Kubota Tractor Fully Restored & Adding a TURBO! Pt.5

Kubota L285 Tractor restoration and the beginning of installing the turbocharger. Intercooled turbo diesel soon to come! Stay posted!

[@jacobhendrickson8935]

You did a sweet job.

[@RaztechPowersports]

Thank you!

[@Gro2healthheirlooms]

Beautiful restoration project. I love it.

[@RaztechPowersports]

Appreciate it! Just used it to mow on Sunday. Ran great!

[@harrimanfox8961]

that's the sickest looking hood I've ever seen on a Kubota

[@RaztechPowersports]

Thanks! A lot of work went into this tractor

[@neilhansen5663]

beautiful

[@louiekip1194]

Did good job look better then off the factory .I wish I know to restore my kubota B9200D she old and rusty.

[@samantharaziano4232]

Great info! Smart guy 🤙🏼

[@charlesrage6396]

What a fantastic job, Im looking at doing the same on mine. What turbo and intercooler and airbox did you use?

[@RaztechPowersports]

I think I included the link for the turbo in the description. Decided not to use the intercooler, and it made tons of power without it.

[@RaztechPowersports]

Factory airbox

[@charlesrage6396]

@@RaztechPowersports Hey man, sadly it doesn't appear to be in the description. Any chance of a link? really appreciated if you can ...it would be ace)

[@garrettlafavor1350]

Where did you get the headlight bezel and the insert between headlights?

[@RaztechPowersports]

The headlights are generic led works lights. Just cut the bottom mounting tab off. That’s the Orginal front grill.

[@jacobhendrickson8935]

Did you go with automotive grade paint?? I definitely would. Base coat / clear.

[@RaztechPowersports]

Single stage paint from kubota

[@zoeycaloy]

nice

[@RaztechPowersports]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@jacobhendrickson8935]

Bolt centric?? Lug centric. Lol

[@rodneywroten2994]

MR Raziano my 285 is in respectable condition but I need to fill it up with hyd. fluid. Do you know the proper way. I see a fill cap but it seem to have a plug on side of tractor below shifter. not sure to pull that plug and fill till it comes out of it. Kubota here is not helping. plus I cant find vent for hayd. case. thanks if you can help

[@bryanwilder8307]

Do you have a part # or model of that turbo?

[@noahguyse2908]

Im gonn start to restore my kubota l285 in a couple months, its a little diffent than yours due to its a zenon brand (rebranded kubota grey market tractor), it has 16 gears instead of 8 and is on a weird chasis, l285 v1500 engine, l345 chasis. Its a weird tractor, i would be intrested to know how much more power your tractor would make with a turbo, when i rebuild my engine im gonna pull the turbo off my parts 1066 international and slap that on there. Im shooting for 40hp

[@RaztechPowersports]

Mississippi Backwoods stranger the better lol. Yeah man I’m shooting for 45 hp. I won’t truly know the exact number but the brush hog will tell the difference.

[@noahguyse2908]

Brad Raziano nice, good luck with it, i also bought a ford front end loader to put on mine one day

[@Mrwhatarethose]

Mines got 700 and it leaks like a Russian siv

[@RaztechPowersports]

😂

[@Platano_macho]

I have the exact same tractor and I need help looking for a thermostat housing and I also need those from wheel lug nuts can you help?

[@RaztechPowersports]

Fermin Valdivia I’ve had really good luck with my local kubota dealer on finding oem parts. The wheels bolts are 12x1.25 tread. Found them on eBay

[@Platano_macho]

@@RaztechPowersports can I give you my email so you can write to me about how to repair the thing?

[@RaztechPowersports]

Fermin Valdivia to be honestly I really don’t have a lot of spare time on my hands. If you have a dealer near by, they would steer you in the right direction.

[@TheManiutekS]

Whats the RAL number of this paint?

[@RaztechPowersports]

TheManiutekS I can’t recall but it’s the “old” kubota orange. New color is much darker

[@willinetics1]

What LED headlights are those?

[@RaztechPowersports]

The eBay specials lol. Very inexpensive 👍🏻

[@willinetics1]

@@RaztechPowersports thank you kind sir, nice work by the way

[@RaztechPowersports]

@@willinetics1 appreciate it!

[@thaddieusemory1798]

What kind of cost to restore this L285?

[@RaztechPowersports]

Thaddieus Emory i personally spent about $2,000. $800 was in sand, paint, and primer

[@thaddieusemory1798]

Brad Raziano- Thnaks for rely back looking to restore my L175DT. Working on a budget .

[@RaztechPowersports]

Thaddieus Emory it all depends on the quality of the restoration. I used a 2 stage epoxy primer. 1 gallon of blue and almost 1.5 of orange. 3 coats of primer and 3 coats of paint.

[@thaddieusemory1798]

Brad Raziano ok Thank for the information.