Kubota B2601 - The First 50hr Service 

Laughed out loud with the hydraulic filter…I’m sure you just saved alot of hydraulic fluid for alot of people (including me)

put a piece of nylon stocking on the snorkel to the air filter (with rubber band) to prevent grass seed in the air filter. Mowing one patch of goldenrod will plug the filter.

When Eric O says he should have watched a RU-vid video on changing fluids on a Tractor! I could not stop laughing!

Just an fyi Eric on those tire valves get so anti seize on the threads don’t ask me how I know

Do you prefer working on equipment/tractors or vehicles? 🙂

You gonna do any more bow vids on your other channel?

I have the older version of this tractor (B2620) with the same D1105 engine. It has been fantastic. I love how easy the loader and mower are to attach, and the machine is very DIY friendly to service. I did the same thing with the filters, except I dropped my new filter in the drain pan haha, ended up changing all of the fluid in the process. For the oil filter I use the Napa 1334 as it doesn't rub the radiator hose.

Eric, good to see you are a Kubota guy, they do make good machines. I have a 2005 BX2230 and it's by far the best tractor I've ever owned, great little machine. Take care of them with recommended service and they'l last for decades. Great video.

the ole vacuum hose stuck in the transmission fill hole trick works wonders for changing that one hydraulic filter lol

Nice tractor. I have a Kubota BX1500 with an FEL and a MMM. I know its a little guy but it does everything I need it to. I picked it up used and did a full service right after - all fluids and filters, coolant, and front axle oil. Mine is around twenty years old and I bet it runs just about as good as it did when it was new. Maintain these things and they will last a long time. Cool video-

I just did a 50 hour break-in service on our Kubota BX2380. I love that little tractor. We got it for yard work and snow pushing primarily. It is really fun pushing snow with the 60" snow push blade we got for it.

Those are done pretty sad designs. No o rings on NEW $25 filters. Sad, sad, sad. $30 a gallon hydraulic oil?? Let her run!! Another design??? Our shop for Toro and Exmark are around $110-125 an hour. Amazing sometimes how long it takes for maintenance. Had to have a drive gear replaced on a "new" used aerator my son bought. $1300 later I learned how to do it for the next time. I don't have the lifts you need to access certain underneath items, but trying to figure out a way without putting my life in jeopardy 😂😂. Doesn't hurt to become "1" with your equipment!!

Service manuals even shop manuals can save your butt down the road for anything 0:57 @Eric O - After Hours

500 hrs for a fuel filter, not a chance. If you want the injection pump to last do what Eric said.

I think you may be able to save som hydraulic oil by sealing a shopvac hose in the fill hole and have it on while changing the filters. Jon from Farmcraft 101 does that and it seems to work pretty well.

I changed the oil and all the filters in my L3200 last year. When I changes my hydrulic filter I lost 2 gallons on hyd. oil also. I could feel your pain as I recalled my own deliemma last year. Thanks for sharing the whole process with us. We all learn alot from you. The machinery you have for your place is great and needed.

Eric, you forgot to say this tractor has "the big 1.2 liter" 🤣🤣

I have a Bx23s for the last 4 years, been a good machine. They gave me a service manual on a usb stick.

No matter what you are doing, it's always interesting and enjoyable. Thank you.

Like most here, I enjoy the calm down-to-earth approach Eric has to whatever he's showing us. I'd really love to see an update to the Jeep project he worked on a while back. I really enjoyed that!

Um..don't listen to some ding dong on RU-vid? Mr O you sir are on RU-vid.

I do alot of field mowing with my old bx6100 (the vintage 1983 model), I have a dust sock for offroading over the normal filter. Then I clean that dust sock before every session, plus clean/wipe out the filter box. The sock really helps keep alot out of it and make it easier to clean. I average 4-10hours in session alot of the times. So I consider it a cheap insurance policy.

I have an older (2006) John Deere 2520 which might be a slightly smaller version of what you have there. I gotta say that Kubota is head & shoulders easier to work on!! The JD folks managed to find every conceivable way to hide the stuff you need to get at the most! Thanks for takin' us along for the 50 hour service!!

Cool to see all the rigs you got at the acreage. You and Mrs. O have worked hard and earned it all. Good to see you enjoying it

Use a shop vacuum over the hydraulic fill hole and turn it on before you remove the filter. You will loose very little oil before you can change the filter. Works really good.

Just a quick tip from personal experience, If your tires are loaded with calcium not rim guard, Jack up the rear wheels, put the valve stems @ 12 o'clock and change the valve stem cores every year. Mine started to leak after checking air pressure because the cores corroded from the calcium and at that point were almost impossible to get out due to corrosion. The valve stem is rubber and brass but the cores are pot metal.

I've got the same one except the cab version. Good to know about the hydraulic filter dropping a lot of fluid. 😊 Pretty cheap of Kubota not to supply fuel filter o rings.

Regular maintenance is cheap insurance

Personally, I’d rather have bolt on wheel weights vs loaded tires…what a mess. More expensive? Sure, but once and done.

On my Kubota I use a leaf blower after every mowing (engine off naturally) never any problems in 10 years. Your hst filters came off pretty easily, my 50 hr service I had to use a 2 ft pipe wrench to break them loose, maybe they stopped using a machine to install them.

Definitely want to make sure you have your catch bucket and be environmental conscience. Other wise, DEC will be analyzing your drive way gravel. LOL!

Found that when checking tire pressure for loaded tires, jack up the tractor, remove the static ground pressure, & there is less tendency to SPIT the fluid into your tire gauge. 😎

How tight are Kubota not including new O rings with your new fuel filter. Normally get them in the box.

Hey Eric…..that inner filter is your final means of stopping dust getting into the engine. If the outer filter fails then the inner does the protection. Never blow clean the inner filter. Every time you take your air filters out you risk getting dust into the engine. If the filter housing has a restriction indicator then don’t take the filters out until that pops red…..cheers from Australia. 40 odd years as a plant mechanic working on heavy machinery. Retired now and enjoying your clips.

Eric O - After Hours.. Awesome video as usual Eric, man I wish I had some acreage like that. I hate living in a neighborhood.

Great video. I just bought a Kubota last year. It’s the b2601, and my 50hr service comes up soon.

Nice to see someone that changes the fuel filter with the engine oil my dad told me a filter is cheaper then hurting the fuel system

14 mm or 9/16 with paint😂

You' would be out of a job if your customers took care of their cars like you take care of your tractor! Keep up the good work!

Put a shop vac on the hydraulic reservoir whenever you pull a filter or line, works way better than expected

Speaking of 15W-40 diesel motor oil, DO NOT use 15W-40 in a RAM Cummins diesel engine from model year 2019 - present. 5W-40 for cold areas (below -18F), or 10W-30 for warmer climates

I take care of my brothers BX 23 for him. The one thing I hate about the BX series is the HST fan is plastic and not protected. He blew the fan off of it when a piece of brush got up into it. I replaced the fan and bought a skid plate that mounts to the mower pivots. Other than him flipping it and every other abusive thing you can do the BX runs great.

Enjoyed old filter box and print instructions. Tighten to contact, then half to 3/4 turn. 😆 Whip City cracks me up. Mostly filters and oil is better than necessary. Just change it 🤷‍♂️. Enjoy Just Rolled In....customer states 😂

I wish oil drains were better. My Super Duty was great on all things. Never made more than a drop on my garage floor. New stuff is a joke. I like to use my flexible rubber coated lead funnel. I’m sure they quit them as EPA hazardous waste. Dang, what about all the vinyl, nitrile and latex gloves? We wore 🤷‍♂️Dang I stocked up on Boraxo and Lava. Finish up with Cornhuskers before touching my lady

Working on Carrier and Thermo King reefers over the years. I like the Kubota engines in the Carrier units better than Thermo Kings Yanmar engine. On the reefer units the Kubotas Oil seals (rear main and front seal) are common along with cracked exhaust manifolds. Where the Yanmar on the ThermoKing have head gaskets fail quite often. Water pumps fail more. They have updated the WP's over the years to increase volume but the new units are still having problems. Reefer engines only run on two preset speeds though and will shutoff in high speed like 2200 rpm

This is such a treat to watch while winding down from a busy weekend. Brake job on a ‘16 Malibu and set up a condensate pump.

Some of my strap wrenches I used for plumbing too. I worked IBM industrial 🏭 all military bases, banks, all credit card companies. Utilities. I did high voltage 415 hertz. I was one of only few qualified for 250 volt high amp DC. That stuff kill faster than a lightning bolt. I had to gear up. I never wanted any rookies around. If made me nervous trying to mentor them, I was concerned of flash arc. Understand I’ve witnessed some. Guy I know has copper from the plasma in his teeth. Yupper blind I pray for him everyday 🙏🏻🤭😢

''well folks,,if i can spill it,, so can you,''. put comments in the dubli doo, on how not to..'' after a workshop service, you read the docket,,would you queery, the 3 quarts of hyd fluid, ,,or not,, or ask,,how big,,is the filter..

Put a vacuum on the hydro fill . It will hold fluid while you swap filters.

"Don't listen to some ding-dong on RU-vid." Famous last words. Thanks Eric!

K-Man’s was my go to for my Super Duty 6 oh. Complete kit oil, all filters, tranny and front and rear diff fluid, they are different. Local distributor had Red ELC. I flushed the Ford Gold out VC9. About three flushes later all distilled water about 30 gallons

I have the complete shop manual to my Suzuki 1980 Gs 1100. I got the valve adjuster and the feeler gauge blades. My race bike GS 1000 I still have the valve shims. So a lady who wanted me to marry her had a Hardly Stevenson 😂 flipping thing needed her kids snow saucer to catch the leaks. Her lovely lady friend had a newer Goldwing. Dang I did all their maintenance. Then I got on my bike. Catch me if you can. 😂I used to laugh at at those women who had IF You can beat me you can eat me. I would pass and gas em.

BPC...chlorinated or non? Gunk carb dip. I washed with Energene TCE. My mom washed us with it when we played with fresh tar on the street. Did work al my life with. Gallons of gold can cleaner. I should probably be dead 💀

yur need a longer dipum stikum.. old girlfriend,,changed her own oil,, took ages to re fill,, down the dip stik hole.. just sayin.. common,,apparently,,hmm..

Ive had a BX1860 and now a BX23S and my oil filters never just came off on first service. They were put on with a 10 foot breaker bar

Really great video, agree with other comments on your subtle humor, had me laughing out load and I learned what to do and what not to do on this 50 hr maintenance! Had a couple questions, you mentioned getting a service manual and a parts manual. I found the service manual on the kubota website but could not locate the parts manual on the kubota site or on the google. Is there such a thing? Also you mentioned you paid $50 for the oil/fluid and 3 filters? I paid $160 at the dealer here in Topeka ks. Interested in giving them business but if I don't want to pay 3x higher. Maybe you said $150 and I heard $50? Thanks Eric

I go above recommends service to err on the side of caution too. I also wash the body & frame and condition the hoses, seat, steering wheel and tires. To make the mower deck last longer, pressure wash then touch it up with primer on any nicks on the underside. Dirt & grass hold moisture which shorten the life of equipment. It is also easier to work on a clean machine.

You better buy that UDT-2 by the 5 gal pale. Those take quite a bit of oil. My old 2003 BX23 TLB takes almost 3 gallons during a full change.

I have a b 2650. I loosely hooked my shop vac to the fill hole with a piece of PVC and some duct tape before changing the filter. no spill, loose enough to not fill vac with fluid. Got the idea watching a quickie oil change guy replace a drain plug gasket without dumping the oil.

When it comes to that oil filter, I use on mine a subaru filter. It’s just a little bit smaller and doesn’t hit the hose. Just a little FYI.👍

That reminds me, I have to change the oil in my International 444 diesel tractor soon. The secret to extending the life of any piece of machinery or vehicle is proper maintenance. Have a great Sunday, Eric👍

in the service manual,,that no one reads, or understands,, to change the hyd, filter, tie the bucket to a tree, drive machine to vertical position, change filter, dissasembly is reverse of assembly.. yup, real helpfull..wander if the guy selling the filters, thought,, he,ll be back for some hyd. fluid..

ill bet theres a lot of farmers, people, dont change that 'o' ring..or dont see it.. now thats cheap, there should be new ones.. id complain,,my tractor blew up for lack of ;o; ring in filter, cheap..ill also bet,,the ;o; rings are as much as the filter.. kuboto oil,,give me a break.. money grabing..

i laughed way to hard when you tried swapping the hydraulic filter. you'll drain all but about a quart and a half from there. the hst filter is after the charge pump so you only loose just more than the filters worth there. used to be a 50 hour service changed all the fluids until epa got after them for too much oil usage. nice residential units. they havent changed much since the 00 series. two quick tips- check the hydraulic oil with the 3 point lift lowered. and dont over fill. seen issues because of that. and the stupid fuel cap. they changed the design a bunch of years back but you can still have problems. the cap is the tank vent. if the rubber inside comes off make sure there's a white nylon washer underneath before puting that rubber back on, and when fueling only tighten the cap till it TOUCHES bottom. no more! you go gorilla it seals off that vent and will literally suck the fuel tank flat!!! the usual complaint is the guage shows 1/2 a tank but it wont run. thats because its flat , stuck the sender and you ran it out of fuel. or you went to fuel it and it took very little fuel, less than expected.

Unless this is a privacy thing with you; how about a look of your homestead?

Have just over 300 hours on my B2601 and it's been great. Only problem I've had is the electrical connectors on the third function valve aren't completely waterproof and they have some corrosion and the control buttons had to be replaced.

With diesel fuel being the poor quality that it has been for several years you are better off replacing the fuel filter probably every 50 hours or so, the air filter Napa should be able to cross over that part number to get a Wix filter.

I overfill my garden tractor engine oil. I followed the directions but couldn't see any oil on the dipstick so I added more. Only found out after the oil got a little dirty so then drained the excess off.

Odd question, but what boots are you wearing? I need a new pair and those look pretty stout and aggressive tread. Always enjoy the content!

An air filter restriction gauge on the filter housing is your friend. I put them on all my OPE.

Take care of your equipment and it'll take care of you and the things you need to get done.

I knew you had bought the little excavator but what's with the 4X4 green Deer loader ?

Design isn't respectful of hydraulic fluid loss in changing filters.

Can’t believe I’m watching you service a tractor when I don’t even have a garden I would watch you do anything 😂

I'm used to seeing red fuel for farm/off road use only. 2016 L4060.

Holy crap he has a second Channel!!

If you wold have a clean container you can dump that hydraulic oil back in it when changing filters

I about had an anxiety attack when that oil was coming out of the hydraulic filter housing and you were trying to get the filter out of the wrapper.

As always, I'm awed by your mechanical knowledge. Enjoyed the ride along. Thanks!

put a shop vac on the filler hole before changing hydraulic filter. that way you don't do the oil change thing.

Wow 50 hours and so much. Not sure my guys could afford to run it 🤷‍♂️

That is bad from Kubota on their own supplied fuel filter not to supply new O rings.

To clean a condenser on a car do you just spray it with water with a regular pressured garden hose from inside of fan area of course either removing fans or making sure to not get water in the electrical components? Thanks!

with the hyd tubes, cooler, at the front,, put a headlite, iether side,,you created a jeep..

When I do the maint on my old mans Kubota,I pour the hydro fluid out of the clean pan and through a paint strainer(autobody grade) and put it back in.

Best day of my life is when I got rid of turf cutting and snow removal equipment and started paying someone else to do it.

Not a proper Mr O video without him saying Venturi.

On any vehicle I have ever purchased new, I always do oil changes at 1000mi (then every 5000 after) just because you never know what has been left behind during manufacture. Cheap insurance in my opinion. I always did my JD650 before recommended because I would consider it "rough service" and what does it hurt.

Kubota builds some great stuff. I've worked with these engines, in a variety of applications, mostly on generators. I saw one on an inter-island Bahamian freighter (old landing craft) generator that had an estimated 50K+ hours. Only time it was shut down was to service it. By the time I got to it, it was leaking oil from both the front & rear seals, throttle and stop shafts from the crankcase pressure.

Nice tractor Eric, you have all the toys i wish i had !

I was hoping for brake parts cleaner And got it

Send me that hydraulic fluid. Dang, that seems like a waste.

Where are the hours on the filter man you lose ur sharpe? Just bustin ur balls 😂😂

Bought a new Kubota B series tractor back in 2002. Best purchase decision ever! It’s really interesting to see what has changed between mine and yours. Lots of little stuff. I just did my 600 hour service recently. Pretty sure this will be the last tractor I will ever have to purchase at that rate. Don’t k ow how I ever got along without a front end loader.😬

How do you repair stuff without cussing?

Good habit to. Hang the fuel every time you change the oil

Blowing dust in front of tractor with the hood up😊😊

Great video! You should do some more tractor videos!

just drive the SOB till it quits then buy another one .

I've said it before Eric and I'll say it again, I love the after hours content. Thank you for taking us along. Do you have any more cooking video thoughts?