rScotty
Super Member
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2001
- Messages
- 8,257
- Location
- Rural mountains - Colorado
- Tractor
- Kubota M59, JD530, JD310SG. Restoring Yanmar YM165D
Good on the filters and oil, then. Frankly as long as the filters are right, I've don't have a problem with using several different types of hydraulic oil.
In fact we run a non-kubota HST oil in our M59, and different ones yet in the Deeres, the Ford PU, and the MB Sprinter RV.
Maybe a valve and maybe something other.....but in the end it's all mechanical and therefore infinitely repairable. If I had a good old style dealer & experienced mechanic available that would make me favor the older machinery myself. For hydraulic diagnosis, nothing beats a combination flowmeter and pressure gauge although it is rare to find a shop that has one. Even our local large JD tractor shop doesn't have that simple hydraulic tool. Diagnosing hydraulics without a flowmeter is sort of like doing electrical without a VOM.
Will be traveling in Boston area soon. But staying away from tractor shops until post-vaccine.
I like the OEM factory manuals from the dealer. Yes, they are expensive but worth it. Good quality printing & good illustrations. Particularly good hydraulic section.
rScotty
In fact we run a non-kubota HST oil in our M59, and different ones yet in the Deeres, the Ford PU, and the MB Sprinter RV.
Maybe a valve and maybe something other.....but in the end it's all mechanical and therefore infinitely repairable. If I had a good old style dealer & experienced mechanic available that would make me favor the older machinery myself. For hydraulic diagnosis, nothing beats a combination flowmeter and pressure gauge although it is rare to find a shop that has one. Even our local large JD tractor shop doesn't have that simple hydraulic tool. Diagnosing hydraulics without a flowmeter is sort of like doing electrical without a VOM.
Will be traveling in Boston area soon. But staying away from tractor shops until post-vaccine.
I like the OEM factory manuals from the dealer. Yes, they are expensive but worth it. Good quality printing & good illustrations. Particularly good hydraulic section.
rScotty