Recent content by g8erh8er

Hi Don. I went and talked with the sole mechanic at my local RK. He said he’s done several rear main seals on RK55’s and they aren’t covered in the warranty. Anyway, he’s got several months of backlog and I’m not in any rush. Something he said did make me question his methods though. I asked how...

Well after mowing an hour with ambient temp of about 80 degrees, gas tank was 135F. I had about 4 gallons (maybe less) in the tank. I’d imagine with a full tank, the diesel doesn’t get quite as hot since there’s more liquid to absorb the heat exchange. But, if you’re using the tractor all day...

It’ll be another two weeks before I mow again but I’ll let you know. I will say I could only hold my hand on the portion of tank below the liquid line for a second or two before the pain was too great, so my guess is it had to have been in the 130-150 range.

Thank you for the explanation. You’re correct my tractor only has an oil cooler. Kinda seems like a design flaw to have 15 gallons of very hot fuel sloshing around in a thin walled plastic tank that’s getting vibrated, bounced, etc. No wonder mine has a crack.

Diesel. Here’s location of the tank relative to the engine. Seems like fuel is returning to the tank way too hot. No egine over temp warnings or anything like that though, and tractor runs good. I’ll have to use my temp gun on it next time to get an actual number.

So I've got a leaking axle seal on my RK55HC. Does anyone know if this would be covered under the 8-year powertrain warranty? Finding someone who works in the tractor dept. at my local RK is like finding a leprechaun. Anyway, the fix seems pretty involved. Axle half/housing has to come off...

I'm dealing with a hairline crack in my gas tank and noticed yesterday while checking on my patch job that after about 2 hours of mowing, the tank was extremely hot to the touch, like uncomfortably hot. I don't recall my gas tank getting hot like this in the past, but then again I'm not sure...

Sorry a little late to the party on this one. Here's the top link I purchased and hose kit based on someone else's thread here. Works perfectly and is plug & play. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005EMH0HA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1...

Hi Don - yep we are fortunate with some pretty hills & pastures in this area. Won't stay that way forever unfortunately as Wesley Chapel keeps getting closer & closer.

I just performed an oil change and removed the backhoe subframe to avoid a mess. Out of curiosity, when reinstalling the plate, I switched it 180 degrees to see where the holes would now fall relative to the drain plug. Low and behold, one of them lines up. It's not perfectly concentric, but...

About to perform my 300 hour service and figured I'd post updated PNs and pricing for RK55H filters. If you see a slash, the PN preceding the slash has been superseded by the PN following the slash. RK PNs are in parenthesis. I was able to find all filters on the shelf. Oil Filter...

Five hours shy of 300. Issues below: 1. Leaking steering cylinder - replaced under warranty - no leaks since. 2. Leaking 4x4 shaft seal - replaced myself - no leaks since. 3. Leaking 4x4 actuator o-ring - replaced myself - no leaks since. 4. Leaking union/o-ring (if there is one?) on rear...

Melancholy, I have the factory repair manual and will see what it says tonight regarding the A/C system. As far as repair manuals go it’s pretty crappy, but it may have some useful info for you.

The glow plug light on the RK55 only illuminates during the initial key turn to the “ON” position. The light illuminates for approx 3-4 seconds and then blinks out. You can hear the glow plugs operating even after the light goes out, so I’m not sure it’s even tied to their operation, like some...

Thx for the replies Rob & Peter. I do have a power junction box for my well about 10 feet from the post but I'll likely try connecting Dishy's cable to my existing cable first to see if it works. I don't like the idea of the power brick sitting outside in the Florida heat/humidity. I also have...