greetings, new here.

[pzung]

hello all,

i have a rusty old L2250-D that i'm hoping to restore into a functioning machine. i've never worked on a tractor so i'm hoping to get suggestions of where to start and where i might locate parts.

this particular guy has sat for 8-9 years near the ocean so it's very rusty, has flat tires, has crumbly electric connectors and is generally a piece. for some reason i felt compelled to drag this thing home to try and fix it up.
i'm definitely in over my head with this one but never say die, right?

i can post some pics if you'd like. it has a front end loader and a box drag on it now and it came with a back hoe. i think it's from the 80's.

i guess the first order of business would be to fix or replace the electrical wiring and find out if the starter works? it didn't come with a key.

thanks,
patrick

 

[Foisy]

Man, have you come to the right place. The guys around here will help you figure out everything from sheet metal to electrical, welding,etc, you name it. You will want to post pictures. Welcome to the world of orange!

 

[eddie]

welcome...it sounds like you have your work cut out for yourself...and please do post pictures. good luck

eddie

 

[dusty-t]

Welcome Pzung. WOW sounds like a great project. I am big time green with envy. Pics lots of pics before, during and after rebuild. Please keep us posted. Dusty

 

[pzung]

http://s608.photobucket.com/albums/tt167/pzung/kubota l2250-d/

this should link to a photobucket album for the tractor. let me know if it doesn't work.

-p

 

[pzung]

is there a wiring harness for this thing? every plastic interconnect crumbles between your fingers.

 

[aquaforce]

Congrats on the orange tractor and welcome to the forum.


That is too much work to do so if you'll just drop that rust bucket off at my house I'll suffer through the work.



Seriously, you need a manual for that rig so you can make many tasks much easier. I like that tractor. I work with a guy that has the same thing and I can't get it out of him.


If those hours are for real that thing is nearly new! Wow! A little tlc and you have a nice tractor.

 

[Bulldog]

hello all,

i have a rusty old L2250-D that i'm hoping to restore into a functioning machine. i've never worked on a tractor so i'm hoping to get suggestions of where to start and where i might locate parts.

i guess the first order of business would be to fix or replace the electrical wiring and find out if the starter works?

First off, I want to say welcome to OTT and thanks for all those pics. After you have been here for a while you will see that all of us enjoy seeing pics.

A lot of the time a good pic of a problem spot will really help to get things solved. Then again, a pic may just get thrown in for fun. Either way will usually get you a few comments.

I'm sure you are going to get plenty of help on just about every trouble spot you run across. You may have already thought of this but I would like to suggest this to you just in case. I would drain all the fuel out of the tank and put fresh in and a new filter as well before I tried to start it. If it has trash or water in the tank you will suck it right in your engine and give yourself another problem to deal with.

If it was me I would drain all the fluid and refill it with new. Unless you know the history of this tractor you don't have any way of knowing what kind of service it recieved. I would fill it with cheap fluid and just leave it in while I was getting it going. I'm sure you will run into different issues, lines, leaks and ect. Then when it's ready, drain that oil out and fill it with the good stuff and go have some fun.

Good luck with your project, I hope it goes well for you.

 

[Eric McCarthy]

That Previous Owner should be draged out to the field and shot! How the hell can anybody mistreat and neglect a tractor like that? I dont understand why folks just let trucks and equipment sit out in a field and rot like that. Someone else could have put it to good use along time ago and have done a better job keeping it up.

I do hope you are able to make something out of that rust buckt. I dare say your going to have a long road ahead of you,

 

[pzung]

well,
not to make you feel too bad but previous owner left this world a little early. he had a landscaping business and all his equipment just sat out at the beach as he left it for a long time before anyone realized that someone else might want it. at least that's the story i got.

i found a pdf of the parts manual. i see the service manual in a couple places for anywhere from $120 to 190, zoinks. i'll keep looking for the cheapest price and order it unless someone here stops me.

i'm so glad to have found this forum!

thanks,
pat

 

[pzung]

drain fluids, check.

the oil in there could be none more black. haven't looked at the diesel yet. the coolant cap disintegrated. oh boy, long and windy road yes.

thanks for the direction, i've got no ego about this project so no worries if you think something is obvious. it isn't to me.

-p

 

[dusty-t]

I like it, I like it, I like it. A real shame that it was left sit like that. But I am assuming you did not pay a ton of money for it. You are up for a challenge otherwise you would not have brought it home. One thing is for sure, there is a lot of work ahead of you. You will learn a whole bunch and so will we. We will do what ever we can to help. Dusty

 

[traildust]

Patrick,
I am JEALOUS! Oh, I would love to do a restoration of a tractor like that. What I really like is your positive attitude with this project

Just looking at it I can see why you decided to go for it.......

 

[pat331]

pat, before you try to turn the engine over, take out the glow plugs in case water got in the exhaust and ran into top of the pistons. I'd also advise turning or trying to turn the engine over by hand first. If there is water in the cylinder, it will come out the glow plug holes. If you don't remove the glow plugs, the piston could hydro-lock and you could end up with bent connecting rods, bent/broken pistons, or maybe a broke crankshaft. Removing the injectors will accomplish the same thing. Good Luck and keep us posted!

 

[pzung]

i'm going to goof with the electrical before i go for any combustion, and before that i'll certainly post some updates and questions. the temptation to drag start it with another tractor did occur to me, but i don't want to cause any more damage than has already been done.

i'm really excited about the idea of removing rust with electrolysis. i'm going to get a kiddie pool for the big parts. any favorite methods for getting apart rusted bolts?
one friend likes to repeatedly heat and cool with a blow torch. i always try liquid wrench but end up breaking heads off and drilling out.

-p

 

[aquaforce]

WAX Uhh HHUUUHh, you say,


There are limits to everything but something that has just been impressive to me is wax a bolt out or a rusted nut. EEeeewww that was close.

Anyway........ heat as usual but press a wax candle to the bolt or nut. Careful because that hot wax can burn.
Hold the wax to the siezed fastener till the wax stops melting then just take it loose. I have had bolts that were about to break a tool and after waxing that thing I have litterally taken it loose with my fingers.

I grew up on the farm and we used CRC-56, PB blaster, (which is very good too) WD-40, and many others but this wax/parafin approach is definately worth a run.

 

[traildust]

..wax a bolt out or a rusted nut. EEeeewww that was close. ..

yes indeed that was close, waxing your bolt so you don't bust a nut - LOL's

 

[stuart]

I found the B series parts and service manuals on ebay in pdf form for a very reasonable price. I hope you can do as well.

Really a great bunch here.

 

[Bulldog]

pat, before you try to turn the engine over, take out the glow plugs in case water got in the exhaust and ran into top of the pistons. I'd also advise turning or trying to turn the engine over by hand first. If there is water in the cylinder, it will come out the glow plug holes. If you don't remove the glow plugs, the piston could hydro-lock and you could end up with bent connecting rods, bent/broken pistons, or maybe a broke crankshaft. Removing the injectors will accomplish the same thing. Good Luck and keep us posted!

I think Pat331 made a very good point. Some of the others may be able to confirm this for you. Does this model tractor have a decompression release on them? If so, couldn't that be used as apposed to removing the glow plugs? I'm not sure on this model about the de-com knob.

 

[pzung]

not sure about a decompression release. i'm still without a manual for this thing, which is dependent on a little bit of money coming my way. i scanned ebay for l2250 and didn't see any service manuals, just the parts.

wax! that's a new one for me. i suppose it sucks down (ha ha ha) into the uh, joint, like solder when you're brazing metal. too cool.