Lost 4WD on my M7040

[r40kh]

Well it looks like I've lost 4WD om my new 7040. Only 50 hrs on it with no more than 10 with the 4WD engaged.
Was having some issue last week with the idiot light on the dash flashing in and out but the 4WD was definately engaged even when the light was out. I had the dealer do the 50 hr service just a couple of days ago so he checked the switch and he said it was just a tab on the switch that was causing the light to flash which he fixed.
This morning I tried for over an hour and it will not go into 4WD. Tried moving the wheels, different ranges, drove it on the road and nothing. Contacted the dealer and they suspect something wrong internally and will be coming to pick it up. Thankfully, it's still under warranty for another year. Now I'm worried what will break if I ever get to use it hard. Anyone else have any issues with 4WD in this model. I'm very disappointed!

 

[TripleR]

Don't have a 7040, but have an 8540 we have used for two years with a lot of hard 4WD use and no problems so far, this is the first post I can remember with such a problem.

 

[rbarker]

I had the dealer do the 50 hr service just a couple of days ago

Boy I sure would suspect something to do with this rather than broken parts. Something loose or disconnected like a plug or linkage maybe? I only have a little BX so I don't know anything about the big boys but it seems awful coincidental.

 

[r40kh]

I don't think so as I spent the entire time with the mechanic and the work was mainly dumping fluids. Looking underneath I can see all the linkage working properly but 4WD is a no go. Not sure what they have to get at to do the repair but it looks like a fairly invasive surgery to me.

 

[Chilly807]

Where are you in NS? Which dealer have you been using? I had a few minor issues with the L3400 in the first year or so after I got it, they were resolved with the exception of curing the L-series 3 point hitch problem. To give the dealer credit, Kubota corporate is the biggest culprit with that issue, so the dealer did all they reasonably could to help me.

I wouldn't get too concerned with "surgery" if you have a good dealer, mine had the L3400 split in two to correct a rusted clutch spline and I've had zero problems with it as a result of that repair. It's what they do for a living, and most of them are good at it.

Sean

 

[r40kh]

I'm in Cape Breton. The dealer up here has been super good so I know I will get the problem fixed right. I just don't like having issues on such a new machine...hoping it wan't made on a Friday

 

[Bluegill2]

Never heard of this problem with the larger Kubotas. Probably something simple.

 

[big bubba]

Well it looks like I've lost 4WD om my new 7040. Only 50 hrs on it with no more than 10 with the 4WD engaged.
Was having some issue last week with the idiot light on the dash flashing in and out but the 4WD was definately engaged even when the light was out. I had the dealer do the 50 hr service just a couple of days ago so he checked the switch and he said it was just a tab on the switch that was causing the light to flash which he fixed.
This morning I tried for over an hour and it will not go into 4WD. Tried moving the wheels, different ranges, drove it on the road and nothing. Contacted the dealer and they suspect something wrong internally and will be coming to pick it up. Thankfully, it's still under warranty for another year. Now I'm worried what will break if I ever get to use it hard. Anyone else have any issues with 4WD in this model. I'm very disappointed!

by "not going into 4wd" do you mean the lever will physically not engage, or the dash light not coming on? how do you determine whether it is engaged or not? hope it's simple.

 

[r40kh]

4WD lever moves fine and the indicator on the dash lights but definately not engaged as I tried to see if the front wheels would spin. I also lifted the front wheels off the ground and they can be spun by hand. I think that with the 4Wd engaged the front wheels would be coupled to rears and should not move but I'm not positive. I'll let the dealer figure it out

 

[ericher69]

Do you have a FEL? If so raise the front off the ground with 4wd engaged and look at the fronts; they should spin as you move forward or back