johara1
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You guys with the Kubota engines must have a lot more room than the 4500P and with the longer engine would bet the radiator is to the rear more. The 4500P is only one cylinder long verses three cylinders long.....
pipe extention
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John Joseph McVeigh
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johara1
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on a 4500 P the oil filter is a non issue. The easy way I found was to drill a hole in the side inline with the front fitting. grease the rear straight up then turn the drive shaft 90 degrees and run the 1/8 " pipe extension in through the hole and on the front fitting through the radiator mount. ..... jim
prs
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I recently added the option of dual sets of front hydraulic couplers. Those are on a steel mount directly in the way of straight access from the right side, steel extensions or not and I am not sure removing the oil filter will help much, maybe; I think TN Mark may have dual sets of front couplers too. I still have to struggle and do the Houdini act to get the flex hose on from the left. Once the coupler is on, then it is tedious to hold it straight and firm enough for the grease to enter the zerk instead of just blowing out the side.
johara1
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The 4500p is that way without anything added. The engine is so wide and so close to the radiator, that you can't get hand down in to reach the drive shaft. Then you have the core support and drive shaft loop so close you can't get the grease gun end on the zerk fitting. Maybe small hands are the answer, drilling a hole so you can run the extension straight in from the out side is the easiest for me. It is a engineering screw up to make something that hard to grease for no reason...jim
