40_acre_mule
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Howdy y'all
Since Katrina, my dealer has been swamped repairing large equipment. They were quoting a 3-4 week wait for getting my initial service. So, I changed the fluids and filters myself.
My tractor (L4400) was at 47 hours right before the storm. I was planning to bring it in for the initial service the week the storm hit. After the storm, I ended up using the tractor to run the PTO generator for 2 1/2 weeks. The dealer was closed down anyway, so it didn't matter. (They had a foot or two of water in the place and they had no power).
I changed the engine oil and filter at 95 hours. It was at 105 hours when we got power back to our house. Since then, I've put another 30 hours on the machine, pushing, dragging and lifting trees, plus whatever mowing I can get done as I clear each field of storm debris.
Anyway, at 130 hours, I changed the tranny/hydraulic filter and fluid. It takes 10 gallons. The Kubota brand was $50 for a 5 gallon bucket, but the aftermarket stuff is only $30. I decided to go with the Kubota brand at least for the 1st change.
I also changed the the front-wheel drive gear oil. The dealer was out of the Kubota brand, so I bought stuff at Walmart (Supertech).
Finally, I changed the fuel filter, mostly because I was using a lot of diesel from questionable sources right after the storm.
So, my questions are...
How many of y'all use aftermarket stuff without any problems?
What brand of fluids do y'all use?
Do y'all use aftermarket filters or stick with the Kubota brand.
My dealer charges $7.87 for the engine oil filter, $35.20 for the hydraulic filter, and $3.36 for the fuel filter. Those prices don't seem unreasonable, considering how often these are changed, but the price of the fluids seem to be a big difference.
Thanks for your experiences and opinions.
Since Katrina, my dealer has been swamped repairing large equipment. They were quoting a 3-4 week wait for getting my initial service. So, I changed the fluids and filters myself.
My tractor (L4400) was at 47 hours right before the storm. I was planning to bring it in for the initial service the week the storm hit. After the storm, I ended up using the tractor to run the PTO generator for 2 1/2 weeks. The dealer was closed down anyway, so it didn't matter. (They had a foot or two of water in the place and they had no power).
I changed the engine oil and filter at 95 hours. It was at 105 hours when we got power back to our house. Since then, I've put another 30 hours on the machine, pushing, dragging and lifting trees, plus whatever mowing I can get done as I clear each field of storm debris.
Anyway, at 130 hours, I changed the tranny/hydraulic filter and fluid. It takes 10 gallons. The Kubota brand was $50 for a 5 gallon bucket, but the aftermarket stuff is only $30. I decided to go with the Kubota brand at least for the 1st change.
I also changed the the front-wheel drive gear oil. The dealer was out of the Kubota brand, so I bought stuff at Walmart (Supertech).
Finally, I changed the fuel filter, mostly because I was using a lot of diesel from questionable sources right after the storm.
So, my questions are...
How many of y'all use aftermarket stuff without any problems?
What brand of fluids do y'all use?
Do y'all use aftermarket filters or stick with the Kubota brand.
My dealer charges $7.87 for the engine oil filter, $35.20 for the hydraulic filter, and $3.36 for the fuel filter. Those prices don't seem unreasonable, considering how often these are changed, but the price of the fluids seem to be a big difference.
Thanks for your experiences and opinions.