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Thanks Fido. Agreed it is good do take the weight off the pivots when greasing. The issue for the M4500DT is that there is no way to grease it without removing the axle. There are no zerk fittings either at front or rear pivot. So I'm interested in how the zerk+vent works, as in is there a...

In addition to suggestions others have made, is the dipstick tube original (not the sort that normally goes down through a hole in the block) or the right length for that dipstick? Therefore oil level too low in relation to the oil pickup, or too high in relation to the crank counterweights...

If the engine is on an angle then maybe the dipstick - even the correct one - is part of the problem? Others on this forum may know more about this sort of application. Could be in a boat? It would help to know how the engine is angled, how many degrees side-to-side? Front to back? Photo of...

What does the bearing sleeve look like on the inside for tractors that have the zerk/vent arrangement? Is there a grease channel or other groove that runs between the zerk and the vent hole? Adding the zerk and vent may be a good mod for my tractor front axle. Thanks in advance.

I'm completely ignorant about your engine model, you've covered almost all the bases but 2 things occur to me: 1. Did you replace the oil filter with genuine Kubota? Not saying that any other brands are unreliable, but to save argument over aftermarket brand x vs brand y vs brand z. 2. Is it...

All the info is in the operator's manual, which I think you downloaded from my Google Drive a while back (happy to be corrected on that point... let me know as it is worthwhile having the operators, engine WSM and tractor WSM). The ops manual is also available from the good folk at...

The distance between posts and how high off the ground the bottom wire (or rail or whatever) is could have a bearing on the solution. Can you describe those and provide a photo of that and mature honeysuckle stems (several varieties I understand). I prefer to avoid spraying too, and found that...

Thanks for clarifying that Russell, good point.

#1 remove to grease the clutch release bearing. #2 yes that's a genuine Kubota split pin :) and its supposed to be there. To allow anything in the clutch cavity above to drain out, like if a crankshaft seal or gearbox input shaft seal started leaking, thats your indicator. #3 adjusting the 3 pt...

Love the plumbing, beautiful!

@Henro I believe that you are missing the point about the injector timing mark on the flywheel. There's a matching pointer cast into the bell housing. The flywheel is indexed to the crankshaft. So the said timing marks will line up at the precise number of degrees BTDC that Kubota wants the...

Using the injection timing mark on the flywheel, I reckon.

Welcome to the forum :) The op was last seen 2018 so I don't think you'll get an answer from him/her. @Fishfarmer had an oil pressure problem on an M4500DT a while back, I think he traced it to a partially blocked engine oil pump sump strainer (surplus gasket gunk?) but he'd be better to explain.

Thanks for that, will do that for mine too!

T'other day when I was moving a large log, with a bit of wheelspin/digging in, using the creeper gear and I remembered this thread. I thought about other times I used creep speed when blading and hauling, in forward and reverse, with no problems and I wondered, was I just lucky that I hadn't...

@trikepilot that looks like the same as my Chinese brand. Same problem - the boot didn't last long, the valve has been great. If its the same... the handle has a 10mm dia shaft, the joystick base is nearly square -60x65 with rounded corners and the lip above the base the boot fits over is 2mm...

Thanks Simon. I don't know whether the slight grind is a deal or not, I just know that for the few tractors/users of this model that I'm aware of, no-one has been able to eliminate it even with experimenting with the adjustment. Sometimes, if I know I'm going to be using the PTO immediately...

Welcome to that club :-) M4500DT WSM is also misleading about the front axle. I sought and received advice from this forum that helped avoid wrecking something while dismantling. Sorry to hear that. I was fortunate in that I noticed very slight irridescence in the oil from the front wheel...

(This may also be relevant to M5500DT and M7500DT) The front axle pivots aren’t greaseable in stock form and when they wear, they put the front diff input shaft (pinion shaft.. whatever) out of alignment with the prop shaft. This accelerates the wear of the splines on the input shaft, the...

Hi Russell, I think I heard or read something similar but can't find anything about that in the operating manual. Do you know where that might have come from?