I haven't posted here in a while. Been pretty busy with summer and got a new job. The fun part of that is that since it was just a position swap at the same employer I get to do my old job and the new job. I hope they get a new person hired pretty soon...
Anyhow on to the topic at hand. I have had a X585 for many years. My Father In Law bought it new in 2002. Whatever the first year they were out is. After they retired and we bought their house the tractor was part of the deal. That was about 11 years ago now.
Over the past few years I have had issues with the dash where the engine temp and sometimes the fuel gauge pegs out when running the PTO. I could confirm that it was electrical and believe it is a ground issue in the dash. The idiots at my local dealer tried fixing it but broke more stuff than they fixed and never resolved the issue.
I noticed that the lever for setting and releasing the parking brake is really floppy. This winter the screw that holds it to the linkage came off. I put it back together but something didn't feel right. I was doing some FEL work with it this weekend and when I went to put it away it came off again.
Been meaning to tear it apart to address these issues but I have need it for plowing in the winter and grass cutting in the summer. This past winter I bought a Z950R and decided to retire the X585 from mowing to make it a dedicated FEL machine and snow removal in the winter. So this summer the plans have been to tear the machine down and fix some issues that have been going on with it. As long as I am in overhaul mode I am going to go over a few other things.
1. Electrical issue - Replace Ground Wire / Inspect ground on dash
2. Parking Brake - Not sure on this one
3. General Maintenance Kit - Oil change, spark plugs, filters
4. Valve Clearance Check
5. Other issues that I come across
EDIT
6. Rust Issue
7. Hyd Fluid/Filter
8. Clean and relube seat slider
9. Clean and relube tilt steering
Anyhow on to the topic at hand. I have had a X585 for many years. My Father In Law bought it new in 2002. Whatever the first year they were out is. After they retired and we bought their house the tractor was part of the deal. That was about 11 years ago now.
Over the past few years I have had issues with the dash where the engine temp and sometimes the fuel gauge pegs out when running the PTO. I could confirm that it was electrical and believe it is a ground issue in the dash. The idiots at my local dealer tried fixing it but broke more stuff than they fixed and never resolved the issue.
I noticed that the lever for setting and releasing the parking brake is really floppy. This winter the screw that holds it to the linkage came off. I put it back together but something didn't feel right. I was doing some FEL work with it this weekend and when I went to put it away it came off again.
Been meaning to tear it apart to address these issues but I have need it for plowing in the winter and grass cutting in the summer. This past winter I bought a Z950R and decided to retire the X585 from mowing to make it a dedicated FEL machine and snow removal in the winter. So this summer the plans have been to tear the machine down and fix some issues that have been going on with it. As long as I am in overhaul mode I am going to go over a few other things.
1. Electrical issue - Replace Ground Wire / Inspect ground on dash
2. Parking Brake - Not sure on this one
3. General Maintenance Kit - Oil change, spark plugs, filters
4. Valve Clearance Check
5. Other issues that I come across
EDIT
6. Rust Issue
7. Hyd Fluid/Filter
8. Clean and relube seat slider
9. Clean and relube tilt steering
