Muleskinner
Gold Member
I purchased my new M7040 last July. Around 150 hours I started to notice my FEL bucket would curl down/bleed down when the tractor was left standing. You could hear the bucket "Creaking" when the tractor was parked.
Also from the day I bought the tractor the warning lights on the lower portion of the dash would not come on when the igntion key was turned to the start position like the manual says they should. (Test mode) In fact, I was unable to find any indicator light for the 4X4, glow plug or low fuel warning.
I took the tractor into the dealer in December to have the issues repaired. The mechanic told me the following; both front bucket cylinders were bad. The nuts that held the seal pistons on the rods backed off causing an internal leak. Kubota has admitted a problem with these cylinders on the FEL's for the M5040, M6040, M7040, M8540 and M9540 to their dealers. Both cylinders were replaced.
The mechanic replaced the entire dash cluster assembly, but that did not repair the warning light problem. The mechanic began talking with Kubota technical support and was told, "Certain early tractors were not wired completely at the factory and the dash warning lights will not work as stated in the owner's manual."
I told him at the very least I wanted the preheat warning light to work. Using Kubota technical support he was able to wire the system to allow the preheat light to work, but none of the other lights work. He told me if enough customers complain Kubota will be forced to design a fix and repair all of the early machines.
While the tractor was at the dealer the mechanic also performed some "Kubota factory fixes" on some other known problem items. The wiring for the PTO was left off from the factory, the seat mount rubber bushings were replaced, and the bolts holding the front axle to the frame were checked for proper torque.
Well my friends, I like Kubota tractors, but this does not bode well for Kubota and does not do much for my peace of mind. I know these problems are minor, but none of them should have occured in the first place. I believe EVERY owner of the new M series with inoperative dash warning lights should complain to Kubota. What say you?
While at the dealer today I noticed the mechanic had a new (25 hours) M5040 2X2 with turf tires split in half. It seems the owner noticed a noise in the engine. The problem was a broken injector pump "camshaft." I asked the mechanic what that was, as I had never heard of an injector pump camshaft. He said it was the internal shaft that operates the injector pump. I looked at the tractor all apart and the engine with no head on it and was glad that was not my tractor!!!!!!
Also from the day I bought the tractor the warning lights on the lower portion of the dash would not come on when the igntion key was turned to the start position like the manual says they should. (Test mode) In fact, I was unable to find any indicator light for the 4X4, glow plug or low fuel warning.
I took the tractor into the dealer in December to have the issues repaired. The mechanic told me the following; both front bucket cylinders were bad. The nuts that held the seal pistons on the rods backed off causing an internal leak. Kubota has admitted a problem with these cylinders on the FEL's for the M5040, M6040, M7040, M8540 and M9540 to their dealers. Both cylinders were replaced.
The mechanic replaced the entire dash cluster assembly, but that did not repair the warning light problem. The mechanic began talking with Kubota technical support and was told, "Certain early tractors were not wired completely at the factory and the dash warning lights will not work as stated in the owner's manual."
I told him at the very least I wanted the preheat warning light to work. Using Kubota technical support he was able to wire the system to allow the preheat light to work, but none of the other lights work. He told me if enough customers complain Kubota will be forced to design a fix and repair all of the early machines.
While the tractor was at the dealer the mechanic also performed some "Kubota factory fixes" on some other known problem items. The wiring for the PTO was left off from the factory, the seat mount rubber bushings were replaced, and the bolts holding the front axle to the frame were checked for proper torque.
Well my friends, I like Kubota tractors, but this does not bode well for Kubota and does not do much for my peace of mind. I know these problems are minor, but none of them should have occured in the first place. I believe EVERY owner of the new M series with inoperative dash warning lights should complain to Kubota. What say you?
While at the dealer today I noticed the mechanic had a new (25 hours) M5040 2X2 with turf tires split in half. It seems the owner noticed a noise in the engine. The problem was a broken injector pump "camshaft." I asked the mechanic what that was, as I had never heard of an injector pump camshaft. He said it was the internal shaft that operates the injector pump. I looked at the tractor all apart and the engine with no head on it and was glad that was not my tractor!!!!!!
