Recent content by DanielTerence

When I raise/lower the FEL, brush hog, or steer the tractor when moving I get a shaking or shuddering feeling. It seems to lessen if I run the engine at a higher RPM. I bought the tractor new in 2006 and it has 200 hours on it, so I don't use it a lot, but I do run it at least a few hours each...

Changed the fluid in the front end of my L2800 HST this past weekend. It was supposed to take 4.8 quarts (if I remember correctly). I could only pour in about 2 quarts before it started coming out the check hole. I did not measure what had drained out (the old fluid) until afterwards and it was...

A neighbor asked me to clear the snow off his 250 ft driveway. Knowing that the going rate for neighborly tractor work in our area is about $25.00 per hour, he assumed I could do the driveway in less than 5 minutes so $5.00 would be a good wage for the work. I explained that my total time was...

I have an L2800 and would like to "till" about 1/2 acre this coming Spring for pumpkins, squash, and corn. It seems that a tiller will cost somewhere around $1300. Is there a cheaper way to do this? Would a single plow and chain harrow work? I think a disc harrow might be too expensive - not...

I just bought a 5 ft blade for my Kubota 2800 and today it's snowing! Can't wait to use it. When I was trying it out yesterday, I noticed that the blade touches the ground when the lever is near the 5 or 6 number. Should I lower the lever all the way to 1? I realize there is no downward...

I was browsing the posts looking for info on manure forks and toothbars and read the following post from a few years ago. I used the FEL on my L2800 all winter to backdrag the snow off the driveway - will buy a blade for next winter. I tipped the bucket at a pretty good angle to scrape the...

A neighbor asked me to clean off his heavy use pad after a winters worth of feeding his cattle. The pad is about 12 feet wide and probably 40 feet long. I agreed to do this with my L2800 and FEL. After working for about 2 hours, I've cleared about 25% of the pad. It's tuff going because of all...

The sticker on my L2800 with FEL says to grease every 10 hours and to also do the FEL control lever or linkage (can't rememeber exactly the wording). Anyway, I've been to two dealers and asked where do I grease the control lever or linkage and they have not been able to give me a straight...

I did the 50 hour service on my L2800 Saturday. I changed two trans. filters. The large one, under the drivers right foot did not have a magnet, the new one did. I was surprised because I've seen photos on this forum with magnets full of metal shavings. I hope by not having one I wasn't...

When I changed the oil in my L2800 a month ago, I put the recommended amount of oil in, but after it set awhile (and everything drained to the bottom) the oil level on the dipstick was about 1/4 inch above the full mark. I did not think that would hurt anything and have used the tractor several...

Thanks to this forum, I learned why my brush hog shook the entire tractor every time I raised it. The dealer replaced the valve at no cost, including pick up and delivery. The new valve made a big difference.

I greased my L2800 FEL for the first time a few weeks ago with Lucal Oil Heavy Duty grease $4.84 (green color) which was described as being great for farm equipment. As I injected it I noticed the original grease was a light brown color. Trying to find a cheaper grease I went to a tractor dealer...

When I use my cruise control, it does not release when I hit the break, I thought I remember that it used to release. From a safety standpoint I think it should. What do you folks experience? Thanks.

I noticed after mowing a rough, bumpy field last week that my right front wheel seems to be slanted or tow'd in more than the left one. I know some is normal, but now one side is slightly different than the other. I did not hit anything solid, but did a lot of turning on bumpy ground with ruts...

Lubed all the zerks on my L2800 FEL (was a challenge getting the grease gun adaptor off/on each one) and then noticed that I'm supposed to also grease the linkage. Exactly where is this? Are there zerks involved or am I just spreading grease? I was also told to check the Internation brush hog...