Overtaxed
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- Aug 2, 2016
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- Location
- Gaffney, SC
- Tractor
- Kioti NX6010, JD 2720 w/46BH, Honda Pioneer 1000
So, I've been having a strange problem with my 6010, it's very random, but it seems to be related to load/PTO.
Starting off, the symptom is that sometimes the hydro "jumps". It's hard to describe, but it's not smooth, like I'll go front/back and it jerks a little before it starts to go backwards. It also feels like I'm missing power sometimes heading up hills, but that could be my imagination. It's also a little noisy sometimes when I turn the power steering hard over, and move the FEL.
Long story short, I think something is up with the hydro system. Now, here's the really strange thing, I have no idea if I'm low/high/right on hydro fluid. Sometimes I pull the stick, there's nothing on it. Other times, I pull the stick and it's overflowing (like actually comes out the check hole. And other times, I pull it and it's dead in the middle.
So, let's start with the easy stuff, how the heck are you supposed to check the hydro fluid on this thing? FEL on the ground, 3pt all the way down and ice cold? Warmed up? FEL and 3PT all the way up? Running? Not running? I've tried just about every combination and gotten a different result, so if this is a "low hydro fluid" problem, I need to figure out 'how low' and put some in there. Now, the other complication, the fluid in there is a mix of Tractor Supply (the universal stuff that's on the Kioti cross reference) and Kioti; I had a leak in one of my remotes and had to top it off and, on top of that, I changed out the filters about 20 hours ago and added fluid to make up for whatever I lost. All told, I have maybe 4 gallons of the Tractor Supply fluid in there and the rest is whatever Kioti put in after the first service.
Any suggestions? Dump it all and start over, putting in the correct amount? Just top it off (to where though??). Any idea why I'm seeing this behavior?
Thanks!
Starting off, the symptom is that sometimes the hydro "jumps". It's hard to describe, but it's not smooth, like I'll go front/back and it jerks a little before it starts to go backwards. It also feels like I'm missing power sometimes heading up hills, but that could be my imagination. It's also a little noisy sometimes when I turn the power steering hard over, and move the FEL.
Long story short, I think something is up with the hydro system. Now, here's the really strange thing, I have no idea if I'm low/high/right on hydro fluid. Sometimes I pull the stick, there's nothing on it. Other times, I pull the stick and it's overflowing (like actually comes out the check hole. And other times, I pull it and it's dead in the middle.
So, let's start with the easy stuff, how the heck are you supposed to check the hydro fluid on this thing? FEL on the ground, 3pt all the way down and ice cold? Warmed up? FEL and 3PT all the way up? Running? Not running? I've tried just about every combination and gotten a different result, so if this is a "low hydro fluid" problem, I need to figure out 'how low' and put some in there. Now, the other complication, the fluid in there is a mix of Tractor Supply (the universal stuff that's on the Kioti cross reference) and Kioti; I had a leak in one of my remotes and had to top it off and, on top of that, I changed out the filters about 20 hours ago and added fluid to make up for whatever I lost. All told, I have maybe 4 gallons of the Tractor Supply fluid in there and the rest is whatever Kioti put in after the first service.
Any suggestions? Dump it all and start over, putting in the correct amount? Just top it off (to where though??). Any idea why I'm seeing this behavior?
Thanks!
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