Kubota 4cyl Diesel Blew a Manifold Gasket Under 2000 Hrs

[@danielbernier9115]

I'm a golf course mechanic. Here in Massachusetts. I go through a supplier called R+R products they carry all aftermarket parts for all turf equipment

[@mikenapper3725]

i use r+r as well on all our equipment at our golf course in ohio

[@rakman88]

Did Derek from VGG "fix" that exhaust before? He loves them license plates.

[@jacobszymczak9323]

I ran the toro version of that type of mower for years and I love those for mowing large areas, the newer ones they fixed the turn circle so it will swing 180 degrees and the inside deck will stay right on the previous line, really nice for strip mowing large fields

[@attemptityourself5662]

I'm subbed to this man simply because the amount of one handed work he does on these things so he can film it as well is commendable. I would've thrown no less than 10 cameras 10 vids in.

[@themajority5716]

You do more work one handed then most do with two! Great job dude.

[@MultiSanderrr]

I work at a Kubota dealership in the netherlands, and we often deal with not being able to order parts. For example, the very popular b6000/b7000/b8000 mini tractor. They are imported from Japan and never sold new in EU countries, and the EU website for looking up parts and diagrams only shows models from EU. Even if you have the correct order number for a part, the dealer website does not allow you to order it.

[@michaelbenoit248]

Love the sound of the little kubota diesels. The clatter sound is really soothing.

[@ringodooby]

The sound of those little engines sped up is so relaxing to listen to. Engine asmr

[@cornbreadntatersalad1634]

I go through bobcat dealers with the engine model and serial. Hasn't failed me yet.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Nice work, I run a similar mower at work it’s a John Deere 1600 turbo series 2 and it’s got 7,000 hours still going strong 💪🏻

[@daveferris2448]

I don’t normally listen to the soundtrack from an adult movie when I torque my bolts but it really seems to work nicely at the 4min mark. Great video, keep them coming.

[@goldeneaglearbor614]

Back 15 or so years john deer made a commercial lawn mower with that "exclusive" engine. My dad has the john deer version of the exact same lawn mower and you can get the gaskets through a john deer dealership. 👍

[@Velkanis]

props for the bgm selection! loving those chill beats with one handed mechanics @ 4:05

[@codytipton2882]

You could buy sheets of 1/16 copper and anneal to soften in, hellofa lot cheaper than shipping parts over sea.

[@yohnny8839]

That cute little turbo makes like .5 psi of boost.

[@ewanmcdonough5881]

I have changed a lot of these gaskets in my past, we made 8 wheel drive hydrostatic ATV machines using kubota v1505t diesel engines, and also at a golf club i was a mechanic, they used kubota engines in most of there toro machines. I love watching your videos . scottish man now living in England. keep them coming !!

[@andysmith4138]

Great video Rich 👍 I ran into the same problem last week trying to find parts for a 3 cyl kubota

[@wackowacko8931]

They make exhaust "gasket making material" in sheets that you can get from most parts stores, but it is usually special order in the smaller stores. It has a tan colored high temperature gasket material on either face, but a metal inner core. You have to use tin snips to cut it. I've used it on cars with turbos before, it doesn't blow out like some might assume. It works well for unique applications where you would have trouble finding gaskets.

[@jayhutchison77]

Toro runs the v1505 kubota in a lot of equipment and the dealers can get parts pretty quick

[@berockization]

One armed wrenching. Feels like KZbin 2010. The good old days.

[@farwest571]

That would be a great engine for a decent size wood spliter....I never thought about a 3 cylinder kubota before

[@tlr-nut7275]

That was a 4 cylinder.

[@dougreeb8702]

I don't know if this is important to you but I swapped a Kubota from a wrecked Ransomme to a 743 Bobcat, this was at least 10 yrs ago. I think the manifold was swapped too. The only issue I had was I had to switch the flywheels if my memory serves me correct that was it. Kubota still in working fine. Please note Bobcat parts a'int cheap either, but they are available.

[@theweedcat4239]

I have a johndeere 850 that blows so much diesel smoke it's comical

[@Z71_Kevin]

I work at a community college doing grounds maintenance work and we have just about the same mower, a Jacobson 5111 4wd and we have over 5500 hrs on it and no engine problems once so ever with it, just the hydraulic system is weak on the mower. We also use R&R to get parts for our mower, and we all use Burris Equipment to get our kubota and Jacobson parts.

[@avrel820]

I never. Watch you because I need to... I watch you cos i love. What you do on both channels :-) talking about Kubota at work we have 3 kubota 9030f that are new and they are amazing to cut grass with..

[@lilforkk9656]

I love this so much. Rich you inspire me to tinker more bigger vehicles like I used to

[@risingdetails]

you will have to get the parts through a kubota industrial engine dealer. engine power source in sc is who we use

[@junkrust2182]

Some times you have to get crafty with parts there’s an engine # on the valve cover use that to get seals and gaskets

[@downhillstaggyful]

I believe its the same gaskets that’s used in carrier reefer units, cant get the parts from kobota had to get them through carrier, try that as an option

[@myz06rocks]

one handed... now THAT is a mikannic!!

[@troycargile844]

that a sweet kubota v2203 I have one in my Toyota pickup cool engines

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Good fix Rich

[@thestrangejames]

Industrial application companies can sometimes help with difficult parts. If your engine is a Kubota and it's not in a Kubota machine, for Ontario you can try MK Power, who are based out of Mississauga. They can be testy though. Through the grapevine, I've heard MKP gets a lot of callers who go "uh it's a kubota, like, diesel? and I need the like, you know, the bolt that holds on the thing?" So be sure to have all your engine details at the ready.

[@tdhessg16]

Kubota does that with most of their crate engines I believe. If you ever work on a newer Bobcat with a Kubota and need parts for the engine, you're either stuck being bent over by the dealer, or going to a Kubota dealer in the US for cheaper parts. The dealers here aren't allowed to sell the parts, even though they can look up the ESN in their system and generally have stock, and the generation is shared with some of their offerings as well.

[@brandonfloyd6321]

You can buy exhaust gasket material in sheets and make your own. On Jonathon W channel he was swapping a cummins in place of a yanmar in a komatsu mini excavator and the yanmar you could only parts for it at komatsu because it was specifically built that one model komatsu machine.

[@deddie4645]

That's insane your hand is bigger than the turbo

[@cornbreadntatersalad1634]

I run across them cracked all the time between the runners closest to turbo.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great video Rich @DGHD

[@kadenwatt2033]

6:34 I see that diesel Mercedes sittin' in the background 👀

[@maxsav007]

Had it for a while

[@matthewgray3375]

Parts like that can be a Kubota thing, people run into the same issue with grey market tractors, may have the same engine but have one of many possible headgasket etc, they like to sell parts to the dealers in the market they were originally destined for. The v2403 is a nice motor, I think there is a ferd ranger on KZbin with one in

[@MisterDoro]

The magical one handed mechanic strikes again!

[@marco98V]

Newway in Alberta (Lethbridge) ask them if they have those.

[@AverageJoeBuilds]

I wish I could get some interest in my diesel swapped 1950 Chevy so I could find the motivation to finish it 😂 just messing with my fast cars lately and Everytime I watch your stuff it reminds me I should finish it

[@yako0000]

go to lovesloudcars (i dunno how to make the link work) and watch his 1959 Chev Apache with a detroit 353. just posted yesterday.

[@edgriswold3796]

@@yako0000 I just watched that video and it was really cool

[@chrisbeaulieu519]

I ran into a parts issue like that a couple years ago with a John Deere ridding mower. It had a 20hp Kawasaki liquid cooled engine but I had to get the parts from Deere.

[@brad8665]

That’s how any John Deere with a Kawasaki is. It’s bs. The parts are way more expensive and John Deere will refuse you give you the kawi number.

[@mesh1248]

But im sure it didn’t take 3 weeks to get parts

[@localcrew]

Chris Beaulieu Those Kawasaki singles are notorious for stripping those nylon timing gears. Very poor design.

[@christopherlind]

Love the video keep up with the great work

[@joeyl.6448]

You do a better job with one hand than I do with both.

[@howardwhitcomb6381]

You can buy those gaskets from any Jacobsen dealer in the US or Oj in Quebec

[@fourhillsfarm]

I just bought a light plant with kubota D902 engine. Had this discussion with the parts guys at my Knots at dealer. If you ask for parts by the engine model they can help you. If you say Jacobsen it's no way. Kubota is really funny about separation between at and construction. I can't buy a tracked skid steer at my local ag dealer. Or parts for my old KH170l excavator.

[@prostreetgsxr]

I worked for Jacobson in Charlotte North Carolina for 17 years. Check out the Jacobson HR 9016.

[@FishFind3000]

My Briggs intek blew its head gasket before 50 hours....

[@andrewbartleman9169]

Inteks are trash. Only good small engine from briggs was the Europa. Now they tell you to never change their oil just add more disposable engines now. The early Kawasaki fj180v square plastic tops had a head gasket failure issue too. I have 1 right now with this issue. Smokes clouds of blue as the oil is getting sucked from the pushrod channel into the cylinder. No issues with the new kai fj180v though

[@hotrod974]

Those same engines are used in some of the Carrier Reefer Units, and on some of the Tymco Truck Mounted parking lot sweepers. I don't know if that will help you source the parts any easier, but I don't ever remember having to wait more than a day or two for parts when I used to work on them.

[@connorvelthuis2221]

Hot Rod not sure about v2403’s but reefer unite seem to always have v2203’s or a Yanmar something or other. Worth looking though

[@emerycottle3166]

The hour meter can go past 9,999. I work at a golf course and the mowers have gone past that a few times. That could be 12,000 hours.

[@396jwill]

Gasket looks similar to a v2203 engine

[@fixit4182]

Nice little engine

[@stevencarter7999]

Are those gaskets a common problem, 2k hours doesn't seam like that much to me.

[@totojejedinecnynick]

it is a seasonal equipment, so those hours accumulated over many seasons. Poor machine just sits and then goes full chooch - as you could see in the vidya you pretty much go full power all the time, so out of those 2000 hours I would say it ran 1900 on full power. If all that happened was a gasket leak (not turbo, rings, injectors, valveseats) then gj kubota

[@FishFind3000]

That’s better than my Briggs intek that blew its head gasket before 50 hours and then again at 150 hours.

[@rempellegacyranch4965]

@@CletusMcFetus85 vehicles don't average 60 mph over their life

[@donaldgardiner6706]

Outdoor power equipment is rated by run hours. These engines will typically be operated all day at anywhere from 3k to 3600rpms. Your cars equivalent would be running at 60mph which the engine maybe at 2500 to 3k rpm. Now if u knew how many hrs you car ran very few of them would be above 3k and even then not for very long periods of time. These things take a beating everyday

[@7eis]

Think of the turbo as an restriction on exhaust gas

[@typrus6377]

Looked a lot like the Kubota CAT uses in their skidsteers.

[@cyrusullmann9917]

Yeah that golf and turf equipment is specific, jacobsen sucks to get parts for. If you're in Ontario then there should be a jacobsen dealer in the province to order parts. Here in Oregon we go through RMT equipment for jacobsen.

[@JosephArata]

Could have easily just bought the gaskets through Kubota direct from Japan. That is after all where the engine was made.

[@jorgeposadas1192]

Same thing with John Deere's, all parts are proprietary, so even if it says Kawasaki or any brand of diesel engine you have to go to them, but if ur a savvy a-hole like me and u find out that all manufacturers make a second exact engine without proprietary rules. U need to find the #'s for the second engine and start ordering like a mad man. True story I swear.

[@rfortier1615]

Aww lil turbo

[@tractordoctor7505]

The dealer you deal with was just being lazy I work in a dealership in New Brunswick Canada and we deal with this all the time . Kubota engine in gen set ,skid steer and Turf equipment they could have match something for sure. Cool video as always

[@LongPeter]

Slightly confusing that their orange is so close to Kubota’s. I was wondering if it is just a re-brand of a complete Kubota machine.

[@hankstar.1]

Looks exactly like the manifolds off of a Carrier Transicold Reefer Trailer. They also use Kubota's

[@tlr-nut7275]

My M59 Kubota has that exact same setup too.

[@colchronic]

Hydraulic cutters niceeeee... No belts getting hung up on tall grass

[@billspinks4357]

try a "Grasss Hopper" dealer for gaskets?

[@martybeaudry5747]

i get all my jacobson parts from GC duke in Burlington

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Very nice Machine 👌 @DGHD

[@jonathanjuillerat9831]

Try cryogenic trailer or marine shops. Alot of Kubotas are used in gen sets on boats and we use them to run our hydraulics for our cryogenic pumps.

[@daleolson7205]

That thing can cut a lot of grass in a hurry!

[@deezelfairy]

Just been doing a head job on one of these engines today

[@dennisgt479]

How many hrs on the machine?

[@deezelfairy]

@@dennisgt479 About 9500hrs

[@datasailor8132]

Wouldn’t it be a good idea to put some sealant on that stud that extends into the water jacket?

[@bradanderson1627]

Gaskets remind me of aunt B's glasses 😁😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@VeeDees]

The outlet on that turbo looks smaller than radiator hose

[@MM-fq9gi]

Anti-sieze paste on those bolts?

[@Tshizzle42o]

is there any difference between this and the hr5111? The hr5111was a nightmare to work on and a fire waiting to happen

[@JawzXlives]

The ones with Shibaura n844/843s in them never need parts.

[@russellpetrie119]

Jacobsen ransomes

[@schuldiner01]

What are those sockets you used on the torque wrench with the flats?

[@junkhondas481]

That’s a preety small Nagasaki werlie boy

[@TheYoungster17]

Ransomes are based in ipswich, ransomes are now ransomes jacobsens but their HQ is still in ipswich on the aptly named ransomes industrial estate. Hence why most of their parts have to come from their. My guess is they buy kubota engines and turbos and possibly make their own manifolds.

[@sharkeyist]

For uk viewers, kubotaman.co.uk in scotland are awesome, part of jem engines.

[@damonfleming2695]

You can just use a beer box and some grease for the gasket 🤷🏻‍♂️ alot easier than waiting 3 weeks.... And yes I'm joking.

[@Dan-iu8fw]

I suspect the reason for not being able to get the gasket in Canada for a standard 03 series turbo engine was a Kubota engine dealer was not contacted. en.locator.engine.kubota.co.jp/map#NorthAmerica. Good luck with future Kubota repairs. All the best Dan

[@petepeeff5807]

Rich,Be kind to the next guy cause he might be you. Antiseze those exhaust fasteners. Just saying😁

[@nicdorman3826]

Is that a really tiny turbo? What kind of displacement is that engine?

[@Seveneleven44]

I work for mahindra, the model 2638 is a 38hp mahindra motor with a tiny holset turbo on it. It’s about the size of a coffee cup. Cute little thing.

[@fastinradfordable]

I went to New Orleans once and there was a man who’s entire career was pressure washing sidewalks. He had a pressure washer with a little Diesel engine and preposterous piping leading up to a top mounted tiny turbo. That thing was a singin’ Engines are the coolest.

[@jeffersonmoctezuma3733]

Its a 2.4 l

[@scotthowell2114]

MTE in NY just order Jake parts from them.

[@osinue]

You can get parts through jacobsen.com Its a division of Textron

[@jtthill5475]

Hope my local lawn guy doesn't see this he would want one. LOL He just bought a 70" zero turn, and is crying about payments. Thanks for sharing.

[@DGHD]

I think this unit is between $40 000 and $50 000 new

[@jtthill5475]

@@DGHD OUCH!!

[@sharkeyist]

£32,000 3yr ago and what a P.O.S 👍🇬🇧😎

[@NFSGamerful]

Hold on a second there Richard, where's Kevin?

[@DGHD]

Planting

[@robwigglezz944]

Gaskets from the Queen herself?

[@michel4music]

@DGHD Not a fan of copper grease on exaust bolts ?

[@davidjohnston331]

I have a Kubota f2400 diesel with 4800 hours on it

[@helvete8498]

Mowing the air

[@robertschemonia5617]

Mr.Lahey, you pissed yourself. Again.

[@NovaNinja_]

RIP John Dunsworth *"I'm mowin' the air Rand!"*

[@kelly00000111111]

Robert Schemonia frig off, Barb.

[@bearover7652]

I have a Grasshopper with a Kubota. I have to give them the Kubota Serial number from the engine to get parts for it. Good to see that lazy parts guys are everywhere.

[@Jsizzlydawg]

I get parts for that engine from my local advanced auto

[@gordonborsboom7460]

Same parts BS wirh Yanmar diesels in the John Deere equipment. Can't get the Yanmar part from a Yanmar dealer for my JD 2653A golf course mower

[@whyidontknow7113]

No high temp rtv?

[@Mudsuitable]

You can order metallic exhaust gasket material like that from case-ihparts.com and lots of other suppliers on ebay, I like to keep a few 12 x 12 sheets on hand at all times

[@defenda2477]

Interesting kubota mowers dont come with a turbo option

[@Morpheen999]

Ive ran this unit before, its okay.. I like the John Deere 1600 turbo better