IslandTractor
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- Joined
- Sep 15, 2005
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- Location
- Prudence Island, RI
- Tractor
- 2007 Kioti DK40se HST, Woods BH
I lost some HST oil in the field last week when a backhoe fitting came loose. There actually was not a huge loss so this question is hypothetical. If I'd lost enough that my HST would not function and I was immobilized what are my options? It turns out I don't have any spare HST fluid at the moment and I was wondering what I might have done if I hadn't discovered the leak until my HST reservoir was critically low.
Would it be OK to top up with motor oil? Say Rotella 15-40 as that is what I keep around. Would 90W gear oil be preferred? If one did add say a gallon or two of non HST oil (about 25% in my case), would you just leave it in, remove some to dilute it with standard universal HST oil or would you flush the whole system once you'd recovered the tractor?
Would it be OK to top up with motor oil? Say Rotella 15-40 as that is what I keep around. Would 90W gear oil be preferred? If one did add say a gallon or two of non HST oil (about 25% in my case), would you just leave it in, remove some to dilute it with standard universal HST oil or would you flush the whole system once you'd recovered the tractor?