Max 25 HST FLUID

[garye5007]

Hi, I need to top off my hydraulic transmission fluid in my Mahindra max 25 HST and I was wondering if this fluid is OK to use. Thanks!

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

Don't know about the Traveller premium you posted, but I hope this may help you or someone else.

CARQUEST 760-01 tractor fluid.

it has the same spec as Mahindra Universal Hydraulic oil and the same verbage is on the label of the Mahindra oil and the Carquest oil. This leads me to believe they are either made at the same facility or just by "coincidence" are the exact same specification.

I use the Carquest oil in my tractor and know several Mahindra tractor dealers that sell it.

 

[garye5007]

Thank you for the reply

 

[SimpleSimon]

I would have no problem with the Traveller Premium....I'm sure lots of others use it.

 

[LittleBill21]

i refilled my tractor with that about 200 hours ago without issue

 

[Tractordood]

The book says API-GL-4, gear oil, 80W...Is this the same stuff? All I can find is 80-90 GL-5.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

The book says API-GL-4, gear oil, 80W...Is this the same stuff? All I can find is 80-90 GL-5.

If it calls for GL-4, do not use GL-5.

Not as common, but still available.

 

[Tractordood]

If it calls for GL-4, do not use GL-5.

Not as common, but still available.

So what about the stuff OP is using? I have an HST also

 

[Too many Kubotas]

So what about the stuff OP is using? I have an HST also

You have an HST and the manual says to use regular gear oil?

Or is it for the front axle, not the transmission?

 

[Tractordood]

You have an HST and the manual says to use regular gear oil?

Or is it for the front axle, not the transmission?

It's HST, forward and backward pedal. This is why I'm confused. Thank you for helping by the way. I recently bought this and theres no fluid on the sightglass, I need to add or change it.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

It's HST, forward and backward pedal. This is why I'm confused. Thank you for helping by the way. I recently bought this and theres no fluid on the sightglass, I need to add or change it.

Well, now there's two of us that are confused. I don't even understand why they want GL-4 in the axle instead of GL-5.

Anyway, take a whiff of what's in there now. Gear oil smells nothing like hydraulic fluid.

 

[Tractordood]

Well, now there's two of us that are confused. I don't even understand why they want GL-4 in the axle instead of GL-5.

Anyway, take a whiff of what's in there now. Gear oil smells nothing like hydraulic fluid.

I did add a couple more pictures, It does say the transmission is hydraulic+mechanical.

 

[LittleBill21]

i just used the same fluid in the axle, it differs over the years based on the manuals

 

[Tractordood]

i just used the same fluid in the axle, it differs over the years based on the manuals

I used the same stuff in OP's pic. Never saw it in the sight glass and ended up overfilling it, I put in about 3 gallons of fluid. Do you know about how much extra these things hold? thanks

 

[LittleBill21]

I used the same stuff in OP's pic. Never saw it in the sight glass and ended up overfilling it, I put in about 3 gallons of fluid. Do you know about how much extra these things hold? thanks

be careful, emax and max are 2 completely different machines, I can't speak to the emax.

 

[duffer]

FWIW, check your Hyd level before adding more. Mine was filled above the sight glass, and because Hyd fluid is relatively clear, it looked like it didn't have any fluid in the sight glass. If you don't have a dipstick on your reservoir, make your own with a long zip tie. Measure down from the fill port to the site glass, and then mark the zip tie accordingly. Will get you very close to the actual level of your fluid.