L3710 Loader Hydraulic Leak

[Anonymous Poster]

I noticed hydraulic fluid leaking from behind the piping clamp on the loarder arm. When I removed the clamp the piping had worn through between the clamp and arm and now the fluid is pouring out! I would have thought Kubota would have had a sleeve of some kind around the piping behind each clamp. The tractor only has 120 hours on it and mostly from mowing not loader work! Now I wonder about what's going to happen with the other piping behind the other clamps. Anyone experience anything similar? I wonder if it is covered under warranty.

 

[Bird]

Just a wild guess, but sounds like the clamp might have been loose letting it vibrate and wear on the piping. I only put nearly 500 hours on a previous Kubota and 200 on the current one, but I've never had such a problem, and don't recall reading of anyone else having it. As for warranty, I don't know; I'd guess it would depend on whether the thought they left something loose or not.

Bird

 

[art]

Per Kubota your loader is covered by a one year or 12 month warantee. Hours on implements does not matter. You mentioned the tractor model but not the loader. Most all loader manufacterers that I know of offer the same 12 month warantee. I would also check your other lines as if one was to tight and it got crimped or to lose and vibrated to cause the leak then the others could also have problem. Talk to your dealer I'm sure he will help you with this.

 

[TomWAiken]

Yep, it was vibration under the clamp and it was covered by the warranty. Remember, I'm one of those guys who went out of state to buy my tractor at the best price. Well I have to say that the service I got from Mid-State Equipment in NJ has been outstanding. This time I called, the piping was ordered and they came out and replaced it the next day! On one other occasion I had a leak in the rear wheel housing. They picked it up, replaced both rear wheel housings and had it back in one day! That's what I call service!