I went ahead and did a complete change. Glad I did because of all the grim attached to the drain plug. Put all 5 gallons in and it is dead center on the stick.
Been driving tractors all my life (54 now) but this is the first I can claim as my own. Also first HST I have driven. Took almost a year of looking and test driving pretty much every brand and finally settled on the Kioti. Dealer was 2 hours away even though I had many other brands within 30...
Thank You Wilco that is what I have asked.. appreciate all the advice otherwise. Already done the front axle with gear oil. So wanted to make sure the 5 gallons was enough for the change. Most people dont realize there are 3 oil capacity specs. One for oil change only, one for oil w/ filter...
Appreciate the replys but what I am asking from someone that has changed the oil is how Much did it take to refill. Yes I know it does not call for the Hyd oil to be changed til 400 hours..also Mobile Delvac is Mobile 424 which is the Kioti recommended oil per the manual.
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Getting ready to do 50 hour service on my ck4010se with hst. Still debating about to change the hydraulic oil or not. Already bought 5 gallons of Mobil delvac. Manual says 5.3 gallons. Cant seem to find any more local and cheapest I can find online is Summit 2.5 gallons for about 52 shipped...