Hello all,
A few weeks ago my Uncle sent me an e-mail asking me if I wanted my Granddaddy's old tractor, a Kubota L185DT with an FEL and Woods finishing deck.
In my youth, I spent many hours mowin' the grass, haulin' wood, or workin' on this tractor with my Grandaddy. So of course I said I wanted it, and I went and picked her up last week.
It looks rough, and needs some work, but it runs good. Every time I sit in the seat to start her up, I can hear my Grandaddy asking me if I checked the oil, reminding me to make sure the transmission and PTO are in neutral, and telling me to push the clutch in. And when it comes time to shut her down, put it neutral, lock the brakes, turn the key off, lift and hold the fuel cut off until the engine stops. It's like I'm 8 years old again.
Without a doubt fond memories.
This week I've pressure washed it, changed the engine oil, coolant, filters and changed the fuel (the fuel that was in it was black).
She had a hydraulic leak on the loader so I took the hydraulic lines off and turns out the under side of the tubing was rusted out. The cost of replacing the tubing is cost prohibitive, so yesterday I took the tubing to a hydraulic shop and had hoses made up to replace the tubing.
Today I'll install the hoses, replace the 80W-90 hydraulic / transmission oil with an equivalent to Kubota UDT, and lubricate her.
I've learned a lot from this forum. For example, where to get shop manuals, what to look for as I'm servicing her, and what year model she is (1978). But there are a few of things I would still like to know.
1) Can I use Kubota UDT or an equivalent in the front axle?
2) How many lubrication points (Zerk fittings) are on this tractor?
3) How can I determine witch FEL is on this tractor? I'm pretty sure it's an L1200 or L1700.
Thank you for a great forum (my Grandaddy would have loved this forum), and thank you in advance for answering my questions.
Iceman
A few weeks ago my Uncle sent me an e-mail asking me if I wanted my Granddaddy's old tractor, a Kubota L185DT with an FEL and Woods finishing deck.
In my youth, I spent many hours mowin' the grass, haulin' wood, or workin' on this tractor with my Grandaddy. So of course I said I wanted it, and I went and picked her up last week.
It looks rough, and needs some work, but it runs good. Every time I sit in the seat to start her up, I can hear my Grandaddy asking me if I checked the oil, reminding me to make sure the transmission and PTO are in neutral, and telling me to push the clutch in. And when it comes time to shut her down, put it neutral, lock the brakes, turn the key off, lift and hold the fuel cut off until the engine stops. It's like I'm 8 years old again.
Without a doubt fond memories.
This week I've pressure washed it, changed the engine oil, coolant, filters and changed the fuel (the fuel that was in it was black).
She had a hydraulic leak on the loader so I took the hydraulic lines off and turns out the under side of the tubing was rusted out. The cost of replacing the tubing is cost prohibitive, so yesterday I took the tubing to a hydraulic shop and had hoses made up to replace the tubing.
Today I'll install the hoses, replace the 80W-90 hydraulic / transmission oil with an equivalent to Kubota UDT, and lubricate her.
I've learned a lot from this forum. For example, where to get shop manuals, what to look for as I'm servicing her, and what year model she is (1978). But there are a few of things I would still like to know.
1) Can I use Kubota UDT or an equivalent in the front axle?
2) How many lubrication points (Zerk fittings) are on this tractor?
3) How can I determine witch FEL is on this tractor? I'm pretty sure it's an L1200 or L1700.
Thank you for a great forum (my Grandaddy would have loved this forum), and thank you in advance for answering my questions.
Iceman
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