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    Massey 1010- cracked bell housing from loader attachment

    Reviving a very old thread. They continued to carefully use it for a few more months until it blew up the 4 wheel drive in the front end. It went to a shop where $6k of repairs were done, which included replacing the bell housing, re-sealing the water pump to the engine after extracting a...
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    Blew Curl Cylinder Hose - '77 L185DT/1200 Loader

    Hi all, I disappeared for quite a while because life got busy and I wasn't really doing anything amazing on my tractor. This Sunday I blew one of my old, rusty curl cylinder hoses and have new ones waiting for me at a local hydraulic shop. I wanted to check with everyone that has a 1200 loader...
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    Spread 31 tons of 3/4 minus to bolster up our arena parking area and start a road from there to my shop roll up door. (road will be under pile when done) Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
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    What does this mean?

    Very good point. I hadn't considered that everybody thinks of PTO rpm as that, rpm! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
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    What does this mean?

    N is a notation for a quantity of things, in this case revolutions, as others have pointed out. It seems like they're reminding you that you're not looking at engine rpm by using units of n/m instead of rpm. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
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    Wiring Two LED Work Lights

    OP, I suggest you run a quick Ohm's Law calculation based on the wattage of all LEDs that will run on the switch. Divide total watts by voltage to get current. Example, my light bar is 120W and if I assume 12V while running (it will be higher due to the charging system running) I get 10A, which...
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    Wiring Two LED Work Lights

    This, 100%. If you find a wire that's only hot when the key is on for the "low current" side of the relay, you won't be able to leave your lights on when you shut down. I ran my high current wire straight off the always hot heavy gauge wire coming into the glow plug switch, since I have a 120W...
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    Dipstick hole can spit

    My L185DT does the same and I have no problems with it. I have to think it's just a hole through the block with not much as far as shielding goes. In fact, if I angle the dipstick back in just the wrong way, I can feel it getting hit by the crank! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
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    Compression release as starting aid

    My L185DT is from '77 and I use the compression release (along with holding the fuel rack to shutoff position with my foot) to crank until the oil pressure light goes out. Gives me peace of mind that I'm going to start at low idle with oil pressure where it needs to be. Sent from my SM-G960U...
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    Kubota L1501 - oil leaking through the main gear shift lever

    I have a '77 L185DT that did this shortly after I got it (2nd or third hand at around 1k hours) Never really looked into it beyond removing the shift cover and not seeing anything obviously amiss. It stopped doing it after a few heat cycles. I keep checking the fluid level and it's okay whenever...
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    B2150HST - Loud Clank/Clunk when engine turned off

    That sounds a lot like the crankshaft stopping its rotation and bouncing back and forth between compression cycles of the cylinders that are on that stroke. It's the same sound my L185DT makes (2 cylinder), but mine doesn't have the clank sound, it's more of a wiggle. Maybe an accessory pulley...
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    Moved a pair of bales of alfalfa for the hay burners this morning. Due to poor planning last night I had the truck and horse trailer blocking my access back out of our manure pile so I parked it out in the open with a snow storm on the way. I came out this morning to 2-3 inches of powder and...
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    Differential lock question

    Hand throttle, I'd say. I've had to stop and think several times in my L185DT, and make sure I hit the clutch before stepping on the lock lever. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
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    Differential lock question

    I'll second this. I haven't done it but I hear engaging your differential lock with one wheel spinning can result in a loud noise and the rapid, chaotic disassembly of the differential. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
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    Massey 1010- cracked bell housing from loader attachment

    Thanks for your support everyone, I'll throw some more details around now that I'm home and done with the immediate work. It's an '83 1010-4, making it the gear drive model. It does look like a recent crack, judging from how clean the edges are. After I got it running I moved the loader up and...
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    Massey 1010- cracked bell housing from loader attachment

    Thanks for the response. According to the serial number and TractorData.com, it's an '83. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
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    Massey 1010- cracked bell housing from loader attachment

    Hi all, This isn't about a Kubota so I put it in "Off-topic", even though the tractor is orange and it's my in-laws' tractor. I was replacing the water pump and oil pump and found a massive crack in the left side bell housing, right where the Bush Hog 1846 QT loader attaches. What's the fix...
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    Using glow plugs.

    My '77 L185DT always gets a few seconds of glow plug at least, unless I've been using it within the past 30 minutes or so. I use the resistive glowing coil in the dash to tell me if they've been run for long enough. If it's daylight out (can't see the coil) , I usually give it 10 seconds and it...
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    -15 and started right up / NIW complaint thread

    Re: -15 and started right up..... The clatter and bang is why I count myself lucky that the '77 L185DT has a compression release knob. It's nowhere near as bitterly cold in Oregon as it has been in a bunch of places lately, but I preheat, pull the knob, give the starter the juice and wait for...
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    Installed a new-to-me seat! My wife found it at a barn sale during the summer and I never made time to install it. The cover isn't ripped so that means I'll have a dry butt when I get on it for the rest of the winter! Old is on the fender, new in the operator position. No, I didn't make it a...