MX6000 Air Conditioning

[2manyrocks]

I'm in Middle Tennessee and suspect your weather has been similar to ours. It gets deceptively hot quickly during the day putting a greater load on your a/c. The heat index has been climbing up to 105 degrees around here for a few days.

 

[riptides]

I'm in Middle Tennessee and suspect your weather has been similar to ours. It gets deceptively hot quickly during the day putting a greater load on your a/c. The heat index has been climbing up to 105 degrees around here for a few days.

Yep. It is up there temp wise. And I am breaking a sweat in the cab.. and I am not in full sun all the time. Just does not feel cold coming out of the vents...and the water dripping down the right side window tells me something is plugged....

 

[5030]

All I know is, my 2002 M9000 with factory tint gets cold enough to cause me to shiver in 90+ ambient. Good enough for me. I'm adverse to heavy tint because a lot of times I roading back in the dark.

 

[5030]

I did three things to my MX6000 cab that made a world of difference in keeping the cab cooler in the Texas heat. First I tinted all the windows. Then I added sound/heat deadening material all under the seat all the way to the floor. Last I pulled the top, cleaned everything up and added insulation (see pics). I mowed a field for two hours last week at 97* and was comfortable the entire time. View attachment 809246View attachment 809248

That won't work with the earlier cab Kubota's because that wool insulation effectively blocks the air flow. All I use is foil-bubble- foil reflectix, glued to the underside of the roof panel. I might add that I did add a 12 volt supplemental (automotive) cooling fan bracketed right in front of the AC condenser unit that cycles with the AC compressor. Like I said in a previous comment at 90+ ambient, it's so cold in the cab, I shiver.

 

[2manyrocks]

Yep. It is up there temp wise. And I am breaking a sweat in the cab.. and I am not in full sun all the time. Just does not feel cold coming out of the vents...and the water dripping down the right side window tells me something is plugged....

The air not feeling cold and water dripping are symptoms of a dirty evap coil. It would be great to get this fixed since we're just now heading into the heat of July and August.

 

[riptides]

I took a longer look at the parts diagrams. Then looked at the tractor. That helps. Lol. Seems I can access the area of interest without taking the roof off. It looks to be bolted under the roof outside the cab over the rear window. I hope to speak with a service manager after the holiday. Appreciate all the posts...great information.

 

[5030]

I took a longer look at the parts diagrams. Then looked at the tractor. That helps. Lol. Seems I can access the area of interest without taking the roof off. It looks to be bolted under the roof outside the cab over the rear window. I hope to speak with a service manager after the holiday. Appreciate all the posts...great information.

Not really. One set of screws secure the headliner, the other longer set secure the roof. If you remove the headliner screws and the headliner comes down, all the components, both electrical and mechanical will come down as well and the you will still have to remove the roof panel to fix the mess you make. The headliner provides physical support for various components. Do not remove those screws and release it. Your service manager will know.

 

[5030]

Again, later model cab units have the 'works' under the seat while earlier ones like I own are all overhead and candidly, removing the roof panel is not that difficult. It's light weight blow molded laminated plastic. The only reason it takes 2 people is it's large and ungainly.

 

[dusty3030]

You need to take the roof off to access the ac on your tractor. It’s not hard. Look on the parts breakdown to identify which screws to remove it.

 

[grsthegreat]

your coils might be freezing due to low Freon in system. this could cause the dripping you see. i can operate my cabbed unit in 100° + weather and im actually cold inside the cab.....ie.... i never want to get out of cab.