Recent content by nepa

I only had to take off the steering shaft at the bottom of the steering wheel shaft. The steering shaft would then swing over the left front wheel and give room for the starter motor to swing down and out of the engine.

Thanks for the downloads bmaverick. I appreciate having them. VST 180D is on the hood of the tractor. I am 77 and losing a lot of my courage taking on projects. I saw a video online of someone removing a starter on a very similar tractor but the starter motor itself was slightly different...

I have a Eurotrac 180D that I believe to be identical to the Mitsubishi 180D. The starter is bad and would appreciate advice on removing it. I have it loose but can not be moved forward enough to swing it out. It hits the hydraulic pump. I am afraid if I loosen the hydraulic pump that it may...

Thanks all for your replies. I went under the tractor this morning and nothing was amiss. No leaks or wet plumbing, no loose linkage, no foreign debris. The fluid level is at full and no water contamination. The tractor is never left outside and never exposed to any dampness. I only use the...

I guess my tractor has always been slow moving but now it has just stopped reverse and forward is very slow. It has been about 200 hours since the trans fluid and filter was changed. The tractor has less then 500 hours on it. Fluid is at full mark on dip stick. What am I looking at to...

The mower was not on the tractor at the time. I disconnected the rod of the cylinder at the lifting bellcrank to see if the shaft was bound up and it was not. With the hydraulic piston disconnected I could turn the lift by hand. Thank you for following up.

Hi oldnslo, Yes, single acting hyd cylinder with one pressure hose attached. I disconnected the piston rod and was able to rotate the shaft. The bearings for the shaft are lubed. Sorry, I do not know about spool valves. The tractor has an assembly where the lift lever is attached to a rod...

My mid-mount mower is stuck all the way up. When I push the lever to raise the mower I can hear the motor and pump strain because the mower is already up to the max. When I pull on the lever to lower the mower nothing happens. Even in the float position nothing happens. The mower is stuck...

I need to add, it appears to have an original generator, no alternator.

As long as it runs, I don't care what the ground is and won't change anything. I was just very surprised to see the negative ground when the specs say the tractor is positive. Could this be a reason for the ammeter to barely move after starting? Also if I reverse the battery to negative...

Very true. But am I right that with the polarity reversed it will not start?

I just bought a decent TO-30. The specs say that is has a positive ground off the 6 volt battery. The tractor I just bought has negative gounding. The engine starts well. Is this possible?

Hi Eagle. 3 point not stick but since you mention it, that seems slower too.