Maintenance

[TripleR]

ok, im gonna go buy a air compressor powered grease gun tomorrow since its only 18$ at autozone, and i cannot find the hand powered ones we have... should that be ok? and ill get some grease cartridges as well, is there any special grease i should be aiming for? i dont know what they used before, so ill just jam it full of new grease i suppose....

also, i saw instructions for removing the hydraulic fluid filters, but is that the same location i should check levels and add fluid? or is there somewhere else to add? also the curved valves i see with red paint on them located at various points on the tractor maybe 2 or 3 total, what are those for? just purging excess or what?

there are also large bolts with red paint on them, like on the front axle, are those the points for adding fluid?

one more thing, i have 5 qts of sae, 10w-30 motor oil here, and cannot tell if it is c rated or s rated... no indications on bottle, its pennzoil and says active cleansing agents. will this do? it also says for any gasoline engine, this worries me since i did some reading and oils made for diesel engines have much more cleaning ingredients... but i keep reading people using the 10w30....

sorry for sounding like a noob guys, but i guess i am, i moved out here to colorado about a year ago and barely knew how to change oil on a car, got me a diesel truck and tractor, and have been learning ever since, any info no matter how "noobish" u think it is, will be GREATLY appreciated....

thanks again, u guys are great, got lucky finding this site!

I use 15w-40 in my diesels as in Missouri our winters are not all that bad.

As to the "right grease", there are several threads on this with a lot of opinions. I think I am using a lithium based grease in mine. I recently bought a case from our local dealer and just told him what I was using it for; haven't opened it yet, but he sells to all the farmers in my area.

I am enclosing a link that won't directly apply to your tractor, but my give you an idea as to what to look for.

Kubota L-40 Series Service

 

[Soundguy]

a #2 grease is likely what you wnt. go ahead and buy a case of it.. probably cheapest per tube that way.

the oil you have is likely S rated.. I'm surprised you can't find the api rating on the lable anywhere.

In any case.. 'c' rated 15w40 is generally the main diesel oil you see.. if in cold areas, a 'c' rated 10w30.. or in some cases a synthetic 5w40.. etc.

you keep reading people using 10w30 dieseel oil.. because they are talking about 'C' rated oil for cold weather.. not gas / 's' rated oils...

soundguy

ok, im gonna go buy a air compressor powered grease gun tomorrow since its only 18$ at autozone, and i cannot find the hand powered ones we have... should that be ok? and ill get some grease cartridges as well, is there any special grease i should be aiming for? i dont know what they used before, so ill just jam it full of new grease i suppose....

also, i saw instructions for removing the hydraulic fluid filters, but is that the same location i should check levels and add fluid? or is there somewhere else to add? also the curved valves i see with red paint on them located at various points on the tractor maybe 2 or 3 total, what are those for? just purging excess or what?

there are also large bolts with red paint on them, like on the front axle, are those the points for adding fluid?

one more thing, i have 5 qts of sae, 10w-30 motor oil here, and cannot tell if it is c rated or s rated... no indications on bottle, its pennzoil and says active cleansing agents. will this do? it also says for any gasoline engine, this worries me since i did some reading and oils made for diesel engines have much more cleaning ingredients... but i keep reading people using the 10w30....

sorry for sounding like a noob guys, but i guess i am, i moved out here to colorado about a year ago and barely knew how to change oil on a car, got me a diesel truck and tractor, and have been learning ever since, any info no matter how "noobish" u think it is, will be GREATLY appreciated....

thanks again, u guys are great, got lucky finding this site!