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Thread: Kubota Diesel over filled with oil

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    Its odd.. a few years ago my brother outlaw had an old like 1950 Massey Ferguson tractor with a pto mower hoo haa on it.... it was given with the property, years later he tried selling it, couldnt give it away.... I thought it was a great machine, clean tidy, running and quieter than a Land Rover 110 3.9lt Isuzu

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    We have around 300 3 and 4 cylinder Kubotas in our fleet just in Vic - the biggest issue with hard staring we see is knackered glow plugs. They can be a bitch to start on cold mornings if the glow plugs are on thier way out and even with good ones, can take 2 or 3 glows in extremely cold weather to start.

    Sounds like there could be more to it by what's transpired but I thought I'd bung in my 2 cents worth.

    Overall, they are a great motor and very reliable and trouble free which is why we use so many of them.

    I've got a 3 cylinder Kubota at home on a genset that's done 24,000 hours and still runs like a clock - no oil leaks, takes full load but is a bit smokey and uses a bit of oil when pushed hard now, but hey that's the equivilant of nearly 1,500,000KM in a car that's averaged 65KPH... (yes, constant speed engines live longer, but it's still a nice comparison)
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    I ended up buying a Scag Wildcat, Zero Turn Mower. A Zero turn was really what I wanted anyway.
    I was pretty impressed when I saw this thing in the flesh, everything is heavy duty as it's a commercial quality mower.
    As much as I like diesel, most used diesel mowers seem to have a lot more hours on them and still hold a premium price. This Scag has a V twin Kawasaki water cooled engine, 1600 hours and very well looked after. It was used for weekly property maintenance, not heavy commercial use and abuse.
    I picked it up for $4000, the previous owner paid $17500 new
    Haven't used it in anger on our new property yet, but gave it a run in our current back yard. It's amazingly maneuverable for it's size (52" cut)

    Cheers, Murray

    '88 County Isuzu 4Bd1 Turbo Intercooled, '96 Defender 130 CC VNT
    '85 Isuzu 120 Trayback, '72 SIIA SWB Diesel Soft Top
    '56 SI Ute Cab


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    That should do you very nicely Murray - nice buy.
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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