information on kubota tractor

[mature8pointer]

I just bought a kubota tractor that has model 285 written on the cover. It is 4-wheel drive and has only 1200 hours on it. It is a gray market tractor that was brought back to the states. It looks perfect for the 6500.00 I paid for it with boom pole and heavy duty 5 foot disk. My question is that I need a trailer and must know the weight of the tractor. I also want to put a front end loader and need to know the Horse Power. The guy told me it was 56 HP but I don't know for sure. If anyone has knowledge about this tractor I would appreciate anything you could share.

 

[rbargeron]

If it is an L285DT it has 28.5 gross hp with about 24 hp available at the pto. Weight is around 2400 lb without loader. There should be a plate on the left side of the engine or transmission that confirms the model number.

 

[mature8pointer]

I looked around on the tractor and did find a tag that said L2602DT. Could this be it. The 285 was written with a magic marker. He also has engine DT1405 written by a magic marker. It is 4 cyl. I guess this is a long way from 56hp. Any more help will be appreciated. Thanks, Mike.

 

[Boone]

I think these guys might have the same tractor. Scroll down the page for the reply to his question and more info.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Board=greym&Number=405715&page=&view=&sb=5&o=all

 

[Boone]

Concerning the front end loader, some of the folks that post here are using a brand called Koyker, might be worth looking into.

I almost forgot, you might want to check out the gray market board which is located further down on the discussions page.