Mowing Wrong Belly Mower ?

kevinyork · Apr 18, 2010

Ok folks, might have the wrong Deck here, and need some expertise from the tractor gods

I have a what I believe to be a 1981 B7100HSTE with the D750 Engine. I just bought a RCK60-24B that I was told would fit, but after looking at the hardware, I do not think this is the correct deck for this tractor. The Front bolt holes seem to line up but the holes in the tractor seem to be too small, and i do not see where the rear hangers would bolt to the underbelly or sides of the tractor.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Newbie,
Kevin

/pine · Apr 18, 2010

according to the attachment schedule I have the only two decks that fit a B7100hsd are:

RC54-71B

RC60-71B

however these are the newer decks and will not fit older B7100's with serial #'s below 61076

not sure what decks fit the older model tractors...

kevinyork · Apr 18, 2010

Pine,

thanks for the info, the Model I have is the "HSTE" It is 2wd and the Big stamped number on the side of the tractor reads "B7100HE10418" Not sure if that means anything to anybody, but one other thing is I am pretty sure this tractor came over on a boat..Much of the writing and controls are in Japanese.

/pine · Apr 18, 2010

For what it's worth there are no other listing for any other B7100 models on the document I have...

Here you can see how they designate the differences

TractorData.com Kubota B7100 tractor information

attached is the PDF file that shows the loaders, backhoes and mower decks for most of the B series tractors

/pine · Apr 18, 2010

by the way..I have parts breakdowns (PDF format) of both the RCK60-24B and the RC60-71B decks...if you're interested in comparing the two...the images are not super but they are ledgable...

kevinyork · Apr 18, 2010

Thanks Pine,

So if you look at what you have listed as page 7 of 13, and look close to the bottom you will notice that it lists the 7100HSD Using the RC60-71B and the 7300 using the RCK60-24B ( which is the deck I have ) This is the first piece of conclusive evidence that this is the wrong deck for my tractor. And even the 7300 required some sort of conversion kit.

I also noticed something else this afternoon. When I engage my rear PTO on either low or high , my forward facing PTO is motionless. I know of no other separate controls that would be forward PTO specific. With the tractor off, I can reach under the tractor and spin the PTO with my fingers...any ideas ?

/pine · Apr 18, 2010

I have a B1700D...the mid PTO has a lever of it's own...
so I have no idea....there are several 7100 owners around TBN though so I'm sure one will see this...or you may need to start a new thread on the PTO issue..?

good luck..