3030 Cab air filter question

[Bizguy4u]

And here is the little jewel. Dealer obviously didn't prep my cab 100%.

Thanks "ficord" you are the man!


Item # TA043-71600

$43.13

B-Series - B3030HSDC, B3030HSDCC

L-Series - L3240HSTC, L3430HSTC, L3540HSTC, L3600GSTC, L3710HSTC, L3940HSTC, L4200GSTC, L4240HSTC, L4310GSTC, L4310HSTC, L4330HSTC, L4610HSTC, L4630GSTC, L4740HSTC, L5030HSTC, L5240HSTC, L5740HSTC

 

[LRH]

I think I would be pissed; as the usually wet evap most likely has a thin coat of plant fibers/dust/etc coating the face of the core, slowing down air flow as well as acting as an insulator so the evap does not transfer heat quite as well. When the dealer said screen he probably meant on the inside; on the outside the filter is visible. Don't own a B3030HSDC or HSDCC yet, but does anyone know if when the recirc/fresh lever is flipped to recirc, does the flap divert the air through the filter, or does the flap just close the external intake, and the inside (recirc) air just passes through the screen in the inner rear ceiling headliner without further filtering?

EDIT: A plus (somewhat) for the dealer, the filter on every Kubota with the rear pickup point (vs side of cab ) has had the filter installed already, as I have seen many still in the crate, still wrapped/partially wrapped in the plastic, and the filter is visible, so the dealer does not probably specifically check this during dealer level assembly/PDI, but it does somewhat fall under "make note of any missing parts" if they were observant. I bet someone one the lot decided those "no tools required" thumbscrews were nice, and got a new filter at the dealer, but not at the parts dept. I would think if the tractors were supplied with a charcoal activated filter, the filters might be plastic wrapped and installed at time of sale, since the charcoal will last 6mos-1year, even if the filter is flowing good enough to still work well without restriction. Some tractors sit on the lot for well over a year sometimes.