Fixing a worn out tractor Gearbox and Lift Unit - Kubota B7100

[@FridayPartsOfficial]

Nice work on the video! It’s cool to see the gears we sent out fit perfectly. Thanks for trusting us with your gear⚙

[@MartyT]

Thanks for the parts! I was having trouble finding them in New Zealand. Cheers

[@johnmacdonald6201]

I was very impressed with the way that spanner magically bounced back into your hand, that really made my day.....

[@olafalafel]

You're a wizard Marty!! ;-)

[@gregknight3485]

I think he has had some Jedi training.

[@dfross87]

I want to know what brand of spanner that was. I need that feature in my life!

[@leslieaustin151]

Yup, useful for sure. When my mate dropped a spanner (on me, I was the apprentice, so under the vehicle) he used to say, “wipe the blood off and hand it back, please”… Great video, as always. Les in UK 🇬🇧

[@ossy57]

​@@dfross87boomerang tools Inc?

[@Mike01129]

I know this video condensed a lot of hard, frustrating work but I never heard a hint of frustration or a thought of a curse word. Hats off.

[@rbtgmnstcs]

He saves the cursing, yelling and destructive beating parts for a second channel, covering the audience in need of venting some built up steam pressure.

[@tujuprojects]

Those were edited away.

[@chrisis9030]

@Mike01129 This vid is actually about fixing a tractor. Seems like you missed the point.

[@anthonyk6265]

This dude knows what he's doing

[@romanazu5895]

Best channel on YT no stupid intro , no background music and not talking for the 1st 20mins before picking up a spanner

[@stefanliljeholm2351]

agree❤

[@linmal2242]

Just common sense; well maybe not so common these days !

[@aqua-op]

I appreciate how comfortable Marty t is with the silence, I can imagine for other creators they're probably worried about these stretches where they aren't talking, from seeing other creators, from bad youtube advice sites and influencers telling them not to leave dead audio etc. I don't really blame them, but the royalty free new age rock music is only detracting.

[@Spitter-ud8jd]

Check out Snowball Engineering pretty much the same type of content.🍻

[@RedRebs]

Totally agree! Is he hot or cold, though? Beanie hat and shorts 😂

[@bob_thebuilder]

Reassembling a gearbox is like the world’s most satisfying Lego set.

[@lucilleking7495]

Yah,But you get to use a Hammer,LOL. GORD

[@dougstubbs9637]

Rebuilding gearboxes is the singular most unsatisfying job. Nobody believes how long it can take, how many fu…..frustrating times you get sent the wrong parts….somehow worse for gearboxes than any other component….and the shock on owners faces when presented the invoice. Stop complaining dickhead, if you learned to drive a bit better, you wouldn’t be having this conversation with me. The things don’t just break themselves. Some days, I hated being on the spanners.

[@martialme84]

Love how you're explaining what you're doing, while you're doing it. "...those grooves are there to let oil to the bearing...". That is actually very helpful. You could easily become a very well respected teacher at a vocational college or a trade school, if you aren't already.

[@jafo9346]

The magic spanner retrieval at 14:41 was a nice touch there, Marty. Great job on the rebuild!

[@april7_]

It was not a film trick, those were the hands of Marty as magic as always! 😄

[@valis6761]

Good to know the trick when you drop a small screw or nut in the gearbox 😁

[@philyew3617]

Nice work Marty, good to see a craftsman at work and, a very useful little tractor. That gearbox brought back memories of the first box I was given to overhaul on my own as a young apprentice. I had everything laid out on the bench perfectly, all the correct new parts ready. The foreman (brilliant guy) came over to check everything before I re-assembled it, pat on the back and me feeling quite pleased with myself. Then he picked up a cardboard box and swept everything off the bench into that b@@@@@ box. Then, he gave me the box and said- Now put it back together! It took me about three days. Lesson learned, make little sketches or notes if you have to, and learn to use the workshop manual, (this was the early 60s so no videos). He got called some naughty names but he really was a brilliant mechanic and teacher. Happy memories of when mechanics fixed things without a laptop and USB port😊.

[@MartyT]

😆

[@NoPlanProjects]

I'm glad you're saving this tractor. I see a lot of them go to scrap or just rot in the back 40. Not old enough to be collectible, not new enough to be desirable. Even though they're small, they're also one of those most challenging Kubota tractors to do gearbox repairs on. Well done.

[@ElAlameinAhMu]

Thanks

[@svthorasailing4868]

Hi Marty thanks for explaining the shaft,yes that was my comment,you were correct,cheers.

[@stephenbrown1136]

Commentary cadence, A+. POV angle does the work justice. Classy all around, as always.

[@barebones9]

Calm and effective delivery, no waited words, communication at its best.

[@AnthonyRum-z2j]

Marty you work with the finesse of a watch maker. A fine job done on a worthy transmission. Kudos to you!

[@glenpaul3606]

I saw the video of you taking apart the transmission and now I am amazed you remember how it all goes back together. A very talented man indeed. You did a marvelous job.

[@HowP88]

The advantage of creating a YT video of the disassembly - play it in reverse for a reassembly guide!

[@dfar2303]

In Haynes manual language 'fitting is the reversal of removal'. 😁👍

[@Time2Go-in9ui]

@@HowP88 it sounds like he checked the manual too seeing some pieces were installed incorrectly when last serviced (who obviously didn't use a video!)

[@robbob1436]

Normally watching your video's is quite calming and therapeutic for me....however.... this series on the tractor showing you taking apart and then re-assembling the gear box STRESSED ME the F OUT!!! Mechanical Meltdown with all those parts!! RESPECT to you!!

[@TheWibbo]

Love how that escaping wrench changed it's mind and jumped back in your hand.

[@tutekohe1361]

I particularly enjoyed the sounds of the chooks!

[@billkurek5576]

Wow ! Now I must get a set of those wrenches that automatically come back when you drop them. Probably out of reach on my budget!! Great job. Thanks for taking us along. I will be anticipating the raft ride!!

[@chrissscottt]

I'm always impressed by mechanically minded people and their ability to reassemble complicated bits of machinery.

[@pauljoseph8338]

Seeing him disassemble hundreds of tiny parts, with the goal of reassembling those parts, gave ME anxiety…

[@shize9ine]

If you record the disassembly you can watch it in reverse for reassembly! I’d bet $5 Marty has watched playback for that reason before.

[@kaboom4679]

The REAL tricks are locating replacement parts , because anything truly worth fixing is probably long out ofanufacture . The second trick is locating all the parts that DIDN'T need to be replaced , because of the peculiar quantum effects that project machines seem to generate . I always have a part or 20 that manage to fall into transient black holes no matter how well and carefully I label and store everything .

[@jennifervanderloop8990]

Lego for the real world.

[@aserta]

More importantly, after a while. :)

[@robertgeorgewerner]

Marty, it was a delight to see this video. My family has a b6000 that we have loved for all my life. The tractor had sat for several years after my father died, not being run and finally being very hard to get started. My nephews took it up to their place and are now using it routinely to till their garden and manage the trails. That will be 6000 is deceptively powerful. The only limitation we found to it was that it didn't weigh enough to accomplish some of the things that it acted like it could. Seems like that little tractor, supposedly a 12 horsepower tractor had the heart of a much bigger one. Fun also to see an intermediate step between the 6,000 and the modern Kubota tractors. I'm betting that you will love having that out of your island.

[@mdouglaswray]

Love to watch you reassemble junk into working gear. HAWESOME!!!!!! Can't wait to see the raft and towing!

[@harrytaylor6854]

Very well done sir Marty some of the repairs you do would terrify most people.The little unit seems to work great very strong as well able to get in tight spots with ease .A job well done sir Marty thank you for sharing

[@warrenvalentino5763]

Good Morning. i love watching your videos. love your attention to the details. i am always impressed with how you remember how everything goes back together after you take it apart.i am Not good with mechanical stuff. but after watching your videos for years. i am working on my 1995 polaris magnum 425 2x4 atv, i started out just replacing the head gasket ( thank GOD' i did Not have to take the whole motor out). i was putting the cam shaft in when i found out the cam shaft exaust part is worn out. i am working on putting the new cam shaft in and slowly putting the top of the motor back together again. GOD' Bless your whole family. Amen :)

[@MartyT]

Take your time and make sure you have a good workshop manual, the more you do the easier it becomes.

[@organiccold]

Well done Marty, another machine brought back to working conditions. This is the best way to help the environment, keep things running instead of recycling.

[@wazza33racer]

Another great save Marty! Also a great effort from the parts supplier.

[@ericendreszl9855]

So impressed by the mechanical know how in all of these videos. Seconds to the comment that would love to see you pass on these elite skills to a younger generation and crowd to keep our crafts alive. Kudos to you Marty T!

[@terryevans7661]

I Love watching your work. I never stop admiring the simple basics of your thinking and methods. It brings back so many memories of my own attempts to working with my own catalog of vehicles, boats, cars, vans, etc. Not quite up to heavy stuff like you though. I can watch your work over and over again. Love it. Thank you very much indeed.

[@cryptoman9530]

Great job Marty! It's so therapeutic seeing you take something broken and fix it like new.

[@terryevans7661]

What a pleasure it is to watch you doing the work necessary to get things running again. Been there, got the T- shirt, sort of feelings. At 84 yrs old, not any more! However, all I do now is paint pictures, and send 150 every year to our NZ Family in Auckland, and Snell's Beach. I notice that Mrs T is an artist, so I will make contact on her site too. Interesting, to say the least. Thank you again.

[@glenlongstreet7]

I really enjoy watching you fix mechanical things because it keeps me humble. I haven't a clue what you are doing. I studied electronic and nuclear engineering, and that made me feel really smart, I lived in a submarine which is a really cool classroom. But again, there is no way I could do what you do. Your videos remind me of that. You Tube keeps me humble.

[@BrassLock]

Very few people could tolerate the 24 hour/7 stress of living in a submarine. So you don't have to feel REALLY humble, just a tiny bit will be OK.

[@jamesjenkins81]

We all live in a Yellow submarine! LOL The other song that i really like is - Octopuses Garden, Kids songs but Brilliant. Did you guys sing them down below? Best wishes.

[@glenlongstreet7]

I sang one song. It was, in retrospect, disgusting and demeaning. It made 100 hardened sailors blush. It was not about a submarine. Since then, I have become a minister. Every once in a while I remember the lyrics. They still are revolting. What goes into you mind never comes out. Be careful what you do.

[@Mortizul]

Wow the gearing was really intricate. Really makes you appreciate the guys who designed and manufactured it!

[@brainiac_brian]

Hey hey hey! I like that automatically returning wrench! I need a complete set please! Great job!

[@ebutuoyebutouy]

Lol!!!!

[@michaelfoort2592]

I've seen you make some impressive moves but this one really shows your skills are at another level. You made it look so easy!

[@LuisDiaz-ms5rm]

I've been watching your channel since day one and I love stuff you do you're a very smart individual electric water system you have is incredible and you're a hell of a mechanic keep up the great hard work that you do and the great videos

[@ericcowan7759]

Way to go Friday Parts! They have done you a solid, many times over! Nice work on the rebuild, Marty, it's inspiring to me as I'm now finding a way to keep stuff up vs replacing it. Looking forward to the raft build!

[@beelerfamilyfarm]

Splendid fix! People underestimate how handy small tractors like that can be.

[@chrispy3866]

Absolute champ of a little tractor. I love it. So small, compact and strong. These have a big following here in the states. Many people restore them. Parts are difficult to come by. Also the pto rotates opposite of most standard implements here in the states. Finding a good reversing unit is near impossible. Well done. Cheers from upstate New York. 🍻🍺🍻

[@stevieb6173]

yeah at last ,, I watched the first two instalments and was waiting for the rebuild, I know nothing about rebuilding machines but there is something theraputic about watching you fix things with your calming easy going instructional voice , it's just pure joy, thankyou so much for your effort and time 👍👍

[@loum2785]

One of the best mechanical journeys i've been on for quite some time. Camera work was excellent too. I always look forward to your videos. Thank you.

[@pete_ski]

A job well done. Looking forward to the raft build and the sea journey of the Kubota.

[@andysaunders3708]

Nicely done, sir. I learned a few things about gearboxes on the way, so thanks.

[@markhensley9378]

Quite nicely done. It takes a bit of fiddling but you get there in the end. I myself have had the unfortunate pleasure of rebuilding several gearboxes and 3 point hitches on ag equipment and know first hand what you just accomplished. Thanks again for your time today and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

[@puirYorick]

I look forward to the raft build and the island journey of Little Kubota.

[@markhorrell9213]

Heck yes!

[@onemoredeadman]

Well if it goes badly we'll get a video series "Salvaging a tractor from the depths"

[@jdhinckley1954]

ditto that

[@Beauloqs]

Yeah because its a island boy. . . . ...........ok ill get my hat 😂😂

[@stevengandt1507]

Five klics to the island, so a bit less than a three hour tour…shouldn’t be any problems.

[@SaltyPO]

I used to own a B7100 years ago, it was set up as a backhoe with a bucket in the front and a digger (too large, really) in the back. Fantastic little 4wd machine, keep it serviced and it runs like a swiss watch, hated to sell mine but at the time i had no choice. Love the videos, cheers!

[@99unclebob]

A double yoker , bet your glad you weren't laying that one eh Marty 😂 , great video as always , the transmission coming apart and going back together reminds of my days working for Versatile farm equipment assembling transmissions, axles,Pto's, 3 point hitches and hydraulic cylinders, always a challenge and keeps the memory sharp, the camera is a big help nowadays i take pics or short videos of how they come apart, just to make sure i put them back together correctly, that little Kubota B7100 would be perfect for me to plow the snow here in the winter, a blade is all i would need and its a good thing i make those for a living, I have seen a few of these on the web here in Canada and people want a kings ransom for them even though they are tougher to get parts for them nowadays , i just one the little diesel on them, those things will tick over for half a century with good regular maintenance on them, they were well engineered when they were new, easy to tell by looking at the quality/design of the casting and how easy it was to remove the fenders and pull apart the gearbox. 👍

[@garyfeltus9801]

I don't believe there's any you can't fix Marty. Your knowledge is something else. Always great videos.

[@cedarman211]

Really nice job filming a complicated process! I enjoy your work!!

[@davidsoldiron]

After a long hard day at the office, I found this video to be absolutely the thing to encourage me to tackle the restoration of my 1945 Farmall B-N tractor. Plus, I love the overall size of these hard working little machines, as you don't need huge overhead cranes to work on them. I'd love to have something that small to do odd jobs around my small acreage.

[@CraigTanner-i6m]

I always look forward to your videos! Thank you so much for bringing them to the web! One of my favourite channels by far!

[@markoneill9064]

Bloody top job mate, can’t beat keeping older machines working and in good shape 👍👍

[@dennismcdougall372]

Amazing work as always Marty. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@James-f3l4b]

The best part is you , procure the equipment with great intentions for the fixed project. Job done well.

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

Glad the channel is working out for you and allowing you to share these great videos with us.

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi Marty, I always impressed of everything you do and you show people how to do things. Keep up the good work. Really appreciate your Videos from Queensland Australia.

[@kenknight4560]

Great job, looking forward the raft build and towing to island!

[@samwest9444]

A good aftermarket parts company is amazing. Well done Friday parts

[@linmal2242]

You are a brave man Marty, I would not be game to pull that apart and get it back together straight ! well done.

[@arlo4051]

I've got the 7100 HST Kubota and for the last 35 years it's been a workhorse, great little machine. I had to cringe with the rototiller on the rocks, was waiting for a drive chain to snap. I need to split mine in half to replace a coupler bushing but have been putting it off. Great watching the rebuild and nice knowing you can still get parts.

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

Another good project video Marty. I liked the long format. Your narration is so calm and measured. You are not a typical mechanic - that's for sure. I'm always impressed by the care, precision and detail of your rebuilds. Nothing is left to chance. That is quite a capable little machine! I was surprised by the blades capabilities in front of a small 2 wheel drive machine. It is a perfect addition to your parcel on the island. A real paradise.

[@JohnSmith-pl2bk]

It is actually a 4x4 tractor...it has turf tyres on the front but they can be swapped for deep lugged tyres....

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

@@JohnSmith-pl2bk Thank you for dialing me in. I must have been having a senior moment. :)

[@Azumazon]

Great camera work on the assembly process. This will help someone later on who's a visual learner.

[@stevecorey3399]

Nice little touch at the end to show the machine back at work!

[@bubbagreensmith7174]

Marty is at his trickery again 👍 great job 👏🏼

[@danielboughton3624]

The straght cut non-sync gears are more bark than bite. They get chipped when someone forces a shift before stopping but still tend to last a long time, but they are noisy. Nice to have replacements and fixing the washer placement is a bonus.

[@douglaskerr6813]

Thanks for the up date . Maybe show us the transportation of this tractor Would like to see the raft build

[@kingplumber]

I'm glad you mentioned Friday Parts, I've been looking at their rebuild kits for my 3cyl Kubota diesel but couldn't find any " real world" feedback on them. Now I feel confident in ordering from them. I enjoy every single one of your videos.

[@lawrencecaile]

Marty I enjoyed that close action repair, it was like being there, thanks.

[@bryanhall9034]

Great Work. I dread to think what a so called “Professional” would charge to do the same job to your careful and thorough standards ! Best wishes from York, England.

[@morgansword]

I think that although your lifestyle is quite challenging, ours may just be the same for you .... meaning we accept things as we go. Your talents never seem to end yet as a kid, I would race my old car, and lose some gear in it, and being a kid that did what we did with what we had, built many transmissions similar to this. Granted not as complex as yours but paying attention to detail is really the trick plus a camera comes into play anymore. I am talking the late fifties or about sixty years ago. Even tho it helped me as a mechanic for most of my life. You just start somewhere and keep going. Oddly I found rebuilding a automatic easier once I did a few

[@KG-yn9qi]

Hey Mr. T nice to see a post. I enjoy your postings a lot. It’s nice to see others around the world doing well and having a life, sir as a citizen of the United States living in California envy your calm sensitive life for what it is and may it always be of blessing and fruitful life for you and your family you have a good thing going and I enjoy and appreciate your post to show what can be. Thank you sir Continue on. Thank you again.

[@utubota5522]

Thanks Marty, I have an older Yanmar tractor, and often get parts at Hoye Tractor, however Friday Parts looks like a great source for some of the hard to get parts. I had to repair the gear box, and ended up getting one of the shafts custom made, which was expensive.

[@johnkruton9708]

All the intricate assemblage of that whole gearbox and drive shafts have me marveling at the Japanese engineering and how that little tractor, in the right hands can do some big work.

[@danielrittscher456]

Nice rebuild man. Loved watching the gearbox go back together so clean, and the issue is solved.

[@tubeDude48]

My hats off to you for remembering how all that goes together! 👍 Not something I could do. Your dog doesn't seem to be afraid of that tractor.

[@lucilleking7495]

He knows when he grows up he'll be bigger than the tractor.

[@patcummins6036]

Thanks for another awesome vid Marty!

[@gregfoster3620]

I love the chooks cackling in the background They are the coolest animals 😁

[@sixtyfiveford]

Excited to see the raft and journey over the water.

[@Tewbum]

For all those that don't know, when Marty was referring to the crazy chook he is talking about that noisy chicken 😂

[@actorhenners]

Ooooooooh! And there was me thinking his son was laying the egg. 🤣😉

[@TheBasementChannel]

Sure it wasn’t his missus?

[@DullPoints]

Never heard that slang before. Big thanks lol

[@publicclammer]

I could sure put that little Kubota to use at my house!! Love it!

[@winrampen1174]

Marty, Thanks as always for your elegant rebuilding of that fairly complex gearbox. We've got a similar vintage Kubota in Canada - though with the hydrostatic gearbox - and it has been a durable machine. The chicken clucking reminded me of a quote from Raymond Loewy, who, when asked what he thought the most perfect design was, replied: "it is the egg. It is very strong, yet lightweight and beautiful. And can you imagine how much pain the chicken would have it it was a cube"

[@erik_dk842]

I really appreciate you making these videos about the B7100 because I have one in dire need of repair and there are no good videos about it

[@MartyT]

There is a guy from the Philippines making Kubota repair vids, he's a decent mechanic, might be worth a look - youtube.com/@tractorsmarinemechanic?si=v2fU31AWSfSTiob0

[@wbix2298]

14:41 to 14:43 - The Force is strong with this one.

[@fhwolthuis]

Great job, Marty. What a nice little machine. Reminds me if my youth end of the 80s when I had summer jobs at the council taking care of local parks etc. I drove several of these little tractors, like Hinomoto and the more modern Iseki. Impressive capabilities they had, had to use low range and 4wd often when emptying the tipper on the yard in the mud.

[@MartyT]

They are fun little machines, I didn't want to get off it

[@horatiohornblower868]

You outdid yourself on this job, Marty! This was tinkering at a university level. I'm looking forward to building the raft!

[@terryraymond7984]

nice sounds great I learned more about a small transmission happy to see you got her up and running

[@Poppi2006]

14:41 I’m really impressed with the recovery of that combination wrench. Well done!

[@lancewylie8604]

Just the way gravity works down here

[@gregknight3485]

ObIiWan did the same thing before defeating Darth Maul

[@GreyRockOne]

Very impressive! I must admit, you lost me as soon as you opened the gear box! Glad it came out perfect! Thanks Marty! Kudos to Friday Parts!

[@craigsudman4556]

What a tough little Kubota tractor that is, fantastic job on the rebuild Marty. I'm always amazed by your ability to source parts for your various rebuild projects. Great video thumbs up.

[@dustoff1472]

Excellent video. Really appreciate you taking the time to teach us. Enjoying the channel. Tks for sharing.

[@terrytopliss9506]

Excellent job Marty,good to see the little tractor going again. Thanks for the video.👍👍

[@terryfromsouthcarolina4601]

I'm getting old. That was a bit intimidating....LOL! Good show lad! Cheers Terry

[@sirskidney7998]

Great job, Marty and well done Friday Parts tracking down the gears.

[@allenhenry1113]

Great job getting it up and running.

[@terryrogers1025]

“Double Yoker, must have been painful”, and I burst out laughing and my wife setting across the room looking at me with the over the top of the glasses with a quizzical look made me laugh harder, good stuff. Nice job on the rebuild, always nice when things work right the first time. Thanks for update, appreciate your videos.

[@MartyT]

😂

[@WeThePlague]

I tinker a bit, but watching this is like meditation for me. I greatly appreciate that you film this suff and chuck it in here, thank you, thank you!

[@geraldharkness8830]

another fine job successfuly acheived marty thanks for letting us watch you!

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

On the banjo bolt I only saw the inner copper washer. Banjo bolts need two copper washers for sealing the tube. Ya'll may need to make a bunch.

[@rhondasweeney7271]

You really amaze me! To repair something, without many proper tools , much less how to put it back together! Thank you for sharing! 😊

[@peterferguson248]

That kubota gearbox is an unexpected "thing of beauty". Great work marty, as usual!😂

[@dmindi1773]

Nice work. You made it look easy! I can't believe how many parts are in those, I would be lost.