HollowOakFarm
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So we just had the 1st hydraulic & oil change done by a qualified guy here in town (not the dealer), and everything was good, until the deep freeze set in.
On Tuesday, the tractor saw light use in the yard and was parked in the carriage barn late in the day. Wed we had snow. Thursday the polar vortex came and stuck around through Fri morning. All this time the Mahindra sat idle, plugged in of course.
Around noon Friday the boss fired it up and we let it run for 15 minutes while snowblowing the area we planned to work in. He comes back and says the tractor won't move, and the loader won't respond. I see what I thought was water under the tractor, but turns out to be many gallons of fluid. The blowout (I wouldn't call it a leak) originated somewhere deep under the hood. Pinpointing the problem will be the dealer's job come Mon.
I guess my question is - can hydraulic lines, seals, or connections blow simply due to sub-zero temps? There was no trace of leaking right up to the time we shut it down for 3 days. Maybe an oil cooler that failed?
On Tuesday, the tractor saw light use in the yard and was parked in the carriage barn late in the day. Wed we had snow. Thursday the polar vortex came and stuck around through Fri morning. All this time the Mahindra sat idle, plugged in of course.
Around noon Friday the boss fired it up and we let it run for 15 minutes while snowblowing the area we planned to work in. He comes back and says the tractor won't move, and the loader won't respond. I see what I thought was water under the tractor, but turns out to be many gallons of fluid. The blowout (I wouldn't call it a leak) originated somewhere deep under the hood. Pinpointing the problem will be the dealer's job come Mon.
I guess my question is - can hydraulic lines, seals, or connections blow simply due to sub-zero temps? There was no trace of leaking right up to the time we shut it down for 3 days. Maybe an oil cooler that failed?
