Buying Advice Looking to buy XU6158 with LB3102 Backhoe, Any advise appreciated

[SGTDuckButter]

Because I’m thinking about it, here are all the filter numbers available at Napa for the XU6168CPS. My dealer gave me these numbers since he is 2.5 hours away. I used them at my first service with no issues.
Tractor filters
Oil: Napa 1516
Hydraulic: Napa 1715
Fuel: Wix WF8395
Inner Air: Wix 46672
Outer Air: Donaldson P827653

I went to the Napa Website to see what all the filters will cost me. I found all but one filter, the Inner air filter could not be found on the Napa search engine, WIX 46672. So I googled WIX 46672 and found it for sale else where, Napa Must not sell it.
Without the Inner filter your looking at $120.00 a couple of the filters are on sale right now it said I saved 12 bucks. Also the Fuel Filter gets changed to a Napa Number FIL 3249, and the Donaldson Outer Air Filter gets changed to TWD P827653.
NAPA
Oil = FIL 1516
Hydraulic = FIL 1715
Fuel: WIX WF8395 = FIL 3249
Inner Air WIX 46672 = Cannot find at Napa but can be found elsewhere just google it.
Outer Air Donaldson P827653 = TWD P827653
Looks to be about 150 bucks in filters.......

 

[3Lfarms]

You really shouldn’t have to change the inner air filter unless the outer has failed in some way.
The 50 hour service only requires a new oil and hydraulic filter.
The hydraulic filter is pretty spendy though.

 

[SGTDuckButter]

I got my Awesome Machine Today.

 

[Deerherd]

Congrats on the new machine!

 

[3Lfarms]

Sweet!
I just put 6 hours on the hoe on my 6168 today. No problems at all, except my back is sore.

 

[SGTDuckButter]

Congrats on the new machine!

Thank You, This is my old man toy.

Sweet!
I just put 6 hours on the hoe on my 6168 today. No problems at all, except my back is sore.

Glad to hear it, except the back. Thank You for all your input.
I know you said all the options you got on your, but I didn’t expect to get what you got because you bought the cab and the 6168CPS. I was trying to get as cheap a deal as possible for a loader/hoe, so my open station came with the third remote in the back with detent, it came with the lever in the back for the 3pt, it has switches for the pto cruise control and it came with the creeper gear. I’m super impressed with LS they really over delivered. All that with filled tires and 3 function loader hydraulics and extra bh bucket 12inch & 24inch delivered two hour from dealer for $38,150 cash.

I won’t get to play with the bh for a few weeks or so,. The picture of my tractor is taken in front of a Beaver Dam Pond frozen still, If you look close you can see the beaver huts where the rodents live. This tractor is here to ruin the beavers crappy little neighborhood, I’m going to redevelop his hood into a pond I can live with.

 

[3Lfarms]

Don’t feel too bad about the weather. I woke up to two inches of the white stuff yesterday and then it rained most of the day. It was too muddy to do any real digging, so I only had today to work. It was almost 70 today and not a cloud in the sky. Now I’m sunburnt. Lol

I’d like to know if your parking brake releases and stays down so it doesn’t beep. Sometimes mine stays down like it should and others it pops back up one notch and starts beeping. It’s getting old having to put my foot on it to keep it down. I am thinking it needs a bigger spring to hold it down or something.

 

[SGTDuckButter]

I put almost 3 hours on it today, I did have the e-brake start beeping at me today after I thought I put it all the way down. I will pay attention to it if it happens again, I figured it was just my newbie skills, probably was. If it happens again I will tell you about it. I will keep you up to date with any problems I have, I maybe might need your help and if I can help you I will.

 

[SGTDuckButter]

LS advertises that the loader bucket is 72 inches wide, I asked my dealer how wide the bucket is? And he said 72 inches, so I ordered a 72 inch tooth bar, close to 400.00 bucks. Tried to install it just now,,,, my bucket is 78 inches. A little upset, seeing that LS advertises it at 72inches, I forgive the dealer, I think it was the first XU he has sold. The tooth bar is non returnable, I guess I will have to hassle with it. Happy I have a 78 inch bucket. Four hundred bucks would have gone a ways to buying some pallet forks.

 

[George2615]

Don稚 feel too bad about the weather. I woke up to two inches of the white stuff yesterday and then it rained most of the day. It was too muddy to do any real digging, so I only had today to work. It was almost 70 today and not a cloud in the sky. Now I知 sunburnt. Lol

I壇 like to know if your parking brake releases and stays down so it doesn稚 beep. Sometimes mine stays down like it should and others it pops back up one notch and starts beeping. It痴 getting old having to put my foot on it to keep it down. I am thinking it needs a bigger spring to hold it down or something.

I put almost 3 hours on it today, I did have the e-brake start beeping at me today after I thought I put it all the way down. I will pay attention to it if it happens again, I figured it was just my newbie skills, probably was. If it happens again I will tell you about it. I will keep you up to date with any problems I have, I maybe might need your help and if I can help you I will.

There is an adjustment for the parking brake. I found the brake works and holds the best by pressing the foot brake first then engage the parking brake handle. Many of us had to adjust the switch to prevent unwanted beeping. Also, congrats on the new tractor.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...310681-where-adjust-parking-brake-switch.html