I am curious if anyone has ever actually measured the amount of oil, especially hydraulic oil, that drains out compared to what you know is at capacity before draining. How much residual oil will still not be drained. In other words, if your system capacity is 7.3 gallons and via the sight glass, you know that with a little plus or minus, you have 7.3 gallons in it. Now you drain everything, how much comes out?
The reason I'm asking is that I am trying to see if I can get by with changing the Hyd. system (7.3 gal.) and the front axle (4.8 qts.) with one 5 gal. & one 2½ gal. container, rather than two 5 gal. buckets. I am not trying to save a buck, just getting tired of having a little of this and a little of that left over, which usually just gathers dust, takes up space, and is usually forgotten about.
Ron
The reason I'm asking is that I am trying to see if I can get by with changing the Hyd. system (7.3 gal.) and the front axle (4.8 qts.) with one 5 gal. & one 2½ gal. container, rather than two 5 gal. buckets. I am not trying to save a buck, just getting tired of having a little of this and a little of that left over, which usually just gathers dust, takes up space, and is usually forgotten about.
Ron
it tooK 7 gallons to over fill it, and ended up letting it run out the site plug for a couple minutes. Tranny has a small leak in the wheel seal. Previous owner would just add a little oil with out checking first.