L6060 HSTC Gear Clatter

[amhicks21]

If they used roller bearings, there would never be an issue unless all the lubricant drained out from a failed seal

Ive said exactly the same thing multiple times about roller bearings and swap out the udt for 80/90 at the first change interval. Unfortunately this only goes so far from preventing failure under certain types of use like steep hillside work, commercial snowplowing and extensive loader work on and off pavement like I do. I also think the wide turf tires contribute to extra bearing stress. every time ive had an outboard bearing literally break in to pieces i was working on the side of a steep slope. Here's a month ago mowing a 4 mile stretch of steep ditch. I started backing up and without warning the hub fell off and the bearing was in about 8 pieces sitting in the housing. Anyway, I don't mean to derail the thread but its worth it to pay extra attention to those front axles.

 

[5030]

Not good. Haven't had an issue with mine yet and I do a lot of loader work as in moving and loading round bales but I've always ran 85-140 on the front axle and outboards. In fact that is the first thing I did was drop the UDT and change to gear oil. Do a lot of snowplowing too in the winter, almost 2 miles from there to the pavement...

I change the oil in the front axle every time I change the hydraulic oil too.

Don't know about tires, all I run are R1's.

 

[Robert Soccio]

I have the same noise on my L6060HSTC since day one. Had the dealer and the Kubota rep. come out and they were stumped. Said it could be cab mounts. They ordered some for me but I never went back to have them installed because I thought they were just grasping at straws. Went to the dealer and drove 2 of the same new units to compare. One didn't do it and the other made the same noise but not as noticeable as mine. Other than breaking down the tranny, they had no answer. Just living with it. If it blows up after the warranty expires I'll try to get it repaired on the basis that it was documented on day one. Good luck with that. Let me know if you find the answer.

 

[Hilbilly]

My 2019 L6060 cab does not make that noise and it has 610 hrs on it.

You guys are scaring the crap out of me with the information about the weak front axles. I do a lot of loader work with my tractor and have used UDT in it since day one. When I had the tractor at the dealer about a year ago to have it split (damn recall for possible loose bolt in transmission), the tech told me that the L6060's had a very strong front axle and he never experienced any issues with those axles. I'm going to call them and tell them what I am reading on this thread and ask about using gear oil or any other possible preventive measures.

 

[pokey1416]

Here's a video that Paul Short did on clatter in the cab, probably not same thing but thought I'd pass it on.