doublebass73
Member
Hi all,
I'm having some issues with the 3 point lift on my new to me MF150. A couple weeks ago I changed the hydraulic fluid in the tractor. I noticed a few issues:
1. Old fluid was milky.
2. Only about 6 gallons of fluid came out (manual says it takes 8 gallons), I drained both front and rear drains.
3. I put 6 gallons of Traveller UTF back in, dipstick read full.
It worked fine after changing the fluid. I mounted the snowblower a week later and it worked fine. The other night it snowed and it was really cold out. 3 point Lift was acting real jerky going up and it wouldn't go all the way up, it would only barely lift the snowblower off the ground. Temperature was in the teens that night.
Today it is unseasonably warm out, in the 50's so I tried the lift again. It still went up jerky but it would lift the snowblower all the way up. I checked the hydraulic fluid and it's back to being milky again even though I just changed it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here's my questions:
1. Did I miss something? I'm wondering why only 6 gallons came out when it's supposed to hold 8. I'm guessing that if there was still 2 gallons of milky hydraulic fluid in there that I didn't get out that's why the new fluid is milky looking. Previous owner had it sitting outside all summer. I've had it under a tarp since I changed the hydraulic fluid (a pole barn is in the plans for next summer).
2. Is it possible that my dipstick is off somehow? I'm thinking maybe it was low to begin with and is still low which also might cause erratic operation.
I'm having some issues with the 3 point lift on my new to me MF150. A couple weeks ago I changed the hydraulic fluid in the tractor. I noticed a few issues:
1. Old fluid was milky.
2. Only about 6 gallons of fluid came out (manual says it takes 8 gallons), I drained both front and rear drains.
3. I put 6 gallons of Traveller UTF back in, dipstick read full.
It worked fine after changing the fluid. I mounted the snowblower a week later and it worked fine. The other night it snowed and it was really cold out. 3 point Lift was acting real jerky going up and it wouldn't go all the way up, it would only barely lift the snowblower off the ground. Temperature was in the teens that night.
Today it is unseasonably warm out, in the 50's so I tried the lift again. It still went up jerky but it would lift the snowblower all the way up. I checked the hydraulic fluid and it's back to being milky again even though I just changed it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here's my questions:
1. Did I miss something? I'm wondering why only 6 gallons came out when it's supposed to hold 8. I'm guessing that if there was still 2 gallons of milky hydraulic fluid in there that I didn't get out that's why the new fluid is milky looking. Previous owner had it sitting outside all summer. I've had it under a tarp since I changed the hydraulic fluid (a pole barn is in the plans for next summer).
2. Is it possible that my dipstick is off somehow? I'm thinking maybe it was low to begin with and is still low which also might cause erratic operation.