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Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: benkt on August 12, 2011, 09:22:27 pm

Title: Just bought a Kubota
Post by: benkt on August 12, 2011, 09:22:27 pm

I've just bought a lovely old kubota for our community farm - its a grey market L1501. Needed jump starting to get it onto the trailer but back home I've charged the battery and it starts first time now! I got it at Cheffins agricultural machinery auctions at Sutton, Cambs - just up the road - and was very pleased with the choice, quality and prices there. I'll be going back for a rotavator and topper next month.

But, my question is - as a fairly amateur mechanic and totally novice tractor owner - does anyone have some advice for where I should start on giving the dear old thing a bit of a service prior to putting her down to some hard work?

Title: Re: Just bought a Kubota
Post by: digit on August 12, 2011, 09:46:46 pm

It would be advisable to change the engine oil and filter, along with diesel and air filter

Title: Re: Just bought a Kubota
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on August 12, 2011, 09:56:34 pm

Theres usually an old boy happy to work on a simple tractor hanging around lots of places, often its the dad of someone you use for something like car repair, fencing etc!

If not youtube has quite a lot of useful short videos (I never thought of looking there til someone told me!)
eg for kubota servicing
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kubota%2Bservicing&aq=f (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kubota%2Bservicing&aq=f)

Title: Re: Just bought a Kubota
Post by: ambriel on August 17, 2011, 12:15:22 am

Dump the oil and filters and replace with new. Old oil can be very nasty stuff.

Worth draining the cooling system and refilling, too, with fresh antifreeze.