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| If it was mine, I'd be checking the rear (dipstick behind the cab) oil and hydraulic (behind the batteries) sight glasses every time you used the tractor. Park it in the same perfectly level spot all the time. Get an accurate diagnosis of which way the oil is transferring and if it really is transferring. I have seen PTO shaft seals leak all over the drawbar and no one thinks to check the oil at the rear end dipstick. Eventually the rear end locks up for lack of oil. I have never had one of those model tractors ever transfer oil from the back to the front. Not one. I had ONE transfer oil front to rear, but that was 48 years ago and the tractor was in warranty. So, it certainly isn't a common problem and that's why I question what is going on here. Both oil levels are to be checked after sitting for 20 minutes or more. Are you sure someone didn't add 3 gallons extra to the hydraulic oil sump because they didn't use the sight glasses?????? or the sight glasses are foggy after 50 years of use??? I could sure buy that story. Then, there is the matter of a bull gear on each side of the rear end. You might be losing rear end oil from the center (dipstick) compartment into one of the final drives. I have seen that occasionally. So, get out your owners manual and see how to check each final drive oil level and begin to earnestly monitor all FOUR oil levels daily. Front, rear, left rear final and right rear final. I never ever jump into any oil transfer problem without knowing for absolute sure what is going on. It's too much work to be wrong. | |
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Allis-Chalmers 7000 transmission overfilled
