Oil & Fuel Do Hydrostatic Transmissions of Kubota Tractors belch Oil all the time?

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Watched a Youtube and the owner says he thinks this sucks but it's just part of Kubota tractor ownership.

Now tell the truth. Is there ever oil coming from the rear end or transmission of a new kubota with a hydrostat? I bought a brand new car one time and it's transmission was covered in oil when I looked at it. I'm wanting to know how much oil I can expect to have to put into my mx5200 if I buy it and traverse my very hilly parcel of land.

Real stories please. Keep it to newish condition tractors. I don't wanna know about a 22 year old tractor that was rebuilt some time ago. I wanna know if a new Kubota will spill oil and have to be refilled often.

Thanks.
 
   / Do Hydrostatic Transmissions of Kubota Tractors belch Oil all the time? #2  
I’ve had several Kubota products and never had that issue. I’m on flat ground here but never lost any oil
 
   / Do Hydrostatic Transmissions of Kubota Tractors belch Oil all the time? #3  
L5030HSTC, L5740HSTC, BX2200 and BX2660 with no issues, you won't with Kioti, LS, John Deere or any other quality built machine. I would be comfortable buying any of them.
 
   / Do Hydrostatic Transmissions of Kubota Tractors belch Oil all the time? #4  
I’m on my 4th kubota and have never had that happen to me. sounds like overfill. Is it foam?
 
   / Do Hydrostatic Transmissions of Kubota Tractors belch Oil all the time?
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Thanks for the replies. I wanted some real experience about that before I buy one.
 
   / Do Hydrostatic Transmissions of Kubota Tractors belch Oil all the time? #6  
Watched a Youtube and the owner says he thinks this sucks but it's just part of Kubota tractor ownership.
Maybe with his machine, but certainly not the normal.
 
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The only thing that ever leaked on my BX2200 is the front axle... till I slightly tightened it up.

But that condition is normal for that series.

Nothing ever leaks on my BX2200. So anyone that says it's normal for the HST to leak is full of garbage.
 
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2009 - My Kubota M6040 is brand, spanking new. Parked in one of my large carport stalls. It looks pretty level parked there. I checked the hydraulic oil. It shows a quart low - add a quart. Start it up - going down the driveway. Hear a loud "POP". Immediately stop. Man, oh, man - the hydraulic fill plug has popped out and hydraulic oil everywhere. Found the plug - moved the tractor to a dead level spot. Checked again - the hydraulic oil level is just a tad over completely full - even with the loss.

Bottom line - the tractor is NOT that level, parked there in the carport stall. That is the only loss of any type of oil since that time. Thank goodness the fill plug is plastic. Otherwise - if it were metal - might have blown a seal somewhere.

Hey - come on - this is a Kubota not a Harley.
 
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I’m on my 4th kubota and have never had that happen to me. sounds like overfill. Is it foam?
could be over fill, could be cheap hydro oil with no anti foam agent, could be tractor problem.

Whatever it is , its certainly not something normal or common.
 
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As all the others have said, this is NOT normal. Now please know that to check your hydro/transmission oil you need to be on level ground with all of the attachments in the down position. So loader flat on the ground, and 3pt all the way down. Don't over fill and use the proscribed fluid in the owners manual.
 

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