RX7320 50 hr filter change only

[WoodChuckDad]

Having read thru several posts about the 50 hour maintenance, I expected to have to change the oil and hydrostatic/transmission oil. Last night I went thru the manual and schedule and I see that all I am required to change is the transmission oil filter. Won't the transmission oil come flooding out when I take the transmission filter off?

I know that many people say to change the oil at 50 anyway, but I only have 20 hours right now, Work on my farm is about to get crazy and I expect to hit 50 hours in two weeks. I won't have enough down time for at least 3 weeks so if I can just change the filter I would prefer that.

 

[murphy1244]

There is a shepherds hook on the back of the tractor that is the vent. Put a small screw in the end of that and change your filters.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

I will be looking for that hook this weekend.

 

[motownbrowne]

Other options: park on a side slope with the filter on the uphill side.

Or stick a shop-vac hose in the fill port. This is what I did. It worked very well. Maybe lost a table spoon of fluid.

 

[cat fever]

At 50 hours I changed just the filter per the owners manual. It did leak some but I just screwed the old one off and hurried with the new one. I did park the tractor on a slope as motownbrowne suggested. Lost about a quart or so.

 

[OrangeAgain]

Please take a photo and post here. Thanks in advance.

 

[OrangeAgain]

Was the shepherd's hook easy to spot? Photo?

 

[OrangeAgain]

I bought a transmission oil filter, parked my RX7320PC on a hill (going up) and thought I was ready to do the 50 hour transmission oil filter change BUT I see what looks like two filters side by side. Photo attached.



Are there really two filters? If not what is the other one?

There is not much room under the tractor to get in there and remove the filter(s). Any tips?

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Yes there are to filters. And it is going to be a bear getting those first ones off. Everyone says they are astounded at how tight they are. I broke two metal strap filter wrenches. What finally worked was the vice-grip chain wrench. You want to be as close to the base as possible. It still mangled the filter and ruptured and I got oil all over me. Once the filter was off I quickly wiped the magnet with a dry rag to try to remove any metal shavings. Then spun the new filter on. I had to use my foot to push the wrench. It was quite a chore.

 

[OrangeAgain]

Did you park on a hill?

Did you elevate the rear to get enough room to work?

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Did you park on a hill? Did you elevate the rear to get enough room to work?

I parked on a hill over a slight depression. Somebody else mentioned taking the rear wheel off. I don't know how they did that but I wanted no part of it.

 

[BlueToy1]

I recently hit 50 hours and found my hydraulic filters to be nearly impossible to get off as well. Both filters tore, spilling fluid all over my chain wrench and me. I had to pull the rear tire off to get enough room to work... following a trip to town for a 3/4 drive ratchet set. Even with that big set, I still needed a 3' bar attached to get the wheel bolts off. Then I used the largest pair of channel locks I own and barely got those filters off. Hopefully you can get yours loose without pulling the tire, it was the only solution for the mess I had gotten myself into. I read Woodchuchdad's post where he needed a chain wrench, but the one I purchased wouldn't fit inbetween the filters close enough to the base of the filter to avoid crushing/tearing.

My advise, evaluate our experiences and plan for the worst, you'll either be right or pleasantly rewarded with it going great!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[OrangeAgain]

I parked on a hill over a slight depression. Somebody else mentioned taking the rear wheel off. I don't know how they did that but I wanted no part of it.

Was the tractor going up the hill or down?

 

[OrangeAgain]

Other options: park on a side slope with the filter on the uphill side.

Or stick a shop-vac hose in the fill port. This is what I did. It worked very well. Maybe lost a table spoon of fluid.

Just to be clear, the tractor was parked going down?

I'm not understanding what the shop-vac hose in the fill port does.

 

[jabelding]

I would not use the shop vac method for 2 reasons it is not good to pull negative pressure on the transmission the seals are not designed to work with reverse pressure on them, even though it is only a slight amount of pressure. The bigger concern is sucking all of the dirty oil out of your filter and back into the transmission especially if you rupture the filter in the process of changing. If your quick about it, you only loose a slight amount of oil anyways just have a catch pan under the filter when you change it then check the fill level when done. Remember the tractor is designed to work in all angles up hill, down hill, side hill so parking on a hill will do little to lessen the amount of fluid going to the filter.

 

[OrangeAgain]

After buying the Vise-Grip chain wrench and unsuccessfully removing the filters even with a pipe on the wrench handle for leverage, I had a Kioti dealer tech make a farm call this morning. The tech used three different tools and was finally able to remove the filters using the Vise-Grip chain wrench and lots of muscle. He said all tractor brands are difficult to remove the first time but this was the hardest of all.

Given the complaints about this in the tractor forums coupled with my own experience I need to understand why Kioti doesn't make this filter change user-friendly. I've asked my dealer to put me in contact with a Kioti rep. I'll post what I learn.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Well congrats on bein done. I parked with the right side slightly elevated on the hill. I don't it did much of anything to help. I don't think I lost all that much oil so I only topped it up after running and allowing the filters to fill. I had heard about them being painted on and it looked that way. Except the union between the filter and machine didn't show any paint seal. I ran a sharp knife around that whole joint hoping to score any paint that might be there. I didn't look at the mangled filter afterwards to see info did any good. I just inverted the filters to remove what oil I could and put it in my waste drum. I would be interested to see what they say.

 

[jabelding]

OrangeAgain I just noticed that you have a L275, I just sold mine when I got my CK35, it was a beast of a tractor but it was getting very hard to start in the winter time and was worried about be able to find parts if I broke it.
Here's a post with pictures of the old girl.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...5-hydraulic-filter-protection.html?highlight=

 

[OrangeAgain]

Yes, my Kubota L275 4WD has been and continues to be a great tractor. I like to have more than one tractor so I am not changing implements as much. I tell my wife the more tractors I have the less time I spend changing implements allowing me to spend more time with her. She doesn't buy that reasoning.

 

[motownbrowne]

Yes, my Kubota L275 4WD has been and continues to be a great tractor. I like to have more than one tractor so I am not changing implements as much. I tell my wife the more tractors I have the less time I spend changing implements allowing me to spend more time with her. She doesn't buy that reasoning.

I use the exact same reasoning...

With similar results.