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Read articles →This is a hands-on, real-time 50-hour break-in service on an owner's personal B2601, not a dealer demo. It covers draining engine oil, swapping the oil, hydraulic, and fuel filters (with the O-ring transfer trick), checking the fuel shutoff solenoid, greasing points, and tire/liquid-ballast air pressure precautions. He also flags that he added the fuel filter change early, beyond the manual's schedule. Best for new B2601 owners wanting a literal walkthrough of their own first service.
Posted by Eric O - After Hours, an owner working on his own tractor rather than a dealer or paid reviewer.
Draining engine oil, changing the engine oil filter, hydraulic filter, and fuel filter, checking the fuel shutoff solenoid, greasing points, and checking fluids and tire pressure.
Yes, the new fuel filter does not come with the O-ring, so you must transfer the O-ring from the old filter housing onto the new one before installing it.
Since 75 to 80 percent of a loaded tire is liquid, adding air too fast can blow up the tire quickly, so use small squirts of air at a time.
The manual says 500 hours, but the owner recommends changing it within the first 50 hours since pump assembly debris settles in early on.
