I owned a L4310 that after 1 year had bubbles appear on the fenders that had rust underneath. It was a constant attempt to sand and spot paint. I purchased a L4701 a year and a half ago and am seeing the same on this tractor. What’s going on with the Kubota finish?
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jyoutz
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MX6000 HST open station, FEL, 6’ cutter, forks, 8’ rear blade, 7’ cultivator
I guess it could be the type/ph of the soil you have, or how much you are washing it. Fwiw, my L2501 has zero paint issues yet. I bought it new last Feb.
NCL4701
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L4701, T2290, WC68, grapple, BB1572, Farmi W50R, Howes 500, 16kW IMD gen, WG24
Bought my L4701 new August 2019, which sounds like similar time frame to your purchase. Mine lives inside a climate controlled shop when it isn’t working which might help it some but wouldn’t make up for defective paint.
Before kubota changed their policy they were fixing them. I had several complaints of the same issue with the same series tractor (Grand L 10, 30, and 40 series). Now, the policy is changed (or was one year ago), such that if it was out of warranty, it was out of warranty and not much could be done.
It looked like when they prepared the metal for paint, the prep wasn't good in the seam area, and the paint would fall off and/or rust.
The ideal way to fix it is to replace the fender(s). Or pull them off and have a body shop repair them if they aren't too rusty. I sent a couple to a local body shop who took good care of them.
On your L4701 if its less than 24 months after sale date, take it to the dealer and ask them to file for fender replacement. Once you hit 24 months it's on you at that point and I don't recall fenders being cheap.
It looked like when they prepared the metal for paint, the prep wasn't good in the seam area, and the paint would fall off and/or rust.
The ideal way to fix it is to replace the fender(s). Or pull them off and have a body shop repair them if they aren't too rusty. I sent a couple to a local body shop who took good care of them.
On your L4701 if its less than 24 months after sale date, take it to the dealer and ask them to file for fender replacement. Once you hit 24 months it's on you at that point and I don't recall fenders being cheap.
