Just had to get the Kubota out

MNGB

MNGB

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Went into the shop a couple of days ago did some rearranging of tractors in the shop, started the Kubota, the Country Squire and the PK 1620, ran the CS outside then ran the Kubota out and then the 1620 backed it in to the rear of the shop later this winter I plan to overhaul the OEM carb and reinstall it on the 1620. Backed the CS into the spot that the 1620 was in then drove the Kubota over to the diesel fuel barrel to top off the tractor fuel tank and the diesel heater fuel tank got them topped off, had fired up the heater before I ran it out of the shop it is working great so after topping off the tanks I shut it down and drove the tractor back to the shop and backed it in so its ready to go when we get snow hopefully in Jan 25.
One thing that aggravates about the B2601 is when getting out of the cab my jeans like to hangup on the PTO engage lever, so here I am half way out the cab door trying to get unhooked and many time the PTO engages and of course not being in the seat it shuts the engine down, have looked it over and just can't figure and easy remedy
 
I have the same issue with the gear shot on the Satoh tractor. Gear shift is right in the center and in neutral stick straight up. Pant leg will slip down over the shift lever when pulling my right leg over the transmission. One big issue with these smaller tractors, they were all made for small people, not us bigger guys.
 
Alright guys you'll got my brain in gear and working and this is what I came up with and its going to work as I tried it several times and no problem. I cut a piece of plastic from the side of a 2 gallon oil jug rounded it some and smoothed out the rough edges and
attached it just outside of the troublesome lever, the plastic shield is flexible so my hand just slips in on the PTO lever to engage or disengage the PTO. First pictures of the levers then the shield and then as installed
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MNGB said:
Alright guys you'll got my brain in gear and working and this is what I came up with and its going to work as I tried it several times and no problem. I cut a piece of plastic from the side of a 2 gallon oil jug rounded it some and smoothed out the rough edges and
attached it just outside of the troublesome lever, the plastic shield is flexible so my hand just slips in on the PTO lever to engage or disengage the PTO. First pictures of the levers then the shield and then as installed
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Good you found a solution Gary.
I highly doubt you're the only one that has that problem.
 
Looks like a good solution - you may want to use a short piece of door edge molding (or slit and glue a piece of small diameter vacuum hose) around the exposed edge of the plastic piece so it isn't sharp. May be flexible now but as it gets colder it may stiffen a bit and could cut skin on your hand on a really cold day - just a thought and suggestion. Could maybe also bend a piece of 1/8" or 3/16" round stock the same shape as the outer edge and form two eyes (one at each end) to mount it - that way you may be able to see and access the levers a little better if visibility is restricted by the plastic piece.
 
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