Atlanta Panther
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- Joined
- Jun 18, 2013
- Messages
- 45
- Location
- Madison, Ga
- Tractor
- Kubota L3200HST with LA524 Loader, Quick Connect; Loaded R4 Tires
I'm new to tractoring but I think I picked a good one last year (with a lot of people's guidance) in a new Kubota L3200 HST 4WD for my 20 acre horse farm that is supposed to be our retirement abode. 
Early this year it came time for the first 50 hour maintenance. I've done routine maintenance on cars and motorcycles but this is my first experience with a tractor. I've been trying to learn as much as I can from the manuals and from great web sites like this one where everyone is really helpful. I thought I'd return the favor so I created a series of postings for novices like me to show them the results of what I've learned to make it easier for them when it comes their time to do their own maintenance. I'm sure this is old hat to many of you, but comments and suggestions from the tractor veterans here are welcome!
In this thread lets take care of your air filters.
First things first, Make sure you have two air filters, one located inside the other. The inner filter comes standard on the Grand Ls but the L3200/3800s only have the outer filter. Your tractor lives on clean air and fuel - don't short change it. The good news is that for $15 you can get the Grand L internal filter which slips right inside the stock outside filter. Just unlatch the air filter canister cover, pull out the external air filter, insert the inner air filter into the external filter (same direction) and put the two filter assembly back in the canister. The closed ends of the filter should be facing towards the latch side of the canister.
You will need the following parts:
Kubota says that you should replace the filters once a year or every sixth cleaning. This seems like overkill to me, especially since a little dust on the outside of the filter can actually improve the filtration as long as it does not result in getting the fuel-air ratio too rich. As of now, I plan to replace these at the 400 hour mark, assuming I don't see a problem in the meanwhile when I check and blow them out every 100 hours. Every 100 hours you should also clean out the cup located as part of the cover. The old ones had a separate metal cup; the newer ones have this cup formed in plastic as part of the cover. No matter which style you have, clean out any accumulated dirt in the cup. That cup is designed to remove large dirt particles before they even find a way in to be filtered by your two air filters. Every time you check your oil, hydraulic fluid and coolant levels, etc., also make it a point to squeeze the evacuator valve which is the rubber thing on the bottom of the air cleaner cover to get rid of any large boulders that might have found its way into the filtration system. The cover should be marked as to which part of the cover goes towards the top of the canister. If not, make sure you replace the cover with the evacuator valve pointed down.
Not much to it.
Good Luck!
:cool2:
Early this year it came time for the first 50 hour maintenance. I've done routine maintenance on cars and motorcycles but this is my first experience with a tractor. I've been trying to learn as much as I can from the manuals and from great web sites like this one where everyone is really helpful. I thought I'd return the favor so I created a series of postings for novices like me to show them the results of what I've learned to make it easier for them when it comes their time to do their own maintenance. I'm sure this is old hat to many of you, but comments and suggestions from the tractor veterans here are welcome!
In this thread lets take care of your air filters.
First things first, Make sure you have two air filters, one located inside the other. The inner filter comes standard on the Grand Ls but the L3200/3800s only have the outer filter. Your tractor lives on clean air and fuel - don't short change it. The good news is that for $15 you can get the Grand L internal filter which slips right inside the stock outside filter. Just unlatch the air filter canister cover, pull out the external air filter, insert the inner air filter into the external filter (same direction) and put the two filter assembly back in the canister. The closed ends of the filter should be facing towards the latch side of the canister.
You will need the following parts:
- Internal Air Filter (Part # TA040-93220) $14.60
- External Air Filter (Part # TA040-93230) $19.71
Kubota says that you should replace the filters once a year or every sixth cleaning. This seems like overkill to me, especially since a little dust on the outside of the filter can actually improve the filtration as long as it does not result in getting the fuel-air ratio too rich. As of now, I plan to replace these at the 400 hour mark, assuming I don't see a problem in the meanwhile when I check and blow them out every 100 hours. Every 100 hours you should also clean out the cup located as part of the cover. The old ones had a separate metal cup; the newer ones have this cup formed in plastic as part of the cover. No matter which style you have, clean out any accumulated dirt in the cup. That cup is designed to remove large dirt particles before they even find a way in to be filtered by your two air filters. Every time you check your oil, hydraulic fluid and coolant levels, etc., also make it a point to squeeze the evacuator valve which is the rubber thing on the bottom of the air cleaner cover to get rid of any large boulders that might have found its way into the filtration system. The cover should be marked as to which part of the cover goes towards the top of the canister. If not, make sure you replace the cover with the evacuator valve pointed down.
Not much to it.
Good Luck!
:cool2: