New 3050 CVT Update
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It will save you some money if you do it yourself and save transport time/costs to dealer. I would stick to NH filters and hydraulic oil while your still under warranty. Getting to the fuel filter was my biggest challenge. I found if you lift the loader to highest point and support it(I cut pieces of angle iron to lock pistons extended),with the hood open you get to the filter from the front with a filter band wrench. There is a line on the back side of the fuel filter that is tough to get by but with a little patience you can get the band wrench around the filter retaining nut. Make sure you are careful not to lose the o-rings, new ones don't come with the filter. You can see the filter breakdown in section 7 page 7-14 of your operators manual. You don't have to worry about fluid lock while refilling the engine oil in this engine as the fill is down low on the front right not through the valve cover as in older ones.
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I also did the 50 hour service myself. The carriage for the FEL, front glass on the cab and extra rigid lines to my extra remote hydraulics from front to rear made the job somewhat of a challenge but my age and arthritis was the real problem. For me it was a four Tylenol job! 
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Yes it comes with some new switches and a decal but you need the special tool too so you can change the transmission program to deluxe which enables all the deluxe features.
View attachment NH 3050 Trans Upgrade Instructions.PDF
This should explain it better.
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I have those same extra remote lines to the front they add a lot more difficulty getting to the filters. I was wondering if there is some way to make that lower glass panel removable that would make it a lot easier getting to the fuel and engine oil filters and maybe the dip stick also.
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While you have the transmission drained you might want to add the transmission heater it goes in the lowest point of transmission. I have one ordered $85 from my dealer so next time I change the trans oil I can install it. That way on those real cold days I can use it to rid myself of the "snow flake"
restrictions. Local power company is going to love me block heater and trans heater.:laughing:Heard from dealer. Kit for switches is 56 bucks. But he said the would do upgrade. Total between 150-200 bucks. Still cheap but I asked him to research the special tool for me. Would like to have that going forward. My question in all this is..... If it's a 56 dollar option, why even offer the basic tranny? Am I missing something? Is there any reason you would go back to basic mode?
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My Boomer 8N with the first generation three range CVT has the same low ambient temp warm up period. In East Texas it's not a big issue. I have not had any issues with the transmission or PTO. The only time I use high range is for the preset cruise control which I have set at 3 MPH. One thing I did learn early on is to always run the hand throttle up to 1500-2000 RPMs. It makes for much better foot pedal throttle response with less jerky motion.
