This is a followup to my thread of 10 January 2011 regarding the 3 pt hitch on my B6200 HSTD 4WD machine. I reported back then that the 3 pt hitch was very slow to go up. The suggested fix was to clean the two hydraulic oil strainers on each side of the transmission, as previous owners may not have serviced them frequently, if at all. There are 3 hydraulic oil filters on these machines; the 2 tube-like, screen strainers one on each side + the white canister filter on the floor underneath the steering wheel.
I pulled the oil strainers out 2 days ago, and they were certainly dirty. The appended photos show both the left (fat) and right (skinny) strainers, either by themselves or along side a new strainer (which the local Kubota dealership gave me gratis).
Even after cleaning in kerosene with a toothbrush, soaking overnight in diesel fuel and blowing with compressed air, the left strainer still looked pretty dirty, in that I couldn't really see through it when holding it up to a bright light. When clean, the strainers should be transparent enough to allow one to see a bright light through the mesh as well as the metal coil that runs through the strainer. Therefore, I replaced the left strainer with the new one.
Filled up the transmission with 13.5 litres of oil, and started up the machine. Presto! The 3 pt hitch now works like a charm.
Thanks to "Service Department Vic" at OrangeTractorTalks.com for the advice about how to solve this problem. Peter
I pulled the oil strainers out 2 days ago, and they were certainly dirty. The appended photos show both the left (fat) and right (skinny) strainers, either by themselves or along side a new strainer (which the local Kubota dealership gave me gratis).
Even after cleaning in kerosene with a toothbrush, soaking overnight in diesel fuel and blowing with compressed air, the left strainer still looked pretty dirty, in that I couldn't really see through it when holding it up to a bright light. When clean, the strainers should be transparent enough to allow one to see a bright light through the mesh as well as the metal coil that runs through the strainer. Therefore, I replaced the left strainer with the new one.
Filled up the transmission with 13.5 litres of oil, and started up the machine. Presto! The 3 pt hitch now works like a charm.
Thanks to "Service Department Vic" at OrangeTractorTalks.com for the advice about how to solve this problem. Peter