Easy Peasy self oil change

[k0ua]

So do Kubotas have 2 drain plugs?

If it has 4wd it does. The propeller shaft goes between the two oil pan halves.

 

[Lil Foot]

Mine is 4wd and has only one plug.

 

[MoKelly]

Interesting. My Bobcat CT235 has 2 plugs.

It’s 4 wheel drive and HST. I also thought all HST 4 wheel drives had 2 plugs.

Do you all have 2 separate hydro filters?

MoKelly

 

[5030]

Don't use a 5 gallon can, I get mine from a 500 gallon bulk tank with electric pump. Neither of mine fill on the hood anyway. Both have filler necks down low on the left hand side (with a cap of course.) Each hold 30 gallons, give or take.

 

[5030]

Mine is 4wd and has only one plug.

Depends entirely on the model and how the front axle is driven. Both my M's have split pans and 2 drain plugs. Makes for a much less cluttered under carraige.

 

[5030]

Interesting. My Bobcat CT235 has 2 plugs.

It’s 4 wheel drive and HST. I also thought all HST 4 wheel drives had 2 plugs.

Do you all have 2 separate hydro filters?

MoKelly

Both mine do, one suction and one delivery plus 2 fuel filters and 2 air cleaner filters. Mine aren't 'hydro' in that sense of the word (as in HST). Both are gear drive, hydraulic shuttle. An HST is useless for what I do.

 

[two_bit_score]

I guess even if it only lasted a year or two it would be worth the price.

 

[RalphVa]

My DR pump extractor recently broke the line between the one that goes down the dipstick hole and the pump. Bought another one. Have had the DR for years and used for everything. Really handy for the generator where the oil just cannot be drained (a boat inboard would be another).

Your pump looks suspiciously like the "Ironton" pump I bought from Northern Tool. Bought another despite having ruined the seals with hot oil (190 F limit) on the 1st one I bought. Northern refunded my money on that one.

I had ONE incidence where the tube curled up when it hit the bottom of the pan and curled up enough such that it did not suck all the oil out. So, what I do now is mark with my fingers where the dipstick length goes on the dip tube and put it in that length and then very carefully slide it down maybe another 1/4 to 1/2 inch when I maybe feel it hit the oil pan bottom. Only ever happened once.

 

[fried1765]

My DR pump extractor recently broke the line between the one that goes down the dipstick hole and the pump. Bought another one. Have had the DR for years and used for everything. Really handy for the generator where the oil just cannot be drained (a boat inboard would be another).

Your pump looks suspiciously like the "Ironton" pump I bought from Northern Tool. Bought another despite having ruined the seals with hot oil (190 F limit) on the 1st one I bought. Northern refunded my money on that one.

I had ONE incidence where the tube curled up when it hit the bottom of the pan and curled up enough such that it did not suck all the oil out. So, what I do now is mark with my fingers where the dipstick length goes on the dip tube and put it in that length and then very carefully slide it down maybe another 1/4 to 1/2 inch when I maybe feel it hit the oil pan bottom. Only ever happened once.

Thank you for the good idea about marking the hose length.

 

[Lil Foot]

Mine is 4wd and has only one plug.