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SW MINNESOTA | How often do most guys change hydraulic oil in tractors? Book says 1500 hours my two main tractors that get 500-750 hours per year have been getting changed every two years. Have a couple that only get 250-400 per year and have been doing them every two years also. Filters are always changed yearly on everything. Is this overkill? Dad and grandpa also preached starting year with fresh fluids and I like that theory too just wonder how necessary it is. |
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Texas/New Mexico Stateline | I'm kinda the same as you. I don't put that many hrs. per year on, so every 2-3 years I change it. New filters every year no matter the hours. I'm more concerned about moisture in the system than the oil breaking down. Moisture is really really bad for clutch packs and brake linings. |
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NW Central Ohio | ..I know guys that change it yearly. I'm a little stubborn, and more than a little thrifty. My tractors get it every 1000 hours, regardless of the amount of time required to get them there. |
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| Keep doing what your doing hobby 95. Same here. |
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Saronville NE | I do filters every yr, and try to do hyd oil every other yr on most of our tractors. Have one older one that doesnt get much use, change the filters, but oil is pry 7 yrs old presently. |
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Eastern ND | Mine self change every time a hose blows!!! |
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MO | There is a lotta truth to that! |
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North Central Kansas | x2 more oil changes the filter changes when that happens |
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South Plains of Texas | Have never changed hydraulic oil. I figure with the hose blowouts and leaks we change it at least once a year. But most of my tractors only have about 10000 hours so who knows. Filters are changed every 300 hours.
Edited by White Gold 4/1/2013 14:28
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central Mi. | For some reason our 150 gal. hyd. oil tank only lasts about 8 months. I don't know where it goes but it might have something to do with our automatic rust prevention and dust suppression system. |
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Dennison, IL | Do an oil analysis on it. Hydraulic oil is expensive. The water will evaporate off if you use it in the field. Now if it's just a small tractor that barely gets warmed up, that's a different story. I just sent a sample in. The tractor has 1,800 hrs on it. The results said it was in excellent shape... So I'm going another year. Oil is 7 yrs old.... Change filters they keep it clean. |
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Manila, Ar | broken hydraulic hoses usually changes mine a time or two in the course of a yr.........:( |
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Tip of the Thumb of Michigan | I just change it at the recommended interval by hours, no matter how many years it takes. Yearly on the filter. |
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Louise, TX | Oil and filters every 1500 hrs. Hours on tractors are 340 1150 hrs, 270 8070 hrs, 8950 8300 hrs, 7250 8700 hrs, 5488 14000 hrs. Have never touched transmissions or rear ends on any of them. |
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SE MT | you're supposed to change the hyd oil? :D :D
Guess that's why I run the green brand... that red brand must need more maintenance ;) |
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