50 hour service ??

Anonymous Poster · Apr 25, 2002

How difficult is it to get to all the fitting for grease, etc?

upgw · Apr 25, 2002

Yeah, I'm at 43 hours, and with the rate the grass is growing, it will be 50 in no time. My dealer said he's send a guy out with all the parts and we'd do the 50 hour service at my house. I pay for all the parts. I'll probably take him up on his offer. Nothing looks particularly difficult to do though.

- Patrick W.

MrP · Apr 25, 2002

I had the dealer come out to my house to do the first service. I observed closely and took notes. Now, I'm sure when I hit 200 hours, I can duplicate the work.

My L3410 has about 10 gallons of HST fluid to drain. That's alot of fluid.

Charliebrn · Apr 26, 2002

It's easy...if i remember right I took my time and got it done in a couple hours. Just remember to not skip anything, like cleaning that strainer the manual talks about....

NY_Yankees_Fan · Apr 26, 2002

Does the front axle case oil get changed at 50 hours on a BX 2200? It looks like everything else is changed but the manual only says every 300 hours on the axle?

Thanks

Tom

Anonymous Poster · May 8, 2002

Bird,

Could you give me some insights on the 50 hour service for the B 2710, I understand you just said goodbye to yours, but I am sure you have some tips in the memory bank.

I have never done a tractor service before, but am fairly handy, What I am not handy to is a Kubota dealer. So I think I will be taking care of it on my own.

Could you let me know how to go about it ? I have purchased all of the supplies already at a dealer when I was in the area.

Thanks a ton.

DK

Bird · May 9, 2002

DK, I don't know that I could tell you anything that isn't in the operator's manual. You just need to look at it carefully. There are two drain plugs for the engine crankcase instead of just one. And unfortunately, like a lot of engines, I didn't find a way to change the engine oil filter without letting a little oil run down between the engine and frame and make a little mess (it can be washed off later). There are 4 drain plugs for the hydraulic oil (I missed one the first time). You need a drain pan that holds over 3 gallons of oil for that job, and the tractor didn't quite have enough "ground clearance" to put a normal 5 gallon bucket under it. Then the manual mentions the "strainer" (singular) when in fact there were two; one on either side, but if you looked at the manual closely, they were both shown. Since yours is a later model, you probably only have one strainer (left side), but have spin on filters on both sides. Naturally you need metric wrenches for the job, and common small sizes are all that's needed except for the strainer. Someone correct me if I remember wrong, but I think it's a 33 mm. And when I did my 50 hour service, I went ahead and changed the fuel filter, too, although it didn't appear to need it. I did it partly to see whether the manual was right about the "bleeding" procedure or whether something more would be required (the manual was right). And I believe the manual only called for changing the oil in the front axle at 300 hours, but I changed that, too, at the 50 hour service. You need a very shallow pan for that to get under those plugs (one at each front wheel). Really nothing difficult about it. I didn't time it, and was in no hurry at all (had to have another cup of coffee between each step), so I probably fooled around with it for a couple of hours. Of course, at the same time, I checked the coolant level, battery water level, pulled out the air filter and blew the dust out of it; i.e., just checked over everything.

Hoosier_Daddy · May 9, 2002

I am a little confused on what to think about the 50 hour service.. I spoke to my dealer today about some other things and asked him about bringing in my BX2200 when I reached the 50 hr. mark.

He said, not a problem just let us know when but you could do it yourself. I said I don't think I want to mess with all the hydro fluid and he said they don't change the hydro and filters at 50 hrs.. They do it at 100 hrs. and they have never had a problem. He said all they recommend at 50 is the oil and filter. I asked about the warranty if not done and something happens and he said "well we can do it if you really want it but we don't see it as a concern".

So, now what?

b249 · May 10, 2002

Reading between the lines he seems to be saying "I would not do the hydro at 50 hours but if something happens and it can be traced to the hydro fluid not being changed, your warranty is void and you foot the bill."

Sounds like a judgement call on your/our part on whether to do that maintenance now or at the 100 hour mark. Personally, I'd hate to screw up the warranty and have to foot a huge repair bill. It now sounds as if I need to find someone locally who will take 3-6 gallons of hazardous waste and dispose of it for me. My 2710 is at the 30 hour mark so I better start looking....

b249