Whew. The dealer showed up today and looked at the tractor and found the leak pretty quick. The mechanic took off all of the dash controls and the steering wheel and moved the plastic cover back. He found a power steering leak. It is a cover on a unit mounted on the steering column below the steering wheel. The cover is mounted with four bolts. He thinks that the seal might have been installed incorrectly at the factory. He is going to come and take it to the shop tomorrow and fix it. I will have the tractor back in a day. He of course has never seen this before but is familiar with it because a guy with a 7300 or 7400 wanted power steering and he put it on.
Thanks for all of your help. I was hoping it was just a fitting but this doesn't seem too bad. Better than splitting the tractor to repair a major seal! Has anyone else had a similar leak? He said it is not common.
While he has the tractor he is going to move the rear wheels out to the center hole for stability during FEL work on my hilly terrain. They are currently at minimum tread. To do this he has to move the roller down so that it will not hit the rear tire when the MMM is all the way up. Of course this will cause the roller to hit the ground more but I think that it is worth the added stability. Does everyone agree?
Once again you TBNers are great. It is good to see all of your encouraging words to those who have had major calamities happen to their equipment. I hope that I will not have to post bad news anymore but can now concentrate on posting all of the fun I am having with my tractor. It just keeps getting better. Will have a 48" First Choice box blade, in Kubota orange of course, in about a week. That should do it for now.
Thanks for all of your help. I was hoping it was just a fitting but this doesn't seem too bad. Better than splitting the tractor to repair a major seal! Has anyone else had a similar leak? He said it is not common.
While he has the tractor he is going to move the rear wheels out to the center hole for stability during FEL work on my hilly terrain. They are currently at minimum tread. To do this he has to move the roller down so that it will not hit the rear tire when the MMM is all the way up. Of course this will cause the roller to hit the ground more but I think that it is worth the added stability. Does everyone agree?
Once again you TBNers are great. It is good to see all of your encouraging words to those who have had major calamities happen to their equipment. I hope that I will not have to post bad news anymore but can now concentrate on posting all of the fun I am having with my tractor. It just keeps getting better. Will have a 48" First Choice box blade, in Kubota orange of course, in about a week. That should do it for now.