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Wasnt a new cable . just cleaned both ends and appeared to be in good shape

well , i figured it out guys . Bad positive battery cable . It was a new one for me , i had cleaned both ends , connections looked good , showed 12 plus volts with the volt meter at starter . By passed it with jumper cables and fired right up . Must have been coroded under shiething enough that...

Are there other ground connections on this tractor i should be looing for besides battery to chassis ? I hunted around a little with a flash light but didnt notice any others ??

Thanks for the tips guys !! I am aware of the clutch safety switch . Im going to double check connections today .. especially ground cable . One thing i forgot to mention , i was checking for 12vts on back of key switch . It seemed odd to me with the key in off pos , i was getting a strong 12...

Tractor and signs are very cool , if you ever want to sell one of the signs ... let me know : )

My ( New to me ) L245DT wont start . New battery , new cables , showing 12.65 volts at the starter . When key is turned on , the red dash lights come on some times , some times not . I pulled key switch out and dont see any bad connections . Tryed arching starter with screwdriver ( main supply...

Thanks for the filter input , still looking for input or info as far as tune up / injector cleaning or running over head on valves ?

I confirmed my tractor has a seperate hyd system for the loader . (driven with pump off front of crankshaft ) The tractors internal hydraulics seem to work smooth with quik responce as they should . There is an inline spin on hyd filter that has a scratched on date of 93 so im sure its due for a...

Im pretty sure mine has an externall pump driven off the front crank but will have to look again tommorrow to 100 % confirm that

Thanks for all the complements !! It didnt look quite that good when i bought it . A days worth of steam cleaning /masking and some Chevy orange engine paint made it look much better . I assumed the rectangeular fluid tank on the r/h side was for hyd fluid .. did i screw up ? I havent really...

also hyd fluid capacity ? I bought a 5 gal pail to top of res for loader and have about 3-1/2 to 4 gals left .

Thanks for the tips ... ya , i noticed when i bought it the rear tires were backwards ( since photos have been flipped ) . Hey Vic , do you have a direct link to thread about changing hyd fluid and cleaning screen ? I dont have a service manual and think that would be a great idea . Is there any...

Hi every one ! After years of wanting a Kubota tractor , i finally puchaced one . Its a L245DT that was definetely used ( and cosmetically abused ) But seems to be in decent mechanical shape . I picked it up for 4000.00 with loader and scraper . Hr meter broke at 850 hrs so hard to say how many...