1540 hydraulic filter

[HarryVanderpool]

No thank you.
I will continue to use filters from the dealer that I trust are engineered correctly.
Every other year or so, I swing by the dealer and buy a few oil filters, a couple fuel filters and a new air filter.
Just because a filter "fits" does not mean it is the correct micron size, relief value, or flow value.
DON'T BE CHEAP!!!
The MF prices are very fair, in my opinion.
But,,, it's your tractor. Do as you wish.

 

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It is a hydraulic , suction side filter, so there is NO releif valve.

I used a WIX filter. Not cheap.
For those of you who know nothing of filters , you probably will sleep better if you simply seek out the grey paint OEM filter manufactured by who knows who.

For those looking for an alternative ...this is it.

 

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Thread size is 1-1/4 inch 12 tpi

 

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Here is the spec sheet.
You will notice it says it is solely for Massey tractors.

Part Details

 

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Wix 57403 vs stock.

 

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Mounted on tractor.

 

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The stock filter has a ring magnet. The Wix does not

 

[JWR]

No thank you.
I will continue to use filters from the dealer that I trust are engineered correctly.
Every other year or so, I swing by the dealer and buy a few oil filters, a couple fuel filters and a new air filter.
Just because a filter "fits" does not mean it is the correct micron size, relief value, or flow value.
DON'T BE CHEAP!!!
The MF prices are very fair, in my opinion.
But,,, it's your tractor. Do as you wish.

Very fair ?? I cannot say about the Hyd Oil filter for the 1540 but I can say that the MF branded hyd oil filters for my MF2660 are way beyond absurd. I bought the very first one for $75 in 2011 but that will never happen again. NOT FAIR in my opinion !! The MF filter number crosses to a NAPA which works just fine. The price was normal and I can't recall what it was, but NOT $75. I prefer hydraulic filters that are engineered to work well in ordinary, common world-wide circumstances involving hydraulic pumps, reservoirs and devices rather than to extract double or triple prices out of my billfold.