L2501 (Or all Standard L's) Air filter

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crashz

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Kubota L2501, JD LT150, DR Field Mower
I have approximately 100 hrs on the 2501 and its been an absolute work horse. Great machine.

It gets run a full throttle or PTO speed most of the time, as bush-hogging and mowing is its main chore. It occasionally gets into heavy cutting and puffs a little black smoke when the governor lays on the fuel. Nothing crazy. A little smoke at start-up too. Absolutely nothing I would consider abnormal.

But the exhaust pipe exits at the air cleaner area. And at the 50hr and 100hr service, I have found the air filter to be completely black with soot. You cannot see light through the pleats but not so much that it would shake off. I have not tried to blow air through them, just replaced them. Anybody else run into this? The tractor doesn't seem to run any differently with a clean or dirty filter.
 
   / L2501 (Or all Standard L's) Air filter #2  
I just changed my air filter on my L2501. This explains why it was a dark grey. It wasn't black though. Sounds like we are recycling our exhausts.
 
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On my L3200 the air filter has just been dusty each time. No soot.
 
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I would add and extension to the exhaust pipe with maybe a curved end to direct it away from the air filter
 
   / L2501 (Or all Standard L's) Air filter #5  
No soot on my air filter on the L2501. You can wash and reused these a couple times with no problems. I just blow them out most of the time with the leaf blower....not real hard.
 

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