kenmac
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This post is about a Kubota diesel z turn mower I bought last friday.
Made the deal on the phone, went to dealer, wrote check, picked up mower.
Brought mower home, Unloaded off trailer and drove it around a bit (no grass gutting). I let my wife drive it around for bit
Next day (sat) I had some things to do in the barn, so I didn't get to cut grass until about 2pm.
Started cutting grass. All was going well/ Then, all of a sudden I hear a noise ,and the engine begins to bog. I stop and disengage the blades. The continues continues to bog. I look at the temp gauge it is at normal.
I shut the engine down, get off the mower and raise the hood. I can tell the engine is very hot !
I look at the over flow bottle, and see no coolant. I take the rad. cap off and there is no coolant in the rad !
I have n idea where the coolant went. I guess it blew it out the exhaust (behind me)
I let the engine cool down a bit, and fill the rad with water. I start the engine, and it's missing badly and smoking.
I get it loaded on the trailer. I returned to the dealer today. I told them I expected a new mower ,as this mower only has 2.9 hrs on the meter and 1 of those hrs was showing when I bought it.
The dealer had his mechanics give it a quick look over, and advise him that the engine must have blown a head gasket, and blew the coolant out the exhaust.
I again said, I wan't this mower replaced, I don't want this mower with this engine, at the least, I deserve an new engine in this mower.
Dealer says He will have to contact the Kubota rep as to how to proceed.
Am I out of line asking for a new mower, or a new engine in this mower ?
Never had anything like this happen B-4 ..
Any insight as to What should I expect from this Kubota rep ?
So far, I'm not a happy first Kubota owner
Made the deal on the phone, went to dealer, wrote check, picked up mower.
Brought mower home, Unloaded off trailer and drove it around a bit (no grass gutting). I let my wife drive it around for bit
Next day (sat) I had some things to do in the barn, so I didn't get to cut grass until about 2pm.
Started cutting grass. All was going well/ Then, all of a sudden I hear a noise ,and the engine begins to bog. I stop and disengage the blades. The continues continues to bog. I look at the temp gauge it is at normal.
I shut the engine down, get off the mower and raise the hood. I can tell the engine is very hot !
I look at the over flow bottle, and see no coolant. I take the rad. cap off and there is no coolant in the rad !
I have n idea where the coolant went. I guess it blew it out the exhaust (behind me)
I let the engine cool down a bit, and fill the rad with water. I start the engine, and it's missing badly and smoking.
I get it loaded on the trailer. I returned to the dealer today. I told them I expected a new mower ,as this mower only has 2.9 hrs on the meter and 1 of those hrs was showing when I bought it.
The dealer had his mechanics give it a quick look over, and advise him that the engine must have blown a head gasket, and blew the coolant out the exhaust.
I again said, I wan't this mower replaced, I don't want this mower with this engine, at the least, I deserve an new engine in this mower.
Dealer says He will have to contact the Kubota rep as to how to proceed.
Am I out of line asking for a new mower, or a new engine in this mower ?
Never had anything like this happen B-4 ..
Any insight as to What should I expect from this Kubota rep ?
So far, I'm not a happy first Kubota owner