First oil change

[radar54]

If you read the manual it says to change the trans/hyd. filter. It is a permanent filter with a magnet inside to catch metal particles. Also, the oil specs they recommend do not exist. Just got home from the farm after bushhogging all day. Changed my trans/hyd fluids and cleaned the filter at lunch with 57 hours on the clock. Kioti calls for the first service at 50 and every 300 after that. Someone said they were going to wait to 100 hours, bad idea. My oil was trashed, with lots of metal flakes, which I'm not sure is good or bad. I'll talk to my dealer tommorrow. If you pull the filter to clean it watch for a small o-ring that is part of the filter assembly. It is used to hold the magnet up in the housing while you fit the filter cup up and screw this together. I was going nuts when I found the o-ring in the bottom of the oil pan. I used a premium fluid sold by Rural King that sold for 17.99 for 5 gallons. Keep in mind for those with 3054s or smaller that a 5 gallon bucket doesn't fit between the seat and the gear shift to fill the tranny( guess why I say that). Remember to let the tractor idle for several minutes after changing before jumping in the seat to take off.

Jeff

 

[radar54]

Someone should tell Kioti customer service that they should follow the postings here. I have put my dealer ( O'Bryans, Owensboro, KY) in touch with this group. I will always follow up the manual with a call to the dealer. You just can't trust what you read and John Lampkins is first class with customer service.

Jeff

 

[DK35vince]

I have nothing more to add .
Just wanted to be in the Kioti section when I became a Gold Member/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif.

 

[northcreek2624]

You're there... Dude! While we're on the subject,how does the rating system work?.........Mike

 

[DK35vince]

Mike,
Click on FAQ toward the top of the page.
About half way down that page it will show the amount of posts needed to change your user title.
You will be a Silver member at 75 posts.