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HHman0217 replied to the thread Assessing water in hydraulic oil.I do now.
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HHman0217 replied to the thread Assessing water in hydraulic oil.Thanks William After reading this I had to do my own diligence because I didn't realize you COULD boil off the water. But it seems it's...
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HMy un-expert feeling is... run an acceptable, cheap oil. Half a hour, working all components of the machine. Drain, refill and then run...
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HTo comment on a few of your topics: 1) Most tractor fluids will have emulsifiers in them that hold the water fairly well. So it will...
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HCan you send the hydraulic oil out for analysis. Blackstone Labs or similar? It's not prohibitively expensive but you'll need to find...
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HHman0217 replied to the thread Assessing water in hydraulic oil.True. But when you drain and add new fluid, you are diluting the water. Because that new fluid goes into all the nooks and crannies and...
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HHman0217 replied to the thread Assessing water in hydraulic oil.Thanks. I've certainly been told this before and It's clear that I hadn't removed it all as of last winter when the hydraulic system...
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HHman0217 replied to the thread Assessing water in hydraulic oil.Hi Dan Let me clarify. By sealed, I mean cap in place but it had previously been opened. I KNOW it's where the water came from because...
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HHman0217 replied to the thread Assessing water in hydraulic oil.Operator error. I had a pail of hydraulic fluid that was "sealed" but sitting outdoors for good stretch. You can fill in the blanks...
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HHello After determining there was still water in the hydraulic oil last winter, I did a second flush and refilled. I just re-drained...
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