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    What type hydraulic fluid in a Gehl 4500?

    I had a few hoses (5 to be exact) burn and after I replaced them I can't get the bucket to return after dumping. The fluid looks like red tranny fluid and I'm guessing type "F" ford but don't want to add anything until I know what I need to use. This is a 1979 Gehl 4500 and I finally found the...
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    Gehl 4500 skidsteer/loader manual

    Does anyone know where I can get an Operators manual for a Gehl HL4500? I have the parts manual but every source I found for the Operator/owners manual is out of stock.:( Thanks, Jim
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    Gehl 4500 skidsteer/loader

    I recently purchased a well used 1979 Gehl 4500 from a local dairy farm. It has a 40 h.p. Ford gas engine that is 1.6 litre. I was told by the original owner's son that this is the same engine that is used in the Fiesta. The engine is labeled on the valve cover as E7121/50 YC and below that...
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    Gehl 4500 skidsteer

    I've just picked this old (1979) Gehl 4500 machine powered by a Ford gas 1.6 40 h.p. engine. The engine is marked on valve cover as E7121/50 YC and 2274E on the bottom of cover. Am I correct in thinking the engine has been replaced? I know Ford's car parts numbering system is the first...
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    New Guy. Jim 1944

    I'm an old car buff but new to this forum and wanting to learn. I hate doing things the hard way and having to re-do what I thought I fixed.:D:ashamed:
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