L1500 project

Langeloo

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L1500
Sep 27, 2024
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Hej everybody, new here on the site and introducing my L1500 from as i know somewhere end 60. Got this tractor about 10 years ago and use it on my little farm. It is a wonderful little tractor, and use it for everything. When necessary i build my own equipment. I saw that it was possible to have a little digger on the back. And i was wondering if there was something original for a frontloader. There is no hydraulic on the machine, but the solution for that is a electric pump.
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Russell King

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L185F, Modern Ag Competitor 4’ shredder, Rhino tiller, rear dirt scoop
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Welcome to the forum.

In the USA that tractor falls into a gray market area (sort of legal when imported but not now that Kubota started importing tractors themselves). There is a whole separate section of this devoted to the gray market

It is not important that you post there but you will find more information about your tractor there than in the normal sections.

That is a nice looking tractor and I have a similar L185 model.

What are the two small wheels on the front for?

And you do have a hydraulic pump on the tractor or your rear 3 point hitch would not work. You may have a block somewhere on your tractor that can be replaced to route the hydraulics to other valves. This thread discussed that in great detail and provided the dimensions to make your own adapter block.

You can also add a hydraulic pump to the rear PTO shaft or there is a way to add one on the front end of the engine. See this thread
 
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ken erickson

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Hej everybody, new here on the site and introducing my L1500 from as i know somewhere end 60. Got this tractor about 10 years ago and use it on my little farm. It is a wonderful little tractor, and use it for everything. When necessary i build my own equipment. I saw that it was possible to have a little digger on the back. And i was wondering if there was something original for a frontloader. There is no hydraulic on the machine, but the solution for that is a electric pump.
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Welcome!

It appears you live in Sweden from your profile?

I did a quick internet search and there are plenty of pictures of L1500's with loader and hydraulic front attachments. You might be able to glean some information from those pictures as to the different makes of loader, not sure if I see a Kubota branded loader, and how these where plumbed in from a hydraulic sense.

What part of Sweden, my grandfather migrated from the Esklestuna region in the mid 30's. ?
 

Langeloo

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L1500
Sep 27, 2024
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Zweden
Welcome!

It appears you live in Sweden from your profile?

I did a quick internet search and there are plenty of pictures of L1500's with loader and hydraulic front attachments. You might be able to glean some information from those pictures as to the different makes of loader, not sure if I see a Kubota branded loader, and how these where plumbed in from a hydraulic sense.

What part of Sweden, my grandfather migrated from the Esklestuna region in the mid 30's. ?
Okay thanks, I am coming from 60 km above karlstad. Just mogreated to Sweden for good year now. Original from Holland
 

Langeloo

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L1500
Sep 27, 2024
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Zweden
Welcome to the forum.

In the USA that tractor falls into a gray market area (sort of legal when imported but not now that Kubota started importing tractors themselves). There is a whole separate section of this devoted to the gray market

It is not important that you post there but you will find more information about your tractor there than in the normal sections.

That is a nice looking tractor and I have a similar L185 model.

What are the two small wheels on the front for?

And you do have a hydraulic pump on the tractor or your rear 3 point hitch would not work. You may have a block somewhere on your tractor that can be replaced to route the hydraulics to other valves. This thread discussed that in great detail and provided the dimensions to make your own adapter block.

You can also add a hydraulic pump to the rear PTO shaft or there is a way to add one on the front end of the engine. See this thread
Thanks for the reply.
Gray section. Does that mean it is not a Kubota or is it to old. The L175 is almost the same tractor.
The wheels in the front do i use to push hay balls. The ones on the photo are around 220 kilo, but you have them from 500 kilo also, roll them on the round side and then I can push them with the tractor.

I go read the links you send. I thought the hydrauliks are coming out of the gearbox. I needed to change the oil with the atto80 oil. But there is something like an little pump on the right site before the trotthle and brake. I don't find the right books. I use my knowledge of my mechanic experience to find out everything.
 

Russell King

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L185F, Modern Ag Competitor 4’ shredder, Rhino tiller, rear dirt scoop
Jun 17, 2012
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Austin, Texas
Thanks for the reply.
Gray section. Does that mean it is not a Kubota or is it to old. The L175 is almost the same tractor.
The wheels in the front do i use to push hay balls. The ones on the photo are around 220 kilo, but you have them from 500 kilo also, roll them on the round side and then I can push them with the tractor.

I go read the links you send. I thought the hydrauliks are coming out of the gearbox. I needed to change the oil with the atto80 oil. But there is something like an little pump on the right site before the trotthle and brake. I don't find the right books. I use my knowledge of my mechanic experience to find out everything.
The use of the small wheels to push bales is a great idea!

There is a work shop manual on Kubota books dot com