How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor

Mat1880

How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 12:41 (#6114832)
Subject: How often should you change oil on tractors

Sw MN

Have a 8100 that I changed oil this spring and planted corn and beans with it and put 50 hours on it. Normally I use it to spray but had it customed applied this year. I will put the tractor on the grain cart and use it for corn and then chop stalks with it this fall. How often should I change the oil on that tractor. Thanks in advance. bharzman
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 12:43 (#6114833 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

North Central Kansas

I personally try for every 100 hours oil and filter Jd7730
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 12:49 (#6114843 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

SE MN

It depends a bit on what oil you run and the interval recommended with that oil, but most even cheaper oils would allow the tractor to run 150-200 hours on an oil change. You should be able to run at least a year based on what you say about tractor hours and use. However, if you are running expensive synthetic oil that recommends higher hours, like 300 or more, then you could possibly run two years or just go with the hours and change accordingly. However, two years is plenty of time for an interval and I wouldn't run longer than that even if the hours are low. Lauritsenag
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 13:03 (#6114869 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors
I have two newer New Hollands. manufacturer recommends 600hr oil changes. I change between 200 and 250 hrs. (ususally once a year) magnum with the Cummins motor I change at 150hrs. Its the only tractor I have that really gets pulled hard. The Pretender
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 13:20 (#6114893 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

The Internet

If the oil meets the spec set by the manufacturer then use their oil change interval. Mine is on 500 hour engine oil changes. 

sdan27
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 13:21 (#6114896 - in reply to #6114869)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors
I use oil analysis quite a bit in most of our tractors. I do a lot of oil changes well past 1000 hours. The tractors we use for tillage work usually get changed around 400-600 hours. We use a cheap generic 15w-40 oil that's about $6 a gallon. dgramenz
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 13:27 (#6114903 - in reply to #6114893)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors


SW Illinois

Agree 110%. But I would change it once annually if you don't put that many hours on in a year. You'll get any moisture or contaminants out of the system that way, rather than letting them sit and work on the bearings while in storage. TMX864
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 13:27 (#6114904 - in reply to #6114893)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

Michigan

The Pretender - 7/9/2017 13:20

If the oil meets the spec set by the manufacturer then use their oil change interval. Mine is on 500 hour engine oil changes. 

X2.

Billyfox
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 13:32 (#6114914 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors


BC, Canada

I shoot for 500 hours or yearly. TMR mixer tractor gets it twice a year. Irrigation pump tractor has put on 225hrs in the last 10 days, might work for another week or two and then only another 50hrs max for the year.
New stuff is gettibg into the 600hr interval, at 100hrs you are just draining money out of the engine and pouring it back in. inotill
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 13:37 (#6114928 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors


Harlan, KY

Use good oil, and I go for 150.

Cenpeco for every motor I have. Zero oil usage throughout change intervals. Grade III dino oil, low sulfur, parafin base, not hydrocracked group II asphalt junk. I'm done with group II formulations. Cant bring myself to dump that poison in anything anymore, API approved or not.

No reason to go to group IV in anything Ive got other than the wifes ride that calls for DEXOS. Quit using mobil 1 dexos and switched to Cenpeco 5W30 and the thing quit using oil. This is on a 2015 Chevy 4 cylinder, 55000 miles now. Oil remains clearer and no usage after the switch. Slightly more money than walmart oil.

$4.00/quart for mobil 1 vs. $5.35/quart for Cenpeco, its worth it to me.

15W-40 usually $3-4ish/quart where ever you go (used to use Countrymark oil exclusively, now I pay $4.60/quart for the Cenpeco and know I'm getting a better product.

iseedit
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 13:40 (#6114938 - in reply to #6114903)
Subject: RE: Agreed +2


central - east central Minnesota -

dgramenz - 7/9/2017 13:27

Agree 110%. But I would change it once annually if you don't put that many hours on in a year. You'll get any moisture or contaminants out of the system that way, rather than letting them sit and work on the bearings while in storage.


At least once a yr to get condensation. ..... spring before work
tedbear
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 13:47 (#6114946 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

Southern Minnesota

Just changing oil in my farm truck today. I'm with the once year whether it needs or not school of thought. I noticed that I only had 2000 miles on it since last July. Probably foolish but I did it anyway and am wearing part of the used oil at the moment. Every year I say I'm too old for this. Every year I think I will be more careful this year but the filters still get me.

This is on an Eagle 9200 which was a Wal-Mart tractor with a 60 series Detroit. It has close to 1,000,000 miles on it.

Poor Farm Inc
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 13:54 (#6114954 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

Western South Dakota

Use a high quality oil that meets mfg specs then run out to oem recommended change interval, take an oil sample and change oil. Send oil sample in to lab for analysis (I use blackstone labs) to understand where u are at with respect to condemning limits. For next oil change, either back off or extend interval, depending on previous sample results, repeating in maybe 50 hr increments until you determine the appropriate oil change interval for that engine in your specific application. This will probably end up saving you time/money and give confidence that you are doing appropriate service. My 2cents

You could end up between 100-500 hour service interval depending on fuel quality, engine and application.

Hackel
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 13:54 (#6114956 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

SENE

Another common sense is watch the air filter's ,just as important as oil and oil filters jd4930
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 14:37 (#6115041 - in reply to #6114956)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

Central ND

We use plus 50 ll, change at 300 hours +/- which is usually annually for us jd4930
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 14:49 (#6115061 - in reply to #6114956)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

Central ND

We use plus 50 ll, change at 300 hours +/- which is usually annually for us ahay68979
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 14:52 (#6115066 - in reply to #6115041)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

Saronville NE

250-300 hrs or twice to 3 times a yr depending on tractor. Andy578
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 15:38 (#6115139 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

Ontario

once a year. tractors that just sit and rarely get used i'll let go 2 years farmdude
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 16:03 (#6115163 - in reply to #6115139)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors
Use oil analysis to base your descision on when to change. I use Archer lubricants in my equipment an have for years. They provide free oil analysis if you use there oil. Oil is cheap insurance on protecting your equipment.These newer diesel tractor with emissions have to have the right oil in them to be protected properly. countryman
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 18:11 (#6115423 - in reply to #6115066)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors


Germany

my JD has a 500 hr interval with the plus 50 oil but I didn't like how the oil looked like after that many hours. I went back to generic 15W40 (meeting the specs) and 250-300 hours.

SpringBrookFarm
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 19:15 (#6115572 - in reply to #6114833)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors


Paradise KS

I would have changed oil five times in both my tractors this spring at 100 hrs Larry NCKS
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 22:08 (#6116033 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: Out of all these comments

Washington, Kansas & Lincoln, Nebraska

Only four of them make any sense at all. Those are the four that talked about oil analysis. Use it as a tool to tell you when you need to change oils. Not only that, but it will tell you if a problem is pending or has developed with your engine and other components of your tractor. Pay attention to all oils in your tractor, not just engine oil. I don't know how many will offer free oil analysis with their lubes. I do know Archer does. Use our oil, we'll provide free analysis. All you have to do is pay the postage, collect the sample and fill out the information sheet. We even provide the sample kit! DanofWI
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/9/2017 23:12 (#6116179 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

53590

What ever manual says or uoa .... When switched to synthetic it was scary how many hours oil is good for with today. Skid loader gets used 3 hours a day so at operating temp for a while every day and uoa came back with 40% oil life remaining at 500 hours no make up oil. northernsand
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/10/2017 06:57 (#6116398 - in reply to #6114946)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

Ontario

tedbear - 7/9/2017 14:47

Just changing oil in my farm truck today. I'm with the once year whether it needs or not school of thought. I noticed that I only had 2000 miles on it since last July. Probably foolish but I did it anyway and am wearing part of the used oil at the moment. Every year I say I'm too old for this. Every year I think I will be more careful this year but the filters still get me.

This is on an Eagle 9200 which was a Wal-Mart tractor with a 60 series Detroit. It has close to 1,000,000 miles on it.

Throw a pan under filters and use a punch, put a hole in bottom and drain that way. No mess.

Survivor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/10/2017 07:15 (#6116434 - in reply to #6115066)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

Moreauville LA

ahay68979 - 7/9/2017 14:52

250-300 hrs or twice to 3 times a yr depending on tractor.

This^^^^

nick121
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/10/2017 08:28 (#6116570 - in reply to #6116179)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

ontario

Would say the oil change intervals in the manual. I run a old Allis Chalmers 7040 I change around 100-150. I check the level often and watch my oil pressure gauge... engines get ruined by running out of oil much quicker than going a bit longer on an oil change. Dan Michigan
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/10/2017 08:53 (#6116620 - in reply to #6115061)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

South Central Lower Michigan

jd4930 - 7/9/2017 14:49

We use plus 50 ll, change at 300 hours +/- which is usually annually for us


x2 Breeggy
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/10/2017 10:20 (#6116727 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors
with those hours... I would change every spring. filter and oil slowzuki
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/10/2017 11:41 (#6116852 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

New Brunswick, Canada

No one mentioned this but 200 hour changes on an old mechanical tach isn't the same as 200 hours on a modern electric hour meter. The old loader tractor we had would take forever to rack up 200 hours idling around the yard work. Newer tractor puts on easily double the hours due to the difference in hour meter.

We do 200 to 600 hour changes based on the manual recommendations. The only one I don't follow is the little 50 hp kubota says 50 hours oil, 100 hours filter. In haying season it would have needed an oil change every week so it gets 200 hours between oil and filter.

willamettefarmguy
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
How often should i change the oil in my kubota tractor
Posted 7/10/2017 15:03 (#6117140 - in reply to #6114832)
Subject: RE: How often should you change oil on tractors

yamhill county, oregon

I try to do a oil change every 250 hours on all of our tractors and farm equipment, every 3000 miles for our older pickups, 5000 miles for our newer pickups, 10000 miles for the trucks, and once a year for our atv's. Everything gets 15w-40 Cenex superlube TMS.

When should I change the oil in my Kubota tractor?

Outline of Kubota Tractor Maintenance Schedule After this initial check, you should change the engine oil and filters roughly every 200 hours, while the transmission fluid and hydraulic oil filters need attention only once every 300 hours after the first check.

How often should you change oil in a diesel tractor?

Engine oil & filter: First change 50 hours, second at 200 hours, then every 200 hours after that. Transmission fluid change and hydrostatic oil filter cleaning: first change at 50 hours, second at 300 hours, then every 300 hours after that.

How often should you change engine oil in a tractor?

A tractor oil change should be performed according to the hours specified in your machine's owner's manual or at least every six months. Even if the machine isn't used heavily, one of the main goals of an oil change is to remove contaminants from the motor.

What oil should I use in my Kubota diesel tractor?

A: Kubota recommends oil with an API rating of CF or higher. If the synthetic oil meets those standards, it can be used in Kubota engines.

How long do Kubota engines last?

The Tractor Brand Kubota tractors, for example, tend to offer a higher-than-average lifespan of 4,500 to 5,500 hours.

Is Kubota oil full synthetic?

What Oil Does Kubota Recommend? Kubota tractors (all tractors, for that matter) recommend using their manufactured brand oil instead of a competitor brand. Kubota recommends 10W-30 synthetic blend oil. So it's not as if Kubota is against the idea of using synthetic since their own recommended brand is a synthetic mix.