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Read articles →This is a step-by-step, hands-on walkthrough of the actual 50-hour service on a Kubota B2601, not a review or spec discussion. It covers opening the hood, changing engine oil and filter, checking hydraulic fluid and dipstick, swapping the hydrostat and fuel filters (including transferring O-rings), cleaning the air filter, and clearing the screen. Best for owners doing their own maintenance who want to see each step done in real time.
Posted by the Matt's Yard Maintenance and Garage channel, an owner performing DIY maintenance on his own tractor rather than a dealer or reviewer.
Remove the side panel for access, place a drain pan under the filter, squeeze past the hose to remove it, rub old oil on the new filter O-ring, then install carefully without cross threading.
The tractor takes 3.3 quarts of 15W40 Kubota oil, though you may not need to add all of it depending on the dipstick reading.
Use a pick to carefully remove the middle and outer O-rings from the old filter, then transfer both onto the new filter before reinstalling it in the housing.
No, the hydraulic fluid does not need changing until about 300 hours, so the fluid drained during the filter change can be reused.
