Chessie
Bronze Member
Greetings,
After looking at all the way high pricing for dealears to perform the 50 Hr service I decided I would do it myself. The oil drain is fun since there is a cross brace directly underneath the drain plugs that cause the oild to rain down in the oil pan instead of stream down like normal. Advice to all is get a truck drain pan that can catch the oil no matter where it falls out of or off of. Getting the oil filter off was easier than I expected.
Draining the HST fluid was very easy...BUT be sure that you do not take the drain bolts on the side of the tranny our all the way or fluid will pee all over the tire amd make a mell of a hess. The filters were easy to get to and were changed easy enough. Filling the thing back up with fluid needs a long flexible spout funnel. Otherwise you will never get it in there.
I used the normal fluid not the premium. The old tranny fluid was clean as were the filters. The engine oil was dirty but nothing out of line.
One important note for all self mechanics. The Kubota quick reference sheet for filters that the dealers use is WRONG for B3030 tractor HST filters. It lists the tranny filters as the same for left and right side when in fact they are different. I will post the correct numbers when I get them off the boxes.
Cost less than $87.00 for 3 filters and tranny fluid. I already had the engine oil given to me but that would only add another 6 bucks or so. It will take you about 3 hours to drain fill and grease everything. Save some cash and do it yourself and save all receipts.
Jeff
After looking at all the way high pricing for dealears to perform the 50 Hr service I decided I would do it myself. The oil drain is fun since there is a cross brace directly underneath the drain plugs that cause the oild to rain down in the oil pan instead of stream down like normal. Advice to all is get a truck drain pan that can catch the oil no matter where it falls out of or off of. Getting the oil filter off was easier than I expected.
Draining the HST fluid was very easy...BUT be sure that you do not take the drain bolts on the side of the tranny our all the way or fluid will pee all over the tire amd make a mell of a hess. The filters were easy to get to and were changed easy enough. Filling the thing back up with fluid needs a long flexible spout funnel. Otherwise you will never get it in there.
I used the normal fluid not the premium. The old tranny fluid was clean as were the filters. The engine oil was dirty but nothing out of line.
One important note for all self mechanics. The Kubota quick reference sheet for filters that the dealers use is WRONG for B3030 tractor HST filters. It lists the tranny filters as the same for left and right side when in fact they are different. I will post the correct numbers when I get them off the boxes.
Cost less than $87.00 for 3 filters and tranny fluid. I already had the engine oil given to me but that would only add another 6 bucks or so. It will take you about 3 hours to drain fill and grease everything. Save some cash and do it yourself and save all receipts.
Jeff
