steep slope, oil pressure

[brenstar]

I frequently operate my tractor in steep terrain and was wondering how steep you can be without losing oil pressure?

Has anybody installed an aftermarket oil pressure gauge? There must be a place on the motor where the sending unit can be installed.

Thanks,
Russ

 

[RNeumann]

While doing extreme 4x4 stuff (rock crawling etc) we would often have to winch up or strap down stuff that was too steep. While we talked about the possibility of losing oil pressure it was never an actual issue. Your tractor doesn’t see the extremes of 4x4 world.
So to answer your question. No I haven’t installed one on a tractor. But I have on several 4x4s with gauges and never saw an issue.

 

[LouNY]

Every tractor engine can be different, it will all depend on the depth of the sump and the position of the oil pickup.
The older Oliver with the Walkasha diesel had a long shallow oil pan and they would suck air on sleep hills. We see it
some in the hydraulics where it helps to keep them a few gallons overfull or the ptos will slip at times.

 

[Gary Fowler]

With the oil pan design of most modern CUT's, I would not expect an oil sump problem until you turned the tractor over on it's side.

 

[Peter 315]

With the oil pan design of most modern CUT's, I would not expect an oil sump problem until you turned the tractor over on it's side.

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[Gaowlpoop]

I have been thinking of adding the three gage set (oil pressure, voltmeter, water temperature). The only problem is I can not find a location to mount the gages. I have been considering using existing bolts and making a sheet metal bracket of some sort to hold the gages.

The oil pressure sender appears to be located near the oil filter on my 4540 have not found the water temperature sender yet. The oil pressure sender looks like it has 1/8 pipe threads but I can not be sure with metric threads.

 

[ovrszd]

I frequently operate my tractor in steep terrain and was wondering how steep you can be without losing oil pressure?

Has anybody installed an aftermarket oil pressure gauge? There must be a place on the motor where the sending unit can be installed.

Thanks,
Russ

Welcome to TBN. I don't think your tractor will be stable on an incline steep enough to cause pressure loss.

 

[ovrszd]

While doing extreme 4x4 stuff (rock crawling etc) we would often have to winch up or strap down stuff that was too steep. While we talked about the possibility of losing oil pressure it was never an actual issue. Your tractor doesn’t see the extremes of 4x4 world.
So to answer your question. No I haven’t installed one on a tractor. But I have on several 4x4s with gauges and never saw an issue.

I've lost pressure several times as well as ingesting oil. Solves any mosquito problems.

 

[RNeumann]

I've lost pressure several times as well as ingesting oil. Solves any mosquito problems.

I’m recalling quite the scene from the movie “Stand By Me” haha

 

[MossRoad]

Depends what you call steep, I suppose. My little PT425 has a 25hp Kohler Command gas engine. It's rated for 25 degrees. Power Trac slope mowers are rated for 45 degree continuous operation with their Deutz oil cooled engines. Most people can't walk up a 45 degree slope without great difficulty.