Good Evening,
I recently purchased my first tractor a L3560 and it currently has 12 hours on it. The other day I walked out to find a puddle of hydraulic fluid underneath it. I did some troubleshooting and narrowed it down to two hoses. One hose along the front loader is wet and sticky, but no leak can be found. The other leak is the yellow hose on the main hydraulic connection by the fender. It appears to be leaking where the 90 degree fitting and nut connect. See photos. I removed the hose and looked it over and I can't find anything wrong with it (there might be a small imperfection on the inner threads right where the connection would meet but i'm not 100% sure...hard to get a photo). I put it back on and it still leaks.
I spoke with the dealer. They said bring it in. Ok fine, but a few issues. #1. They're 170 miles away. #2. I don't have a trailer.
I asked them if they could send two hoses and I'll fix it myself (I'm assuming the hose connection is the issue). Waiting on a response. Dealer also stated its difficult to warranty hoses, which I understand, but this is a brand new machine. It shouldn't leaking after 12 hours of very light usage.
There is a dealer closer 20 miles away, however again I don't have a trailer to haul it. I'm not sure how much effort they'll put into helping me since I didn't buy from them.
Looking for advice where to go from this point.
Does Kubota make warranty service calls for issues like this? Someone on TBN mentioned it as well as a friend.
I recently purchased my first tractor a L3560 and it currently has 12 hours on it. The other day I walked out to find a puddle of hydraulic fluid underneath it. I did some troubleshooting and narrowed it down to two hoses. One hose along the front loader is wet and sticky, but no leak can be found. The other leak is the yellow hose on the main hydraulic connection by the fender. It appears to be leaking where the 90 degree fitting and nut connect. See photos. I removed the hose and looked it over and I can't find anything wrong with it (there might be a small imperfection on the inner threads right where the connection would meet but i'm not 100% sure...hard to get a photo). I put it back on and it still leaks.
I spoke with the dealer. They said bring it in. Ok fine, but a few issues. #1. They're 170 miles away. #2. I don't have a trailer.
I asked them if they could send two hoses and I'll fix it myself (I'm assuming the hose connection is the issue). Waiting on a response. Dealer also stated its difficult to warranty hoses, which I understand, but this is a brand new machine. It shouldn't leaking after 12 hours of very light usage.
There is a dealer closer 20 miles away, however again I don't have a trailer to haul it. I'm not sure how much effort they'll put into helping me since I didn't buy from them.
Looking for advice where to go from this point.
Does Kubota make warranty service calls for issues like this? Someone on TBN mentioned it as well as a friend.
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