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Problem Found! Re: Help -3-pt. hitch won't lower (with load)! Eureka - I have found it! The problem is in the fall speed adjuster under the seat - I had turned it many times to make sure it was open, but the valve is failing internally and was not opening. I turned it a whole lot more, and if...

It is fully loaded with the backhoe in mid-air. Lots of load to force the arms down. I'll try bleeding the system. Thanks Frank

I should have mentioned that - I've tried it. It does act exactly like you had that valve in the locked position though. :( Thanks Frank

Having more problems with my L225 with backhoe mounted on the 3-point hitch. I recently changed the hydraulic fluid and cleaned the filter, now the 3-point hitch will raise, but not lower. The control linkage from the lift arm to the control lever is not the problem, it just won't go down with...

When I push in the clutch on the L225, the engine will slow down a little. The shop manual does not mention grease, but the parts list shows a grease fitting on the side of the clutch release hub. When I look through the inspection port on the right side of the clutch housing, I don't see any...

Hmmmm... The photo was taken through the port on the right side about three inches in front of the brake pedals. That port is the odd shaped one, with two bolts and a lid with two bends in it. The clutch assembly in on the right, the fixed portion that the clutch pedal operates is on the...

Does this look “normal”? When the clutch engages, this mis-alignment between the stationary hub and the pressure plate assembly remain the same, and it looks like they are rubbing on each other. According to my parts diagram and manual, shouldn’t the outer portion of the bearing race be...

>The only thing it can be is the shoes are still contacting the drum.< No, I don't think so, as I can see behind the drum. The shoes are retracted, as they are worn enough that it takes a lot of brake pedal travel to get them to work. In fact, the adjustment is at it's full amount, and there...

Yes looks like a simple spline mount for the drum and it should slide off after removal of the "C" clip, however is seems frozen tight - after a week of Kroil, hammering, prying, a little heat and even cussing, not so much as a wiggle. It's tight. I don't know what further to do. I have to...

I can't believe it! I pulled the hydraulic screen in the transmission and found that some @#$%& idiot had punched holes in the filter element! I can't believe it did it by its self, as all the holes are the same size and same shape (rectangle) troughout the whole filter! I just acquired the...

On older tractors, my brother always adds a quart of two-cycle oil per 50 gallons of diesel as additional lubricant. Frank

I notice on e-bay there are "shop manuals" and "service manuals" - I need to be able to fix the L225 tractor I bought for my father-in-law and am looking for a good manual for it - either reproduction or original. We probably have some good suppliers right here. Any suggestions? Thanks Frank

I don't have a manual for this tractor yet (looking for suggestions beyond the owners manual) but when I put in the clutch, I can hear the RPMs drop a little, and it doesn't always drop into gear easily. It sounds like the throw-out bearing is not real good. I took off the little cover, and...

Have an old L225, and I don't like the look of the tranny fluid (who knows, might be the original.....) I have drained it but am thinking about how to push all the hydraulic fluid out of a backhoe on the tractor. I'm probably going to disconnect the return line and see if I can catch...

Let me see if this attachment works. This should be the right brake drum. Frank