Oil & Fuel First Filter and Fluid Change(50 hrs)

jinman · Jul 29, 2010

dave1949 said:
That's a good tip, Jim. Won't work for me though. I always manage to fumble finger at least one drain plug and I can't reach into 5 gal of hot oil to retrieve it. :laughing: Somehow, the floor beneath my tractor looks like an oil spill site by the time I'm done. Thank goodness for the Sunday newspaper. You should see me paint
Dave.

Dave, I use a normal plastic oil drain for engine oil, but use the 5-gal buckets on the hydraulic oil only. I've never changed my hydraulic oil when it was more than warm.

barbqranch · Jul 29, 2010

Regarding the drain valve, I have yet to need to change mine. If it is real exposed, I can see how you would need a plug. I just have 11 acres of field to mow, as well as other ranch duties of carrying and digging. My thought was to use the valve to drain the bulk of the oil, then the other two drains wouldn't overflow the bucket.

Soundguy · Jul 29, 2010

my ford and NH manuals all have capacities in the back.

to the OP

get a good 'C' rated oil.. most here are using 15w40, unless in a severe climate.

as for filters.. some cross , some don't. I just get them from my dealer.

soundguy

dave1949 said:
I wonder if they gave you all the manuals. I can't believe there are no capacities listed in the 'real' manual. Maybe things have changed since I bought my tractor in '03 ?

Is there a decal pasted to the underside of the hood that gives the service intervals? Might be, used to be.

Guess you need another T1510 hydro owner to add to this, compare the manual situation.

I would be talking to another dealer if I couldn't improve the service level you are getting. You can try messicks.com, one of the great TBN advertisers. They have lots of online info - and mail order :thumbsup:
Dave.

Soundguy · Jul 29, 2010

RickB said:
Better order 3; that's how many you will need to replace all the hyd drain plugs. May be OK for a lawn or pavement queen, but not a good idea for tractors uses in the woods or brush. I wouldn't want anything less substantial or lower/longer than a solid plug keeping the oil in my tractors.

I heard that.. anything down there tha can be broke off and let my oil out seems like a bad idea IMHO!

soundguy

jinman · Jul 30, 2010

devongarver said:
This certainly seems like a good idea, but will a 5 gallon bucket even fit under the plug without having to drive the tractor up on ramps?

On my tractor, 5 gallon metal paint buckets easily fit under the running gear and rear transmission/axle. I've never tried them under the engine oil drains, so I'm not sure about those.

devongarver · Jul 30, 2010

jinman said:
On my tractor, 5 gallon metal paint buckets easily fit under the running gear and rear transmission/axle. I've never tried them under the engine oil drains, so I'm not sure about those.

Hmmm very well then, I will give this a go tomorrow for sure! Thanks for all the help guys!!

Soundguy · Jul 30, 2010

jinman said:
On my tractor, 5 gallon metal paint buckets easily fit under the running gear and rear transmission/axle. I've never tried them under the engine oil drains, so I'm not sure about those.

for sure one thing I like about my 5000 and 7610s... can do maintenance mostly standing up.. no work on a creeper..

soundguy

dave1949 · Jul 30, 2010

jinman said:
Dave, I use a normal plastic oil drain for engine oil, but use the 5-gal buckets on the hydraulic oil only. I've never changed my hydraulic oil when it was more than warm.

I have no idea how much, if any, it matters. My manual says the fluids should be at normal operating temp when drained. I'm sure mine aren't at full temp, but I try to get it while it's still too warm to want to leave your hand in it for very long. With modern detergent oils, you just don't see sludge build up like in the old days.
Dave.

devongarver · Aug 4, 2010

Well sorry for taking so long to update, but i changed out the Hydraulic and HST filters, as well as the engine oil and filter, and the fuel filter this weekend. Everything went pretty well, especially after I realized that side panel could come off with the wing nuts lol. I didn't see them at first, and I'm like "how the heck am i supposed to get ahold of the fuel filter with this in the way!!!" After the changed, I topped off the hydraulic fluid and away i went to do some more digging. Let me tell you, it ran like brand new again! Idled smoother, had more digging power, the response in the joystick for the FEL was night and day from what it was last week! It's definitely enough to make me want to keep up with the mnaufacturer's maintenance schedule!!

Thanks again for the help guys!