Inherited my father's Kubota L200

[hslade3]

Hi All,

My Dad just passed away and his old Kubota L200 is now my responsibility to take care of for my mother. Getting it running again would be a great help on her property. I know that it was running just 2 or 3 years ago but has been parked and covered for at least the last two summers. i have reasonable (but novice when it comes to old diesel tractors) mechanical skills - I service my own vehicles and motorcycle and refurbish coffee and espresso equipment for a living which is full of electrical and hydraulic systems.

I look forward to digging into the forums here to learn more about this great little tractor that Dad used to ride me around on when I was a kid.

 

[mguitas]

:welcome:aboard, sorry to hear about your dad. May he R.I.P.

 

[RoMad]

Sorry for your loss. I am sure you will enjoy working on your dads tractor and enjoy using it for you mom even more. If the tractor was running a couple of years ago it will probably not be to hard to start. There are a lot of people on here who will be able to walk you through it. Good luck.

 

[creekbend]

Welcome aboard. If it were me, I would check the battery, drain all the old fuel in the system, change all fluids, grease all zerks-grease fittings-and proceed from there. Best wishes.

 

[Briana03]

Welcome to TractorByNet!

I moved your thread to the Kubota Owning & Operating forum.

 

[daveinnh]

I would also change the air filter(s) - may be 2 stage? Check for mice / wire damage too.

If you don't change the hyd. fluid right off; be sure it's topped off.

 

[PHILIP8N]

My Father passed in 1993. Even though I used the 1950 Ford 8N as a kid growing up, I have sole possession of it now. It is a please to work on and use, reminds me of our times and of Dad when I use it. Now my kids enjoy ridding on it. Something he never saw, but I get the pleasure of 3 generations on 1 old Ford 8N. Good luck. Philip.