Oil & Fuel New owner of Kioti LK3054 4WD - how to check oil levels

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Hi all,

Sorry to jump into this thread but I'm new to the site and have a related question. I've got a late 90's LK3054 and "accidently" poured engine oil into the refill area between your feet. I believe this is actually the transmission fluid refill but from comments above I could be wrong? I have 2 questions, firstly should I just flush the system with a transmission flushing agent, from AMSOIL etc, and then refill with transmission fluid? Secondly, if so how much transmission fluid needs to go back in? I bought it 4th hand and other than operating training I've got nothing else ref user manual. The tractor was only run for a short period of time under low load so hopefully I've not done too much damage.

Apologies again for hijacking and making such a noobie mistake with the engine / transmission oil! :-(

Thanks in advance,

I could be wrong but I would think just draining your fluid and changing the filter should suffice.

I have quite a quandary myself. Looking through the owner's manual for my 1998 LK3054 (pg 36) I noticed it says the transmission fluid is to be an SAE 80 classification and that is nothing close to the fluid I have bought. SAE 80 is gear oil as far as I know. Then I noticed the owners manual also states it should be a multi grade fluid such as DONAX-TD, DONAX-TM MOBILE FLUID 350 or TORQUE FLUID 56 none of these as best I can tell are SAE 80 so who to beleive page 29 or page 36 which says to reference pg 29. It is very confusing to a newbie to the tractor world. Sams club sells a universal tractor oil and I asked the manufacturer if it met the Donax TD or TM standards as well as the others and they said it did. So suffice it to say I am confused and hope I have not messed things up as I run universal hydraulic/transmission fluid which is a 10w/20 according to all I can find regarding it. i do wish Kioti was clear and concise and maybe they are if you understand tractors which I admit I don't.

Maybe one of the wise sage's here will enlighten me and you as well.

 

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The front axle requires gear oil(I use synthetic, Mobil 1, 75/90) and the transmission, rear differential and hydraulic oil are all the same (UTF) in a common sump, with the level sight gauge on the side of the transmission

 

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The front axle requires gear oil(I use synthetic, Mobil 1, 75/90) and the transmission, rear differential and hydraulic oil are all the same (UTF) in a common sump, with the level sight gauge on the side of the transmission

Thank You!

I was hoping someone would confirm I was on the right track as that is what I have been using. My front axle has gone through several gallons of 80/90 due to a leak. My hydraulics were also leaking and I have gone through about 10 gallons of UTF in recent years. I finally have the tractor at my house to repair it away from the work site. Four new cylinders on the FEL and no more hydro leaks and now to fix the leaking seal on the front axle.