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Sorry photos were too big from phgone had tom email them to myself first. I'm guessing what I thought was the ignitor is the regulator

It is a 500 please see attached photos I swear it was a 190 but I didn’t buy it new and the hood on those things tended to break so it may not have been the original hood could’ve broke and you could’I don’t know, but that one picture sure looks like an igniter to me lol

Last year I transferred a 2cyl 17HP Kawasaki motor from a LT190 over to a 245 that had the single cylinder 14HP kawasaki motor. I also moved over the wiring harness bypassing the seat sensor among others I put about 30hrs on it completely trouble free but a couple weeks ago with no warning it...

I have access to a compression gauge, I'll check the procedure, I never did one on a diesel. I think it has good power, I reseeded a cleared out wooded area last weekend using the tailgate from my 5X8 utility trailer with over 100lbs of rock on it to smooth and cover the seed and it pulled it...

I downloaded the owners, service and parts manuals and the cold start problem was as simple as not preheating the glow plugs. You have to turn the ignition key to the left and hold for 20-30 seconds then attempt a start. I ordered a new air filter and fuel filter for it, they were pleasantly...

This looks to be a well cared for tractor 880hrs. Deck is solid all lights and controls work. Only problem so far is it won't start when cold unless you give it a small shot of starting fluid in the air cleaner then it fires right up. There is a small puff of whiteish/gray smoke when it cold...

Yeah, It didn't have enough relief to get a wheel puller in there. If the pulley isn't true I shoot some PB blaster on top of the shaft and give it some time to work.and see if I can get it off, other wise I'll pay close attention to those retaining tabs and make sure they don't contact the...

I dropped the PTO clutch when I installed the new belt. It's a PIA to put back on but I wanted to do a good job, So how does the drive pulley come off? PB Blaster and pray? I'll start it up after I drop the Clutch this time and see if the Pulley is still true...

The pulley on the motor shaft had a spot where the lip was a little bent but it was bent wider so I didn’t check for burrs. The belt retaining tabs on that pulley looks like they’re bent a little too, they don’t run parallel to the pulley but angle away at about 45 degrees

Hello All I just recently bought this mower, 600hrs cosmetically great, doesn't burn oil so I think it's been well cared for. After about 10hrs of mowing the drive belt fragged. , A hunk about 6" long came out of the V side of the belt and it came off track. It looked like it was a few years...

Well I looked at both the Kubotas along with about a dozen other $600-$1000 mowers and finally ended up with a one step above MTD generic 2006 Cub with a 50" deck. It has 600hrs but appears to have been well cared for and serviced every year. If it can get to a 1000hrs without major repairs...

I figure the best thing to do is take the winner to the Kubota dealer and have them go through it. The question is once they are both given a clean bill of health woul the G5200 be worth twice as much as the T1760 because that’s what it will end up costing compared to the 1760

After having bad luck with two out of three John Deere I’ve decided to look at Kubota’s My budget limit is about $1000 and I will be mowing about 2 acres. I’m willing to put some sweat equity in where needed to keep the thing running good and be reliable. currently I’m looking at a TG1760 with...

When I pull the motor all that is coming along, I'm thinking about pulling the entire wiring harness and all the interlock switches with the motor. The 420 has a WOT choke and the 540 has a separate line and knob. I'm pulling it all and once I get the motor started in the 245 frame and the...

Isn't it just a stator under the flywheel on the motor? I will follow the harness back and get the regulator. I know the igniters are a little different too....