Easy Come...Not So Easy Go

BoneheadNW · May 20, 2005

Well, the man just picked up my tractor. While the leaking (hydro?) fluid problem appears to be minor, the tractor kept stalling as he was attempting to drive it out of my garage. I know that the service dept is the place for the tractor to go but I can't help but be concerned that a possible new problem has developed. I have put less than 2 hours on the tractor! Anyone else ever had this happen to them?

Bonehead

LBrown59 · May 30, 2005

( True...I highly doubt that those 2.5 quarts are on the floor or on the inside of the tire, but it was a mess. Thanks for the encouragement and that is why I bought new, the dealer will fix it.

However, this downtime is allowing me to understand the need for that machine and to read all of my manuals!

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The tranny on my BX23 holds 12 quarts and the engine oil takes 3.5 quarts. 

My manual is quite a bit off on these specs.

LBrown59 · May 30, 2005

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* I love spring in the Rockies...you can work until 8:00 no problem.

I'm hooked on my Kubota! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif )

*It don't get dark till 9:30 to 10.00 PM here this time of year.

BoneheadNW · May 30, 2005

I'm not sure if anyone's interested but here is the update to my tractor situation. The dealer put a new seal kit on the BH, the other apparent leak under the tractor itself (which kept evaporating) was water, and the stalling problem was due to a faulty switch under the seat that engages when the rear pto is on.

I got her back on Saturday and hope to start work on several projects over the next few days.

Bonehead

frank_f15 · May 30, 2005

Where was the water leak? and keep a close watch on those repairs. Seems like the dealer had it for about 10 days, why so long?

BoneheadNW · May 30, 2005

I was told that water was leaking from behind some rubber sleeves after the underside of the tractor was pressure washed at the dealer. He said that that was common. The 10 day wait was due to having to wait for the seal kit to be delivered to the dealer and the tractor to be delivered to my house (I am about 1-2 hours from the dealer, depending on ferry traffic).