Fesntkilr
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I recently purchased a 2004 Kubota L3430D that starts and runs great, bucket and 3 pt work excellent however the hydrostat just limps along with very little power.
Here is the back story. This tractor was previously owned by an older (relatively speaking) couple, They told me one of the hydro lines broke near the hydro cooler. They replaced the line, changed the fluid and then the hydrostat would not work properly so they just decided to sell it. I do not know if they changed filters when they replaced hydro fluid and there are no marks showing change date. I am hoping just drain/new filters/refill will do the trick. Overall the tractor is in good cosmetic condition, as if it spent most of it's life in a hobby farm shed. I bought it cheap enough to have plenty of room to fix any issues but I want to try to fix it myself.
I recently purchased an entire Kubota filter set for it but have only got around to changing the engine oil (Shell Rotella) and filter.
**Hopefully** the hydrostat issue is simply some debris in the system and a drain and fill will clean it up (fingers crossed). Where would you guys recommend I start? Oh, and YES, I already checked hydro fluid and it is full.
Any advice from you Tractor Whisperers out there would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Here is the back story. This tractor was previously owned by an older (relatively speaking) couple, They told me one of the hydro lines broke near the hydro cooler. They replaced the line, changed the fluid and then the hydrostat would not work properly so they just decided to sell it. I do not know if they changed filters when they replaced hydro fluid and there are no marks showing change date. I am hoping just drain/new filters/refill will do the trick. Overall the tractor is in good cosmetic condition, as if it spent most of it's life in a hobby farm shed. I bought it cheap enough to have plenty of room to fix any issues but I want to try to fix it myself.
I recently purchased an entire Kubota filter set for it but have only got around to changing the engine oil (Shell Rotella) and filter.
**Hopefully** the hydrostat issue is simply some debris in the system and a drain and fill will clean it up (fingers crossed). Where would you guys recommend I start? Oh, and YES, I already checked hydro fluid and it is full.
Any advice from you Tractor Whisperers out there would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!