Recent content by nickmags

Thanks!

Good point! Had not looked at it from that angle. I also like the idea of oil sample testing, thanks guys. There is another Kubota dealer in the area, will price oil and filter from them, with any luck, they will be cheaper. They are a little further away, but not too far to go get parts/oil.

Thanks for that link. Do you happen to have one for blackstone? Seriously looking at doing oil analysis.

My manual only calls for 50 hour hydro change on HST models. DT shuttle shift first change is at 400 hrs. My thought was change the filter at 400, then filter and oil at 800 or sooner if I noticed oil getting dark. Again I don't want to do damage, but nearly $600 for an oil change is...

Hydro has never gotten hot. Tractor seldom gets more than an hour of work at any given instance. Hand testing line and actuators, warm after use but nowhere near hot, let alone overheated.

The Super UDT in my L4701DT (shuttle shift) looks like brand new. Can I just replace the filter and what oil is lost with that, rather than all 10 gallons of liquid gold super UDT2 without damaging anything? Retired on fixed income. SuperUDT2 is crazy expensive for 10 gallons. ($235+ for 5...

Thanks. I thought that might be the case, but was not sure.

I have a 17-year-old Huskee 22-ton log splitter. Control valve broke at handle connection to valve body. Have ordered replacement control valve. My question is do I need to bleed air from system after installing new valve, and if so, how?

I agree. When I posted the question, I knew there would be a lot of anecdotal input. It was a moment of weakness, sorry. Consider it a rhetorical question if you will. I had pretty much decided to change the oil and filter as soon as it warmed up. Positively hate laying on snow wet ground to...

Yes, but an unheated garage. Our winters do not compare to Ontario. It gets cold here, even down to zero Fahrenheit, but does not last more than a couple of days then warms back to near or above freezing. Really cold days I put a work light with (don't tell Joe Biden or his EPA cronies) an...

My L4701 just went over 200 hrs. Did the initial 50 hr. oil and filter change. I used premium oil and Kubota filter. The owner's manual says to change oil every 400 hrs. It has been 15 months since the original 50 hr. oil change. Oil still looks okay, darker, but not coal black from soot...

I feel your pain brother. I had tried to repair the system, clean the dpf, ect. Nothing was going to work except to replace and reset the entire DPF according to local LS dealer. Did not have $12,000 + to put into a badly designed system only to have it possibly fail again in three years...

I use the hooks on my bucket and a tie-down strap as a lift to raise the front of my riding mower to change blades/sharpen them, replace broken spindles ect. Way easier than disco-ing the deck. Used a chain the first time, but ended up putting scratches on the motor cowling where it rubbed.

Duh!! Laser level! Why didn't I think of that, been using a six foot bubble level for five years now. Laser level sitting in a box. Thanks BlueKnife