Refurbishing an L45

[PsRumors]

Gave the Bota a little love. The loader valve cover was beat up pretty good and the cover for the filters was missing. Also, for Christmas got a 3rd function kit. I'm not impressed with the handle, seems kind of cheap but I'm sure I'll get used to it.

 

[workinallthetime]

1300 hours plus on my L45, Love it. A few small issues now and again but for the most part, it has been rock solid. The Thumb and 3rd function on the loader is used on a regular basis.
The factory/dealer installed controls for the 3rd function used poor-quality wire, I ended up replacing that with 18 awg. and never had another problem.
You have a tank, not a daisy planter now.

 

[arto98607]

PSRumors

Nice thread, I like to see how you are correcting these issues!


I noticed you were discussing different type oil extractors awhile back.


Harbor Freight has these air compressor operated extractors and I have been using one close to 5 years now.
It works really well and can suck out cold 90W gear oil given little extra time.

It's also very handy for car brake fluid flushing job by just sucking out the old fluid from the bleed fittings.
Just make sure there is enough new fluid in the reservoir.


The downside: They are not cheap, but are on sale once in awhile.

 

[woody]

Gave the Bota a little love. The loader valve cover was beat up pretty good and the cover for the filters was missing. Also, for Christmas got a 3rd function kit. I'm not impressed with the handle, seems kind of cheap but I'm sure I'll get used to it.View attachment 684571View attachment 684572View attachment 684573View attachment 684574

I have the Kubota 3rd function on mine and while using it last year the valve messed up and being me I took it to the work bench and took it apart. I noticed the small spool piece was not centered like I thought it should be so I cleaned and reassembled the spool piece looked right, so back on the tractor it went and I have not had a problem since. I have the hydraulic thumb on my B26 I wish I had one on the L45 that maybe a future upgrade.

 

[mike69440]

Tractordata.com lists a L45 at over 7k. TractorData.com Kubota L45 backhoe-loader tractor information

You might find a 10k trailer that weighs under 3k, but probably not. If you did you'd be pushing it to its absolute limit. So you are looking at a 14k trailer. Proper tongue weight on a 10k load will be 1-1.5k. Realistically a bit more with a proper 14k trailer.

A 3/4 ton truck is rated is generally rated with a GVWR of 10k & weighs over 8k dry. A 1 or 3/4 ton double cab with fuel, a very few tools & driver is often pushing or exceeding 9k on the scale. That leaves you insufficient GVWR for your over 1k of tongue weight.

That doesnt even factor anything but the TBL & trailer into the equation. A 3/4 ton is not enough truck to properly tow 7k, of machine. It would likely do it fine, but you could get into warranty or legal issues if things went wrong. If you are getting s brand new truck for the job, get the right 1 ton or bigger truck.

My Modded L39 weights about 8,100, 8,200 Lbs. with all the weighs reinforcements and stuff added.

We have a trailer, built to spec. with 12K axles, nameplated 9.999lbs. With tractor, the trailer is 11,400lbs We pull it locally occasionally with a HD-150 also ordered to spec.

I sure would not want to travel the interstate or mountains with the load, or do it commercially, but the rig pulls handles and stops more confidentially than our old 2006 F150 did hauling 5,000 lbs. or so.
I am amazed that the 1/2 ton is that stable and the brakes balance on the new trailer is really so much better than the old stuff. Still need to drive with some mechanical sympathy.

Problem with ordering an spec'd F-150 is finding a dealer who will discount an ordered vehicle same as the std. spec ones on the lot. I used to be a 3/4 ton one ton PU guy.

 

[mike69440]

a 250 with the additional towing package has the same rear axle as a 1 ton along with helper springs.

a loaded king ranch '20 has about 2800lbs cargo weight capacity

a regular 250 without that package has a capacity of about 2200lbs

a 350 would be rated somewhere around 3400

all example trucks are diesel, that number probably goes up 1000# per if you go with the 6.2 or 7.3 gas

"a regular 250 without that package has a capacity of about 2200lbs"

A XLT F-150 4X 4 Crew can be had with a payload package that with all those heavy options is goo for 2300-2400 actual payload, & tow about 12K or more.
Package not available in a King Ranch, but I could not ever afford it anyways.
In any case the F150 is more livable as a daily, if your pulling big loads regularly.

 

[fried1765]

"a regular 250 without that package has a capacity of about 2200lbs"

A XLT F-150 4X 4 Crew can be had with a payload package that with all those heavy options is goo for 2300-2400 actual payload, & tow about 12K or more.
Package not available in a King Ranch, but I could not ever afford it anyways.
In any case the F150 is more livable as a daily, if your pulling big loads regularly.

My 1997 4x4 GMC 2500 Suburban with 454V-8, pulls my 14K trailer with L48 TLB aboard (7700 lbs. book wt.).
I did add an air lift suspension kit.
I weigh before any use, and have a personal limit of 12,000 lbs. My empty trailer weighs 3,500 lbs.
Total towed weight= 11,200, plus added thumb, and fuel on board weight.
I know that technically it is too much weight for the Suburban to tow, but warranty is of no importance on a 23 year old vehicle.
I rarely tow it anywhere, but I did tow it uneventfully, at interstate speeds for over 350 miles just to get it home.

 

[arto98607]

Picked up an L45 a couple weeks ago, two days before our 20th anniversary cruise, just now getting to servicing it and correcting a few issues. The tractor has 850 hours and runs and operates as it should except for the Auto Throttle Advance. There are no leaks but the fenders, hood and grill have seen better days. I got a great deal on the tractor so I don't mind dealing with correcting cosmetic issues.

Serviced the tractor; Kubota Filters (oil, hydrostatic, hydraulic, air inner & outer), Rotella T6 oil, and SUDT

Now working on the Auto Throttle Advance. The tractor is a 1 owner tractor and the owner stated the linked throttle has never worked. He returned it to the dealer on a couple of occasions but he stated they could never get it working correctly. Pulled the controller out from under the floor board and found the cable that runs to the injector pump disconnected and the arm in the mechanism would not disengage. The accelerator lever would not slide on the pin so disassembled. You can see there is some gouges on the pin and the ear on the arm holder is bent. Looks like the ear has been hit with a punch at some point in time.

Got everything straightened out and now the linked throttle works

I think you have been hijacked!

 

[PsRumors]

My Modded L39 weights about 8,100, 8,200 Lbs. with all the weighs reinforcements and stuff added.

We have a trailer, built to spec. with 12K axles, nameplated 9.999lbs. With tractor, the trailer is 11,400lbs We pull it locally occasionally with a HD-150 also ordered to spec.

I sure would not want to travel the interstate or mountains with the load, or do it commercially, but the rig pulls handles and stops more confidentially than our old 2006 F150 did hauling 5,000 lbs. or so.
I am amazed that the 1/2 ton is that stable and the brakes balance on the new trailer is really so much better than the old stuff. Still need to drive with some mechanical sympathy.

Problem with ordering an spec'd F-150 is finding a dealer who will discount an ordered vehicle same as the std. spec ones on the lot. I used to be a 3/4 ton one ton PU guy.

I towed the L45 home from northern TN, about a 3.5 hour trip which included the interstate and Mount Eagle. The Ecoboost could actually pick up speed going up the mountain and handled the weight just fine going down.

I think you have been hijacked!

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