balsabones
Member
1994 - 96, TAFE 35DI, 347 hrs.
I was bush hogging my neighbors field, grass not to thick, in 3rd gear low and the cutter stopped working. I just got the fuel pump back on the tractor, (thanks thepumpguysc), and was using it for the first time. I have owned the tractor for about 8 years and never changed the hydraulic fluid. Im pretty sure it had the same fluid it came from the factory with. The user manual says change every 400 hrs and I assumed the previous owners changed at the first 50. I asked...nope. The hours on the pto output shaft is estimated at about 50hrs. The previous owners used the 3 point to move round bales for horses but never engaged the PTO. I removed the access panel with the engagement lever and everthing inside looks clean except for the small dips in the bottom of the case. I removed the triangle shaped panel on bottom of case, right under the filter, and it had about 1/8th deep sludge in it. It is recessed i think to catch stuff like that. The drained fluid was dark. It always looked clear on the stick. The filter is dark brown and there is the expected amount of tiny slivers of metal on the magnetized drain plug. Everything inside looks good and clean except for the small dips on the bottom of the case. I ordered a new filter and will flush the case good but,
1 - Can anyone suggest what else I can check while I have access panels off and before I fill with fluid?
2 - here is an access panel about 3in high on same side as engagement lever, with what looks like an screw behind it, inside the case. Does anyone know what this does?
3 - I've read there are 2 maybe 3 drain plugs on a MF 135, (closest in design to tafe), do I need to find and drain all of them?
I'm going to try and post pictures. If they don't post, I will try again tomorrow on a desk top puter.
I was bush hogging my neighbors field, grass not to thick, in 3rd gear low and the cutter stopped working. I just got the fuel pump back on the tractor, (thanks thepumpguysc), and was using it for the first time. I have owned the tractor for about 8 years and never changed the hydraulic fluid. Im pretty sure it had the same fluid it came from the factory with. The user manual says change every 400 hrs and I assumed the previous owners changed at the first 50. I asked...nope. The hours on the pto output shaft is estimated at about 50hrs. The previous owners used the 3 point to move round bales for horses but never engaged the PTO. I removed the access panel with the engagement lever and everthing inside looks clean except for the small dips in the bottom of the case. I removed the triangle shaped panel on bottom of case, right under the filter, and it had about 1/8th deep sludge in it. It is recessed i think to catch stuff like that. The drained fluid was dark. It always looked clear on the stick. The filter is dark brown and there is the expected amount of tiny slivers of metal on the magnetized drain plug. Everything inside looks good and clean except for the small dips on the bottom of the case. I ordered a new filter and will flush the case good but,
1 - Can anyone suggest what else I can check while I have access panels off and before I fill with fluid?
2 - here is an access panel about 3in high on same side as engagement lever, with what looks like an screw behind it, inside the case. Does anyone know what this does?
3 - I've read there are 2 maybe 3 drain plugs on a MF 135, (closest in design to tafe), do I need to find and drain all of them?
I'm going to try and post pictures. If they don't post, I will try again tomorrow on a desk top puter.