shootem604
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L245DT with Kubota (Arps Model 22) FEL and Kubota B/L4520B (Woods 650) BH
My new to me L245DT is showing her age just a little: The FEL is a bit slow up and down, and seems to droop a little on the left side, the bucket will dump itself over about 10 minutes when the tractor is off, and there are cracked welds for the cross members between the arms. That and the bucket has obviously been welded and repaired several times, but that's pretty minor. She has all new hydraulic hoses and a new set of dual levers and 'valve body'. The hydraulics connect to the block down in front of the seat, not a pump like some on here seem to have. It is a Kubota marked, (faded) orange painted FEL with black hydraulic cylinders.
I think I'm going to take the who works apart to grind out the cracked welds to reweld and add some gussets or plates to reinforce the cross members, but what to do about the hydraulic issues. It's currently useable - moved several yard of sand recently, but I want to fix things before they get worse.
I think I'm going to take the who works apart to grind out the cracked welds to reweld and add some gussets or plates to reinforce the cross members, but what to do about the hydraulic issues. It's currently useable - moved several yard of sand recently, but I want to fix things before they get worse.