Aluminum Axle Housing on Smaller Tractors

[WVH1977]

Hello all, I have been looking at smaller 25 hp tractors to go with my big tractor for close to the house. A lot of them have aluminum housing in the rear.

Besides the lighter weight, has anyone actually broke the aluminum housing or had any issues at all with it? Is it something that should really cause any concern?

 

[Tractorable]

Thought only John Deere had aluminum axle housings in their E series tractors? Any other manufacturers I’m not aware of?

 

[WVH1977]

I am looking at an Kubota LX2620 and I believe it has an aluminum axle housing. Did not have a magnet to check but all the info I find says it is.

 

[Tractorable]

Pretty sure Kubota is all steel. Check it with a magnet. Can a Kubota owner chime in to verify?

 

[dodge man]

I’ve seen the aluminum axle housing argued before. Some say it’s better, others worse. In my opinion it’s a non issue either way.

 

[jyoutz]

I don’t believe that Kubota uses aluminum axle or transmission housings, or any other company except JD.

 

[Williy]

Yes, some Kubota tractors, particularly those in the L series, do utilize aluminum housings, especially for transmission housings. For example, the Kubota 3025E has an aluminum-cast transmission housing. This is in contrast to models like the L2502, which features a steel-cast transmission housing. The choice of material can impact the tractor's overall weight and the maximum size of attachments it can handle


willy

 

[CPTKILLER]

These aluminum or similar metal housings are fairly common with Asian companies. They do that to reduce cost. When

When I was a manufacturing engineering manager manufacturing forklifts, we weren’t happy about the transition to pot metal cases. Nevertheless we avoided problems by carefully torquing all of the fasteners carefully to avoid cracking the cases.

It worked but took some effort.

 

[jyoutz]

Yes, some Kubota tractors, particularly those in the L series, do utilize aluminum housings, especially for transmission housings. For example, the Kubota 3025E has an aluminum-cast transmission housing. This is in contrast to models like the L2502, which features a steel-cast transmission housing. The choice of material can impact the tractor's overall weight and the maximum size of attachments it can handle


willy

I’m not aware of a Kubota 3025E model. That is a JD model number.

 

[murphy1244]

These aluminum or similar metal housings are fairly common with Asian companies. They do that to reduce cost. When

When I was a manufacturing engineering manager manufacturing forklifts, we weren’t happy about the transition to pot metal cases. Nevertheless we avoided problems by carefully torquing all of the fasteners carefully to avoid cracking the cases.

It worked but took some effort.

What asian tractors use aluminum? Not Kioti