Hello all. I have a 1973 Kubota L200.
I recently bought it to mow the lawn around my new 5.6 acres. Well when I got it home, it was gushing hydraulic oil from behind the starter, out of both lift arms, and from the gear case. I figured there might be a seal internally that was letting hydraulic oil in to the gearcase and overfilling it causing everything else to leak. I took it to a local shop to let them have a look at it and they quoted over $3k to MAYBE fix it.
I'm going to purchase a new tractor this next week, and probably sell this. My question for you all is this tractor seems pretty simple. How hard is it to split these little tractors and replace the problem seals? Has anyone ever split one of these?
I have a shop and tools and basic knowhow, but I'm by no means a tractor mechanic. I'd rather just sell it as is and try and make my money back but if its not too intricate to fix I would be willing to give it a shot.
Any advice? I have an owners manual but it seems vague about actually splitting this bad boy.
Thanks in advance for your responses.
I recently bought it to mow the lawn around my new 5.6 acres. Well when I got it home, it was gushing hydraulic oil from behind the starter, out of both lift arms, and from the gear case. I figured there might be a seal internally that was letting hydraulic oil in to the gearcase and overfilling it causing everything else to leak. I took it to a local shop to let them have a look at it and they quoted over $3k to MAYBE fix it.
I'm going to purchase a new tractor this next week, and probably sell this. My question for you all is this tractor seems pretty simple. How hard is it to split these little tractors and replace the problem seals? Has anyone ever split one of these?
I have a shop and tools and basic knowhow, but I'm by no means a tractor mechanic. I'd rather just sell it as is and try and make my money back but if its not too intricate to fix I would be willing to give it a shot.
Any advice? I have an owners manual but it seems vague about actually splitting this bad boy.
Thanks in advance for your responses.