faroutliving
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Having no idea how old the hydraulic fluid was (system was functional and no whining), I replaced the hydraulic fluid with hytran (first mistake?). As soon as I started it back up, the pump had a whine to it. I lifted the rear cylinder and it came right up, but when I let up on the lever it made an awful chunk/grind noise. I turned it off and now it sits. Powered for less than a minute.
The reservoir oil was opaque. Looks like lots of tiny bubbles. My first guess it is the pump is sucking air/not fully primed, but second guess is the fluid is wrong? It was cold (about 35F). Sadly, it is only going to be colder these next few days and I was hoping to drag a round bale out with it today. Time this iron earned its keep
Thanks for any advice,
Deron
The reservoir oil was opaque. Looks like lots of tiny bubbles. My first guess it is the pump is sucking air/not fully primed, but second guess is the fluid is wrong? It was cold (about 35F). Sadly, it is only going to be colder these next few days and I was hoping to drag a round bale out with it today. Time this iron earned its keep
Thanks for any advice,
Deron