That was one of the thoughts I had also, as the diff lock has definitely taken some abuse and pops loud when disengaging. Not sure if that's normal or not. Thanks for your help.
Since we bought it used a couple years back, it has always seemed like the hydraulic pressure was not strong enough. It usually needs the rpms raised to lift the bucket loader at what I would consider a normal speed. Not sure if that's normal or not. Other than that we haven't noticed anything...
I was changing out the hydraulic filter on my 1999 Kubota L4310 today and it appears that I have gear teeth on the filter magnet. Anyone have any idea what or where these came from? Any help would be greatly appreciated.