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I was quoted $1200.00 for 200 hours. I'll pass.

Thanks for your thoughts!

My Kubota dealer is going to start selling it. I had never heard of it either. Starbrite is the mfg. I believe.

Does anyone have any experience with Startron diesel additive?

By the way, Kubota 15-40 is the oil I'm using. That is what my dealer recommends.

Kuboman, I will ask my dealer this week.

Of the 134 hrs. now on it, probably 130 of it has been mowing. Full throttle is 3,200 to 3,300 RPM's. I was only running between 3,040 and 3,080 RPM,s. The last 8 hrs. of mowing have all been at full throttle.

Thanks Stubbyie. 500 hrs. sounds like a reasonable number. All I know is Kubota said at 120 hrs. it was far from being broken in. They also said run at full throttle when mowing. I had been running at 3,043 engine rpm's to get 2500 mid-PTO rpm's. Like my dealer said, run it like you own it...

Thanks Kuboman. At this point , since this has been documented with Kubota Corp. I pretty much feel obliged to do whatever my dealer recommends. I thank everyone for their input.

I just lost a big long post, and I'm not going to retype it. The tractor started using oil at 75 hrs. I've changed oil and filter again according to dealer. Still used oil. Dealer took it in to check it. Kubota says it's far from broken in and the rings aren't fully seated. I've added 19-20...

Thank you for your thoughts.

Hello. I'm curious as to how many hours you folks think it should take to break in a motor, and for the rings to seat? This is on a BX1860. Thanks for your thoughts.

Thanks everyone! I feel better. I agree, thankfully the Cubs are gone forever!

Thanks for those thoughts. I've got a BX1860. Did my first oil change at 49 hrs. Put in Kubota 15-40. It now has 75 hrs. on it and the dipstick shows about 1/8 inch below the full mark. Wondered if this is normal? I had a 25 hp Cub Cadet and the oil level would never change between oil changes...

Hello. Do diesels use more engine oil than gas engines? Thanks.