50 hrs service

[theg]

I got the bill for the 50 hour service and was I in sticker shock. $$$$$$. I normally do all my own work on cars, motorcycles, & diesel. Guess I'll be adding tractor to list.

 

[BlackOps]

well how much. i thought mine was very fair.

 

[Wagtail]

Bummer. I negotiated the first service as part of my overall tractor deal (on the 4105)... and they came to me. I observed the whole thing and learnt a lot about my rig; even a couple of grease nipple locations that weren't in the manual!

Very informative. I've done all of my servicing since.

 

[AchingBack]

I got the bill for the 50 hour service and was I in sticker shock. $$$$$$. I normally do all my own work on cars, motorcycles, & diesel. Guess I'll be adding tractor to list.

Did you ask for the wash 'n wax, tire shine, and gold plated oil filter?

 

[BlackOps]

i did that myself. no need to pay for that service.

 

[DavesTractor]

I got the bill for the 50 hour service and was I in sticker shock. $$$$$$. I normally do all my own work on cars, motorcycles, & diesel. Guess I'll be adding tractor to list.

Give us the details. Did it include transportation also?

 

[dickfoster]

I got the bill for the 50 hour service and was I in sticker shock. $$$$$$. I normally do all my own work on cars, motorcycles, & diesel. Guess I'll be adding tractor to list.

I chose to do mine from the onset as my dealer is about 50 miles away. It was a PITA in some respects, mostly due to the crappy manual, but I learned and tried to pass along what I found for my machine. Mine is much like your's only smaller tires and a detuned engine. Otherwise pretty much the same tractor except mines a gear and your's is likely an HST.

 

[SethWilliams]

What all did you do for your service? My dealer told me to change the oil, the oil filter, and blow out the air filter. That's it.

 

[DavesTractor]

What all did you do for your service? My dealer told me to change the oil, the oil filter, and blow out the air filter. That's it.

Some models differ, so it is best to pull out the manual and read up to see what is required. I think your dealer led you astray, because there is more to an initial 50 hour service than that.

 

[dickfoster]

What all did you do for your service? My dealer told me to change the oil, the oil filter, and blow out the air filter. That's it.

You're also supposed to change both fuel filters and the hydraulic filter.
I changed the fuel filters but held off on the hydraulic until about 75 hours then did the filter and the fluid since changing one without changing the others seems pretty silly. The book says to wait to change the hydraulic fluid at 100 but I don't know how you're supposed to do that as when you remove the filter pretty much all of the oil drains out.