Hi everyone, new to this forum but been reading posts since spring. I purchased a MF 240 (believe 1990 manufacture by serial no.) this summer. I am a little panicked by this situation and need advice.
We have been checking the tranmission/hydraulic fluid level by dipstick that is under the seat on right side like any good MF owner. It has been in normal range. However when it got a little low, I opened the fill port on the top left side of the the transmission. To my surprise it was nearly empty. You can easily see the transmission gears. I would expect they would be mostly covered by fluid. So we added some transmission/hyrdraulic fluid. After running the tractor a bit. The fluid on the dipstick has risen to full capacity, but there is less fluid visible through the port than after adding fluid (nearly empty). I hope that this means the filter is clogged but am unsure as a cannot find any information about this situation.
Questions:
1) How full should the tranmission case be when looking through the fill port.
2) What are signs/symptoms of a clogged hyrdraulic fluid filter?
I appreaciate your advice.
We have been checking the tranmission/hydraulic fluid level by dipstick that is under the seat on right side like any good MF owner. It has been in normal range. However when it got a little low, I opened the fill port on the top left side of the the transmission. To my surprise it was nearly empty. You can easily see the transmission gears. I would expect they would be mostly covered by fluid. So we added some transmission/hyrdraulic fluid. After running the tractor a bit. The fluid on the dipstick has risen to full capacity, but there is less fluid visible through the port than after adding fluid (nearly empty). I hope that this means the filter is clogged but am unsure as a cannot find any information about this situation.
Questions:
1) How full should the tranmission case be when looking through the fill port.
2) What are signs/symptoms of a clogged hyrdraulic fluid filter?
I appreaciate your advice.