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    Kubota 245DT

    Just an update as I sort of fell of the map there for awhile. I was the guy who broke my favourite toy in half about this time last year. I had a subframe built that ties into the loader subframe and after putting about 30 hours on the hoe the tractor seems to be holding up well. Unfortunately...
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    The Great Escape

    Hello fellow Kubota people; My little Kubota L245DT, after much effort, made it home in time for the snow removal phase of living in North Central BC. It started much better than I expected. It starts easily up to 10 below Celcius (approx. 20 F) I started her at about 20 below (0F) one day and...
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    I broke my Tractor L245dt

    I got stuck and was lifting my self out of the hole with the bucket and I torqued too hard.I was supporting the back end with the hoe bucket. To make a rather long and sad story short I broke the main transmission housing. I stopped everything before I seized up but the main housing is broken...
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    Transmission oil leak

    L245dt oil is dripping from one of the gaskets on the transmission housing. I keep the oil level up and check the oil level by the oil plug level indicator on the side of the housing frequently. When I am running the hoe ie using the PTO hard it drips out pretty fast. I probably should not...
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    Circulating block heaters.

    I was considering putting in a circulating block heater for my L245dt. It drops down to -40F here at times and is usually below 0 to -10 most of the time. I have a 200 watt magnetic block heater but I wonder if this will be enough. At present I do not have a heated shed. Would the circulating...
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    L245DT plug in oil Gallery

    I have 10 hours in on my new to me Kubota. I flashed it up yesterday and about 3 minutes into warmup the oil started pumping out. I immediately shut it off. I removed the oil filter bracket (I would guess you call it that) and then checked the pressure release valve and it was good ( I had help...
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    Hanmey Quality

    I am looking at purchasing an L245dt with low hours. The dealer is selling Hanmey backhoes. Is anyone familiar with the quality of this unit?
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