WD 45 fluids.

[Greg Haddox]

I have a question about oil weight. There is a dipstick located on the left side of the tractor in close proximity to the front of the transmission, and behind where the clutch is located[the actual clutch where the rod goes sideways into the houseing}. I pull the dipstick out and it is showing a little low. On the dipstick it indicated that the fluid should be checked with the {ram} extended. I am taking this to mean the hydrolic cylinders on the lift arms. However, I am uncertain what type of fluid to put in the tractor at this location. Conventional wisdom would say in conjunction with anything hydrolic a lower viscosity like a plain old 30 weight would work, but a neighbor told me that tranmissions needed 80-90W. The lovely IT manual that I purchased after getting this old girl, back in the spring, has yet to specifey what weight of Oil goes in this part of the tractor. Excuse my ignorance in advance. Please guide me as you will. Respectfully, Greg H.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Hi, I put engine oil in my wd 10w30 in summer and 5w30 in winter and yes you are right you have to lift the lift arms to check the level. in the tranny you can use 80w90. there are two fill plugs on the same side of the tractor fill them to the plugs

 

[JMS/.MN]

All lube info is in the tractor operator manual, not a service manual like the I&T. Common mistake- Op manuals usually came with the tractor to the original purchaser, so that info was included. Not everyone does service (repair) work.

 

[Anonymous-0]

That dip stick is for the hydraulic system. You can put straight 20 weight oil in it as AC recomended, but straight weight oil was standard back then and farmers had it. Now you have to look for it. You can use hydraulic oil, or "tractor lube", an all purpose gear/hydraulic oil too. The transmission, which is checked and filled from the two plugs a little more towards the back then the hydraulic dipstick, takes 80-90 weight gear oil. As to the final drives. Do the final drives, most people don't and the oil in them can be kinda nasty sometimes. You have to remove the pans to drain and clean them, then fill to the plug in the side. As I said, worth doing. Oh, if you do the transmission there are 3 drain plugs, one on the bottom of the PTO, one under the transmission over the drawbar bracket or snap coupler, and one under the rear end. You need to drain all of them to get all of the oil out. Use both filler plugs too, the oil can run between the different sections of the trans. and rear end, but it will fill and even out faster if you use both plugs to fill it. It takes 18 qts I think.

 

[ohio]

Hy-trans. The manual didn't recomend it, because it didn't exist at the time.