[AT] JD MT hydraulic Fluid

[charlie hill]

I agree with Mike.   If you have a tractor supply co store or another farm 
supply
type place nearby go in and find their 5 gal buckets of Hyd. oil and look at 
the
back of the bucket.  There is almost always a list of tractor types and 
models
that it will work with.  There are only a few different types of fluid.

Also, places like AutoZone carry tractor hydraulic oil with the same 
listings on the back
of the bucket.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 7:54 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] JD MT hydraulic Fluid

I am NOT a JD expert, but generic tractor hydraulic fluid is the same
consistency at 10 wt oil. The 5-gallon container I bought stated that it
was the equivalent of IH Hy-tran, JD (forgot the name), and a half dozen
other similar tractor hydraulic fluids.

As for flushing out the old fluid, that's a call you will have to make.
If it is "milky", or otherwise looks contaminated, I would change it
out. Note that it is very difficult to completely clean out any
hydraulic system without completely disassembling it. But for an old
machine like an MT, getting most of the old fluid out will be good
enough. If you are really anal about that kind of thing, drain it, fill
it up with new, operated all the valves/cylinders through several
complete cycles, then drain and refill. That will get you 98% of the way.

Mike

On 5/20/2013 7:10 AM, Ray Trimble wrote:
> The owner manual calls for 10 weight motor oil for hydraulic fluid.
> I can get it but it is difficult to obtain. Is there a more
> readiable fluid I can use instead. If I use this new fluid do I need
> to flush out the old?
>
> Ray
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