OK, OK....I know that tractors are supposed to be a "guy" thing, but I can't help myself, I'm just in love with them! We recently moved to a home with 5 acres. The land was in terrible shape. I've wacked away at it with my poor little Cub Cadet 1450 and it is now halfway presentable, but some of the heavier jobs left to do, like taking the crown off of the 400' driveway, send the Cub to the back of the barn, hiding in fear.
Not having the funds necessary to buy the latest and greatest, I settled on a Kubota L285 (1976-77) which came with loader, box scraper, grader/snow blade, and brush hog. It is all in pretty good shape.
For the most part, everything works well on this tractor and it runs like a top, no smoke or knocking. The one problem it does have, though, is that the glow plug system is not working. The indicator on the dash is not glowing at all. I cannot find this part (15401-65451) online. Does anyone have any good sources for parts for an L285, new or used? Any other suggestions as to a fix? Thanks in advance. You guys are great!
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Not having the funds necessary to buy the latest and greatest, I settled on a Kubota L285 (1976-77) which came with loader, box scraper, grader/snow blade, and brush hog. It is all in pretty good shape.
For the most part, everything works well on this tractor and it runs like a top, no smoke or knocking. The one problem it does have, though, is that the glow plug system is not working. The indicator on the dash is not glowing at all. I cannot find this part (15401-65451) online. Does anyone have any good sources for parts for an L285, new or used? Any other suggestions as to a fix? Thanks in advance. You guys are great!
http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/1580/sort/1/cat/500/page/1