Recent content by StuartT

Whoa, that is a surprise. I have been missing that top one. Nothing like a picture, thank you very much Mr. Old and TIred. That tractor will be in the garage today! You started the ball rolling Gem99ultra. My thanks go to you too.

That is encouraging. I lube the tractor fairly regularly but the peddle pivot arm is buried up in the linkage and I could have easily missed it last time (or multiple times for that matter). I'll crawl under there and give it a shot or two. Thanks for the suggestion.

My 2009 L2800 is developing a resistance when depressing the FWD/REV peddle in the forward direction. Once it gets past approximately 25% of movement, it becomes easier up through full peddle, but that initial resistance is getting worse. If this sounds like a transmission problem, it is going...

Your wish is my command.:dance1: In the end, I rebuilt both bucket cylinders on my LA463 FEL. I needed to see the seal arrangement on the good cylinder in order to do the leaking one, which was dismantled when I got it back from the hydraulic shop. I am taking them to small claims court over...

Here is an email from Messick's re the LA463 loader hydraulics. Stuart, Good afternoon. I apologize, it does state to use special tools(slide jig and correcting jig) to install the expander and piston seal. However, it instructs you or us as a dealer to make the tools. We do not have these...

I have a 2009 Kubota L2800 with a LA463 loader. The loader had a bucket cylinder leak and I took it to a shop to have it repaired. They called with an astronomical estimate over $600 with tax and I decided not to use the shop and went and picked it up. They had opened the cylinder and pull...

Hey Steve, I don't want to hijack your thread but I have a similar issue this morning and posing our questions together might be useful in helping us both. My 2009 L2800HST has had some really heavy use in the last two days and this morning I went out to grease things and check fluids. A week...