REPLY FROM KUBOTA CONCERNING 50 HOUR FLUID CHANGES

[Ace3]

Question?

How does a post about "50 Hour Fluid Changes" get hyjacked into discussing flat tires????

 

[bp fick]

Hijacked? Nah!! It's the exact same thing. Fluid change- tires. All the same.

Cause the OP hijacked his own thread, shoot, he can't keep a tractor more than six months, how do you expect him to keep on topic for more than a day or two?

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Question?

How does a post about "50 Hour Fluid Changes" get hyjacked into discussing flat tires????

Easy. Some times references are made to clarify an answer then the reference becomes the topic. It happens frequently. It appears that I stayed on topic but added some other information for examples which it seems others wanted to discuss and who am I to determine what others want to discuss? .

While getting ready for Church today, I pondered this situation a bit more thoroughly. I think I have it figured out! Those of us that have BX's or a bunch of us that have BX's know that one front tire/rim is bad. I figured out that Kubota had bought a bunch of bad rims or tires and for some reason they didn't get the supplier to replace them. Maybe the supplier went bankrupt. I believe they have 2 stacks of mounted tires for the front of BX's.The stack of good ones and the stack of bad ones. Now they only put one bad one on each machine because you rarely hear of anyone having two that go flat on the front, just one. I believe what they done on the change over was planned at the beginning of the run on the BX24 and BX2350 that they were going to supply the new manuals indicating no SUDT fluid change at the first 50 hour service. Now, don't quit on me yet, I'm getting there. When change over time came some idiot in publication ordering had ordered more of the old manuals or the publisher did not make the changes and it wasn't caught until mid run. So as with the run of bad BX front tires the company to save money continued sending out new machines with the old manual until all of the old manuals were depleted then started sending out the new manuals. Therefore we have BX24's and BX2350's with different manuals. Now they got rid of all them old manuals by the time the BX25 and BX2660 came out so all of them will have the new manual. Now this is how my mind works and this is what I think happened until someone comes up with a better theory or the Company Rep calls or writes me something different. Now I have started thinking again after having stopped for a few minutes and I now believe my theory will be quoted in future forums as "The Kubota representative said (my theory) I read it/heard it or saw it.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

For those that want to know what the original post was, here it is so we're back to the beginning for those that jump in at the end or middle or those control "freaks" that want to stay on topic.


I sent Kubota Corp an email requesting a plain answer concerning the need or lack of need for first 50 hour change of SUDT fluids in my specific tractors, being a BX2660, a BX25 and a F2680E. Looks like I reached a plain talker and here is the response from Kubota.

John, the person or persons from TBN do not know what they are talking about. There has not been a Service Bulletin or even a notice sent to the dealers that this is a mistake in the Operators manual. Kubota Tractor recommends for you to follow your Operators manuals for servicing of each unit you have.
The BX2660 and the BX25 do not have to have the transmission
fluid change until it reaches the 400 hour mark.
For the F2680, it is the 200 hour mark. The transmission oil filters need to be replaced and the suction strainers cleaned at or before the 50 hour mark for all three units.
Your selling dealer can also assist you if you have any questions in
regard to servicing your tractors. Thank you for purchasing and contacting
Kubota Tractor Corp..

 

[radioman]

~WOW!~ you guys got the worse case of the cabin blues I ever seen. going nuts with each other before spring comes along.


John thomas- you sure got your mind wound up, overthinking. What's next?

 

[bp fick]

~WOW!~ you guys got the worse case of the cabin blues I ever seen. going nuts with each other before spring comes along.


John thomas- you sure got your mind wound up, overthinking. What's next?

It can't come soon enough.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

~WOW!~ you guys got the worse case of the cabin blues I ever seen. going nuts with each other before spring comes along.


John thomas- you sure got your mind wound up, overthinking. What's next?

This is my answer and I'm sticking to it: WOW!~ you guys got the worse case of the cabin blues I ever seen. going nuts with each other before spring comes along.


I know Radioman is trying to get us off topic again but I'm not falling for it. This is about the first 50 hour service.

 

[GMtb42]

L2800 , 50 hour , manual says change engine oil , replace engine oil filter, Hydraulic Oil filter replace , Transmission Fluid (same as Hydraulic) change , Front axle case oil change , Clutch adjust .
Page #38

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

L2800 , 50 hour , manual says change engine oil , replace engine oil filter, Hydraulic Oil filter replace , Transmission Fluid (same as Hydraulic) change , Front axle case oil change , Clutch adjust .
Page #38

What year is your L2800?

 

[dodge man]

Stange, I have a BX2350 turf tires and the left front has a slow leak. I finally got tired of it and slimed it a couple of weeks ago. As of yet I don't know if that helped or not. I also got my manual from the old stack, that says change the tranny fluid at 50 hours. I don't buy into John Thomas theory, but I guessing that they have a problem area on the rims.