[AT] JD PowrTrol Purge

[Spencer Yost]

I’m pretty sure the John Deere service manual has the procedure. At least for my 430 I seem to recall seeing it. If I get a chance tonight I’ll look it up.

Spencer

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> On Aug 10, 2020, at 6:46 PM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
> 
> I'll be interested in hearing advice on this too, Steve.
> 
> Mike M
> 
> 
>> On 8/10/2020 4:08 PM, STEVE ALLEN wrote:
>> Gentlemen, a hydraulic question.
>> 
>> We had to have new hydraulic hoses made for our 6' brushhog, and, when swapping them out, we discovered the oil in the PowrTrol on the '51 A had become contaminated with water.
>> 
>> Can anyone suggest a practical and non-harmful way to purge the system of the contaminated oil?  We got a lot out when the old hoses came off, and I pushed as much as I could out of the cylinder, and I drained as much as I could out of the PowrTrol unit at the lower plug.  I am stymied on doing a complete purge, however.
>> 
>> Thanks for any suggestions!
>> 
>> The "original" Steve Allen
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