B7800 Hydraulic Leak

filix

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a B7800. I bought it about 1.5 years ago. It had 198 hours. I have put on 25 more. I didn’t use it much in the past 2 or 3 months. But I would go out and start it from time to time. The other day I warmed it up Hello tractor forum. I need some advice, but please keep in mind I’m still very new at this. My tractor is and drove it out of my barn. Then latter I put it back in my barn. The next morning I noticed a small amount of hydraulic oil on the front tire and a little on the concrete floor. I checked the dip stick and it read over full. The tractor has never shown anything but right in between those lines I have never added any. One thing I should mention is when I’m done with the tractor I never lower the ballast box all the way to the floor. It has about 500lbs in it and I don’t want to crack the cement floor any more that it is. So I built a very heavy wood box about 2 feet high to rest it on. I called the dealer and he said to put the loader down flat on the ground, then it should read correct. I put the bucket flat on the floor, and today the dip stick was the same overfull. I hope I didn’t mess something up. Filix.
 

filix

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Re: hydraulic leak

Sorry about the errors. I wrote it all in Word. then copy and paste. dont know why it came out so messed up. Filix
 

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There is no reason why or how it could have added fluid unless you've taken it swimming. ;)

Just keep an eye on the level as temps and exact location make a difference.
 

filix

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Thanks Wolf. Do think I should have it serviced? Is it safe to drive in and out of the barn? I swear I never added anything but fuel since I owned it. I read in the manual that if you try to lift 3 point and it doesn't go up, move the steering wheel back and forth or you could hurt your hydraulic system. filix