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@@WatchWesWork kubota dealer has great stock of parts wich my kubota dealer here pei could ship ya hoses wich i think about $20 wich deeres here are $65.00 for theres
When i worked in a construction companies shop we put in a weather rated junction box on one of our machines that let you plug in both the block heater and a battery tender that we permanently installed at the same time. This way we got to also have the battey tender running when the block heater was being used so it always had the best chance to start.
when i was a little boy,,we negated that problem,,by moving to australia.. i think about building snow men,, snow ball fights,, cold never bothered me.. bugger that now.. i tried emigrating to the u.s., as the laws are better, [ were 3yrs ago,],. but she asked where was i born, i said u.k, she said sorry, were not accepting britts at present,. something to do with the tea party.. look that up.. had land lined up in elko navada.. ive bought 2 vehicles from u.s., 73 r/t 340 challenger, & a 1962 f100 4x4..swb.. also drive a s/duty.. chev should not of pulled out of here,, ausies are gm mad..
thats what i do with all my fleet trucks, working in remote northern canada battery tender, block heater and interior space heater. the latter is for all the emergency vehicles
I once bought a low hours Thomas from about the same era as yours. Came from a locally owned rental company that took care of their equipment. I knew the owners and they gave me a great deal. I was just starting out with a young crew. We did some concrete work for the rental company and they cut the price of the machine in half. It was a great running machine that we used in our yard and in several cities around the country when I was chasing dollars in the late 90s and early 2000s. It was a rare machine that always started, never gave us many issues and was a real workhorse. I liked it very much. Hope yours will do the same. By the way, a set of quick attach forks with a trailer ball on one, and a quick attach pig pole make these Thomas skid steers into great utility loaders around the shop. Whipple
We have several V2203-powered gensets at work, and they all turn at 1800rpm, so what you speculate may be exactly right. We have all the original shop manuals for them all; I’ll see what they say about rpm adjustments and the governor.
Those cassette type injection pumps have shims under them to set injection timing also. If it's genset spec they need to be adjusted to set correct timing for higher rpm spec
Yes, true, but these injectors get stuck.. and the shims have nothing to do with the injectors. The governor spring is just a spring, and rarely fucks the injectors
Wes, your channel is miles ahead of anything else in this genre. Experienced engineer, who is also inventive, humble and highly intelligent makes every second watching worthwhile, may you have unlimited success going forward with this channel.
Great video Wes. I believe that at 6:55 that is the original battery hold down that you have in your hand. A bolt goes through that piece of metal into the hole in the battery tray at 7:51 and holds the battery like a toe clamp by engaging with the slot at the bottom of the battery.
Thought @watchweswork was doing dry humor on some day getting a machine with hold down just after touching it…. Then later he was machining one… then looked for this comment! Some old guy has tinkered this machine with allot of cus and love before finally landing at auction.
@@patricksquires6348 I wrote my comment about 10 minutes into the video, so when I saw him machining that plastic battery hold down he bought I was like, NOOOOO!!!! YOU HAD THE PROPER ONE IN YOUR HAND A MINUTE AGO, IRONICALLY, WHILE YOU WERE BITCHING ON ABOUT NEVER OWNING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH THE ORIGINAL BATTERY HOLD DOWN...🤣🤣
It was refreshing to see a tire fixed with the old tire spoons. Brought back many old memories. I realize its a lot of hard work but you're living the life !!
you have a lot of patience to create a story line and take almost 1 year to produce ,edit ,and show it, thank you very much for the time and effort you put into your videos, the family clips at the end are a great touch 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌
There are generally many reasons why a piece of equipment is sold at an auction but if the price is right ... I am confident you can conquer all the repairs. Add another talent to the White Knuckle Towing Service, barber.
This resembles my backyard ornament Bobcat 825 that has been sitting for 2 years. Perhaps I will go take a look at it this week. Thanks for the motivation!
Just bring it by here. I have plenty of trees for it to sit under, plenty of bees to live in it and plenty of semi-watery diesel to try starting it with.
Surplus Center in Lincoln NE has a lot of parts that might be useful to you, Wes. I've bought things from them over the years, and have gotten good deals.
I have a little bit of exerience with the V2203. I have some parts diagrams for that family of engine, i'll email what i have to you! Just a disclaimer, the engine i worked on may be different in some ways than yours...i only have experience with the pump side of things, not the governor itself although i have some tips you might find helpful if you're getting into the fueltrain. The governor mechanism lives in the engine block, not the pump itself. The injection pump is fairly easy to remove, it's a simple cam-driven inline plunger pump and does not need to be locked in-time before removal, but there are some easy ways to mess up and damage things. For example, the pump lives in a cavity in the block, and the idle control mechanism (a screw-in plunger/spring) is installed into the rear side of the pump cavity in the block in-line with the rack on the pump, and helps dampen the rack's movement and helps the rack return to idle.If you don't remove it before pulling the pump it will hang up on the pump and can be easily ruined. It's very easy to bolt down the pump against the inline plunger spring pressure without realising that something else is hanging up and being bent. The stop solenoid on the front of the pump cavity also needs to be removed, and sometimes the stop solenoid's plunger pushes on another plastic plunger which then pushes the rack closed....usually you need to stick a finger into the hole and pull the plustic plunger backwards a bit so the pump can be pulled up and free. The fuel timing is adjusted with thin shims between the body of the pump and the block, be careful not to lose them.
@WatchWesWork I'll add that sometimes the governor fork can become bent, and that can affect it's ability to act on the fuel rack. In the past on a smaller 3 cyl kubota that is pretty similar in construction to the 4 cyl, I've seen the fork get bent in a way so that after passing a certain point of rack travel, the fork would slip off the pin on the rack and get stuck behind it which caused the rack to go full fuel, causing a runaway condition. There are lots of small springs, rods and bits that can be very fiddly with these governor systems.
Hey Wes, I had to put a heavier governor spring in my V2203 when I stuck it in a Jeep. I used Mcmaster 9433K49. I’ve revved it to about 2500rpm before I let out. To change the spring, you have to pull the injection pump out and the throttle plate off and the shutdown lever plate off.
Something I've found handy when working on heavy equipment. Any equipment that is generally stored outdoors anyway. I hose everything down with WD40 or PB blaster, I mean everything. Helps hold off the rust demons and prevents dirt from sticking. Dirt can act like a sponge holding moisture and rusting out equipment. Helps prevent electrical issues by keeping moisture out of electrical contacts as well.
Hey Wes, I have a 153 Thomas, V2203 Kubota, it came to me as a gift, it had been dropped off a moving truck and had been run on water as oil for a long time. It has been a consistent partner in doing many things around here.
I must have missed the announcement, but it appears that the Repair Shop has closed. That's OK - you bring your skills to everything that you repair, and it's as much fun to Watch Wes Work as ever!
An old man once told me to stop looking for problems and you wont find any or something like that. I was born with the same disease that you have. Simple repairs end up being a major restoration😉.
I picked up a clapped out Gehl 3510 a few years ago for 500 bucks, it came complete with a partially disassembled ford industrial engine and loads of debris from the pig barn it broke down in and was left in to rot.. I don't think it ever had a drop of grease in its life. I pulled the motor out and replaced it with a 22hp harbor freight v twin, and some old barbell weights to make up the weight difference. Its just as capable as it was with that old ford pinto motor. I haven't done much else to it, its so worn out it would be pointless, but every time I use it, whether I'm moving dirt or pushing snow, I say in my head, it sure beats a shovel. kudos to you Wes, for keeping these old work horses going!
If you need a right angle hose like that, go to an auto parts store and ask for a heater hose for a 1995 Toyota Corolla. It's a 90 degree bend and it's long, so you can cut it to whatever length you need on both sides. Works perfectly for stuff like that. My car has at least 2 of them replacing various no longer available right angle hoses.
Hi Wes, I have used screw type hose clamps on the bend in the hose to keep the hose from kinking at the bend. Works in a pinch. Only temporary unless it works!
I understand when you buy things and they have PROBLEMS. But look on the bright side, that means we will have more interesting videos of such repairs. Now how could that possibly be bad... Sorry to hear about the old "new" problems. But it does allow us to see you fix them, and I really like to watch as well...
Robot Cantina just did a whole series on putting a kabota diesel into a Saturn. I think it was one from a refrigeration unit. He might know about the limited rpm issue.
@@Le_Comte_de_Monte_FelinCar didn't run worth a crap but the ham sandwich inside the car sure stayed cold for a long time😅. Seriously tho. The car ran pretty good... cool show.
What you have outside is what we over in Merrie Old England call Winter Carnage. Anything over 1" (25.4mm) is considered impassable and thus everything stops. Cars, Trucks, Trains (especially Trains, we even have designated leaf types which halt all progress should they be on the rails). You don't know how lucky you are.
You've needed a skid steerer for a long while now. I'm glad to see you got one. They R really handy. All the issues it has just give you more content to post. I, for one, like seeing how you fix these problems. You make it look easy, so easy a caveman can do it.
Thanks for ending that on a high note theres something about kids and animals that always makes me smile. You wife giving the pre-school haircut reminds me of my Mom with her electric hair clippers lining up me 😣 and my two brothers up for our monthly ear lowering.
Hey Wes 👋, good video on the skid steer. The fun of buy used is the joy of how much is needing repaired or replaced. Thanks for sharing and have a great day ✌️
All the hoses, and pretty much anything associated with the engine including the cooling system are Kubota parts. You can get them from a Kubota engine dealer if you give them the Kubota serial number.
Wes, Always good to see you wrenching on something different (kinda). Hope you get all the bugs worked out! Needs a plow on attachment? Loooking forward to episode two, Especiacially if someone tells you how to fix the low rpm! I can’t stand hair on my neck!!
Spent half the day wrestling with the ride on's, (Spring has arrived here in Melbourne Australia). Dead battery and time to fix that rubbish battery retainer on one and blocked fuel filter and a hunting engine on the other. You made my day when you said, "part 2" Wes. There always seems to be a part 2 for me.
Awesome video Wes. I enjoy seeing what goes into maintaining equipment. Those engines are built tough. Try replacing the fuel rail. Might help you get some more rpm.
Man, that kid has grown! I'm sure your buddies at Area Diesel Service can help you out on the pump! I hoped you were getting the John Deere, and remembered the title of the video, looking forward to part 2.
When using unformed soft hose in a pinch and needing to complete a bend without kinking, I’ve tightened a small hose clamp around the kinked area. The hose clamp does a decent job of forcing the hose back out into a round shape in that location. Not great, but better than nothing - it’s come in handy a time or two
I checked Thomas, they are from New Brunswick. Ariens picked up the company last year. Keep up with the best vids on Ytube. Really enjoy all your stuff. Greetings from Ottawa Canada.
I don't have a shop nor the skills to do all the repairs you do. You do a fantastic job. Hope someone can give you some guidance. Thanks for the videos.
I live in Canada - same temps, just longer. What I always do is attach some exterior lugs to my tractor/snow blower implements. EASY peasy to jump start in great winter!🎉
I live in Finland. We got pretty cold weather too. We use bigger batteries, because starters need good kick of current in cold. And -40C diesel fuel of course. Best engines start even from -35C but it doesent sound nice... Block heater is the way to go
The revs issue Wes will most probably be a weak governor spring ( Behind the cover where the washer tower is), if memory serves its a similar pump set up to the D series and has an internal tensioner, great little engines but they do need heater plug, LOTS of heater plug even in summer and they dont like getting to warm ( combustion chamber cracks between pre combustion chamber and inlet valve seat), Brilliant video as always ❤
Hi Wes you are very smart with machines and don’t want to overstep my boundaries but I had one of the that I found the stop lever interference since they are connected together and the stop is not adjusted correctly but I will send you information of the parts supplier in Canada , Kubota doesn’t want to share information since they class it’s industrial and part number don’t match from each other good luck , happy Labor Day
Hey Wes, really liking the skid steer mechanic work. You do good work and the video editing is pretty good. I am tuning in for all the skid steer work for sure!
Never fails always has to be something that goes on. Hope you can get it fixed correctly. Too bad the prior owner did not disclose what the problems were. Thank you for sharing. I can't believe how big your son is getting nice to see your wife on video also.😊
I’ve been looking off and on for a Thomas Skid steer..These were built in NewBrunswick Canada,30 minutes from my home..Had couple friends that worked on the assembly line for these..Very ruggedly built and lacking frills..The value on these is low due to when entering the market Thomas thought to make a splash with U.S. farmers by shipping some new ones to auctions in midwestern USA..Unfortunately they were greeted suspiciously as off brands usually are.They sold for low prices which sealed their fate in the big US agricultural industry..They remained popular in Canada and with contractors until Thomas changed hands..They still produce stand on style and many farm accessories..They were the first to introduce hst trans in a skid,and bobcat quickly followed suit and had the reputation and the money to back up their machine, which ended up leading the market
My favorite RU-vid channel keep the good content coming! I like someone who can repair things and not just replace. You think outside the box a skill not held by many these days I also am a mechanic and try too do the same but you are way better at it than I.
I had no idea a goat could be trained to do anything. Oh, the skid steer! Seems like a serviceable machine for what you paid, I've seen plenty worse for more. Cheers!
Oh my, a “two fer” video. The joys of used equipment, makes for good video fodder though, looking forward to this one, be interesting to see the results. I am sure you will getter figured out though, and you should end up with a pretty nice little skid steer in the end. Thanks for the tag along video sir, as always, a pleasure to watch.
Speaking of the original battery hold down bracket - my used Honda Civic came without one. I was about to go to the wreckers to find another one when I checked with the local Honda dealer. A brand new bracket was only 7 usd! After that I check the dealer first :)
Southern MN here, with these temps lately, I’ve almost started missing winter, seeing the snow in this video reminded me how much winter hurts when you’re out trying to get something done.
You're like me. We can't leave well or bad enough alone. I knew you were going to go through it with a fine tooth comb. Good for you and for us cause we get a good video out of it. Thanks
So when you were doing the opening scenes I thought wow Illinois sure gets snow early ! Then I gained back my senses great video looking forward to part II
Hi Wes. Shook me when you showed the snow ( I hadn't realised it was from months ago). I am watching from the middle of the UK, 5pm, and its is 28 Celsius, 82 Fahrenheit, the best day we've had in a rotten summer!
Hey Wes .. I see what you're doing here, trying to cheer us all up with pretty white snow and -2F degrees while its a scorching 98F outside. 🤔As if to say, "sit tight, its coming sooner than you think". Well, I for one won't be a party to your shenanigans. 😄You're the best Wes! Happy Labor Day. 🍻
Never heard of that brand before but looks like a decent machine Wes 🙂👍 If you're looking for tires, "tire recappers" sell those for about $150 a piece. I've bought tires from them before, reputable site. Just a thought. Enjoyed the video 🔧🔩
