I bought a cheap tractor with EXPENSIVE problems 

The starter the real mvp here😂

My money is on a head gasket and a warped head, but I'd like to see a teardown video if you're up for it. Also, PLEASE do yourself a favor and get a winch on that trailer so you don't hurt yourself or someone else. That loading method was one mistake away from some serious consequences.

FYI, when you're trying to turn over an engine for the first time, always take out a spark plug/glow plug to let out any fluid trapped in the cylinders before you crank it and possibly bend/break something.

Please take it apart and show us what was wrong. Im sure you can find a cheap enough engine to swap into it also. Or maybe a backyard rebuild

Of course we wanna know whether it was the head or block that cracked 👍

i would make sure no water is in the oil before cranking it.........

Way to go on holding your ground when ole boy wanted to up the price on you. What a Piece. ( him and the tractor)

I run one of these in France, but 4x4 and manual. Built out of 3 scrappers and a 6000 head on a 7100. Might be just the head gasket, these engines do funny things but are pretty bullet proof. As long as the water pump, radiator and cooling system are all good, you might be able to use Red Hylomar to reuse the head gasket. Mine has run no problems for over 7 years doing that. These engines are quite easy to work on. Strip it and have a look, you might be lucky and end up with a good little machine.

The way you did it was so completely wrong, I'm surprised con rods didn't come out t he side of that engine. Pull injectors, Marvel Muystry oil or ATF and brake fluid for a week. DON'T touch for a week! It will loosen the piston from the rings and the rings from the cylinder walls. The excessive blowby, could still be the rings. Definitely a head gasket for sure. Could be just the head gasket judging from the amount of smoke coming out of the upper radiator hose. Pull the head off. Do it slow and methodically. A head gasket for those little Kubota engines is cheap. I think it's still saveable. With a little patience and work.

I dealt with a little kubota in a baby little thomas skid steer that the last owner blew a water pump belt and ran it until it locked up. I pulled the head found a good amount of visible cracks in the head i bought a china reproduction head and it was back to running good but did burn a tiny bit of oil. I'd yank the head see if the gasket is gone or the head is cracked then pull the oil pan pop the pistons out hone the cylinders with a ball hone slap new rings on it and I'll bet it will be a solid runner. I can't imagine the block being cracked typically they will push a freeze plug out or crack the exterior of the block before anything internal. The cylinders might be pitted up a bit though

If you can get an engine for $400, I would definitely change the engine

Now you need Kubota attachments. Seriously, rebuild that little engine.

Probably cracked some rings when cranking on it to free it up. My guess the block cracked from the lack of antifreeze. You got yourself a parts tractor!

Tear it apart and throw some JBWeld on it!

Stop never try to start it with out checking fluids and then try baring it over,if it is locked pull the valve vover and remove the rack and inspect things.

an old trick is a heat gun to supplement hot air in the intake. also you have a bad valve- puffs of black smoke out the intake

If you scrap the motor keep the starter. It’s a champ. Head gasket is blown. Replace and deck the head. It’s a tractor not a race car.

You and the lil tractors brah

These old tractors usually you have to keep the glow plugs on for quite a while in between trying to start it do not kill that starter

You should try to get the backhoe attachment for that one. After you get the rebuilt engine in it.

There is no water pump on a B model ...

Dang, that loading was quite sketchy, getting a winch is probably a good idea.

Full Rebuild!!

I wish we lived closer man it would be fun to tinker around and help you on stuff btw those hydrostats are a lot better than having a clutch, I bet u could swap the rear hydro to your other tractor. Those engines are really easy to rebuild but I do hope u make a vid tearing into it

Wow. Dishonest sellers suck. If I might make a suggestion, it may be worth inspecting the condition of the head and block, see if it’s just a blown head gasket. It’s just a suspicion, but based on how low the coolant is and the fact that there’s no coolant in the engine oil makes me wonder if maybe this thing was just overheated and run dry, hence the swamp water, PO couldn’t give enough of a care to add actual coolant. I mean hey, worst case you’re just confirming the engine is in fact bad. Sucks that little tractor was so abused. They’re really reliable when given a reasonable amount of maintenance.

Bet you could fly a dozen eggs on the starter or cables😂😂😂

YEA! open it up to see what did the damage..

Do a teardown and see what was damaged. Its shot anyway, at least confirm your suspicions. Thanks.

I just rebuilt a 3 cylinder Kubota engine pretty cheap for about $400. It was pretty simple, that would be my route if I were you. Mine had cracked pistons where the piston rings are.

STARTING FLUID!!!

When you get that thing running you should drag it

A friend of mine has one of these engines in his boat, they are a stout engine, stout enough to push his trimaran along at a good clip.

Got it running well its over heated now for sure....keep running it so you can ruined it to make it unrebuildable

Would have been interesting to see you strip it down in the same video, to make it longer.

First. You should have gotten some oil in the cylinders and let soak for a couple days before trying to break the engine free. You very well could have broke a ring. Second use a little startup fluid and save that starter!!

mechanic 43 years. ready to retire and working on these is what i will be doing and wood working!!! probably was rebuildable until you ran it that long?

Air cooled !! Way to long running it with no water😊

Tear it down see whats up with it, put the hydrostatic gearbox into the other one and the manual on this and stick a VW 1.9ALH engine in it and have it as a little sled puller/trailer hauler

You got to take it apart bro

pull the engine down just to see why it seized up. those are good little tractors and make great content. if nothing else re-power it and sell it off. Might only make a buck or two on doing that but it's better that scraping it. Good luck and great video.

Cool video. I say Tear into her like to see the exact problem is. May be do a jb weld repair see if it runs again video.

Running it that long without coolant I'm pretty sure if it was rebuildable it isn't now

say goodbye to that starter!!!!!!!!!!!!!

$400 for a parts machine is a steal.

You’ll probably get the 400 for the starter, some starter with the amount of time you spent swinging off it.

Rebuild it or change out the motor if you can get one cheap

Dang it that sucks

Definitely want to see a tear down video. I would give you your $400 back for that tractor.

Steam coming out of the hose from the remaining water boiling

Yea id say that engine is shot now that you got hold of it. That engine was fixable until you went on and did her in. Its possible the rings are stuck that is y so much blow by!!

starting fuel

Swap your engine and loader onto that frame. The HST is way more convenient with the loader than gear driven to operate

And daddy's money spoke again.

I wouldnt complain much for 400 dollars, Here in Finland it would be 2000Euros for that

I put that little tractor in a drunk yard oh ok.

Good luck finding a motor that cheap

Your loading abilities could use some help!

Nice

over-filled oil would explain it being blown out of the breather

Imagine how many people that guy has cheated over the years!

Hey ill buy the hood from you!

FYI poor gas and oil down the spark plug intake

Yes, it is shot!! If not for the blow-by, I would say gamble on head gasket. But with compression in cooling system and crank case…. Trash!!

Fix it

Tear it down let's find out what happened.

You should have sold it for the $500!

Please save the kubota

If you were closer I'd give you your money back for it.

Turn it into a pulling tractor put a bigger engine in it

first use starter fuild then turn the fucken thing of when you havent connected it to water

People being cactuses in the comments. At least he’s trying, weve all done some things before and thought back like, damn, that was far from the smartest or easiest way. Offer constructive criticism, dont be a 🌵

You might pull the head off and check and see if it has a blown head gasket. If you're lucky that might be all it needs. 🤞

Your "starts" are wayyyy too long, you will damage starter!!!! Why dont you use eather???????

Put another engine in it

Well if it wasn’t over heated before it is now

A viewer has challenged me to say somthing positive . I dont usualy post comments .SO 🤔 READ THE SERVICE MANUAL.. DOING IT RIGHT COST LESS. Thanks

Fis it.

It might have been okay until you ran at Full Throttle for several minutes without any coolant. It takes all kinds I guess.

It is a had gasgikt

Oh well. One cannot win um all. Nice try though.

Shut that thing off ....longer you run it ,the more damage our making esp with no coolant

dude...lay off the starter man !!..you are going to burn that starter up !!..don't you know you are suppose to crank for a few sec's..then let the starter cool off ?..just..wow...lol.

Poor starter, was cool to see a kubota pull the other kubota , fix it and have two then start collecting them.

Fix it