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I am using R12P Racor filters that are 30 micron. These are the top part of a two part set up with the bottom part being a clear plastic bowl with quick drain. See eBay item 233650787689. R12S is 5, R12T is 10, R12P is 30. The 30 alllows the fuel to flow in winter when it gets thicker (I snow...

Yep, did the grease on tap trick. Local dealer wrenched it on during it's 300 hr maintenance way back.

UPDATE: Replaced the Baldwin Filters and problem resolved - back to quiet pump and HST with full pressure for FEL and Pwr Steering (as it always has been). So instead of saving $65 on Delvac Fluid and Baldwin Filters over Kubota, I ended up spending an extra $85 for the Delvac and Filters I...

Does it every time. I thought the Baldwins were a good alternative to 'botas, same hole size and pattern.

The B3030 has been running issue free since 2006 and I just did the 900 hr Hydraulic Fluid and Filter change. Using standard UDT and Baldwin Filters. Now, when I start up I have zero hydraulic pressure for first three minutes then it slowly starts to come back. Pump sounds a bit noisy. After 5...

Just went through a lot of trouble to search and find the Hydraulic Quick Couplers that Kubota uses. They are Snap-Tite 72 Series ISO-B and Kubota uses 1/4" fittings on 3/8" hoses. I made the mistake of ordering all 3/8" fittings assuming they were the same size as the hoses...wrong! There are...