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Such a devistating story and all our worst nightmare!! I too have a 3200 sqft shop and it's filled with tools and equipment from my father's gas station and then the garage our family ran until I retired and reassembled everything into this building. I just feel your pain and while I didn't...

Amazing thread!! Beautiful install too. My 25hp tractor is almost out of warranty so I'm looking for improvements too. But thank you for such a well written article. Really enjoyed it and I hope you get many years of trouble free service from this tractor. Nice Job!!

Such a sad sad story!! I have a 3600 sqft shop behind my house and while the building is easy to insure in itself the contents are impossible as it's 98% tools and equip that have a $10K limit. I'm glad to hear that what ever insurance you have that you will be alright except for the "one of a...

It's done. Took me 90 minutes and $55 in parts as I opted to replace the two axle bearings while I was in there as they seemed a little rough. Parts were amazingly cheap and NH part numbers too. Happy New Year!!

You are absolutely 100% correct and you're not harsh at all!! The tractor has 11 months left of warranty and I'm not swetting it at all. The axle area was actually pretty dirty which leads me to believe it's been leaking a long time. The reason for a "warranty" in the first place is to stand...

I didn't buy the machine for the warranty anyway. It all works out in the end and I still love my LS tractor.

Here's the deal on the tractor, where I live and my half acre, do I need a tractor the answer is absolutely not. But I've always wanted one and I've always wanted a backhoe. So I could easily afford this toy and I bought it. Around my place I use it to lift things, push snow and help my...

Well that's not exactly true. The dealer was an established place right here in town less then 3 miles from me. And yes indeed I'm pulling it apart today and fix it myself. I'll make the gasket and my local auto parts store had the seal. Still a great tractor for it's size and has a higher...

Absolutely Agree!! Maybe LS is considering phasing out their own brand name and dealers and moving to the more popular dealer New Holland. It's a great machine so please don't get my comments wrong. But look for a well established dealer network whether it's LS or New Holland. LS was the...

Oh yes, I do agree with you totally. BUT, LS is paying New Holland dealers to do warranty work on their tractors, what's the difference with my LS MT125. Same tractor built off the same line! Yes I'm going to pay the bill and move on but the issue is LS is losing dealers on a fine product...

I absolutely love my LS MT125!! My friends with the orange and green machines will admire the differences in the LS line compared to theirs. My tractor is 5 years old now and I have had absolutely NO problems with this machine at all. But last week I had a front tire that was losing air so I...

Interesting side note. "New Holland" uses LS part numbers for this tractor too. I haven't seen the new LS MT125 but does it have a SSQA? If not New Holland does.

Well I wanted to do it for a long time but it took a lot of research as there is a lot of conflicting information out there. But I learned a lot about the SSQL "quick attach" and shared it here. So now we can upgrade our LS MT125 and have a better tractor. Thank you guys for all your help...

And the part numbers if they didn't make the group of the last pictures.

Okay Gentlemen, Christmas came early for me today. I got a call from my New Holland dealer and they said my SSQA adapter and bucket were in. I drove my pickup down and they loaded the parts into my truck. I used my MT125 to unload everything as I put hooks on that bucket. Well I unpinned my...

That is what I am saying, it is the standard J2513 Bobcat industry standard SSQA.

Well the one on the New Holland Workmaster 25S is a standard SSQA and we took one of their new tractors that they had on display and hooked it up to standard accessories and they fit. The 25S is a MT125 with darker blue paint. It's built by LS and I buy all my parts from my local New Holland...

As soon as I get it installed I'll happily post pictures as you all have been very helpful.

Dimensionally at the pins it's the same loader. I don't know what the differance may be between the LL1100 and the LL1101. I'm actually buying this mount from my New Holland dealer. As I have mentioned before I don't have an LS dealer locally for over 200 miles but I do have a New Holland...

I have the LL1100 loader.

Here you go: the bucket is a MT40404031 and the SSQL tractor mount is a MT40404033. While I ordered these numbers through my New Holland dealer they are actually LS numbers interestingly enough.

I have an LS MT125 with LL1100 Loader and the pin on bucket. I went to my local New Holland Dealer (I don't have an LS dealer with in 200 miles of me) ordered the SSQA system and bucket for the Workmaster 25S which is built by LS. It's the exact same machine. The SSQA system is a standard...

Well Gentlemen, I just purchased the SSQA system that fits a Workmaster 25S which is the same loader as the LS MT125. I went to the New Holland Dealer and asked them if we could take the 25S, drop the bucket and go try and attach it to standard SSQA accessories that they had in their yard to...

Now I think this will be interesting to everyone. Here are the dimensions of the J2513 standard "bobcat" quick attach plate. This will indeed fit our factory buckets with some welding.

I'm working on it and we'll all have a lot of info when I'm done.

Okay gentlemen, I'm getting closer to the information we're all looking for here. "TractorMike" apparently has no other way to contact them other then a small form on their web page. For some reason it would NOT work for me and kept saying my email address was not entered correctly or what...

That was a very interesting thread. The "liability' issue thing makes sense from a manufactures stand point but to make it odd seems very short sighted to me. I'm still working on this and will call tractor Mike and get some information. Thanks for the heads up MXR662.

Now that's very interesting! NewHolland calls it a LC100 but they would have to be the same. This would be a very fair price too as you get the "weld on" adapter plate for your bucket. I'll do some more research on this and get back to everyone. But this certainly looks like the system for...

Through NewHolland the SSQA for the 25S/MT125 is $1080. That's a fair price for the adapter but I'm still trying to figure out what "mounting plate" size it would take. I too can weld it on my bucket but I haven't yet determined what size the mount is. From what we've learned here it's not a...

Hey LS, thanks for the shout out!! Yea, having fun with my tractor and you know as time goes by we get them kind of set up like we want it. I haven't had a bit of trouble with it other then the joy sticks on the loader and back hoe coming loose. But I sort that out quickly and fixed it so...

Thank you guys for bringing this subject up. Like JBSlim I assumed that the SSQA adapter on the MT125 was a "Standard" adapter. Just this afternoon I was going to go to my dealer and order the SSQA adapter and bucket for ny 5 year old tractor BUT I thought I was getting a universal setup. I"m...

I have to agree with Gnome's post. Mine stays on the full mark for ever and then goes down pretty fast at the end. But I have never run out of fuel as I get a good warning from the gauge. I've only have very minor issues with this machine in the 4 years I've owned it and everything was an...

I've never had a local LS dealer and the one that I used to use was 200 miles away. But we have a really great NewHolland dealer here in town and Workmaster 25S is built by LS and is a MT-125. They have been very helpful with parts and talking me through minor issues. I would have no warranty...

I'm gonna say it's a temperature issue. When it gets below 35 degrees the little engine on my little MT125 seems to want to jump out of the frame on a cold start up. 40 and above it's a nicer machine. I've done the 20 second glow plug routine and it makes a difference. I live at 4100 feet...

This is the third winter with my MT125 and we've had some cold mornings lately. A couple of weeks ago I did my usual first/cold start procedure - glow plugs for about 8 seconds and fire it up. This one morning I thought the engine was literally going to jump out of the chassis. It hammered...

My MT125 is a year and 10 months old and has 100 hours on it. Today I am doing the two year service on it of changing the engine oil and engine coolant. While I was removing the oil filter I happened to hand roll a front tire and I heard a clunk! I have kind of heard this before when I'm...

I've had my MT125 now for two and a half years and it's been a great machine. I have the LS backhoe on it and that weighs about 700 pounds and is a great counter balance. But I soon discovered that when I was trying to push snow with that on the front end was too light too steer on the ice...

I have a model 800 Ford tractor. The draw bar is missing but the support bracket is still on the tractor. I got under the tractor today and dug the mud and debris out of what appears to be the attaching point for the draw bar. I can buy a new draw bar from Steiner's but I gather a pin fits up...

My new to me Ford 800 tractor I was told was a 1958 but a sharp eye questioned that and on closer exam of the numbers I had a 860 which would make it before 1958. So I assumed it was a 1957. Well today I really start looking at the the serial number and between the two parallelograms was what...

What is this lever for? When I push up or down on it I can hear the oil pump go to work and my three point won't work for a minute until is "seems" like it builds up pressure again. Just haven't figured out this lever. Thanks for your help.

I just inherited a very nice '58 Ford 800 with the five speed and live PTO option. The tractor has a loader on it that works fine and everything seems to work well except the 3 point hitch. In close inspection of this tractor it appears there are three big plugs on top of the transmission...

Well I finally have 50 hours on my little tractor and it's time for that service. So I remove the loader and hood, dump the oil and remove the filter. My local LS dealer is a very small tractor dealer and did not stock the filter. So with the part number he sends me to my local auto supply...

Well today I finished my "heavy hitch" for my MT125. I used front wheel weights and a commercial 3 point receiver hitch attachment to build this. I took a piece of 2"X2"X3/16" box tubing and welded a cross piece on the end to hold the wheel weights. Now I have two 65 pound weights, two 100...

This is an old question and I have seen it addressed with bigger LS machines but I'm asking this specifically for the MT125 and the LB1107 loader. I have the backhoe and it weighs just over 700 pounds and it is truly the ideal counterweight. But as I have read from others that is a lot of...

Well today I finished the upgrade to the new LS factory configuration. This was really easy to do as first I ordered from my local dealer 2 number 40369516 "Pin-Lower Kink"s and together they were $30 total. Not bad for factory parts. Next I removed my backhoe and then the three long bolts on...

Just visited my NH Dealer today and saw the new subcompact Workmaster 25S and wonder if any else has one or seen one of this nice machines.

Well "LSmt125owner" this subject just gets more interesting. My local big New Holland Dealer just got in a nice selection of the "New Holland" Workmaster 25S and extremely interesting to look over. The original LS MT125 is truly the factor special as the trim package is much nicer on our...

Well I have owned my tractor for six months now and have 30 hours on it. Pushed a little snow with it but today I got the buckets dirty for the first time. My neighbor wanted a burn pit in his back yard so I dug a 6' X 8' X 2' hole for him. I was very pleased with the power of the machine...

The other day I stopped into my LS Dealer and picked up the HST and Hydraulic System filters. He looked up the numbers and walked back to his shelves and pulled the HST filter in a LS Box with an LS marked filter inside. Then he walked over to a fresh UPS delivery of LS parts in a big LS box...

My LS MT125 is brand new with 28 hours on it. When I first got the tractor I practiced removing the loader and the back hoe and the hydraulic lines disconnected and reconnected with out any difficulty. Well I removed the hoe and parked it for about two months inside while I used the tractor to...

Last week I receieved a phone call from my dealer advising me of a "recall" service bulletin on my Yanmar engine. Apparently as these engines are being built for various applications the lower coolent drain had a 3/8" hose bib on it that was capped with a rubber cap. I would guess in some...

I was admiring the snow plow that "Smoreau" built and I did not want to hijack his thread, but there I read a suggestion by "bp fick" about putting a piece of pipe on the cutting edge for pushing snow to keep the edge from catching on cracks and raises on a asphalt or concrete driveway. Well I...

I don't have a MMM to protect the goodies under my tractor from getting hit by something. I saw a great Youtube on protective belly pan for the BX series Kabota's and thought that would be neat for my MT125. Just checking if anyone has seen one. :thumbsup:

As I am enjoying my new LS MT125 and all the projects of minor modifications, little fixes and just making the tractor my own. I am curious if the 1350 rpm idle speed is a good speed. I have the factory service manual for this tractor and engine but it does not address engine idle speed or how...

I have a six spool hydraulic control valve on my back hoe. It is supposed to have a float position on one of the spool valves and I believe I have identified that position because it has a longer "cap" at the bottom of the valve and at the end of the spool. I "believe" this longer cap houses a...

I was studying the owners manual for the LB1107 backhoe on my MT125 and on page 14 under "Backhoe Operation" and "Boom and Swing Controls" it states that if you "push the lever fully forward into the detent position, allows the boom to float. The boom can drift up and down without pressure"...

As most of you that have read my posts know, I have a brand new MT125 TLB. I have 10 hours on it now and 9 of those have been in the shop practicing digging with the backhoe on my cement floor. I also had the tractor running getting the backhoe on and off on the dolly I made for the hoe. My...

Well for me to get to know my new tractor today I took off the loader, backhoe and removed the hood and engine side panels. I also made a carpeted deck cover for the backhoe where I put my feet. This carpet is reversible with a rubber back side if I'm working in mud. Either side cleans with...

Well gentlemen, some of you have been very kind over the last few weeks to answer all my questions that I have put out up on this forum about the LS MT125. I did order it on November 3rd and it was delivered last night. I was beyond excited to get this tractor as it's cost me sleep being I was...

There was a gentleman on this forum that had a thread that I believe was titled "you're not going to believe this". He described how his new LS MT125 kind of ran away and surged on him. He mentioned that he had a oil leak that I believe was at his loader connections but all this brought to...

I just purchased an MT125 with the LL100 loader and LB1107 backhoe. I'm playing the waiting game now for delivery. I've been of course telling my friends about it but I don't have a picture. I've cruised the internet for a picture but they are all factory pictures with the mower too. Can...

While I'm still waiting for my new tractor to be delivered I have read there is limited clearance between the crankcase drain plug and the front axle. This creates the problem of getting the drain plug completely out to drain the oil. Is this an issue? Just thought I would ask the question.

I have a 2017 MT125 tractor. Looking where I can obtain the shop and parts manuals for it. Also does anyone have a list of the filter (fuel, oil, hydraulic) for this machine. Can't seem to locate this information. Thanks for the help.