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they're "supposed to" self-tighten. When you turn the blades OFF, there is the pto clutch, which has a brake built into it. It's job is to stop the blades within 5 seconds of turning the blades off. Therein lies an issue. If you put them in loose, turn the blades on and then back off, the...

it'll go in, you have to wiggle the belt between the pulley and frame. If you can't get it, you'll have to loosen the transmission mounting bolts (don't remove) and let the trans drop a little. Dumb design, in my opinion.

I know you're against the rops mount and I can't blame ya. But for those on that fence, putting it on the rops facing forward, sometimes you'll get some nasty shadows directly in front of you, from the operator's head being right in front of the light bar. Ran into that on one I did a while...

I assume you loosened the set screws underneath? There are 1 or 2 in the pulley UNDER where the belt goes. Then there's a collar between the pulley and the spindle, and it often has a set screw in it as well. Loosen it. Hard to see, harder to get to. HOPEFULLY they'll come loose. If they...

and they're originally written in Japanese, then translated to English, and it's obvious if you read them enough. Some stuff makes no sense. I called it "Jinglish".

probably fuel supply issue

that video is mostly useless, the sound quality....the sound is often distorted horribly because the noise is louder than the mic can handle Pull one plug wire off. Then go start the engine. Does it run ok? Does it run at all? If nothing changes, put that plug wire back on, then pull the...

because of the situation like my old neighbor. 77 yr old, mowing the front yard, backs up and right over his granddaughter that he wasn't aware of following him. She lost her foot and now has a prosthetic. KRA stands for kubota reverse awareness. It is to remind you to turn around and look...

what machine??

absolutely right. That mower is one of, if not THE, best residential walk-behind mower made. I sold thousands of them when I was with a deere dealer. $800-$1000 each. We didn't make much on them, but we made good friends and satified customers who often came back at a later date looking for...

me either and here is why a shop local to me (not naming any names) was called to diagnose a customer's running condition on a small diesel tractor. It was a Kubota. Tech tells customer to bypass the seat switch to test, tells him exactly how to do it. Customer bypasses switch. It starts...

Now you will want to change the oil a little more often. The ZG227 is the same exact engine, but with a different sized restrictor plate. BUT-it also has an oil cooler because the engine has more power, and makes more heat, and Kubota saw it fit to cool the oil which cools the engine. Keep a...

throw the starting fluid away. It may have already damaged the engine. Very common. Usually breaks the ring lands and/or bends the rods. I would suggest a compression test ASAP to rule out a compression issue. Review the workshop manual for the correct pressures. I "think" 380-420 psi is...

Many parts are no longer available for the T1400. I would pass on it. If you just have to have it, $100 tops knowing you'll have a hard time getting repair parts for it.

sometimes you'll get a little belt noise when the belt is disengaged (park brake on). It's usually just a somewhat high pitch sound. It's caused by the belt "grabbing" a little bit on the engine pulley while it's tension is removed. I heard it more right after putting new belt(s) on and it...

yup unplugged clutch, it is all working normally. however the voltage regulator draws the battery down. It goes down in about 4 days sitting. Unplugged regulator, charged battery, left everything else connected-and battery has stayed at 12.65v since, a little less than 2 weeks. So it looks...

the ZT doesn't pull any load very well. it's not designed to do that. They're kind of weird to turn with a load behind you. I have a roller that I pull with mine and it's, well, interesting--to say the least.

there's no plug on the pto clutch. There is a pig tail, that has a connector (2p) and it looks fine. The wires going into the clutch also look fine, no damage no signs of burning etc.

STT61V-27KA (FD750V kawasaki). Start engine, amp meter on the panel shows charge. Tested via volt meter, 13.4vdc. Turn pto clutch on, amp meter shows discharge (slight), and dvom shows 12.6-12.7vdc. After using the mower for a good hour or so, it will die--battery dead. I ASSume the fuel...

they tell you not to sharpen fusion blades. I had a CZT 60" 27 Kohler for a while. Couldn't tell a lick of difference between fusions and regular blades as far as cut quality and longevity. but what I did find out was that I could get the blades cheaper at the bad boy dealer than at tsc...

most everything built in the last 10 years or so is rated and built to work fine with E10 fuel.

agreed.

I haven't found anything yet. I even tried waxing the new JD I had. Didn't work. Thus, I just made an attachment for the pressure washer that sprays upwards, roll it under the deck, turn it on and blast everything loose. Takes seconds. I made it but I think you can buy them now, called...

the bad boys many times had low rpm. They do it to keep blade speed below maximum federal mandates, which I think is 19,000 FPM. Also if you run them a while the RPM will come up some as the engine warms up to operating temp. Most I saw were 3400 give or take (especially the Kohlers) cold...

seen a lot more than that they're built by people and sometimes mistakes happen. Thats what warranty is for (defects). If everything was perfect a warranty would not be needed and would save companies billions potentially making our equipment less expensive. Having been down their assembly...

They are built by people and we all know that people are "perfect", right? They quality checks at the ends of each assembly line, are also run by people. That checklist, is what they use (check shaft keys, etc). Have been through the factory a few times, great folks and If I lived closer to...

yeah place I left, ordered 155 Bad Boy mowers. Thus far haven't gotten but 71. All sold of course, nothing on the showroom. Bad Boy can't keep up, they can't get product to build mowers with, they can't get people to build mowers either (but that's a problem all it's own). I don't live too...

get a tractor with a bush hog. Don't have to cut as often, and lasts longer. Runs longer on fuel. And if you play the cards right you can bale it or have it baled. Around here people will cut and bale your pasture or yard for you as long as they can have the hay. I don't complain about...

turn the height knob to lowest setting. Then u might still have to use a prize (us rednecks call pry bars "prizes") to prize the links down while holding the lift lever to the "lower" position.

take care of it and it'll last forever.

if it's that stuck you'll probably have to grind the head of it off, then drill down into it far enough that you can punch the remainder of it out. I've had to do this a few times. Never any fun. On my personal mower I had this happen. Didn't have a drill bit at the time, but I have a...

On the top of the fuel tank there's a shutoff valve. Remove the fuel line from the valve. Then yank on the valve, it just pulls out of the tank. Now that the valve is out, you can take a look see. Does the valve have a screen on the end? If so, you have the new style valve, so put it back...

exhaust manifold and muffler are over there. That's the main reason Kubota didn't put it there. Radiant heat.

It ain't got one. You can push it manually or pull it, just go very slow. If you are walking at a normal pace, you will want to be moving the mower at max half that normal walking pace speed.

I have been seeing a few of these do the same thing on different types of equipment using the same D902-based engine. In the past I've never even heard of it. SO it makes me wonder what's going on. Maybe a few got out of the factory without thread locking compound? Had an Exmark in the...

the shutoff solenoid on the carb is likely either sticking open, stuck open, or nonfunctional at all-if it has one (I think it does). That is what its designed to do, shut off fuel flow through the engine when you turn the key off, so that it don't backfar or run-on.

Kubota is the only place I know of that you can get the bearing holder.

G5200 is diesel. DIesel costs a lot more to fix and maintain. Keep that in mind. Gas is cheaper all the way around. Used equipment, especially lawn equipment, is as said a crap shoot. If it looks like it's been loved, you might be ok. If it looks well used, it probably is. Do you have any...

good mowers. First year they came out, 2019 I think, they had a couple issues with the first production run. That issue resolved itself quickly and they have been great. They are, however, not to be considered for larger yards. They are competition to JD's X series, but it drives better...

the bearings are easily removed and easily replaced. The kicker is that if the bearings themselves flop around in the housing, the housing is worn and should be replaced. I've run into that a time or two usually when running with worn bearings, it wears out the housing too. They are the...

did you check the oil level with the machine sitting on 4 properly inflated tires and on level ground? MUST be level! Even a little out of level will throw your dipstick oil reading off. Are you 100% positive it's at the full line? Above the checkered area? If no abnormal engine noises...

pull the choke lever up when it's acting up. If it picks up power and runs normally with the choke pulled, then you have a fuel starvation issue. If it doesn't, you could have anything from one fouled spark plug, cylinder misfire, internal engine problem, etc.

I am guessing you've never dealt with a ZG222. The float bowl is inaccessible to most people. The carburetor is BURIED down in the valley of the engine, with covers, air deflectors, filter, and a bunch of other stuff in the way just to get TO the carburetor, to just see it. Then in order to...

yup grind the old off, position the new one close to where it needs to be and weld it. Then a few years later repeat. They don't last long. Kind of a poorly thought out deal, but it was cheap for them to make them-which is why it's done that way.

I know I ain't gonna change anyone's minds, but ask yourself why aftermarket companies have cross references? Because the OEM doesn't have a cross reference-because the aftermarket has decided to make a filter that "will fit" a bunch of different engines, but may or may not work correctly on...

neighbor guy was mowing with a cigarette in his face and a beer in his hand. Decided to mow the ditch like he always does. Got the mower in a situation, mower rolled over, and with the switches bypassed it didn't immediately stop. I watched this all happen. By time I could get there he had...

check the tow levers make sure they're both ALL the way in.

Interesting I always did mulch yards in the afternoons and early evenings. Grass was DRY, and it mulched much better. Even with standard factory mulching blades (Kubota) the "clippings" were little more than dust-literally that's all you saw if you ran across a driveway, was a green dust...

incorrect information, at least partially. there are not widespread problems with Kubota's Tier IV +25hp engines. There "were" some issues with the B3350 and the ZD1511 mower, those are the only two Reformer style DPF engines. Everything else has been really good in comparison to other...

Agreed. a properly adjusted zero turn mower will cut circles around a push mower, and will cut BETTER to boot. The grass looks better when there are stripes that are 48, 54, 60, 72" wide rather than a whole bunch of 21" stripes. Plus those little narrow wheels lay the grass down and a lot of...