[AT] stiff tractor day

[Ralph Goff]

When its as cold as its been here the last while even good clean hydraulic
oil can thicken to the point that things work slowly if at all. I heard on
the news that some of the city snow removal equipment was having problems
for that reason.
Which brings up an interesting old tractor reference. ONe of the features I
always liked on the Cockshutt 50 was the dis-engaging lever for the
hydraulic pump drive. This meant that on a job that did not require
hydraulics, (such as running the hammer mill) you could just flip the lever
to neutral and the hydraulic pump would not run, this saves unnecessary wear
and tear, especially in extreme cold conditions. My 40 does not have this
feature but I have the necessary parts to install it "one of these days".

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] stiff tractor day


> My problems with the later IH tractors' hydraulics not "warming up" is
> usually water in the hydraulic system turning to ice. The only solution
> seems to be draining the system, pumping out all the fluid (by running
> the engine with the drains all open), and then refilling with new fluid.
> Depending on the tractor, that could mean 15-20 gallons of fluid - not a
> cheap fix.
>
> Mike
>
> dfolske at nccray.net wrote:
> > -34F here this morning and not supposed to warm up much during
> > the day today.  I'm not looking forward to starting the 1850 to feed
> > this afternoon.  With it plugged in I know it will start right up but
> > even letting the hydraulic oil circulate for a while doesn't get that
> > warm oil through the power steering cylinders and loader cylinder
> > until you've actually used them for a while.
> >
>
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> Mike Sloane
> Allamuchy NJ
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