Hydraulic oil change in my L5740

[Complete Turf Care]

My L5740 has about 624 hours on it now. I bought it with about 475 hours. I decided to change the hydraulic/transmission oil and filters myself.

The filters cost me about $130, and 10 gal of oil cost me about $220 including tax from my Kubota dealer.

There are 3 places to drain the oil. One on each side and one in the middle. I drained the 2 sides first and got about 1/2 gallon out of each. Next I removed the middle plug. I had 2 oil catch pans ready, but I did put the plug back in to switch pans.



When I was done draining the oil, I replaced all the plugs and found this in one of the catch pans. Just a reminder to check these things every time you change any oil.


And I always like to keep a record of oil changes and any other maintenance to my equipment. I also write or scratch the date and hours of the change on the filters, just so it's always in front of me every time I get on the tractor. It ended up taking about 11 gallons of oil to fill it back up. The owners manual says the capacity is about 12 gallons, but the mechanic at the dealer said you can never drain all of the oil out.

 

[coldfingers]

Thanks for sharing, I will have a filter to change shortly as I am getting close to the 50 hr. mark.

 

[oosik]

Land a Goshen - those hydro filters cost a bundle for your unit. I changed everything (engine,front axle, front axle outer gear boxes & hydro) at 50 hours. The hydro oil cost me some more than you because I needed 16+ gallons but the hydro filters were about $20 each (needed two), Since my tractor was still under warranty I bought everything from the Kubota dealer. I did some serious price checking on both engine oil and hydro oil and the oil from the local Kubota dealer is right on par with the major brands. There are cheaper oils but I wouldn't even use them for bar lube in my chain saws.