What Year is It???

[k0ua]

My sight glass has not given up yet, or the suction hose cracked yet either, but the suspension seat was nearly rusted up tight. push your seat over on the steering wheel, and loosen up the adjustment T handle on the back of the seat frame and put your ROPS up and get up there and stomp up and down on the flat plate of the seat base after you lube it up really well with something like Fluid Film or PB blaster. When it starts springing up and down really well you are done. Try to do this in a private place, as the "Wiley Coyote stomp" looks really stupid to a bystander. Then sit in the seat and adjust the tension on the T handle for your weight to not bottom out when you bounce up and down. A lot of owners don't even know they have an suspension seat, as they are rusted up by the time the tractor is delivered new. Good Luck.

James K0UA

 

[bullbreaker]

James :
Mines not rusted but while be trying that !
Never done it to mine. Thanks also !

Boone

 

[Hanksride]

First of all, there is a major oil change at 400 hours, can you talk to the previous owner to see if that was done? You are planning to get the manuals? They do a good job explaining how to do the maintenance. Only thing I don't like in the maintenance schedule, kubota doesn't list hours to replace thing... on the far right side they say replace yearly or something. Find out what the previous own has changed.

The return hose from '04 to early '06 didn't last long, they would crack and allow air to be sucked in. If the power steering or loader acts funny or slows down... that's usually the problem. My guess is that has been taken care of. That's the curved 1.5" (?) hoses by the brake pedals.

The sight glass is "weak" or some were over torqued at the factory. I've never had problems with mine.

One last thing that everyone should check is the oil in the front axle. Mine was down 2 quarts!!! http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/201623-l-series-front-axle-service.html

Also, Almost forgot, the suspension seat tends to stick in the down position... http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/129978-l3400-2800-suspension-seat.html

Thanks for all the info teg, I will certainly watch for those things and check them out. I do know that all the 400 hr maintenance was done at the Kubota shop. All filters have hrs written on them with sharpie and I can't see any fluid leaks anywhere on it.

 

[teg]

Serial Number is on a plate on the frame, "driver's side" , by the front axle (mine was pretty well covered with grease and dirt). Post at least the first 3 digits and we might get close to a year. But really the year doesn't mean a whole lot... number of hours and how well it was maintained means more.

If you bush hog dried grass... check the front screen often. It can clog and you'll over heat... don't ask me how I know...

 

[Hanksride]

Serial Number is on a plate on the frame, "driver's side" , by the front axle (mine was pretty well covered with grease and dirt). Post at least the first 3 digits and we might get close to a year. But really the year doesn't mean a whole lot... number of hours and how well it was maintained means more.

If you bush hog dried grass... check the front screen often. It can clog and you'll over heat... don't ask me how I know...

My serial number is 53617, any info you can give me about it would be appreciated. Again, I am just a curious owner and like to know as much about my stuff as I can.

Also I have read on here in different places about some recalls, is there a way to know what recalls are out there and if they apply to my tractor??

As for the over heating bush hogging, yes I have learned that the hard way myself with my B7500. I do check and wash the front grill and screens off regularly after that one myself.

 

[teg]

So I was about 500 after you, so you might be early 2005 since mine was bought 7-20-05 - but you never know how long they were sitting on the lot in a crate. Mine was ordered and put together within a couple of weeks... but I don't know if it was sitting in some other lot or if it came "fresh" off the assembly line .

There were no official "recalls" there are what are called Product Improvement Bulletins... where if something breaks that kubota knows about AND you have a good dealer that looks into it... you *might* get something fixed (and not always free). Please don't get me started about those!!!

One of the big PIB with your vintage tractor would be the PTO cable hookup. That was changed out because the cable would kink and break over time (like 230 hours). Might ask if that has been done.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/169741-broken-power-take-off-cable.html