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Read articles →This is a hands-on install video, not a product review: it walks through fitting a Summit top-and-tilt hydraulic kit onto a Kubota L3301, including assembling cylinders and hoses, choosing 90-degree fittings through trial and error, torquing connections, fixing a leak, topping off hydraulic fluid (about four quarts), and adding hose sleeve protectors. Best for owners planning this exact DIY hydraulic upgrade who want real installation detail rather than a sales pitch.
Run by Dylan of Broll Brothers, who has a coupon-code partnership with Summit, so expect an owner doing a genuine DIY install but with some brand affiliation.
It took about four quarts to top off the fluid after filling the two cylinders, new hoses, and extra fittings for a rear remote kit installed at the same time.
After testing straights, 45s, and 90s, they went with 90-degree fittings for all four hoses to keep them out of the way of moving tractor parts.
Check for leaks at startup; if fittings were left loose, like the lower ones that were never tightened, tighten them up and fire the tractor up again.
After using the kit, they decided nylon hose sleeve protectors would protect the hoses, using one and a half inch sleeves offset at the fittings to fit.
