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OK, so I'm back with more info, and she's not working again, and this started again almost immediately. I apologize for taking weeks to get back to this, but we have a newborn, and so life is totally chaotic at the moment. When the arms began working I connected the flail mower to her and took...

First thing. IT WORKS! I'll get to that in just a second. Yes, I understand not wanting to deadhead it. The shop manual you provided me a while back does explain that you need to have a control valve that you can slowly close (not fully) as you watch the pressure raise. I'd like to have a plate...

I know of no other point to make a connection to the circuit. Here are the two options given by the shop manual. One is the port I used, and the other is disconnecting the discharge pipe from the pump and making a relief valve/pressure gauge connection at the pump outlet, but I cannot find any...

OK, so here’s where I’m at. I replaced the o-rings on the 3pt arm piston and the housing cover right in front of it. This did not fix the issue, so I got me a hydraulic gauge and I’m not seeing anything show up on it. Fluid will flow through it, but there’s not enough pressure to make the needle...

Awesome. Thank you so much for the help, and all the information! I’ll report back once I’ve gotten into it and let you know how things go.

Would this be the piston you‘re referring to, and would the o-ring and back-up ring be what needs to be replaced?

Ding ding ding! With no load the arms raise just fine. As soon as I step on them though they don’t move at all. Researching the piston seal now. Thank you so much!

Hello, I'm having an issue with my L185DT. The 3PT arms won't lift. I've never had an issue with them before, and they were working just fine a two days ago. I had the tractor off and parked, with a mower lifted in the air. I lowered the mower today and now when I try to lift it nothing happens...

It’s definitely factory made, not modified. Me and my Kubota dealership are thinking it might be the panel off a different model, or an aftermarket panel.

It definitely goes with the style of the tractor though. I bet I could print one very similar but make it more comfortable. I’m definitely printing a new post holder for the steering column. Messick’s wants $147.47 for one.

Can anyone verify what was used in this hole on the dash? A photo of it would be awesome. I've gone through KPAD and see that North America had a switch (54721-41300) in that area, but every image I see with a switch doesn't look like this, they don't have the two mounting holes. This looks more...

Thanks for this. I didn’t know there was a KPAD. Google just kept sending me to Messicks and a couple other 3rd party sites. This will be extremely helpful going forward.

Seeing how I’m new to Kubota and didn’t know I could go straight to them I googled it and it kept sending me to Messicks. And that’s why I posted about it here, to share alternatives I found, and see if someone else knew how to find the actual part. But thanks so much for being so helpful and...

The model compatibility list doesn’t include the L185, so I assumed it wasn’t the same thing.

Hello, I’m a new owner of a 1981 Kubota L185DT. So far I am really enjoying this tractor. I‘m doing a little work to it to get it to where I want it to be, and a part that seems to be missing is the 3pt control lever grip. I’ve gone through the parts diagram on Messick’s website, but it doesn’t...

Just so you know, 6 years later and these two comments are still helping folks.

Thank you so much! I’ve been reading through it for only a few minutes and it’s already answered a bunch of the questions I had.

Thanks for this, but unfortunately the site doesn’t have the owners manual, only the shop manual.

Hello Folks. I just purchased what I think is a “1981” L185DT. I’m looking for a digital copy of the operator’s manual. I have found and downloaded the shop manual. I’ve seen some other posts on this forum of people looking for the operator’s manual, but they were from a few years ago. I’m...