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    50 hour service - Change all Filters?

    Ha - yes mikester, live and learn I suppose. I did get an emailed response from Kubota, and they said to refer to and follow the schedule in my Owners Manual. I told the dealer that and they emailed me a document that Kubota released in 2015 extending the service period on some tractors and...
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    50 hour service - Change all Filters?

    Okay - thanks for replying again, Wolfman. I don't mind doing the service myself -- in fact I enjoy it. I just figured that for the first one it would be wise to have the dealer look at the tractor as a trained eye might see something I miss. Essentially, this dealer charges $500 for an...
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    50 hour service - Change all Filters?

    I should perhaps clarify, that this is the first service - so the first 50-hour service.
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    50 hour service - Change all Filters?

    Thank you, Wolfman. Good to hear someone confirm what the dealer is saying. It looks like in the new manual Kubota still says that filters are required at 50 hours (page 63-65). It'd be nice for Kubota to get the same message to consumers as they do to service centers though to make it more...
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    50 hour service - Change all Filters?

    Hello folks! I recently had a 50-hour service completed on an MX5800. My owners manual specifies that at 50-hours, in addition to engine oil and engine oil filter, the HST filter and hydraulic filter must also be changed (not fluids, just filters). The servicing dealer insisted that Kubota has...