mreatwork
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Good morning...purchased a new BX1860 earlier this year with a 48" MMM and FEL. It's all good (~40 hours on the clock) except the temp gauge will run to the red while using the mower, especially under full load - and almost certainly in the red if I didn't disengage the MMM to let it cool at a fast idle. I purchased a IFR temp gauge to check the actual engine temp as best I could. Even though the dash gauge is showing very hot, the temp at the base of the temp sending unit records less than 200 degrees on the IFR gauge. The radiator records ~170 or so on the IFR gauge.
No problem when using the FEL.
I mentioned the problem to the dealer. They didn't seem too concerned because "they run hot".
I've tried fabricating a muffler heat shield from 4 ply HD aluminum foil. No effect either way.
I know Kubota has replaced a few of these because they are not able to fix this "problem", although it seems those cases involved a confirmed overheating issue while mine might be a temp gauge calibration issue.
Do I have something to worry about here?
No problem when using the FEL.
I mentioned the problem to the dealer. They didn't seem too concerned because "they run hot".
I've tried fabricating a muffler heat shield from 4 ply HD aluminum foil. No effect either way.
I know Kubota has replaced a few of these because they are not able to fix this "problem", although it seems those cases involved a confirmed overheating issue while mine might be a temp gauge calibration issue.
Do I have something to worry about here?