L200 Glow Plug Conversion

Hey guys, just thought I'd quickly introduce myself a bit before I dive into things. My name is Nate. I just picked up my first compact tractor the other day, a L200. I used to be into restoring older Cub Cadets and have a nice 1650, and 169 but I have found my needs have out grown the tractors. I am mainly going to use the L200 for getting firewood out of the woods and pulling junk cars around the lot. With the 3pt hitch I'm sure I will find many other uses as time goes by.

So this L200 fell into my lap and I jumped on it. Came with a Woods belly mower (which I'm going to remove and sell as I use a Ferris zero turn to mow with) and a back blade. Everything is in pretty good shape and it runs good. Problem is that the glow plugs weren't working correctly and it was hard to start. So after fooling around with it today I accidentally blew out the elements in both plugs. I didn't realize they couldn't handle the higher amperage. I probably should have known better realizing the two coil wire resisters but none the less they are done now. The previous owner had by-passed the original system and used a typical bosch 40a relay with a momentary switch to operate the glow plugs. The main coil resister on the frame was still used. Looking back now I think the connections on the plugs were making them not work correctly (a little loose).

My thinking now, is it possible to convert to a newer style glow plug without the looped element?

I found this video on youtube about Mercedes and want to know if the same can be done with my Kubota.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anyIzllzbW0&feature=player_detailpage

Does anybody happen to have a part number for a newer style glow plug I could retrofit? The part number on the old glow plug was NGK DG220A.

Thanks!
Nate

Some shots of the new toy:

Thanks for the quick reply. I found replacement glow plugs for $30 each. I don't mind paying another $60 if it means better starting. But if you guys don't think that it will perform any better, perhaps I will go back to the stock setup.

Also the glow lamp indicator wire on the dash burned through so the circuit was not working. That is why the previous owner had by passed it with the relay.


I thought about keeping the deck to add value if I ever sell it. I don't really have much room to store it and I was hoping the money I got from it would be used to buy a box scraper or some other attachments that I would actually use.

The stock style glow plugs must operate at a lower voltage or amperage. I tried putting a full 12v straight from the battery and that was when they blew out. (Dumb mistake, looking back now) Even if I fix the broken looped wire resister in the dash I'm not sure if the rest of the original circuit is in working condition.

I sent you an email Carl. Kubota part number 15101-65510 for the glow plug.

The indicator coil in the dash is Kubota part number 32150-32700.