Recent content by Sherwood01

Fitted the solenoid and tractor starts as new. Learned again not to act before I look and that some solenoids are built only to be replaced and not repaired. Thanks for your guidance and help GeoHorn and Jaxs. All the best.

I took the cap off the solenoid body last night and attempted to remove the coil, plunger and spring by screwing appropriate bolts into the body fastening threaded holes. The bolts moved into the holes without problems, but the coil did not move. I only noticed then that the coil plate is held...

Great, thanks for all the info, gives me a lot to work with. I think it is a little more than contacts as the M or C threaded pole can be pushed all the way into the solenoid. I'll start taking it apart tonight and post the pics whether I can fix it or not. I have been able to find a working 2nd...

Thanks for the feedback. I've tested the solenoid as per the L185 workshop manual and it is definitely defunct, so I'll take it apart as per your suggestion taking plenty of pics and using shellacked wire. We live remotely with a medium village some 50 km away and approx. 500 km from the nearest...

Rats made a nest of my wiring and shorted the solenoid. I have rebuilt the harness and it works :), but I can not find a solenoid suitable for the starter motor. I live in Australia, which means o'seas postage is quite steep. Can the solenoid be fixed? If yes, are there any good guides for...

I've just received the L1500 and L1501 series user manual but although the cover states the correct series, the contents are all about the L185 and L185DT. Close but not the same. Will copy it anyway and send it to kubotabooks.com

Thanks Daren. I had found the lever on top of the gear box but not the one on the left side of the transmission. All's well now though and I have been using the 1051 in top gear instead of crawl only. Quite a difference. I'm now looking forward to receive the user manual so I can get to know the...

OK guys, I followed all your advise and now have a fully functioning 16 forward gear L1051DT. Also a few reverse gears. :) I have ordered a hard copy of the user manual from the link forwarded by Roadworthy and will make a pdf copy of that available to kubotabooks.com for free access. Thank you...

I will try both links and thanks for the info. I've only been able to find 8 of the 16 gears so fun and games coming up. I post the results. Thanks again.

Hi good people. I was given an L1051DT to use as a glorified wheelbarrow, but see much greater potential than that. I do have a problem with its speed as it crawls in high gear and almost stands still in low gear. And I do not know how to stop the PTO from turning. Is it a very slow machine...