Hey everyone, new member here, not new to tractors or Kubota's, but really haven't had a Kubota that's had any issue like this.
We bought a Kubota L3450 tractor earlier this year. It's only showing about 500 hours. I highly doubt it's not original hours. The previous (original) owner was an older man who used it on his farm. The engine and everything else looks great with no leaks, overall a very tight, nice looking machine.
The problem that i'm having with it is that it smokes blue smoke. If it warms up a little I can get a mix of blue/black if I step on the foot throttle or just drive off in high gear. But other times I take off in higher gear and its just a cloud of blue smoke like a train from the 1800's. The air filter was complete trash when I got it, so its been replaced and I cleaned the canister because it was full of fine Idaho dust. I also replaced the fuel filter and did an engine oil/filter change. Also ran some Amsoil diesel concentrate, which I think is good stuff. It seemed like that little tuneup helped, especially the air filter. But it still happens regardless.
The tractor works great though, motor definitely has big power and starts easily and runs good. When I find the time, I'm planning to take it to the tractor shop for a leak down test, compression test, dyno testing, and just hear what they think.
What do you guys think? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
We bought a Kubota L3450 tractor earlier this year. It's only showing about 500 hours. I highly doubt it's not original hours. The previous (original) owner was an older man who used it on his farm. The engine and everything else looks great with no leaks, overall a very tight, nice looking machine.
The problem that i'm having with it is that it smokes blue smoke. If it warms up a little I can get a mix of blue/black if I step on the foot throttle or just drive off in high gear. But other times I take off in higher gear and its just a cloud of blue smoke like a train from the 1800's. The air filter was complete trash when I got it, so its been replaced and I cleaned the canister because it was full of fine Idaho dust. I also replaced the fuel filter and did an engine oil/filter change. Also ran some Amsoil diesel concentrate, which I think is good stuff. It seemed like that little tuneup helped, especially the air filter. But it still happens regardless.
The tractor works great though, motor definitely has big power and starts easily and runs good. When I find the time, I'm planning to take it to the tractor shop for a leak down test, compression test, dyno testing, and just hear what they think.
What do you guys think? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
