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Lincoln Classic 300 D Diesel "Kubota V-2203" Welders
For Machines with Code Numbers 11547, 11548, 11642, 11643, 11811, 11812
In my humble opinion, the Classic 300 D Lincolns were the last of the really reliable DC dynamo welders. Lincoln was fighting the EPA, trying different engines that would meet the emissions standards for a diesel that would run at 1800 RPMs. For all intents and purposes the used the same stator, main armature, and AC exciter bracket as the Classic Series, SA-250-3.152. All proven designs of the Kubota V-20301 four-cylinder diesel engines. The question you have to ask yourself is: If I need parts and service for my engine, where do I go? The first thing Kubota is going to ask you is for the model number of your engine.
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KUBOTA ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER INFO PAGE
If you have a Miller or Lincoln welder with a Kubota diesel engine, Lincoln or Miller cannot help you with parts! We at Weldmart can, but we need the SERIAL NUMBER off the engine block, or the CODE NUMBER normally found stamped on a semi-metallic label attached to the engine valve cover. I know it sounds crazy, but Lincoln and Miller cannot (or will not???) give you the specific engine information to identify the engine in your machine! Here at Weldmart, we can help, but we need some engine numbers.
Either the engine Serial Number: (normally stamped on the block, SIX DIGITS AND/OR LETTERS) or the Code Number (normally stamped into a plastic label or a tag, TEN DIGITS on the valve cover). Sometimes the OEM (Note: Miller or Lincoln) orders the engines without all the engine information on the valve cover metal tag-go figure!
Look at the right side of the welder (from the control end), the fuel injection pump is mounted on the front of the engine-(close to the radiator fan). It will have three or four tubes coming off the top going to the head of the engine. Etched in the engine block will be a six digit number.
It's my theory that Lincoln, Miller, Perkins, and Kubota: none of these companies want you to repair your machines.
The parts business is a money loser.
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Someone has to stock the part.
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Someone has to scan it in.
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Someone has to keep the inventory on the computer.
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Someone has to keep adjusting prices.
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When the part is pulled, it has to be verified that it's pulled and shipped.
On top of that, these suppliers pay an inventory tax on every item in their inventory that they don't sell. In effect, they are losing money every day that part sits there and doesn't sell.
Here is the dirty little secret that the OEMs will not tell you. When they buy engines, let's say they buy a hundred engines, they go to whomever and say, "I want to order a hundred engines, and I want this. I want you to put this on, leave that off, blah blah blah." Sometimes they come with a starter. The newer ones all come with their own flywheels. Sometimes they have their own fan blade. Sometimes Lincoln will put a fan blade on, but the engine is sold under a build number.
Where do you find this build number? If you call Lincoln or call Miller, they don't know. Someone could probably find it but they're going to have to dig into it and they may not even tell you what it is so you're sort of in the dark.
What did the OEM put on the engine? What did come with it from the manufacturer? Where do I get parts? How about a part number? Is there anything special I need to know?
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Weldmart Upgrade replacement shunt coils for Classic 300D 10 year replacemetn warranty,
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