Thanks for the reply, L4740, and those wheel spinners are pretty cool, I'll have to try to make up some like that for our parade in July!
And that's really neat about your tractor being featured on TractorData.com, too, I noticed that they don't have any pictures for the L200 on there, so I plan to submit mine at some point.
And thanks for your interest in my project, here's my "progress" to date, albeit it's all basically research and gathering documentation at this point, as I don't have the tractor in my possession yet.
- From reviewing the photos provided by the seller versus the attached picture of the unit that Kubota featured at the 2012 Dealer Meeting for the L200's 40th Anniversary, it appears that the front wheels and seat are not original, so I'll be looking to find those. Also, there is a very interesting metal device on the front of this tractor, it appears to be a grill guard that has been rotated down 90 degrees for some reason, maybe to remove the front of the hood? It looks pretty sturdy and well designed, especially the attachment point that is visible, so I'm eager to examine it in person and see if this is a Kubota part made for this tractor or aftermarket or homebuilt.
- I found a Kubota Owners Manual on Ebay and have purchased it. Couple of observations: I just noticed that the cover indicates model "L-200P", which is the first reference to the model that I've seen with the suffix "P". Also, the cover has a great color image of the tractor, which will be helpful in the restoration process. Unfortunately I was unable to attach that particular image in this post, I'm not sure why the site keeps giving me an error message
(Invalid Post specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator) I'll try to attach it to a follow up message.
- I also found a Kubota Service Manual on Ebay, which refers to model "L200", note that there is no suffix "P" and interestingly, there is no hyphen between the "L" and "200". The Kubota website refers to this model as L200, with no hypen, so I'll use that but I'm still wondering about the suffix P, I wonder if there are different L200 models. There's a nice image on the cover, too, from a different angle, so that'll help, see attached.
- Messick's has a L200 Parts List that consists of 63 pages, so I've printed that out for future reference.
And some questions for you, if you don't mind: did you have to purchase any parts for your restoration, and if so, do you have any recommended suppliers? Were you able to find an original Kubota Parts List (book)? Did you paint it yourself, and if so, did you already have experience with painting something like a tractor?
Thank you,
Drew