Kubota ZB600

reliantman · Post by **reliantman** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:25 pm

My mate has a good used Kubota ZB 600 in his shed.
What sort of money should I offer him for it?

Thanks. Doug

johnfireball · Post by **johnfireball** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:04 am

Hi Doug,
as little as you can but they seem to look for around £300 on Ebay.Make sure you get the radiator etc.
John

reliantman · Post by **reliantman** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:50 am

Thanks John.
I just had a look at it in his garage, and it looks ideal.
I was sort of hoping it might be too big as I already have a VW trike to finish, and now I am thinking about a diesel Ural.
If it fits in the Ural frame without any cutting, I will probably go for it.

arnaud · Post by **arnaud** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:27 pm

I think it's gonna be hard since frame lengthening is also needed for a single cylinder china engine.
Is it much larger then the kubtoa 480cc engine?
the latter one is fitting in an enfield

reliantman · Post by **reliantman** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:54 am

I have another option. I built a small trike frame to take a 1300 VW flat four, but the Kubota will drop straight in.
The back axle has a diff ratio of 5.1: 1. I am not much good at maths so I am not sure if a Ural box will be enough to turn the axle.

johnfireball · Post by **johnfireball** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:08 pm

The standard ural diff is approx 4.2 : 1 with 19" rear wheel and approx 21/2"of tyre . So I think you might have trouble getting any top end speed.
John.

reliantman · Post by **reliantman** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:43 am

Thanks.
I had an idea the gearing would all be out. I'm looking for a pre unit gearbox now to build a solo.

reliantman · Post by **reliantman** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:24 am

Still thinking about a pre unit box, but does anyone have a contact for Comet Torque converters in the UK, please.

Post by **Diesel Dave** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:28 pm

Try:

http://www.combidrive.co.uk/index.php

Dave

reliantman · Post by **reliantman** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:17 pm

Thanks.
That's not far from me.

reliantman · Post by **reliantman** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:39 am

Another daft question about this Kubota.
Which direction would the flywheel turn if it was mounted with the cylinders foward and the flywheel on the right hand side?

Thanks.Doug

sbrumby · Post by **sbrumby** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:51 pm

Nearly all engines turn anticlockwise on the drive side but I am sure there is some exceptions.

reliantman · Post by **reliantman** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:00 pm

Thanks for the reply.
I sort of knew the answer, but I found a vid on Youtube of a stationary running 600, which seemed to be turning clockwise. It is probably an optical illusion, so I thought I would check anyway.

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