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I am glad a thread like this was able to help you make an informed purchase.

Sat for a couple of years? That is a pass for me.

If it is a design flaw / manufacturer defect, it should not matter if the machine was sold new or used. I really dislike that Kubota is using that as a sticking point to try and force the dealers to extend hail Mary good will gestures. It is either a defect and design flaw, or it isn't. I...

I am glad they swapped you out. Unfortunately, Kubota left me completely out to dry. My machine is sitting in the barn and we ate $500 in diagnostic fees while the dealer had the machine for 3 months... The whole situation just makes me sick, since they clearly know it is an issue if they kept...

Corporate doesn't care about us. They made that very clear in the reply to my Atty General. I provided links to everything, including this thread. *YOU* may get assistance, but you are under warranty and you should be getting taken care of. However, people in my situation are hosed. We'll get...

any updates on your machine?

It seems to be most problematic to any of the models with the Subaru engine. That was changed out in the 2023 or 2024 models is my understanding.

We need more people posting with the issues if that is the intent. My RTV still starts up and runs perfectly fine. I am going to try and check the compression this weekend. The problem for me is that they only noted the compression was low when the engine was warmed up, and with almost a quart...

what weight oil would be best to run in these to combat the issue?

OP - did you ever resolve the issue? I hate to say it, but you might want to read through my thread - I'm getting a loss of power and backfiring, too. https://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/sidekick-rtv-xg850-backfiring-loss-of-power.62553/page-1

So first off - you had the exact same issue with gas in your oil and you see nothing wrong with that?!? What about all of the other owners having the same issues. Heck, you've already tossed your factory maintenance schedule and you're doing extra oil changes trying to buy yourself extra time so...

I think you are in better shape with yours, as you are under warranty and are the original purchaser. It does not fix the issue for you, but they will at least cover the repairs until your warranty expires. My family is completely hosed - I don't think we'll ever buy another Kubota product...

The state Atty General shot us down. Kubota seems to be citing that the primary issue is that we are a 2nd owner and did not buy it from a dealership. They also ref'd the manual and the "extreme operating conditions". Here is Kubota's reply. We do now have an email for someone at Kubota...

An electric cart would not solve my needs. We're maintaining the property with this. A portion of that 400hrs is also idle time, so that math will never check out. Drive the kids down the road, wait for bus, drive the kids back. Drive down the road, get mail, drive back. It also says in the...

I dont know enough about it to get the EPA involved. lol. My understanding is that the "fix" is not a different model engine.

this machine is way too expensive for all of us to just write off the problem. threads like this are going to crush the resale value on these machines as Kubota has completely bailed on us.

I've already contacted the state atty general. It has worked well for us in the past, but it takes a while to get that wheel moving, but in every single case, the large corporation was forced to either completely repay the repair bill, or completely redo the job. With other users being...

I was never really looking for any of that. I even tried to counter with the Kubota matching my contribution as a customer instead of the dealer, and they declined that, too. They indicated that since I was the dealer's customer, it was up to the dealer to cover a portion and they would match...

Update. The dealer offered to kick in $500, but only for the full engine replacement quoted at 11k. We've requested to have the machine dropped back off, and are looking at 3.88 billable diagnostic hours. The whole situation sucks. Kubota has completely left us out to dry and at this point...

90 day warranty. No other promises or assurances. It will be a replace "Cylinder UN" $1,18364 per the Request Order. The local dealer was pretty upset Kubota put them in this position. It is basically either help me at a loss, or they lose a customer. It would be great if we could get...