TractorTYMe
Veteran Member
Too easy to overfill with the sigh glass, need to add some contrast color into it.
The correct level is about half way the transmission capacity, give or take a little bit, so this means it takes close to 18 gallons to be completely filled. So no, with only 2 gallons more, there would be no indicator of being over filled as there is still plenty of room left.Well, OK. So if the hydraulic fluid was already filled to the extent that the sight glass was already completely filled, since there was no line visible to indicate partially filled, wouldn't overfilling by 2 gallons exhibit some sort of indication? Like fluid coming back out of the fill hole or something? Since I added the top link and the tree puller, which HAD to have used up some hydraulic fluid, then the top ranking hypothesis here is that the hydraulic reservoir must have already been overfilled enough that those above mentioned drains on the total fluid content didn't bring the fill line DOWN at all to be visible in the window?
Does that sound plausible to anyone?
Unless I’m mistaken those first 7 pails of what TYM is calling transmission fluids appear to be just plain hydraulic fluid not Trans/hydraulic fluid . Does TYM not feel it’s necessary to use a true Trans/hydraulic fluid in there transmission/rear axle?
Unless I’m mistaken those first 7 pails of what TYM is calling transmission fluids appear to be just plain hydraulic fluid not Trans/hydraulic fluid . Does TYM not feel it’s necessary to use a true Trans/hydraulic fluid in there transmission/rear axle?
The hydrostat couldn't care less. The reason for tractor transmission fluid is because it has friction aditivites for the wet brakes and wet clutch packs.That's what I noticed too. No way I'd use straight hydraulic fluid in my hydrostat transmission.