Just a reminder that cursory inspections aren't so cursory.
Did my 100 hour service yesterday. I was going to just grease everything and go to work, my OCD told me to waste time and check the whole tractor over. Good thing I did!
-Battery was loose
-Battery positive terminal was loose
-Coolant overflow bottle was low
-Radiator was low
-One of the backhoe manifold connections was leaking (I'd noticed residue but originally though it was from the grease on the main pivot). I was able to tighten 30* - 40* with just a stubby wrench.
-While cleaning out grease around one of the grease fittings I found it so loose it wiggled just touching it with the screwdriver. So I went around checking all the fittings (no torque wrench, just choked up on a 1/4 ratchet). 1/3 to 1/2 of the fittings were loose.
-My front axle fluid was low. The interesting thing with that is I changed it last fall when I did my 50 hr service. It took less than what Kubota said it would, so I made sure to check it multiple times, including after running the tractor for several hours. It was always good. It apparently takes a LONG time to meander through all the gears/baffles/whatever in the front axle (SUDT, so relatively thin fluid). That explains why they seem to be so low from the factory, I guess it isn't necessarily laziness on their part.
-My brake pedal travel is significantly more than spec. I'm not sure if this is a problem though. It's been that way since day one, and I've had zero braking problems. I'm going to post a separate thread on that one. *Service brake, not parking brake*
Also, the battery issues may have been somewhat my fault. I installed my Land Pride third function kit last fall and had to attach a ring terminal to the positive terminal. There was no good way to attach, so I ended up sticking it between the 2 "ends" of the terminal. This opened up the ring that goes over the post slightly. I made sure it was tight (and the battery hold down was tight), must have vibrated loose.
I ended up changing how the ring terminal attaches. It works for now but I'm still not happy with it. Honestly a little annoying considering it's a Kubota (Land Pride) kit made specifically for my tractor. They could have done a better job with the connection.
*I'll update my third function post at some point to reflect this*
I happened to notice the hours at just the right time so I snapped that picture.
Did my 100 hour service yesterday. I was going to just grease everything and go to work, my OCD told me to waste time and check the whole tractor over. Good thing I did!
-Battery was loose
-Battery positive terminal was loose
-Coolant overflow bottle was low
-Radiator was low
-One of the backhoe manifold connections was leaking (I'd noticed residue but originally though it was from the grease on the main pivot). I was able to tighten 30* - 40* with just a stubby wrench.
-While cleaning out grease around one of the grease fittings I found it so loose it wiggled just touching it with the screwdriver. So I went around checking all the fittings (no torque wrench, just choked up on a 1/4 ratchet). 1/3 to 1/2 of the fittings were loose.
-My front axle fluid was low. The interesting thing with that is I changed it last fall when I did my 50 hr service. It took less than what Kubota said it would, so I made sure to check it multiple times, including after running the tractor for several hours. It was always good. It apparently takes a LONG time to meander through all the gears/baffles/whatever in the front axle (SUDT, so relatively thin fluid). That explains why they seem to be so low from the factory, I guess it isn't necessarily laziness on their part.
-My brake pedal travel is significantly more than spec. I'm not sure if this is a problem though. It's been that way since day one, and I've had zero braking problems. I'm going to post a separate thread on that one. *Service brake, not parking brake*
Also, the battery issues may have been somewhat my fault. I installed my Land Pride third function kit last fall and had to attach a ring terminal to the positive terminal. There was no good way to attach, so I ended up sticking it between the 2 "ends" of the terminal. This opened up the ring that goes over the post slightly. I made sure it was tight (and the battery hold down was tight), must have vibrated loose.
I ended up changing how the ring terminal attaches. It works for now but I'm still not happy with it. Honestly a little annoying considering it's a Kubota (Land Pride) kit made specifically for my tractor. They could have done a better job with the connection.
*I'll update my third function post at some point to reflect this*
I happened to notice the hours at just the right time so I snapped that picture.
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