Recent content by Mr. Lawrence

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    ZD21 lift deck works briefly when cold

    Me either. I did print out pages 197-200 that covers the inspection. I did replace the original deck lift hydro (whole unit) with an ebay replacement.....that didn't fix the issue. I would hope both the original and the Ebay replacement wouldn't both have an issue with the relief valve, but...
  2. M

    ZD21 lift deck works briefly when cold

    Looking through the manual and now understanding a little more...I believe the issue would be with the pressure to the deck lift hydro. Since I have already changed the old unit out, and rebuilt the lift cylinder with no change. i'll see if I can locate a high pressure gauge first, go from...
  3. M

    ZD21 lift deck works briefly when cold

    I know just enough about hydraulics to be very cautious. I may be able to check with the farms around me to find a make-shift gauge already in use.
  4. M

    ZD21 lift deck works briefly when cold

    Thank you for the quick reply. I'm not sure how to do this yet....I have a service manual....and member Bee-Positive just sent me a more detailed manual. This is my first commercial mower, and diesel engine... I'm still figuring things out.....what things are and where. I think I have a...
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    ZD21 lift deck works briefly when cold

    Thank you for the quick reply. The manual was a nice touch. I'll pull the strainers when I change the hydraulic oil.
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    ZD21 lift deck works briefly when cold

    Hello to all. I'm new to forums in general....and I did search past forums before I started a new post....found some of the past links were dead. I'm new to Kubota. I bought (from a dealer) a 2002 ZD21 with 1450 hours, but it has a deck lift issue. Seems it only works for a few minutes...