What is this? L4701 Tractor

[Bee-Positive]

Be practical. Top off all your fluids, run the tractor for a few hours/days. Take the plug out, measure how much fluid comes out.

Thimble full or less - put the plug back in and have a nice day. Check once a month to see if it's nothing, the same, or gets worse.

Cup full - put the plug back in, top off all your fluids, recheck after a few hours/days of use. Another cup full you have a problem.

More than a cup full - time for disassembly.

 

[chim]

Hmmm. I'm not a gambler, but maybe we need to start TractorDuel

 

[JasonW]

The tractor main seal is leaking, needs to be split. $3,000 for ROPS model, more for cab

Aren’t you the member that hates the L4701?

 

[Trash Panda]

Hmmm. I'm not a gambler, but maybe we need to start TractorDuel

I’m begging you, please don’t speak that into the universe.

The world is far too inundated with gambling advertisements as it is. Let me have my tractor autism in peace.

 

[McMXi]

Almost five years in with my MX6000HSTC and I've yet to have (see) even a drop of fluid come out of the split pin. The same is true for the MX6000HST that I had for 15 months.

 

[chim]

Almost five years in with my MX6000HSTC and I've yet to have (see) even a drop of fluid come out of the split pin. The same is true for the MX6000HST that I had for 15 months.

I only recall hearing of that problem on the L series. My BIL's L4740HSTC had the issue and it was a $4K-ish job to fix it. The dealer apparently saw a number of them and told my BIL that they put a slight knurling on a shaft or something like that. He wasn't in much of a mood to discuss it when it happened. I'll have to see if he knows more.

 

[whitetiger]

Be practical. Top off all your fluids, run the tractor for a few hours/days. Take the plug out, measure how much fluid comes out.

Thimble full or less - put the plug back in and have a nice day. Check once a month to see if it's nothing, the same, or gets worse.

Cup full - put the plug back in, top off all your fluids, recheck after a few hours/days of use. Another cup full you have a problem.

More than a cup full - time for disassembly.

I doubt one would get much fluid by removing the plug, as the said plug has a drip pin hole in it.

 

[Bee-Positive]

I doubt one would get much fluid by removing the plug, as the said plug has a drip pin hole in it.

I'll go back to my usual seat now...carry on.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

We are all allowed a fail every now and then.
We are just blessed that @whitetiger is here to straighten us out when we do!

 

[TheOldHokie]

I'll go back to my usual seat now...carry on.

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I think you had the right idea, just bad execution. Watch the fluid levels and if they are stable throw a little Oil-Dry on the spots and move on.

Dan

 

[Bee-Positive]

An old Irish saying: gáire fút féin

If you can't laugh at yourself - I'd be glad to do so for you!