Kubota G2160 How to change HST (transmission) oil, filter and clean strainer. (380 hrs) bought new in 2006. 60" mowing deck

Tyke51

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Can someone point me to a video or instructions on properly changing the HST oil for this tractor? I have 5 qts of Kubota UDT2 on hand and a Kubota filter is coming in the mail. I think I see the drain plug but don't see a strainer.
 

lmichael

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Can someone point me to a video or instructions on properly changing the HST oil for this tractor? I have 5 qts of Kubota UDT2 on hand and a Kubota filter is coming in the mail. I think I see the drain plug but don't see a strainer.
I did my own. Like you I could not find any video. I followed the shop manual (digital ones are fairly easy to download.). FWIW though EBay is your friend here and I got a pristine full WSM, and owner's guide as well. For great prices. MUCH easier to use than digital PDF downloads. It's not "hard" but is somewhat involved. Getting the tube off is a bit of a headache. I think there are screens on the tubes by each rear wheel as well though the WSM is not really clear on it so I left well enough alone. And just cleaned the main strainer on the large tube. I too used Super UDT2. I don't recall how many quarts I ended up using though. But, I think it was more than 5
 

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Can someone point me to a video or instructions on properly changing the HST oil for this tractor? I have 5 qts of Kubota UDT2 on hand and a Kubota filter is coming in the mail. I think I see the drain plug but don't see a strainer.
If you've gone this long without an oil change why don't you wait 3 more years and do it on the 20th anniversary of the tractor?

Only 5 quarts of UDT2 oil? Wow

I could only dream about posting videos in 2006, I didn't have the bandwidth to upload large files like videos back then.
 

Tyke51

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2006 G2160 tractor w 60" mower deck
Aug 19, 2017
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Only 5 quarts of UDT2 oil? Wow
If you've gone this long without an oil change why don't you wait 3 more years and do it on the 20th anniversary of the tractor?

Only 5 quarts of UDT2 oil? Wow

I could only dream about posting videos in 2006, I didn't have the bandwidth to upload large files like videos back then.
You make a good point. The oil is pretty brown. In my defense I would say i've been distracted by all electrical trouble starting the machine over the years. That was my original post on here. Those damn interlocks. Now I keep it on a trickle charger and it starts (mostly) more reliably.
 

lmichael

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You make a good point. The oil is pretty brown. In my defense I would say i've been distracted by all electrical trouble starting the machine over the years. That was my original post on here. Those damn interlocks. Now I keep it on a trickle charger and it starts (mostly) more reliably.
Add a helper relay and get rid of the interlocks.
 

fried1765

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I did my own. Like you I could not find any video. I followed the shop manual (digital ones are fairly easy to download.). FWIW though EBay is your friend here and I got a pristine full WSM, and owner's guide as well. For great prices. MUCH easier to use than digital PDF downloads. It's not "hard" but is somewhat involved. Getting the tube off is a bit of a headache. I think there are screens on the tubes by each rear wheel as well though the WSM is not really clear on it so I left well enough alone. And just cleaned the main strainer on the large tube. I too used Super UDT2. I don't recall how many quarts I ended up using though. But, I think it was more than 5
Bingo!
A PDF "workshop manual" is a nuisance IMHO,
A REAL manual is so nice to have.
Bought mine on E-Bay as well!
 
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