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Looking through the sight glass of my l4200, the hydraulic oil looks like a light brown chocolate milk. Is this ok, or should I think about an oil change?

Hi Dan, thanks very much for your help with this. My guess is maybe the previous owner had a tipping trailer with a single acting cylinder on that circuit. If closing that valve is all it takes to get that circuit double acting then i’ll be super pleased. Really appreciate your help on this one...

Hi Dan, i think it might be making a bit more sense with some photos attached. On the spool/circuit that appears to be behaving like a single acting cylinder, one hose has been tee’d and the 5th hose routes inboard to the top up point. There is a 1/4 turn valve where the hose meets the top up...

Hi Dan, thanks for your reply. Sorry i didnt respond quicker, your message went into my junk folder, probably because its my first message on orangetractor. I’ll try and upload some photos later today. The 4 quick connects are mounted in a block at the back right side above the right side link...

Hi, I’m new to kubota and recently got a L4200 tractor. It has two hydraulic circuits at the back (I think, as there is four quick-connects). One circuit works both ways (extends and retracts a hyd top link no problem) but the 2nd circuit only seems to work in one direction. I can extend my...