Coolant leak - JD 5065E

[dirkdaddy]

Loose hose clamps. Common issue with the 5e series. The guy downplayed it for a reason, ain't a big deal.

 

[Dave M7040]

Re getting to the dealer.

I had a Nuffield 465 before my M7040 and the guys on the British tractor forum were always going for road runs as a group.

Now, when I need my Kubota at our cottage, I take an early Sunday morning drive with the AC purring and some tunes on the radio.

An hour and a half at around 24 kph or 15 mph. It takes me less time than it would to find someone to trailer it when I want it done.

I remember some story of a guy who traveled across the USA with a John Deere garden tractor and a skinny trailer for sleeping in.

Just be glad you are not having to ride a horse! It is amazing the things you notice at 15 mph that you never see at 70 mph.

Dave M7040

 

[Carhartt Cowboy]

Loose hose clamps. Common issue with the 5e series. The guy downplayed it for a reason, ain't a big deal.

In the manual it says to check all hose clamps at the 50 hour mark. Just found a stripped hose clamp on mine at 125hrs, rear of motor on a line going to the cab. The clamp was either stripped at the factory or when the dealership put on the front end loader.