Recent content by cliftyman

That's good to know. I've already bought parts from the Kobota dealer and they fit for the most part. Curious based on the description do you think the clutch is shot or do I just need to bang some loose or lubricate something?

I finally got my l1500 started! Boy that 2 cylinder diesel ruins like a sewing machine. After I repaired the steering, the fuel tank, radiator and put in a new battery it was nice to get the thing running. Looks like I have clutch problems though. I can depress the clutch fully and it...

I was so excited last night. I've been working on my L1500 project since Feb. I had to seal some pinholes in the fuel tank. It held so I filled up the steering box with gear oil (which I had to rebuild), mounted the tank and dash and starting reconnecting electrically connections. I drained...

I purchased a service manual for my L1500 on service manual vault but I haven't been able to find a digital operators manual. Would anybody be willing to e-mail one to me? This thing has a lot of handles and knobs on it and I've went to a lot of trouble to restore it and I hate to blow...

Thanks for the response! Dumb question but I was wanting to dump all the old fluid... is it regular practice to drain the fluid via the lowest plug or do I need to open them all up to get all the old fluid out. I hate to ask but there just isn't a lot of reference on the internet for this...

My first post here.... this is a great site! I bought a house to remodel and lo and behold sitting outside was a L1500. I haggled with the seller and he sold me the tractor for a discount. The tractor had some issues mainly due to sitting out in the elements for years but I'm trying my best...