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[Eagle1]

Check this thread, the 460 may be close enough to guide you. YMMV
https://www.tractorforum.com/threads/long-460-operators-manual.33044/

 

[Redraider75]

Thanks Eagle1, I have found that manual, and printed off all 197 pages(there goes my black printer ink), good info but not what I need the most.

I do have some new, good and bad, information, as I was able to spend some quality time with it this afternoon. I located the wiring to the glow plugs, traced in and back out of the dash panel, to a button I had never noticed before, and EUREKA I have functioning glow plugs and they make starting this thing fantastic!!!

I did find a partial label that tells me a phone number to call if I need an Owner's Manual(highly doubt it will actually pan out), but I will call it tomorrow with my fingers crossed. The label names this tractor as Long Agribusiness. which was bought out by LS as I understand things.

Now the bad, almost every electrical plug I can see is broken, with loose wires hanging everywhere! The important things work(as far as I know) so they may not be needed. It sure does eat at my nature to have all things correct with my equipment. May have to just shut my eyes when I work on the important stuff. The tach cable came out of it's sheath in pieces and until I figure out a way to gain access to the engine compartment it will have to wait. I am going to have to completely remove the engine cover to work on anything in there.

So for now I will continue to hope for a previous owner of one of these tractors to show up and adopt me till I become proficient in all things LT280D.

thanks again, keep the info coming

Redraider75

 

[Molalla1]

Thanks Eagle1, I have found that manual, and printed off all 197 pages(there goes my black printer ink), good info but not what I need the most.

I do have some new, good and bad, information, as I was able to spend some quality time with it this afternoon. I located the wiring to the glow plugs, traced in and back out of the dash panel, to a button I had never noticed before, and EUREKA I have functioning glow plugs and they make starting this thing fantastic!!!

I did find a partial label that tells me a phone number to call if I need an Owner's Manual(highly doubt it will actually pan out), but I will call it tomorrow with my fingers crossed. The label names this tractor as Long Agribusiness. which was bought out by LS as I understand things.

Now the bad, almost every electrical plug I can see is broken, with loose wires hanging everywhere! The important things work(as far as I know) so they may not be needed. It sure does eat at my nature to have all things correct with my equipment. May have to just shut my eyes when I work on the important stuff. The tach cable came out of it's sheath in pieces and until I figure out a way to gain access to the engine compartment it will have to wait. I am going to have to completely remove the engine cover to work on anything in there.

So for now I will continue to hope for a previous owner of one of these tractors to show up and adopt me till I become proficient in all things LT280D.

thanks again, keep the info coming

Redraider75

Redraider, an older tractor such as yours is not a complicated piece of equipment, you sound like you are mechanically inclined, I believe, although I am not being much help here, that you'll be able to figure this out. As far as your wiring is concerned, attack each circuit one at a time, trace them out like you have started . . . you can do it.

 

[etpm]

I don't know anything about your tractor but I do know about a tractor with a front end loader and I know you are gonna really enjoy using your tractor. And TBN is a great place for tractor info, Welcome!
Eric

 

[doneill127]

Here’s some info on the MHI SL engine.

 

[doneill127]

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