2555 Shuttle 50hr service

[STERLING351]

Hey guys I'm seeking some input and guidance on the 50hr service for my tractor. I am very mechanical but most of my experience is on older machines. I was hoping to find a write up for the 50hr service but could not locate one. Does anyone have info and pics of their service. I heard the manual is not worth the paper its printed on because at times it has incorrect fluid amounts and claims there are dip sticks in locations but actually there is no dipstick.

Could anyone post pics of the drain locations? Anyone use WIX filters instead of Mahindra filters? If so do you have the Part #'s? I have not crawled under there yet and plan on gathering the filters and fluids this week.

 

[owen13126]

Check YouTube and look for Hank Hamilton of Hamilton Farms. He did a 50hr Service video on his 4540. Hope it helps

 

[Jabonee]

Hey guys I'm seeking some input and guidance on the 50hr service for my tractor. I am very mechanical but most of my experience is on older machines. I was hoping to find a write up for the 50hr service but could not locate one. Does anyone have info and pics of their service. I heard the manual is not worth the paper its printed on because at times it has incorrect fluid amounts and claims there are dip sticks in locations but actually there is no dipstick.

Could anyone post pics of the drain locations? Anyone use WIX filters instead of Mahindra filters? If so do you have the Part #'s? I have not crawled under there yet and plan on gathering the filters and fluids this week.

I would stick with the OEM filters till the warranty runs out :thumbsup:

 

[TractorNH]

Hey guys I'm seeking some input and guidance on the 50hr service for my tractor. I am very mechanical but most of my experience is on older machines. I was hoping to find a write up for the 50hr service but could not locate one. Does anyone have info and pics of their service. I heard the manual is not worth the paper its printed on because at times it has incorrect fluid amounts and claims there are dip sticks in locations but actually there is no dipstick.

Could anyone post pics of the drain locations? Anyone use WIX filters instead of Mahindra filters? If so do you have the Part #'s? I have not crawled under there yet and plan on gathering the filters and fluids this week.

Read this thread about an important update for the Mahindra filter for your machine:
https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...ng/404779-mahindra-2555-2565-2655-2665-a.html

Also, I have spoken with my local filter guy today who can look up and talk to the reps from several manufacturers including Wix, Donaldson, and Amsoil. What each of them told him is the Mahindra filter is a proprietary patented filter and until a filter manufacturer is willing to pay for patent rights to get the detailed info or until the patent runs out they won't be able to get the necessary info to cross reference it. Could they get one that would thread on and fit? Sure, but they can't guarantee it will work correctly without knowing the specs on the Mahindra filter. They don't know how many microns it is or what the designed flow rate is. Is it 5 micron, 10, 15? You could just say get me the filter with the finest level of microns BUT you risk it not being able to flow enough oil which could put the filter into bypass, essentially not filtering ANY of the oil. Obviously too coarse of a filter might not capture the particulates it should be catching. Basically without that very specific info you risk severely damaging your engine. You can do whatever you want but it seems like it would be penny wise, pound foolish to try to save $15 on a filter and damage a several thousand dollar engine. I'll just keep spending the $26 on the Mahindra ones.