Changed final drive oil, no shiny particles.
The tracks appeared to be tensioned correctly. But the left/lazy side did make noises. We suspected a possible bad idler dragging the track down. Removing the track, the grease shot out from this side. This track was over tensioned for sure. While the track was off and the machine on blocks, we ran the controls. The right drive gear spins at twice the rpms of the left. We had also noticed that the lag did not affect the drives when in reverse. High or low speed forward lags, reverse is fine. The noises went away when the tension was corrected after reinstalling the track.
Kubota dealer was no help over the phone. Took the machine in today. When I get there, service manager says, it's probably a plugged screen in the pilot controls. I almost loaded it back up. Not sure why he wouldn't tell us that over the phone. Left the machine, hopefully it is that simple.
