Youare
Platinum Member
The time had come to change the transmission hydraulic fluid on my Kubota L3000DT. I stopped at the nearest Kubota dealer to check out the price of UDT, which is what my manual suggested. There was a slight degree of sticker shock when the parts attendant told me a 5 gallon pail was going for $75.00 and change.
I did some searching and found an oil made called Ultra Trans 245 made by (sp) Amailee at a local auto parts store that meets the specs for UDT and Super UDT Kubota oil. After my discount a five gallon pail costs about 40% less than the Kubota UDT. I needed two 5 gallon pails to change the transmission and front differential fluids so the savings were significant.
On this particular tractor there is a screen type filter inside the rear end housing which all the hydraulic oil has to pass through. The manual tells you to remove and clean the metal shavings from the filter element . Well, I was shocked to see how many little metal particles where stuck in that filter. I bet the filter was over 50% blocked with these particles.
After putting everything back together I could notice a difference in the speed of the hydraulics. I was a few hours over the 400 hour mark when I changed my oil and thought it may have been unnecessary, but not any more.
It would be nice if there was an external filter system that could be changed a little more frequently.
Randy
I did some searching and found an oil made called Ultra Trans 245 made by (sp) Amailee at a local auto parts store that meets the specs for UDT and Super UDT Kubota oil. After my discount a five gallon pail costs about 40% less than the Kubota UDT. I needed two 5 gallon pails to change the transmission and front differential fluids so the savings were significant.
On this particular tractor there is a screen type filter inside the rear end housing which all the hydraulic oil has to pass through. The manual tells you to remove and clean the metal shavings from the filter element . Well, I was shocked to see how many little metal particles where stuck in that filter. I bet the filter was over 50% blocked with these particles.
After putting everything back together I could notice a difference in the speed of the hydraulics. I was a few hours over the 400 hour mark when I changed my oil and thought it may have been unnecessary, but not any more.
It would be nice if there was an external filter system that could be changed a little more frequently.
Randy