YM1610D Problems

[California]

After an overnight freeze, the thermometer in the barn got up to 45 degrees but I doubt that the tractor had reached that yet.

It started normally after a couple of chuffs and the hydraulics worked properly immediately, same as a warm weather start. (Fluid is Autozone's 'Coastal' JD 303 equivalent.)


Mech, something's not right. Frozen water, wrong fluid, plugged filter??

Some of the Yanmars have the large knob behind your knees and a second one under the left side of the seat, to control rate of descent. That second valve is tiny and easy to miss. I don't know if that one can prevent lifting the 3-point.

 

[roxynoodle]

I am in Ohio and we were down to 12 degrees Thursday night. I always let my tractor warm up for 5-10 minutes before I do anything with it, but the hydraulics worked fine. I am using JD 303 and my tractor is a 1510D. When I changed that fluid this summer I did clean the screen.

 

[YanmarFever]

We run ATF (automatic tranny fluid )in our yanmars all year long and we dont have any problems at all.
We are at down to 18 some times.

I would recommend that you change the fluid, clean the filter screen
then smile as your 3 point works. !!

 

[Soundguy]

Clean the screen and change the fluid. if regular utf is still too thick 9 if you have arctic weather ).. go to a CNH dealer and ask for their 'cold weather' oil. Make sure you bring the paperwork from your bank to cover the mortgage you will need to take out to buy the cold weather oil. At the prices they charge.. it must be mined on another planet and sent back here by space ship...

Soundguy

 

[YanmarFever]

You can buy 5 gallons of ATF. at any napa auto parts store 40.00 & it will work.
Trust me, I run it in my 5 FX yanmars with 0 problems in any weather.

I need to mention that I only use it in the FX powershift models
Not the gear.

Almost all the yanmars we get in from japan have ATF in the trannys.

 

[Mech]

Thanks everyone for their help. I drained the transmission and cleaned the filter this weekend. Both looked new and clean. Put in new JD303 equivilent oil. Started it Sunday morning at 28 degrees and 3-point and FEL worked immediately and at idle.

 

[roxynoodle]

Glad to hear it was that simple! Good job!