Oil & Fuel Rookie Mistake Perhaps........

   / Rookie Mistake Perhaps........ #1  

gltrap54

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Topeka,KS
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B3200 Kubota
Just completed my first 400 hour service on my B3200..... Used hyd/trans fluid Super Trac Super S 303 Hydraulic fluid from TSC...... Just read the fine print stating it's not recommended for tractors manufactured after 1974..... Hmmmm..... Should I leave it or change to a better suited fluid..... Couldn't bring myself to pay 3-4 times as much for Kubota's UDT..... What advice does TBN have for a rookie? FWIW...... I put 50 hrs/year on my tractor, most of that is lawn mowing......


Oooops.... Now I'm reading the Super S is in fact a "Multi-Service Hydraulic/Transmission/Wet Brake Lubricant"....... :confused3:
 
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   / Rookie Mistake Perhaps........ #2  
Change it. You don't want to be wondering if it's wrong for the next 400 hours.
 
   / Rookie Mistake Perhaps........ #3  
Drain it,cheap insurance just not worth the risk
 
   / Rookie Mistake Perhaps........ #4  
I always recommend using Kubota branded fluids/filters in Kubota equipment.If you ever have a warranty problem there will be no question.What are you really saving when under normal uses for a home-owner fluid changes may be every two years or longer.
If I owned JD,Massey,New Holland ect. ,it would be the same advise.
 
   / Rookie Mistake Perhaps........ #5  
Change it to SUDT and don't look back, even non Kubota tractor owners commit on how good it is for the hydro noise on cold start ups.
DevilDog
 
   / Rookie Mistake Perhaps........ #6  
Change it and drain it thoroughly.
I have a truck and put the trans fluid the dealer told me. I went from Dexron 3 to Dexron 6. From reading on forums and reading experts advice I wound that seals in my year of truck were such that they would start leaking in time if Dexron 6 stayed in. The reason being is they used a certain type of o-rings that don't hold up for a long period of time, so I went to a synthetic oil for my Allison trans.

I drained it, filled it, ran it 50 miles, drained it again and refilled with a certain synthetic oil. I don't know why your oil isn't recommended for previous years, but the reason might cause a substantial bill down the road.
 
   / Rookie Mistake Perhaps........ #7  
Relatively a few dollars now to change it. Perhaps changing it is not needed. But if it is needed your looking at a LOT of money down the road. Even with the equipment just setting the wrong fluid can affect types of rubbers and gaskets and seals. Not need to even be running. Figure in labor to have service done to your equipment and have it to transport it and your probably still breaking even this time with changing the fluid. Lesson learned and on you go.
 
   / Rookie Mistake Perhaps........ #8  
Kubota SUDT-2 is highly recommended by both Kubota and many, many owners who say it makes a real difference in the performance of their tractors (including me!). You have a very nice tractor that is nearly all hydraulically operated. Use the right fluid to keep it running a long time.
 
   / Rookie Mistake Perhaps........ #9  
Kubota SUDT-2 is highly recommended by both Kubota and many, many owners who say it makes a real difference in the performance of their tractors (including me!). You have a very nice tractor that is nearly all hydraulically operated. Use the right fluid to keep it running a long time.

I used to have a B2920 that had a very noisy HST whine. After the first 50 hour change with SUDT-2 it was quieter and seemed to improve a little more over time.

I'm curious if you started/ran your tractor at all with the TSC oil, and if so, how did it sound?
 
   / Rookie Mistake Perhaps........ #10  
Run it til it quits, seriously, good fluid is cheaper than another tractor.

Ronnie
 

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