50 Hr maintenance

Buggs67 · May 16, 2014

WHOA! I have some standard oil filter wrenches. Thanks for the heads-up.

Threepoint · May 16, 2014

coobie said:
My dad taught me at a early age not to debate to long with idiots who don,t understand.They will only bring you down to there level beat you with experience.YOU WIN,LOL.

My dad taught me that by the time you resort to personal attacks and name calling, you've usually already lost the argument. DarkBlack made fair points. Why not just agree to disagree?

drjay9051 · May 19, 2014

You can cross refernce Kioti oil filter at NAPA etc but you save , what $5 ? You need the other filters from Kioti so just get them all at Kioti.

and it is the Moss-Magnuson Act.

HEC · May 19, 2014

I agree with supporting your dealer especially when the next one is over 60 more miles away , I would like for him to stay in business . I just paid $300 for 10 gal. of super udt oil for my M5700 and over $100 for the 2 filters , come on someone is really making a buck here . I need to stay in business too , I'm retired trying make ends meet too .

chuck172 · May 20, 2014

These are the two filters I need for my 50 hour service:
Oil Filter E6201-32443
Hydraulic Filter T2185-38031
Anyone recommend a good online source?

k0ua · May 20, 2014

CJONE said:
Yea, he is not kidding. I believe they put them on dry with a cheater pipe. I was a heavy engine mechanic and that is the only reason mine came off the first try, I have a filter wrench with a 1/2" drive and 3" wide strap steel. Still needed a 4' cheater and had to be on the ground off the creeper. Unreal how tight the main hydraulic filter was. CJ

I wound up driving a piece of 5/8 about 3 foot long allthread thru mine after trying various filter wrenches. I later bought a chain wrench. No problems with the second hydraulic filter change of course. I didn't have any problems with hydrostat filter. But I am here to tell you the hydraulic filter on DK series tractors is one tight SOB.

Buggs67 · May 20, 2014

HEC said:
I agree with supporting your dealer especially when the next one is over 60 more miles away , I would like for him to stay in business . I just paid $300 for 10 gal. of super udt oil for my M5700 and over $100 for the 2 filters , come on someone is really making a buck here . I need to stay in business too , I'm retired trying make ends meet too .

Especially when TSC has Rotella Hydraulic fluid for about $65 5 gal pail. And Traveler brand for less $$
.

k0ua · May 20, 2014

Buggs67 said:
Especially when TSC has Rotella Hydraulic fluid for about $65 5 gal pail. And Traveler brand for less $$
.

Just make sure the hydraulic fluid is "designed for use with wet brakes". Because not all hydraulic fluids are meant to be used in tractors with wet brakes (like yours). Some hydraulic fluids are meant to be used in other hydraulic systems not tractors and do not have the correct additive packages.

ksbrdmkr · May 20, 2014

Remember that if it isn't recorded it didn't happen, for me that is the best reason to buy filters from the dealer. It not that spec filters won't work but you might have to provide written proof. Your dealer should have the purchase history.

chuck172 · May 21, 2014

k0ua said:
Just make sure the hydraulic fluid is "designed for use with wet brakes". Because not all hydraulic fluids are meant to be used in tractors with wet brakes (like yours). Some hydraulic fluids are meant to be used in other hydraulic systems not tractors and do not have the correct additive packages.

What options besides the three recommended fluids in the owners manual ( exxonmobil, shell donax, bp tractran uth) are there?