Kubota M108DC, Operator'S Manual

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PERIODIC SERVICE 90
B
Replacing Hydraulic Oil Filter
C
Cleaning Magnetic Filter
To avoid personal injury or death:
A
Be sure to stop the engine before changing the
oil filter cartridge.
A
Allow engine to cool down sufficiently, oil can
be hot and can burn.
1. Remove the 2 oil filters.
2. Clean off metal filings with clean rags at the magnetic
filters.
3. Put a film of clean transmission oil on rubber seal of
new filters.
4. Tighten the filter quickly until it contacts the mounting
surface.
Tighten filter by hand an additional 1/2 turn only.
5. After the new filter has been replaced, the
transmission fluid level will decrease a little. Make sure
that the transmission fluid does not leak through the
seal, and check the fluid level.
Top up if necessary.
A
To prevent serious damage to the hydraulic system,
use only a KUBOTA genuine filter.
B
Checking Radiator Hose and Clamp
Check to see if radiator hoses are properly fixed every 500
hours of operation.
1. If hose clamps are loose or water leaks, tighten bands
securely.
2. Replace hoses and tighten hose clamps securely, if
radiator hoses are swollen, hardened or cracked.
Replace hoses and hose clamps every 4 years or earlier
if checked and found that hoses are swollen, hardened or
cracked.
C
Precaution at Overheating
Take the following actions in the event the coolant
temperature is nearly or more than the boiling point, what
is called "Overheating"
1. Park the tractor in a safe place and keep the engine
unloaded idling.
2. Don't stop the engine suddenly, but stop it after about
5 minutes of unloaded idling.
3. Keep yourself well away from the machine for further
10 minutes or while the steam blows out.
4. Check that there are no dangers such as burns. Get rid
of the causes of overheating according to the manual,
see "TROUBLESHOOTING" section, and then, start
again the engine.
(1) Hydraulic Oil filter
(1) Magnetic filter (Clean off metal filings)
(1) Radiator hoses
(2) Hose clamps