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Check rear tire rim height above the floor, left and right. SRG may have nailed it, a bum tire. There is no ''frame'' except for the loader support framing. The engine in bolted to the cast transmission housing which extends to the rear axle castings, which bolt to the housing. Short of...

I just installed the Magister 2.5 x 12 top link ($132): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077T9RBDS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 using 3/4 to 1 inch bushes ($9.75): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ZCR4P2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I used a smear of...

I concur that bigger is always better for road work, and twice the time for half the weight is generous. I'd like a full size road grader, myself, instead of tractor toys but that was not in my puny budget. My neighbor and I have about $6500 in the Kubota L2550, parts and equipment and about...

I'm near Concho, AZ, at 5600 ft. on unimproved dirt roads in area of 40 acre parcels. My neighbor and I just acquired a 1989 Kubota L2550 with FEL and a 6 foot CountyLine 3pt blade, and 5 foot CountryLine drag box for our road maintenance (about 1 mile of hilly road total). While it's no...

Thanks for the good advice. I'll bush the ball ends of the larger cylinder.

Thanks, MajorWager. I also am in the habit of lowering all hydraulics for safety on shutdown, and minor creep is not an issue for me. My L2550 is a Cat1 hitch. SurplusCenter has some 1.5" cylinders that have 3/4 ball ends...I wonder if that is sufficient from my rig, or if I should stick to...

Thanks. I found a long thread on Tractorbynet about pilot/check valve top links vs std cylinders; this is not really a Kubota issue. It seems that most find the creep of std. toplinks to be small and not a problem for normal operations...cylinder and valve leakage being minimal for most. No...

I need to replace the hydraulic top link on my L2550 as it is too long for the Countyline 6 foot blade and 5 foot box grader I use. I'd appreciate some advice regarding hydraulic top link choice; there are some which have some external pilot/check valves which claim to stop cylinder creep. Is...

I need to replace the existing hydraulic top link as it is a frig from a cement mixer; it's a clevis type that is too long for the Countyline 6 foot blade and 5 foot drag box. I need some advice on suitable top link cylinders. Some special ones claiming to have check valves to stop cylinder...

Nice post on AGM float service, Dandeman. Helpful, I haven't kept up on the latest in AGM life extension. Looks like the charge it once in a while might be best for them.

Yes, matching the type of charger to the type of battery is essential. I'm not sure what the battery you bought is- but it is probably and AGM type. Depending on your battery maintainer, that may or may not be OK. I'm suspicious that something about your charger/setup was wrong. You should...

Ouch, the bill for the rear main engine seal is going to be a bear. Don't blame you for being suspicious and you might be right but it would be impossible to prove unless you can find physical damage to the seal caused by some yo-yo, which you will only be able to tell if you have the job done...

I'm a retired EE/CS living off grid on my own design 120VDC battery management system and inverter. I also use 12v with my own charge control hardware. A charger to keep your battery in the proper float voltage range will certainly make the battery last much longer than a charge it when you...

JBweld and/or steel stick epoxy come to mind if the water jacket hole can be plugged where it's not going to get too hot. This is considered very tacky, but I used it to plug a coolant leak defect in a Lister CS stationary engine head and we haven't had to put in the replacement head yet and...

I did see it in Tractor supply. Not a great match for the L2550; the mounting base is 8 inches wide, almost 12 inches long. There's no space like like that to mount it to, as the transmission hump is in the way. With a custom bracket to clear the hump, it is going to end up with seat about 6...

I'm concerned about the height of that blue seat design also. Blue isn't my favorite for the seat but it was nearly $20 less and I'm half color blind anyway. The L2550 has a low profile seat support straddling a transmission hump; by the time I raise up the seat to clear the hump on a homemade...

I agree, Mikester, I don't think Kubota's best engineering skills went into the seat suspension on the L2550. I can't justify the time for a rebuild of my old one. Thanks for thinking of me re: your B seat support hardware, Butch. Alas, the transmission hump seat mount of the L series is not...

Thanks d2cat. The original seat suspension is so badly rusted and worn out I'm having thoughts about a generic aftermarket seat with suspension, and making my own mount for the transmission hump, since they are designed for flat plate mounting.

I'm the proud new (2nd) owner of an 1989 L2550. It's in working order but for some rear axle and transmission seal leaks which I'm tackling in addition to general service and restoration. One problem I'd love some help with is the seat supporting mechanism. The three 3/8" shafts which provide...