Hersheyfarm
Veteran Member
So my thread on kubota filter design didnt go over too good. But, doing deep dive in filtration led to some articles, how often to clean. Too much cleaning vs letting filter clog some so the filter minder shows restriction(dirt buildup adds to filtration). I have 3 kubotas minus the hay equipment. I’ve had 2 other kubotas, m59 and m62, also had many other pieces equipment in the past 30 years, case/Deere backhoes. Plus current tractor massey 4345. All my machines have/had cabs except the m59/62. You’re more likely to work in dustier conditions with a cab. Like my svl75. Skid steers live in the worst, dustiest environment. I’ve graveled a few slabs for my builders and it can be awful in the summer. Just working around the farm in dry dirt is bad. The mini excavator is not in as much dust because it doesn't stir up as much with tracks and you’re not traveling as much. But, i always blow out my outer elements about 10ish hours. Today i took the filters out to look into housing and was surprised to see a very small amount of dust. Just pulling the inner filter out and looking in there its like very clean, especially compared to the rest of the housing, but shining an led in there and rubbing your finger in there its kinda like that table in the corner that you never dust. Not damaging dust but still there. The one thing i did is take a cloth with windex on it and wipe the sealing surface of housing and filter seals, so when you put them in you can feel the tackiness of rubber on plastic. So, what’s your filter maintenance like? My u48-5 has 68hr and svl75 has 179hr. Still new by most standards. My massey that I’ve owned since 2002 has about 1600. Not checked it but it gets a little less attention until hay starts. I guess it’s absolutely impossible, and not realistic to think air filtration is zero dust intrusion. Its not feasible to filter to hepa standards(.03 micron), but I may back off filter maintenance a little per some articles I read.
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