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The basic principle is that this "proprietary uber super dooper fluid" game is as old as the hills, and anybody who owns a motor vehicle should be on to it by now. There are very, very few companies that are more honest than the bare minimum that serves their own self interest. Kubota's claim...

Gently, schmently! :D Get rough with those cables and connections! That's how you find the marginal stuff! (y) If it's nearly broken, break it so you know it's broken! Then you can fix it and know it's fixed.

Of course they say that. They sell it.

This. This confuses a lot of people. You can measure plenty of joltage with a meter, but put a load on it and it goes away now. That's why a test light is a good complement to a meter. A meter won't load a circuit, but a test light will. Sometimes not enough to show the problem...

OR maybe their recommendation has changed over the years? If the new intervals are longer, it's likely to comply with EPA regs for the projected total petroleum usage over the lifetime of the vehicle.

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes! Do yourself a favor. This is no place to go cheap. Buy some yellow diesel cans. Yeah, I know they aren't cheap these days. Consider this: Destroying an engine will make TEN new diesel cans look like FREE in comparison. Don't play with this. Get the right cans!

I suggest testing that with a fused lead, due to the possibility of a short mentioned already.

Here's the best advice you'll ever get on engine oil: Use it. Here's the second best advice you'll ever get on engine oil: Change it regularly. All the rest of the oil war discussions are waaaay behind these two in importance, no matter what the Amsoil salesman tells you. Yes, of course...

White smoke is either coolant or unburnt diesel. I'm betting it's diesel and your compression is too low to ignite the fuel. If the compression is good, check the speed of rotation when you are trying to start. If it's not fast enough, you won't generate enough heat to ignite the fuel.

Yep, those are valve cover bolts. I'd get some new rubber washers (might have to buy the whole bolt and washer as an assembly) and replace them, very soon. You don't want your valve cover to be loose. It might just be holding on due to the gasket getting stuck in place. Sooner or later that...

They racked up 50 or more hours and still don't have a clue? I'd be complaining to Kubota about that dealer. How has the maintenance been on that transmission? Fluids and filters changed regularly?

Exactly. They tell horror stories to protect their market. That doesn't mean that all fluids are equally good, but Shell Rotella products have an excellent reputation. Thanks very much! Thank you! I couldn't find it on mine, but mine is pretty filthy on the exterior.

No, the bucket doesn't say anything about Kubota, but if it did say it was compatible, I'd believe it. Shell has the resources to verify such a claim and too much to lose to make it casually. On the other hand, Kubota has a lot to gain by hiding their specifications and saying that nothing...

Same on my BX25. I just used a rented backhoe for the weekend and it was nice to be able to do both.

Bob, one thing that hasn't been mentioned is water in the fuel. That will stop you. However you manage your fuel supply, make sure it includes some provision for filtering out water. I don't know how much fuel you expect to burn, but if you plan to have a tank and have fuel delivered, bite...

Yep. I once had a colleague give me a hard time about bringing a literal brown bag lunch to work every day. He ate out, like most of my colleagues. I asked him how much he spent on lunches. He said he didn't know. I challenged him to track it for one month and add it up, and told him he...

I have an unopened 5 gallon pail of Shell Rotella HD for some reason (lost in the mists of time), and I'm trying to figure out if I can used it in the transmission of my BX25. I have tried researching it online, and have come up blank. Does anyone know if this fluid is compatible? I figure...

Ouch. Messick's has a complete filter kit for my BX that's around 70 bucks.

That's because blue RTV is good, and if blue RTV is good, more blue RTV must be better, right? Right. Some folks don't understand the concept of a "thin film".

Another forum I am on (for another vehicle) simply does not permit the use of the word, "Help" in the title unless the poster is literally broken down somewhere and needs help NOW. I think it's a good policy. The whole point of a forum like this is to get help, and offer help. There is...