Recent content by Fitch

Reminds me of my first Jeep, a CJ5, that sounded like the engine was going to come out through the hood at 45 mph. It had 5:xx something axles and a 3 speed manual in addition to the 4WD and Lo-Range levers. The Speedo was big round thing in the middle of the dash. The heater was unable to keep...

I agree 100%. See diagnosis post with a picture. I had the diagnosis Thursday morning, but wasn't able to get a good picture of it while it was in the shop. I had them save the pump for me so I could post a picture of it. Fitch

I have the diagnosis. The mechanic at the Kubota dealer had a suspicion and had the problem diagnosed in about twenty minutes. There is a plate on the side of the injection pump that is retained by 4 tiny flat head machine screws. This plate holds a sliding rack. Two of the screws were...

Thanks. That sounds like a really good hypothesis. Nothing that I can see or inspect is abnormal. But it was -2F and it didn't have winterized fuel init so the poppets could be dysfunctional due to precipitated wax/gel. Fitch

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll follow up on them. Fitch

Hi, Not been here for a while. But, I have a problem that's got me puzzled. My RTV (2004) started fine (temperature about -2F) and was left to warm up while I did some quick tasks in the barn. It started to make an odd noise and when I looked down the barn aisle, there was so much black smoke...

I'd have exactly zero interest in one of those. With my nephew's kids living next door, the 2004 we have now goes plenty fast enough. But then I don't have much use for the fancy aluminum wheels and cabs either. Ours gets used every day, at least twice a day at chore time with an open cab and a...

The only time I've ever had trouble starting my 2004 RTV 900W was when the battery was going bad. I'd suggest testing it. My 2004 ZD21, on the other hand, had a starter solenoid that was getting cooked by the exhaust manifold. I bought a heat shield that comes on the newer incarnation of that...

I needed to change the front struts on my RTV. Found the HD set on sale for half off the price of the regular ones, so bought them. I swapped the springs to put the old standard springs on the new struts because we don't have any front end attachments and didn't need the stiffer ride. I only...

For what it's worth, I have a 2004 RTV with 2500 hours on it. I purchased it new with the the fiberglass roof, work light, and water filter kits added. It's had regular maintenance done by myself. The things I've done to modify/repair it other than routine maintenance (oil and filter changes...

Yes, really. Even better, it's e-mailed as a PDF file so you can print it and haul it to the shop, get it greasy and print another one. I print and 3 hole punch them. put them in the looseleaf that has the service manual. Fitch

I'm not running old fuel. We fill the tank with winterized fuel in the fall. It lasts us all winter. It got down near zero last winter. My only problem was not having Super UDT2 in the tranny so it was a little sluggish until it warmed up. I changed the tranny oil to super UDT2 when it was due...

Well, golly. I never use them, any of them. My ZD21 Diesel mower is a 2004 model with 1,400 hours on it. My RTV is a 2004 Model with 2,140 hours on it. My nephew's CAT 953B had 6,500 hours on it when he sold it, and he never used any fuel additives. The injection systems are working perfectly...

Up until recently I've always purchased the service manuals for my cars and trucks. The Kubota manual is more like kindergarten scribbling with a dull crayon compared to manuals from the major car manufacturers. Ford, GM, Honda, Toyota and Chrysler manuals will spoil you really quickly. The...

I didn't get the picture. My buddy came over, we got focused on getting it done, and so taking pictures fell off the radar. You can figure out what's in there by looking at the parts diagram. That's what I did. Fitch