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Read articles →This is a real-time, hands-on full fluid service on a personally owned Kubota L4701 with about 500 hours, not a dealer walkaround. Elliot drains engine oil (two drain bolts, saddle pan), swaps both hydraulic/hydrostatic filters including the magnetic ring, refills transmission fluid, and shows the level-port fill technique, mistakes and all. Chapters let you jump to specific tasks. Best for owners doing their own DIY maintenance on this model.
Posted by owner-operator Elliot on his Everything Elliott channel, documenting DIY maintenance on his own tractor rather than any professional or dealer perspective.
It has a saddle pan with two drain bolts because the drive shaft runs up the center, and you must remove both to fully drain the oil.
There are two filters, one under the step on the driver's side and one on the passenger side, each handling transmission or hydraulic functions.
No, the new filter does not come with the magnet, so you take the magnetic ring from the old filter, clean it, and insert it into the new one.
There is a level or overflow port near the fill port. Fill slowly until fluid starts coming out of that port, then replace the bolt.
