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My L285 has always been what I consider hard to start, even for a diesel. Even in the summer, but worse in cold weather. The little heating element glow plug indicator doesn't turn orange, but sometimes a see a tiny wisp of smoke come off of it. If that element is defective, since it appears...

Sorry if I overlooked this subject when I searched, but I have an L285, (it's really the gray market L2600 version, but it's an L285). I can't locate my manual right now but I went to use the tractor the other day and when I turned on the switch, it's dead as a door nail. The battery is good...

I found a post somewhere here that the L2600 owner mentioned his gray L2600 looks like an L285, so I did some further 'net surfing on the L285 & sure 'nuff, an L285 looks like my gray L2600 & even the specs seem to match. I can find lots of stuff on eBay for the L285 as well. So, is the L285 the...

Early this year I bought a new-to-me house on 4 acres, about 75% is yard, the remainder is woods. The seller had a nice Kubota tractor with finishing mower & other implements as well as a riding mower which I bought along with the house. I don't think he knew the Kubota was a gray market. I had...