wjmst
Gold Member
Hello all,
I completed my 300 hour maintenance on my bx2200 this weekend. It took most of Saturday to complete. I do have a couple of questions though.
Oil/Filter – 10w30 kubota brand – no problems
Trans/Filter – SUDT – easy to do
Trans Screen – This was the first time I cleaned this screen. It was pretty tight to break loose, but I got it out without damaging anything. I really recommend getting the 26mm socket to help. There weren’t too many metal shavings on the screen so that was good. I used brake cleaner to clean it off.
Front Axle Oil – No major problems here, I didn’t have a bucket shallow enough, but big enough to hold all of the fluid, so I had to stop and empty my little container a few times. I refilled with SUDT.
Air Filter – Simple and yes, my bracket is broken too, ZIP tie solution for me.
Fuel Filters – No problem, just diesel everywhere. I stilled haven’t come up with a good way to avoid that. I do use golf tees to plug the holes. Maybe I’ll try alligator clips or something next time, but I don’t what to damage the hose.
Coolant – tell me the secret please! I had anti-freeze everywhere! I put a bucket under the drain plug, but the coolant just seemed to shoot everywhere. I flushed it out and refilled with Prestone coolant, but it was a messy job!
I greased everything and sharpened the mower deck blades, but I didn’t have any oil to change the mower’s gear box. The manual says to use 90w oil, but I couldn’t find it at any of the stores. What does everyone else use? I still have some SUDT left over and thought about using that. Any suggestions?
The final item I need to address are my front tires. Both have holes/slow leaks in them. I need to find a better solution. I have used SLIME, but it seems to stop working after a while.
We'll see what happens. Thanks for the help.
I completed my 300 hour maintenance on my bx2200 this weekend. It took most of Saturday to complete. I do have a couple of questions though.
Oil/Filter – 10w30 kubota brand – no problems
Trans/Filter – SUDT – easy to do
Trans Screen – This was the first time I cleaned this screen. It was pretty tight to break loose, but I got it out without damaging anything. I really recommend getting the 26mm socket to help. There weren’t too many metal shavings on the screen so that was good. I used brake cleaner to clean it off.
Front Axle Oil – No major problems here, I didn’t have a bucket shallow enough, but big enough to hold all of the fluid, so I had to stop and empty my little container a few times. I refilled with SUDT.
Air Filter – Simple and yes, my bracket is broken too, ZIP tie solution for me.
Fuel Filters – No problem, just diesel everywhere. I stilled haven’t come up with a good way to avoid that. I do use golf tees to plug the holes. Maybe I’ll try alligator clips or something next time, but I don’t what to damage the hose.
Coolant – tell me the secret please! I had anti-freeze everywhere! I put a bucket under the drain plug, but the coolant just seemed to shoot everywhere. I flushed it out and refilled with Prestone coolant, but it was a messy job!
I greased everything and sharpened the mower deck blades, but I didn’t have any oil to change the mower’s gear box. The manual says to use 90w oil, but I couldn’t find it at any of the stores. What does everyone else use? I still have some SUDT left over and thought about using that. Any suggestions?
The final item I need to address are my front tires. Both have holes/slow leaks in them. I need to find a better solution. I have used SLIME, but it seems to stop working after a while.
We'll see what happens. Thanks for the help.
