2013

You might also look at adjusting the TPH lowering speed with the adjusting knob.The detent that tractchores mentioned is also adjustable.I had to adjust it on my B2620 so the mower deck would lower gently,not with a bang like when I first got the tractor.

deathtoblackberries · Jun 21, 2013

Yeah the first detent does not spring back up, further when raising it will spring back hard enough that it flips forward into lower position, not all the way forward. It clearly needs adjusting so I'll have to get under there and see what the problem is. I have the flow adjustment knob adjusted just right so that it lowers at a reasonable speed without taking all day to lower or lowering too fast so I'm good there.

kcender · Jun 22, 2013

Mine doesn't spring back from the lowering position either,don't know if it supposed to.

oldballs · Jun 22, 2013

kcender said:
Mine doesn't spring back from the lowering position either,don't know if it supposed to.

Neither does mine????????

tractchores · Jun 22, 2013

Ok just confirmed that I was mistaken, mine doesn't spring back from either position (up or down). It has very little resistance when in the position, once it's in the down detent it has more resistance to move back to center. It's one of those things you do so often that you forget exactly how you do it. In the non-detent lower position it should be possible to adjust it so it doesn't slam things down, the detent is 'float', so it falls with whatever the weight of the implement is.

deathtoblackberries · Jun 23, 2013

Took the tractor out today to haul some irrigation gear to the back of the house, had to drive over this small root mound up next to a tree to get around an implement (yeah they are starting to pile up in the yard lmao) anyway foot to the floor and the tractor isn't moving forward, rut roh. I'm like dang something wrong with the tranny? Remember I just did the 50 hour service so I'm thinking fluid leak or something. Backed up and pulled forward a couple times, seemed weak but then took off normal. It sat parked at the back of the house all day, then I'm pulling the tractor back around to the garage and go over the same root mound on my way back, stop to test it out and sure enough its not moving again what the heck?

...wait for it...yeah then I noticed the rear wheel was spinning, that root mound was just enough to pull the rear tire off the ground and lose traction. Feeling very much like a tractor noob knucklehead I hit the diff lock to get moving and quickly pulled into the garage before a neighbor noticed the spectacle and hurt themselves laughing. :laughing:

kcender · Jun 23, 2013

tractchores said:
Ok just confirmed that I was mistaken, mine doesn't spring back from either position (up or down). It has very little resistance when in the position, once it's in the down detent it has more resistance to move back to center. It's one of those things you do so often that you forget exactly how you do it. In the non-detent lower position it should be possible to adjust it so it doesn't slam things down, the detent is 'float', so it falls with whatever the weight of the implement is.

Had a look at my 2620.The lever springs back to neutral from the raise position,either at the detent or all the way up.It doesn't spring back from lowering,either at the detent or all the way down.