Eye balled those 2 HSTish filters while changing the oil on the B2601. Details in maintenance section under 50 hour change.
What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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That's interesting, it does not call for it being changed on my L6060 at 50 hrs, but after seeing yours, I think I might do mine. The hst filter lists for 104.78 and the suction is only 54.84. I cut my hst filter open and it looked fine.
Took about six weeks to hit 50 hours on the LX3310 tonight. Did the oil and filters. Lost a bit more UDT then I expected and managed to get some of it on the garage floor so a normal service overall
Pushing 7.9 on my LX2610 so far, about ready to get that first greasing out of the wayTook about six weeks to hit 50 hours on the LX3310 tonight. Did the oil and filters. Lost a bit more UDT then I expected and managed to get some of it on the garage floor so a normal service overall
how long did it take you to do the full drain, fill, and filters?
Less than an hour. I had everything lined up and ready to go. Gave it a greasing and checked the air filters while the oil was draining.Pushing 7.9 on my LX2610 so far, about ready to get that first greasing out of the way
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Just a note for your guys doing 50 hour service.
The front axles on new machines are notorious for being low, and nearly dry in some instances.
Don't forget to check them if you haven't done so already......
The front axles on new machines are notorious for being low, and nearly dry in some instances.
Don't forget to check them if you haven't done so already......
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That's a great point. The local dealer fills them from the drain plug but I need to check the M6060 which came from a dealer in WY. I'm not sure about their due diligence yet. Thanks for the reminder.Just a note for your guys doing 50 hour service.
The front axles on new machines are notorious for being low, and nearly dry in some instances.
Don't forget to check them if you haven't done so already......
Finished the digging yesterday with the Lil Mule, and got the new hydrant hooked up and buried, then got the L4060 out to backfill behind the barn. Those LED worklights I installed worked very well, the tractor though, not so much. I would have thought being a heavier, more powerful tractor it would have no problem moving the freshly dug soil, but nope, it struggled. The level indicator also fell off, and man does that loader bang a lot. The Lil Mule is far easier to use for back filling, but open cab, with lights on at night attract a LOT of bugs.
The Lil Mule (B2410) has finally reached and exceeded the 500 hour mark after 20 years of ownership and due for it's maintenance, and while at it need to go over all the bolts for the backhoe subframe. I felt a lot of shifting around while digging, so something is loose somewhere. I think the clock is slow because I sure used it a lot more than I think that clock says. I should probably time it to see if it actually is running hourly.
While at it, going to go over every bolt on the L4060 as well. I also smell burning oil still, but see no leaks and the oil level is the same. The joystick is also sticking on up curl, I can release it and the bucket will continue to curl.
The Lil Mule (B2410) has finally reached and exceeded the 500 hour mark after 20 years of ownership and due for it's maintenance, and while at it need to go over all the bolts for the backhoe subframe. I felt a lot of shifting around while digging, so something is loose somewhere. I think the clock is slow because I sure used it a lot more than I think that clock says. I should probably time it to see if it actually is running hourly.
While at it, going to go over every bolt on the L4060 as well. I also smell burning oil still, but see no leaks and the oil level is the same. The joystick is also sticking on up curl, I can release it and the bucket will continue to curl.
My L6060 was down 1.5 liters. The plugs were still painted over, so the dealer never checked them.Just a note for your guys doing 50 hour service.
The front axles on new machines are notorious for being low, and nearly dry in some instances.
Don't forget to check them if you haven't done so already......
Our old mechanical tachs are like car odometers, except calibrated for hours at rated speed. If you run at half rated rpm, it'll only register hours at half speed.
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Sunday's fix 'er up job after sewer line installation in January. No, I did not do the initial dig as I wouldn't have left it looking like it does in the first pic.
What a mess:
Box blade and landscape rake to the rescue (along with much tree trimming).
another happy customer. Thanks Kubota.
What a mess:
Box blade and landscape rake to the rescue (along with much tree trimming).
another happy customer. Thanks Kubota.
Wow, $20,000 an acre. No thanks, I love my home in northern MI.
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Only 130,000 per acres. Ain't no poor folks in Pound Ridge, NY
$2,000,000
15.44 Acres
Rolling Meadow Lane, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
$2,000,000
15.44 Acres
Rolling Meadow Lane, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
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Thanks for the kind words Forky. I try to do a good job for people and find that if you're just nice to them, it sets the tone for the whole job...making the whole thing go much easier.
The funny thing about this job is when I showed up Sunday morning, the home owner came out wearing a hat with the logo of a farm that I used to work for (40 years ago). Then it dawned on me why this gentlemen seemed so familiar...we both worked for that farmer and I did remember him (he's in his 80's). We had some good laughs Sunday afternoon. We shared some pretty interesting memories from that farm.
There are still some good, honest people out there. You just need to be lucky enough to find them. I suppose that was the take home message from that job.
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Today I removed the backhoe from my BX23S for the first time. Mounted the three point hitch and the new box blade. Eventually put the backhoe back on. All that went relatively smoothly. The telescoping stabilizer bars makes it a lot easier to attach an implement ... I realized I could pull the pins, get everything attached, raise the implement, and with it in the air I can center it and then put the pins in the stabilizer bars. I am glad that I bought the telescoping bars right out of the gate and never once had to deal with turnbuckles.
EDIT: I suppose you can accomplish the same thing by disconnecting the pins or shackles on implement end, so the telescoping bars don't really provide as much of an advantage, provided you don't use cotter pins. Still, I thought it was a good example of "out of the box (blade)" thinking.
I played around with the box blade both on rough ground and on my driveway, then headed over to my future flower garden. I removed a fair number of larger rocks (>1 foot) and a bunch of small ones. I'd run the box with the scarifiers all the way down and then go back and carry the rocks to the side by hand. I don't know how well a landscape rake would handle the larger rocks, but I sure could use one now. Tractor is now parked though because I'm over-due on the 50 hour service and the engine oil filter isn't coming off easily.
EDIT: I suppose you can accomplish the same thing by disconnecting the pins or shackles on implement end, so the telescoping bars don't really provide as much of an advantage, provided you don't use cotter pins. Still, I thought it was a good example of "out of the box (blade)" thinking.
I played around with the box blade both on rough ground and on my driveway, then headed over to my future flower garden. I removed a fair number of larger rocks (>1 foot) and a bunch of small ones. I'd run the box with the scarifiers all the way down and then go back and carry the rocks to the side by hand. I don't know how well a landscape rake would handle the larger rocks, but I sure could use one now. Tractor is now parked though because I'm over-due on the 50 hour service and the engine oil filter isn't coming off easily.
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What did you top it off with? SUDT2? (I'm about to do my 50hr service and will be checking the same and expect to need to top it off)
That would be a quick check, if the plug is painted over, it only has what the factory puts in it. Which is NOT much.
I think they put SUDT in the axle from the factory, I would drain whatever was in there (there's no filter so it just grinds up any metal flakes) and replace with Gear Lube; in whatever flavor you like... (75/90 80/whatever....)