L3301DT Clutch

[Cathouse]

Anyone heard of clutch failure on L3301DT??

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Anyone heard of clutch failure on L3301DT??

Why not, it's a mechanical part.
Anything can fail, especially when it's abused or misused.
This is why Kubota doesn't warranty that part.

How many hours did if fail at?

 

[Cathouse]

Why not, it's a mechanical part.
Anything can fail, especially when it's abused or misused.
This is why Kubota doesn't warranty that part.

How many hours did if fail at?

194 hours

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

194 hours

Yea that's really early, but I've seen one go out at 58 hours.

What work was the tractor doing?
How do you know it "bad"?

 

[Cathouse]

Yea that's really early, but I've seen one go out at 58 hours.

What work was the tractor doing?
How do you know it "bad"?

Pushing very light snow!!

 

[JasonW]

Could have been out of adjustment since new. Or operator error.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Pushing very light snow!!

You didn't answer, How do you know it's bad?

What exactly is it doing?
What tests have you done?

There are a few things that can mimic a bad clutch disk.

 

[lugbolt]

did a 3901 with 12 hours on it.

operator was pushing dirt with it, using it as a bulldozer, and in doing so riding the clutch pedal. You cannot use the clutch pedal to vary the speed of the tractor under that kind of load, you have to take your foot completely off of the clutch pedal and let the lowest gear do the work.

If you had an HST tractor you wouldn't have to worry about the clutch but people get set on "I lose 5 hp with HST" mentality. So what, what you lose in HP you gain in longevity of the clutch. The extra $$ you spend for HST you make up for when you have to put a clutch in. Especially the two-stage clutch.