Recent content by Mikew22

Thank you very much!

I did. Sent two different messages but never heard back from him. Could be operator error on my end but I'm pretty sure they both went through.

Still trying to get my hands on a used L185 starter switch or just the starter switch nut. Thanks

Yes sir that would be awesome! I'll send a pm now

Does anyone know what thread or what nut size will work to hold the starter switch to the dash? My tractor was missing the black knob when I bought it years ago. But now the nut that holds it to the dash has vibrated off an the switch is flopping. Just trying to figure out how to get a nut that...

So a few months back I changed the oil and filter on my L185. Within minutes of working the tractor bush hogging the oil light comes on. I was right by my shop and immediately pulled in and killed the engine. I posted on here about it and took the advice from several people. I replaced the oil...

Update! I took out oil pressure sensor and installed a pressure gauge. Cold idled at 65 psi. I ran it flat on the floor pulling a Bush hog for 30 min. After heating up it operated wide open pulling bush hog at 50 psi and idled got at 24 psi. So I'm saying I got lucky and have a bad pressure...

Thank you all for the replies. I stopped today and picked up a oil pressure test kit. It has a gauge and all the adapters for different threads. Gonna hook up to it tomorrow and see what happens. I'm hoping I can get lucky and it be a bad oil pressure sensor but we will see

Thank you sir

So I'm having the oil pressure light issue and I'm going through the steps to track down what's causing it. I have done lots of research and found lots of very helpful info. I'm going to pick up a adapter and pressure gauge tomorrow to check oil pressure. But I found something weird yesterday...

Thank you sir

How do you check the oil pressure relief valve on a L185?

Serial number is L185-10590 Engine model Z751-A Hydraulic pump has 25-AL and 6-K-2 wrote on it

Ok I will get my serial number tomorrow. Thank you

I have a 1979 L185 that I need to rebuild the hydraulic pump because of it leaking fluid over into the crank case. I found a few threads on this topic and say where a couple people said they got everything to do this for around $25. I got the part numbers off one thread also. Then I called...