bob19
Member
I have a one-year old Kubota GR2100 tractor/mower. In June, I had some work done to it and they added almost 2 quarts of Super UDT to the transmission. Recently, the PTO developed a problem and the mower did not engage and I had to have it taken in to be fixed. When it came back, I saw they had again added a little over one quart of Super UDT transmission oil.
Thinking this was strange, I called to see why it would need Super UDT after only 54 hours of use. After talking with the mechanic, I was told that for some reason, both the front and rear transmission areas needed oil and that this was a fairly common problem with the GR2100's.
I wrote a letter to the Service Manager with my concern. I got a call from him stating that there was indeed a problem with them, but not serious enough to have a recall. HOWEVER, he did say that Kubota had agreed to extend the warranty to 4 years. Although this is helpful, it still means that I have to check the transmission levels frequently and probably add a quart of Super UDT oil every 25-30 hours. I don't like this, but my major concern is that I may do this every couple months for 3 more years and then the transmission will go out and I will be responsible for the entire cost of replacement.
Has anyone else experienced this problem? But, if you haven't checked your transmission oil level, you may not even know this is happening until it is too late.
Thinking this was strange, I called to see why it would need Super UDT after only 54 hours of use. After talking with the mechanic, I was told that for some reason, both the front and rear transmission areas needed oil and that this was a fairly common problem with the GR2100's.
I wrote a letter to the Service Manager with my concern. I got a call from him stating that there was indeed a problem with them, but not serious enough to have a recall. HOWEVER, he did say that Kubota had agreed to extend the warranty to 4 years. Although this is helpful, it still means that I have to check the transmission levels frequently and probably add a quart of Super UDT oil every 25-30 hours. I don't like this, but my major concern is that I may do this every couple months for 3 more years and then the transmission will go out and I will be responsible for the entire cost of replacement.
Has anyone else experienced this problem? But, if you haven't checked your transmission oil level, you may not even know this is happening until it is too late.