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If I was guessing on that other tractor I bet it's a safety switch that's keeping it from starting. I have had very good luck with my Kubotas. I have 2 right now, my 2nd and forth. My dad bought me a used B 7100 when I was a kid and I used that tractor for everything. I kept it for 16 yrs and when I traded it in on my L 3000 it had over 6000 hrs on it and still running fine. I bought a M 9000 in 02 and traded it in on a M 9000 cab model in 04. I would like to have another one in the 50 to 70 hp range. Good luck with your bota.

Sounds like a bizarre machine. I look forward to chatting with my Dad re: this tr9tor as it would interest him.
How would you trouble shoot buddies no start problem?
Needed some more info from him. IE: Is it turning over?
I've had my L1801 since Aug 2 and am really happy with it. Use to take me almost 7 hours to mow our 5 acres. Now I'm down to roughly 2.
Changed out all fluids but the coolant. Doing fuel filter early next week.

On the radiator leak really check the upper and lower hoses as they are alot of the time they are really old. I have found more leaks from the hoses then the radiator itself. If the top or bottom of the tank are leaking then the radiator will have to be pulled and easiest thing to do is to find a radiator shop that can braze it. I would also at that time also have them "rod" the inner parts of the radiator and you will have then a complete rebuild of the radiator and not have to worry about it. If the radiator is rodded out I also would take the hoses off and go to NAPA and have them match or look up a L185 hoses as I believe that they are the same (I am not absolutely sure on this) as when I got my L1801 it had brand new hoses on it 7 years ago and never had to have them replaced. If you can not find a rad shop then a new radiator is the only option but that is expensive and you will have to order a radiator for a L185.

Diesel engines have a set firing order like a gas engine and require fuel and air to run but that is about where the similarities end. Diesels don't require spark plugs to fire. They have a much higher compression ratio than gas engines do and actually compress the fuel until it burns. The diesel tractor I refered to with spark plugs in it is still a amazing feet of engineering to me. It was a old (50 something model) International Farmall M D. I guess the reason for what they did was simply a lack of diesel technology and this was how there starting problems were solved. This tractor was both a gas and diesel engine in one. It started on gas and after a short warm up you would switch it to diesel. After you switched it to diesel this is where you left it during operation. The gas was only for start up and shut down. It only idled during the gas operation. Pretty neat tractor though. It was a work horse back in the day.

Been nice chatting with you. Drop me a line anytime.

I am not familiar with diesel engines. Do they use a similar ignition system with their gas counterparts?

I swapped out the oil filter last week thinking it was something else. Just draining the rear axel fluid now, will have it all changed out in 30 mins.
Just noticed a rad leak...damn.
Fuel filter will be replaced next week.
Feels good getting all the fluids changed.
Thabks for the advise.

The oil filter is sitting sideways on the right hand side of the engine about half between the front and back side of the engine. The fuel filter is located near the rear of the engine on the right hand side. For life of me I do not remember the filter numbers but Mr K and Vic have the filter numbers for the Napa filters and they are made by Wix and are of high quality and they are what I used.

Oh one thing when you repack the front hubs I used high temperature disc brake grease as it tended to be a better product and it did a better job of keeping the water out of the hubs if you keep your tractor outside. On mine it was always kept in the garage as I liked having a dry seat .

That's A1 info Michael. I like the point you make comparing the price of a rod end versus grease. I will put together a log on the tractor tomorrow.
Need to do an engine oil change/oil filter plus gear oil in the rear end and I will have replaced all the fluid other than the coolant. I will buy a coolant checking device tomorrow.
Where is the oul filter on this machine? I took a quick peek the other day and couldn't locate.
I cleaned the suction filter last week, amazing the pile of crap the filter caught. I don't think the previous owner ever did it!

meanjean, I am sorry but there is no known owner's manual for the L1801 in either hard copy or PDF. The closest North American manual for this model tractor is the owner's manual is the L185. I personally always serviced my old L1801 changing the oil and diesel filters every 100 hours or once a year which ever was first. Servicing the gearbox I did it once every 2 years and cleaning the transmission screen and I greased my L1801 every ten hours as grease is cheap but buying new tie rod ends is expensive. If you have the four wheel drive model I would also keep the front axle service every two years also if it is a 2 wheel drive model as I had I repacked the front hubs every year.

Vi!

I anticipate asking a pile of L1801 questions as tractors are new to me.
Am I better off asking questions in general maintenance or Grey forum?
Thanks Vic.

Your friend is lucky to have purchased a tractor from someone so helpful.
I'm a new owner of an L1801 with loader. Beginning an owner log and wanting to secure a service schedule.
Can you provide a recommended service schedule?
Have you got a pdf owners manual for the L1801?
First time maintaing hydraulic system but I am mechanically inclined.
Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Hello Vic,

Thanks for your reply regarding owners manual for the Daedong Tractor. I will forward a photo shortly.
Regards
George

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Hi, nice to see another Uk orange owner, i am putting some more on photobucket this weekend,i'll send you the link .
thanks
rob

hi rob any pics of your b6000? i have some of mine on facebook... allistair cooke

Hey Vic,any hints on removing the steering wheel?..L1501 CREEPER..Don't have a puller that will work,got my engine lift holding a bind on the wheel and soaked it w/penatrating oil.Used a punch & hammer on the center stud,no luck(lol)...THANKS and APPRECIATE YOUR SITE !!

Anyone having a dying problem with their L3700hst on acceleration. My 3700 has 5 hours on it and it will die sometimes when I depress the motion pedal and when I let up it will run again ,this is with no load and at 2400rpm leval ground.

hi gergy, are you on facebook? any more pics of your kubota? add me on facebook allistair cooke

Welcome back brother! It's been a while. Hope all is well on your end. Finally got back into truckin about a month or so ago, after being out of work for a year. Damn does it feel good to be working again!!!

hi vic, i have a zd28 that the left wheel has just about completely quit moving....you can only drive at a very slow speed if your lucky. Is there anything that i can do to test this or help to figure out the problem. I am a Ford technician so i'm pretty handy. looking for a manual or some help. could you please point me in some direction..