50hr service on Kubota L3200 hst

[Mike from MI]

Getting close to my 50hr service. Wondering how much hydraulic fluid I can expect to lose when changing the two filters. What amount of fluid would be a good idea to have on hand.

 

[murphy1244]

Getting close to my 50hr service. Wondering how much hydraulic fluid I can expect to lose when changing the two filters. What amount of fluid would be a good idea to have on hand.

Use a vacuum on the fill inlet and you won't loose more than a quart or two.

 

[varmint]

Is there a reason you couldn't capture whatever fluid is lost and return it to the system after running it thru a Mr. Funnel or some other quality filter? I am assuming you clean everything before removing the filters, of course.

 

[banjodunn]

G'day I don't want to upset anyone but why do you want to do your own 50hr service . Over here the dealer does the first service (you pay for filters/lubes) and it is done to check over the machine i.e look for leaks, tighten bolts check functions etc and just a general check over ( You would be amazed at the amount of things we find ) this also works in with warranty as we check filters for abnormal particles I once found half a circlip in a hyd filter so we pulled the hyd system to bits and found it had come from a gearbox bearing, clip replaced and reassembled all under warranty and noted against machine in case of further problems.

If you have a warranty issue the first thing usually asked is when/who did the first service. If it is the owner then chances of warranty usually go out the window as the manufacturer will say it wasn't done to there specs so it could have caused the damage, I'm not saying you are not a competent mechanic just be wary that's all


Jon

 

[Rocky Hoffler]

I don't lose much oil when I change filter but I would not try to reclaim and reuse any oil spilled it's not worth taking a chance of containments getting into system save a very little now or a lot later.

 

[k0ua]

I just did the 50 hour service on My BIL's L3200hst and I used the KØUA method of mitigating fluid loss and lost no more than a couple of ounces of oil not counting what is actually in the old filters themselves. So overall way less than 2 quarts of fluid.

KØUA method of mitigating fluid loss. Procure a #8 machine screw. Screw it into the rubber crooked end of the hydraulic "tank" vent plug. The plug is located under the seat on the left side of the tractor. It is black rubber and and looks like a question mark. Dont forget to remove screw when when finished with changing the filters. The methodology of how this works, is that the "tank" or transmission housing is basically airtight. When you stop up the vent on the topside of the tank it is very difficult for fluid to pour out the bottom side thru the filter ports.

 

[Mike from MI]

I just did the 50 hour service on My BIL's L3200hst and I used the KØUA method of mitigating fluid loss and lost no more than a couple of ounces of oil not counting what is actually in the old filters themselves. So overall way less than 2 quarts of fluid. KØUA method of mitigating fluid loss. Procure a #8 machine screw. Screw it into the rubber crooked end of the hydraulic "tank" vent plug. The plug is located under the seat on the left side of the tractor. It is black rubber and and looks like a question mark. Dont forget to remove screw when when finished with changing the filters. The methodology of how this works, is that the "tank" or transmission housing is basically airtight. When you stop up the vent on the topside of the tank it is very difficult for fluid to pour out the bottom side thru the filter ports.

Thanks great info going to be using this method and be getting all filters and fluids from my dealer.
As far as warranty go's I don't see how it be an issue when your manual tells how and when you should do service. I would consider letting dealer but I don't have a trailer and don't want to pay the pickup and return fee's.

 

[varmint]

Rather than the #8 machine screw, go first class, professional, etc., and use a golf tee! We used to have those around to plug vacuum lines to distributors and such...

 

[s219]

It also helps to park on an incline with filter uphill. I barely lost a drop when changing filters on my last tractor. Set to do my L 3200 in the next 3-5 hours.

 

[k0ua]

It also helps to park on an incline with filter uphill. I barely lost a drop when changing filters on my last tractor. Set to do my L 3200 in the next 3-5 hours.

I wondered how well that worked, that is the one method I have not tried. The vacuum cleaner method worked also, but I got a lot of oil spray in the vacuum. I did not care for that much. I change the L3200hst filters on a nice flat shop floor, so I used the "stop up the vent" method.