As some of ya may know, Im a newbie to the world of AC and Orange even though Im a decent hand at electricity, and have got some great help here from Texas Denny n others which I appreciate, and Im still in the "learning curve" for example: A few weeks back I wanted to change my hydraulic fluid n saw the manual recommended 10W for really cold temps n 20W otherwise. Buttttt t never being much of a hand at reading directions (I always tell the first wife Real Men dont read directions lol) I happened to have some 30W Universal Hydraulic fluid around so I used that. GO FIGURE the one day it was a lil cold, YEP you guessed it, my lift n bucket raised as slow in Mollasses in January. I knew heavier oil was slowwwww ww in cold, but didnt expect it thattttt t slow when it wanst all that colddddd ddd yet. Anywho, an old buddy of mine who has been an AC man for years happens by n horse laughs me saying I should really be using lighter 10 or 20 W oil (I knew that DUH) suitable for AC 182 (or something like that). Sooooo o Im down at Orscheln Farm Supply last night n pick up some 10W 20 Hydraulic Fluid labeled right on it as suitable for AC 182. Today I used n and you guessed it again, she works much fasterrrrr rr. Then I says to my buddy "You know theres one other problem and I start to point towards the gear shift" HE INTERRUPTS ME BEFORE I SAY ANOTHER WORD and says "It jumps out of third gear dont it" He said that seemingly small amount of throw the shifter moves into third gear was like that when new and that happens. Texas Denny has already instructed me on this topic and next spring Im gonna drain the oil n remove the side plate n inspect the shifter forks etc. I had the carb adjusted (when it was still warm) where it starts n idles n runs perfect n smooth n sweet. I dont ever run my carbs any richer then absolutely necessary to avoid black smoke and the resultant blacking n carbon fouling the plugs. But the first cold days she was cold natured as a witches *** so today I set my load n idle settings just a tad richer n that seeemd to help. I still like the old girl and like my buddy said, just dont use 3rd gear, and 2nd is fine for moving bales and brush hogging, but it looks like raking hay is definitely more of a 3rd gear thing, so I will deal with that issue come spring. Take care yall, John T, a JD man buttttt tt like my lil D 15 also.
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