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    Greasing zerks

    It's like this on a few joints on the BX23S. Here's a picture of one example: on the backhoe stabilizers (from further away and close up).
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    Greasing zerks

    I believe that it could be dried grease in this case. But it sounds like I don't need to worry about it and it should work itself out over time? Or should I be trying to get the dried grease out with a toothpick?
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    Greasing zerks

    When I'm greasing, should grease come out all around the joint? I'm finding that for some joints, grease only pushes out partway around of it (180 degrees vs 360). Let me know if this isn't clear and I can upload a picture. Thanks Danny
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    3pt arms not lowering under their own weight

    I tried to lower the mower arms on my bx23s, but found I had to manually push down both the 3pt hitch as well as the mower arms (with a bit of manual downward pressure). Should I expect both to lower under their own weight, or is this normal? 6+ year old tractor and I'm guessing neither have...
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    2017 BX23S with 110 hours - ignore "hours" service interval and change fluids?

    I recently bought a 2017 BX23S with only 110 hours on it. It had its one and only dealer service in 2018 (50 hours). If I were to follow the service manual strictly, then I wouldn't be changing any fluids until 200 hours (apart from coolant). I didn't feel comfortable running old oil (could...
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    BX - replacing unknown coolant

    I flushed the system three times with deionized water. That was a pain for the first flush (getting clamps/hoses off the overflow and lower reservoirs), but now I know how to do it. In the future I don't plan on doing a water flush - instead I'll just stick to the same kind of coolant, empty...
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    BX - replacing unknown coolant

    It was too inconvenient to source the original Kubota coolant - rural Canada :(. I can get all of the other Kubota fluids & parts shipped, but not the coolant. This is the product I ended up using: https://www.recochem.com/products/oem-extended-life-blue-antifreeze-coolant/ It was available at...
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    BX - replacing unknown coolant

    I bought a used BX23S and want to replace the coolant. The current coolant is green but I don't know what kind it is. I would just replace it with blue ethylene glycol coolant (per the manual), but I'm worried about it mixing badly with whatever is currently in the machine (since I won't get...
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    Replace "every 4 years" maintenance

    $23K Canadian.
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    Replace "every 4 years" maintenance

    Thanks for the confirmation all - I'll stay on top of all the fluids, filters and lubrication and then monitor the hoses, etc.
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    Replace "every 4 years" maintenance

    I recently bought a 2017 BX23S with 110 hours on it. Looking at the operator's manual I see a number of service intervals that say "replace every 4 years", such as: - radiator hose & clamp - power steering oil line - fuel line - etc Is it really necessary to replace these every 4 years, or is...