Ford jubilee hydraulic fluid change

Riatvriderwd · Oct 6, 2017

So I've scoured the archives and i haven't quite found what I'm looking for. I may have missed it but would like someone's input.

So i acquired a 1953 ford golden jubilee. It's in decent shape i believe but i had issues last winter with the hydraulics not working properly. There were days it would work fine then half way through plowing it would seem to lock it, it would try to lift but only one side then stop because it seemed the other side was bound up. But if i moved ther position control to draft mode, i believe, it would raise all the way and id be able to get back to the house holding that he whole way. Usually fine the next day. Also while plowing it would seem to slowly drop and not hold the same height. This summer i haven't had it happen at all. It seems to drop a little while brush hogging but not bad.

Basically i want to change the fluids, but while doing that i would like to inspect and adjust everything while empty so i don't have any future issues. What should i do/check previous to draining and after draining the hydraulic fluid.
This is what I've bought

Tim PloughNman Daley RIP · Oct 7, 2017

Got an I&T F-019 Manual? If not, get one and a copy of the NAA Operators' Manual and a copy of the '39-'53 MPC. You can do your own archive search here on the hydraulic oil issue, it's been discussed to death and beyond. First, when you checked the oil, what was the color? A murky brown color indicates it is contaminated with water and needs to be addressed. Next, when you have a load attached, the lift should sustain the load in the UP position for days, weeks, even months if the system is very good/newly rebuilt. When you attach a load, raise it up then leave it UP and shut down tractor. If it drops down within minutes, hours, or by the next day, you have a leaking worn out cylinder and will need to be gone thru, replaced as needed. One side raising and the other doesn't make sense. Is the implement hitched properly or the leveling box cranked too much to one side?

Tim *PloughNman* Daley(MI)

Riatvriderwd · Oct 9, 2017

(quoted from post at 04:30:30 10/07/17) Got an I&T F-019 Manual? If not, get one and a copy of the NAA Operators' Manual and a copy of the '39-'53 MPC. You can do your own archive search here on the hydraulic oil issue, it's been discussed to death and beyond. First, when you checked the oil, what was the color? A murky brown color indicates it is contaminated with water and needs to be addressed. Next, when you have a load attached, the lift should sustain the load in the UP position for days, weeks, even months if the system is very good/newly rebuilt. When you attach a load, raise it up then leave it UP and shut down tractor. If it drops down within minutes, hours, or by the next day, you have a leaking worn out cylinder and will need to be gone thru, replaced as needed. One side raising and the other doesn't make sense. Is the implement hitched properly or the leveling box cranked too much to one side?

Tim *PloughNman* Daley(MI)

I just picked up that manual. The oil is a murky brown. I guess what i wondering is, before draining , looking through the inspection holes is there anything i should look for to determine any issues. Also after draining. I heard of guys flushing with diesel, kerosene among other things, running it to remove sludge. I also see where guys had priming issues after refilling.how can i avoid that

Larry NCKS · Oct 9, 2017

First, it cannot raise one side without the other unless the adjustable link threads are stripped. Both lift arms are on a common rockshaft.

As to working/not working, I'd say you change the oil a time or two and see if fresh oil brings it out of it. When the first change gets ugly looking change it a second time.

If the tractor hydraulic fluid you bought from Wally "meets or exceeds" the 134D spec, use it. If not, find something that does.

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