Hydrostatic drive and foot brakes

[k0ua]

I pick up my tractor on Wednesday and I guess I will get to know it. It is a 2005 model, with 103.6 hours and never been serviced. It looks brand new. So my first thing is a complete service including draining everything and changing out the original battery that requires jumping every time you start it. Do you change out the hydrostatic oil like engine oil or just change the filter? Guess I could look this all up in the operator manual when I get it and just rely on you guys for the hard stuff!

Check you manual, but hydro oil is often on a 400 hour schedule. But a few call for a 100 hour first service,. Of course it would not hurt anything except your pocketbook. The thinking is getting out the cuttings from the factory out of the oil and filters, then most go to a 400 hour schedule. keep in mind even a small CUT will have at least 8 or 9 gallons, I believe mine is 11 gallons. So we are talking some serious money here. While the suction filter Which is common to both gear and hydro tractors is usually not all that expensive, the high pressure hydro secondary filter is often close to $100. So all of this together is quite a hit. let alone if you let someone else do it to add to the labor cost. full service on a tractor is NOT cheap. Think about that. when someone wants you to come do something on your tractor for them, and offers you 5 bucks for "gas". Tractors like all heavy machinery are very expensive to operate. If you don't believe it, take yours to a dealer and ask for a full service, all fluids and all filters including labor... Not pretty.

 

[JWR]

Given that is a 15 year old machine with only 100 hours (by the way do you have good reason to believe those hours?) ...anyway, I would change most of the filters, the engine oil and inspect the heck outta the belts and hoses, etc. Then just run it and operate and see what gives out or complains. I can't see putting a whole lot of $$ into "complete service" at this point. Definitely would not change the hydraulic oil.

 

[suntreemcanic]

I will do the service myself. Yes I am sure of the hours, I have known of the tractor since new. There hardly any paint worn off the bucket and the rubber **** are still present on the edges of the rear tires.

 

[rScotty]

I will do the service myself. Yes I am sure of the hours, I have known of the tractor since new. There hardly any paint worn off the bucket and the rubber **** are still present on the edges of the rear tires.

That's a good plan. In that case I'd just do a typical engine oil change, inspect the belts, all fluids, the battery and use a flashlight to check that the fluid in the visible fuel filter is not stratified with a layer of water - and then just begin to use it. As you get to know the tractor, you will probably want to do an early service on most or all items, such as the fuel filter, HST fluid and filter - all these are routine items in the operator manual. Some of them may have gotten debased by sitting or because they contain "break-in" residue. But of all the maintenance group, the only one that really matters - as long as the tractor was stored inside - is the old engine oil. It has acidic combustion products & needs to go.
Very nice tractor. Should last a lifetime.
rScotty

 

[KennyG]

The hydraulic oil is "probably OK", but if it was me, on a 15 years old tractor, I'd go ahead and change the oil and filters just for peace of mind. Then you know you are good for quite a while.

 

[suntreemcanic]

I picked up my tractor B7800 today and drove it home about a mile. The operator platform is big, I think with a little thought I could be prepared to operate the steering brakes with my left foot while using my right foot for the hydrostatic drive. Aside from servicing it there is some immediate work I must do before operating it. Where is a good place to buy a shop manual and parts manual?

 

[RjCorazza]

The parts manual appears to be available at KubotaBooks.com. I didn't see the operator or service manual.
Older manuals come up on eBay frequently at reasonable prices, or you could check with a Kubota dealer. I bought what I thought would be a factory workshop manual direct from Kubota years ago, and for $150 received a poorly copied manual in a junk binder. For my most recent Kubota, I found a searchable PDF file on eBay for $16 that is perfect.
Enjoy your new machine.

 

[ptsg]

This page has a Operators and WSM available for download:

Index of Kubotabooks/Tractor Owners Manuals/

 

[powersrp]

Just mske sure to take the CC off before pulling into pole barn, I once had a O ******* moment, but got it released in time to stop.