Full service on Iseki TLE3400 Compact Tractor - Oil, Hydraulic, Air and Fuel

How to quick on servicing an Iseki TLE3400. In this video we change the engine oil and filter, air filter, fuel filter and hydraulic oil and filter. Please comment if you think we missed something or could improve on the content of the video

[@philiplynch7736]

I'm guessing that the red dye in the hydraulic oil is to aid in leak detection and the the stuff in the orange bottle that was put on the oil tank plug was some sort of threadlocker?

[@WorcesterSmallholder]

I opted for the red dye because it’s easier to see when filling the tractor, this Iseki has a sight gauge making it easier to see the fill level, but when it’s on a dipstick hydraulic oil is very hard to see. I’ll do a video showing how hard it is

[@WorcesterSmallholder]

Sorry forgot to say, the orange stuff it a sealer, it did have PTFE tape on the drain plug but I don’t like using it as it sometimes glues itself in, so this sealer gets around the threads without gluing it’s self, even when it gets hot.

[@philiplynch7736]

@@WorcesterSmallholder Thank you.

[@philiplynch7736]

How does the iseki brand compare to the kubota brand of tractor?

[@WorcesterSmallholder]

Kubotas are fantastic, very well built, hold value well. Iseki are on par with built quality and reliability, they don’t hold their value as good. Parts are more expensive than Kubota. However, they have a big displacement engine so they don’t need to rev as much. They also have a great feature of soft start PTO on most models, if you’re engaging a flail mower it start slowly rather than putting huge amount of strain on the backend of the tractor. Iseki power steering is much lighter too. They are bigger machines (hp equivalent) so working on them is easier and washing down is easier to get into the gaps. I’ll do a video on things I like about them