4110 big canister hydraulic filter

[Keith_B]

Has anyone converted one of those big cumbersome canister filters to a spin on?

They aren't real handy to change, and the rubber hoses on each end of the canister seem misaligned with the canister and which leads to premature hose failure.

I'm not real proficient in hydraulics, would this be a return line or a sump line where the canister currently is? I know there isn't any pressure on it when the tractor is operating, so it is not a pressurized line. For the cost of a single filter change, by the time you buy two new hoses to go with the filter, I think I can convert it to a spin on with a valve on each side of it to allow the filter to be changed without having to change all the fluid, which would mean more frequent filter changes and cleaner fluid between fluid changes.

 

[skipmarcy]

It's the suction side filter before it goes to the pumps. You are right, it's a pain to change. I drop the whole bracket assembly when I do mine. I could be wrong but I think a spin-on filter designed for pressure would have too fine/dense media for a suction side filter. Once while levelling a commercial lot in Florida I turned up a full concrete block under the tractor and it bent this filter way over and pinched the hose off - all unknown to me until I lost all hydraulics, including power steering. I was lucky it didn't break one of the hoses. My trusty crowbar I keep under my feet got me going again.