magyarbacsi
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- Sep 8, 2007
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I just recently did my 50 hr service on 5525 with Bradco BH. I purchased Napa UT oil to replace factory. I noticed that the Napa UT seemed little thicker than the factory fluid. Is the factory use thinner as a break in oil and Napa UT is ok? Sometime later, while using the BH in 70-75 degree weather the bucket opened very slow. Everything else, boom extent/close, swing and bucket closing was normal. It just took longer for the bucket to open, but would scoop normally and closed fine. I used all Mahindra filters. The only thing I did not get to is a strainer at the bottom of the tranny. It looked as if I had to remove some of the machinery to get to the strainer so I did not open that up. You'd think even just gravity would allow the 16" bucket jaw to just drop freely, but it acted like something,i.e. back pressure, was holding it back. No noise, squelling or such and it worked faster at times, but for most part, while digging out a small stump, it was slow. I did not change any of the control valves, the ones that govern swing and such.