Draining/flushing oil from 200cx Loader??

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have another thread posted earlier, but i bought a used 200cx loader for my 2305 and believe that I have contaminated the hydro oil in my tractor with the oil that had been sitting in the loader... not a big deal due to I am only 40 hours away from the required maintenance anyway... ???? is once i disconnect the loader and service the tractor trans, how dow i get the oil out of the loader to ensure I have all fresh fluids?? thx:) THX GUYS...

BACKGROUND: 2007 2305, bought used with 60 hours, at the time of sale all fluids were changed, I have 200 hours on the machine now. the tractor stays inside year round.
the loader was purchased used, was outside when I purchased it.. I had to relieve pressure in two of the lines and replace two of the quick connects..
When I initially hooked up the loader yesterday, everything worked fine as it should... when I shut off the machine i checked the sight bubble in the rear and noticed a discolored look to the top of the oil in the glass... it appeared to be tiny bubbles that gave it an almost off-colored tan look... after i let the machine sit the bubbles were gone and the oil was the proper color.. You got me... i figured maybe air in the system and it will purge or possible a little water?? anyway I feel i should drop the $60 and service the trans....

the above pic is a color of the oil directly after use
 
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When my JD 2520 was new the hydo fluid was red. Apparently Deere adds a red dye. I wonder if the 200cx still had red dye in its fluid, and now that's mixing with your new undyed fluid? Not sure about the bubbles as I thought the system was self purging.
 
   / Draining/flushing oil from 200cx Loader??
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well brought the picture down to the dealer and he confirmed it's water in the system, especially due to the fact that it sat outside during the upstate new york winter... not a problem, just a huge pain in the a**... in case anyone has this problem and observes the milky color in their system, especially when attaching USED attachments or attachments that have been stored outside, this is what the local deere dealership told me.... the reason that the milky color was going away was because the oil rose and the water sank... duhhh

1. keep the loader attached and let the machine sit overnight and let the water settle
2. In the AM drain all the trans fluid, let it drain all day
3. Replace HYGARD with a 50/50 mix of hydraulic oil (bought a 5 gallon bucket from NAPA for $49) and diesel and run the machine for 15 minutes, moving the bucket, 3pt and forward/backwards
4. Let the tractor sit and then dump the oil/diesel
5. Repeat process 2-3 times
6. Replace with new filter and hygard

apparently this flushes tractor and loader and he stated you keep the process going (he said 3-4 times total) until milky color is gone

What a waste, time consuming pain in the rear! Oh well...
 

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