Chilly807
Elite Member
Kubota must have dropped the top oil fill when they built mine, the engine is so far back under the hood it's a pain to get at the best of times. As mentioned, there are 2 (count 'em) engine oil drain plugs, one on each side of the front drive shaft tunnel in the oil pan.
The hydraulic level check point is on the lower left side of the transmission, below your left foot. A fluid level should be visible in the glass with the engine stopped and the tractor sitting dead level. There's a white background in the check glass, it may be hard to see fluid. The fill point is behind the seat, red plastic plug. Trans and hydraulic oil is one and the same in the L3400.
Assuming yours is a 4 wheel drive version... Check your front axle fluid level soon, there's a million Kubotas that are running as we type with too low a front axle fluid level. There's an issue with how slowly the fluid gets to bottom of the bevel gear cases, and it results in a low final level in 9 out of 10 tractors sold.
The manual will show you how to check it, same as a rear wheel drive car really. There's a small check plug on the front of the axle, as well as a larger fill plug. You remove the check plug, then add fluid at the fill plug until it comes out the check plug. Re-check it several days of use after refilling, it will probably be low. Mine was over 2 quarts low after changing the oil.
And finally, welcome to the Kubota L series owner's society!! We've come to love them dearly, even with the much-talked-about, universally-despised and greatly-bemoaned jerky 3 point hitch..
Sean
The hydraulic level check point is on the lower left side of the transmission, below your left foot. A fluid level should be visible in the glass with the engine stopped and the tractor sitting dead level. There's a white background in the check glass, it may be hard to see fluid. The fill point is behind the seat, red plastic plug. Trans and hydraulic oil is one and the same in the L3400.
Assuming yours is a 4 wheel drive version... Check your front axle fluid level soon, there's a million Kubotas that are running as we type with too low a front axle fluid level. There's an issue with how slowly the fluid gets to bottom of the bevel gear cases, and it results in a low final level in 9 out of 10 tractors sold.
The manual will show you how to check it, same as a rear wheel drive car really. There's a small check plug on the front of the axle, as well as a larger fill plug. You remove the check plug, then add fluid at the fill plug until it comes out the check plug. Re-check it several days of use after refilling, it will probably be low. Mine was over 2 quarts low after changing the oil.
And finally, welcome to the Kubota L series owner's society!! We've come to love them dearly, even with the much-talked-about, universally-despised and greatly-bemoaned jerky 3 point hitch..
Sean
. Have thought about making one for my SSQA on the FEL.