BX25 trouble......

[beckmurph]

Actually I did ask it, but the OP didn't seem to think insurance would apply so im not sure he has it or not.

Well, you did and he did, but I didn't look close enough.
But this kind of incident is what the Kubota insurance is for.

 

[JonCbx25guy]

I do have the required insurance...is it covered then?

 

[beckmurph]

I am fairly sure it is. Check with your dealer, or Kubota.
You have a $250 deductible, but that is far easier than your repair costs.

 

[JonCbx25guy]

It says "mechanical breakdown" not covered.......I may call on Monday. The repair with a 200 hour service was 3052.00, so I would be happy to pay the deductible......

 

[beckmurph]

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-buying-pricing/199880-ktac-insurance-agency-kubota-endorsed.html?highlight=KTAC

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

I have to say that I admire the OP for admitting right up front that it was his fault because he failed to adjust the slip clutch. There are a lot of folks that wouldn't admit it, and would be on here blaming Kubota or the stump grinder manufacturer.

Honesty and acceptance of fault are hard to find in most people these days.

 

[Gator6x4]

Before you use the "Grinder" again go here How to Measure and Cut a Tractor PTO Shaft - YouTube and watch the video on how to measure and cut a PTO shaft. Grinders require a lot up and down draft arm movement when in use. A too long PTO shaft can cause damage that looks like it was caused by something else.

 

[JonCbx25guy]

I appreciate the input and compliment. I have used the stump grinder for 2 years, so I am pretty confident the shaft was the correct length. I never loosened the slip clutch and adjusted it. I also have had many occasions where the grinder actually killed the engine. I never thought it would do what it did.....if I knew that, it would have adjusted it. This is my first tractor. I also didn't know that in order to get the PTO shaft to freewheel to connect the PTO shaft, that you had to move it to the mid mount PTO position. I was forever trying to align the shaft for connection. Even when I bitched to the dealer about how hard it was to connect the implement , the didn't tell me what I could be doing wrong........ Also, I picked up my tractor from the repair, drove it in the trailer and went to go get the stump grinder from the job site and found this when I opened the door........any ideas? No leaks when I dropped it off.......

 

[dodge man]

Well that sucks. That joint is known for leaking. I've even seen a post where one of the parts had a crack. Mine has a very slight off and on again leak. Yours looks pretty bad. Check the front axle level first thing.

 

[Herkypilot]

Looks like your axle seal went bad. I know there are other posts where there are details on replacing this seal.

 

[CHDinCT]

What oil is in the front axle? They come from Kubota with SUDT/SUDT2 in them, which is pretty thin stuff. If that's what's in there, you can try draining it and refilling with 80W-90W gear oil (I think the manual spec's which viscosity) which is a bit thicker. Sometimes that will stop the leak. If not, you're looking at a seal replacement. Haven't done one on mine yet, but there's a few threads here on how others have done their own. How many hours on your BX25?

And did you call KATC to see if you'd be covered for the PTO breakage? Being that you already had it repaired at your own expense, you might have a tougher case. You never know until you ask, as they say.

 

[Henrykrinkle]

Yep it's an axle seal, not a hard job to do.

 

[JonCbx25guy]

That's what the dealer said. It is not leaking now, so I am going to top off the unit and see if it stops or continues. I personally think the dumbass that didn't clean my tractor up when I complained about the drips and fluid when I was GOING to take it, pressure washed the **** out of it and maybe lodged a piece of debris in the seal. After I used it, maybe is snapped back up and in place.......we will see!