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    B3350 HST Overheating

    I think we have a winner! After getting the tractor back from the dealer I did some mowing/testing. Afterwards this rubber/vinyl hose with the hose clamp in the picture had the dirty oily film on it. Agreed, my diagnosis of temperature being the main factor appears to be incorrect. Today I...
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    B3350 HST Overheating

    Steepest spot I mow regularly, pond bank, 55% grade. Most challenging spot, 36% grade. Steepest slope that I spray with the air blast is 25% grade. Never overheated while spraying. I haven't verified that the dealer installed the correct filters and filled the hydraulic fluid to the...
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    B3350 HST Overheating

    I don't believe this model has a HST cooling fan on the transmission itself, I looked for one when I crawled underneath to place the thermocouple. The HST doesn't seem to have a lot of cooling capacity itself. It does have a tubular, as in just steel tubing no fins, oil cooler in front of the...
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    B3350 HST Overheating

    Quick backstory: I've been a Kubota fan forever, parents bought a B7100dt new in late 70's, in 2018 we bought a 2014 B3350 off of craigslist with 450 hours. I was aware of the DPF issue but my arrogance assured me it was operator error and we bought it anyway. After less than 15 hours of use...