Frankenkubota
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- Joined
- Jun 11, 2020
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- Location
- Carthage NC...Deep in the woods
- Tractor
- Kubota MX 5800, SkidPro 4 in 1, Ratchet rake, SkidPro pallet forks
My mx5800 is 1 year old, I think the 5200 and the 5400 have the same engine, just different turbo?
This is probably old news but if it saves a little heartburn.....
The fuel filter looks to me like a regular oil filter and of the 8 other factory installed OEM kubota filters ive removed in the last 6 months, this was the only one that came off with normal force.
I took the old filter off and didn't spill much at all. Put the new filter on. Probably should have filled it with fuel but I didn't.
Tractor wouldn't start. I cracked the 10 mm bolt on top to purge the air and again, no start.
You have to turn the bolt a turn or two then, in my case, leave the ignition on for about 1.5 minutes.
After that it cranked a little more than normal but alls well now.
This is probably old news but if it saves a little heartburn.....
The fuel filter looks to me like a regular oil filter and of the 8 other factory installed OEM kubota filters ive removed in the last 6 months, this was the only one that came off with normal force.
I took the old filter off and didn't spill much at all. Put the new filter on. Probably should have filled it with fuel but I didn't.
Tractor wouldn't start. I cracked the 10 mm bolt on top to purge the air and again, no start.
You have to turn the bolt a turn or two then, in my case, leave the ignition on for about 1.5 minutes.
After that it cranked a little more than normal but alls well now.