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Read articles →A hands-on owner walkthrough of the Kubota B2601's first 50-hour service, done by the owner himself after six months of real use. Covers radiator screen, coolant, air filter, dual oil drain plugs, oil filter swap, and the trickiest part, swapping the HST and transmission filters without losing too much fluid, with an honest warning that the transmission filter will gush. Includes parts cost ($136 DIY) and a rough dealer estimate ($250, $350). Most useful to new B2601 owners tackling this service themselves.
Posted by the Midwest Hunting & Outdoors by Two Dumb Asses channel, which appears to be a hobby outdoors channel where an owner documents tractor maintenance alongside hunting and land-stewardship content.
It has two drain plugs because the oil pan has a hump creating two low spots, so Kubota added two plugs to get all the old oil out.
It gushes fluid and does not stop quickly, unlike the HST filter which loses very little. Be prepared to lose a fair amount of transmission fluid.
The owner paid about $136 for three filters, one gallon of motor oil, and two quarts of fluid at the Kubota dealer, guessing a shop job would run $250 to $350.
The owner put in about 3.3 to 3.4 quarts of oil, using a gallon jug since buying four quarts individually would cost more.
