I've new drain oil containers. Plan to save, filter and reuse. Stuff is $27/gallon. The B2601 takes 4 gallons.I think I saw where some people are changing the transmission fluid at 50 hours, not just replacing the transmission oil filter as the Operator's Manual states.
Is there a good reason for this?
Of were speaking strictly straight weight hydro oil, then I can agree. Multi grade oils that run hydrostatic trans missions, powershift, and or have wet clutches and brakes in them have a significantly higher load on them then a standard hydaulic fluid. Many of them have the ability to absorb water into the oil to keep it from attacking the transmission. The copolymers that help make oils multi grade brake down over time, the oil will be degraded by the sheering effects of clutches and brakes being used and the amount of heat put into the oil has a direct connection to longevity as well. Not including normal wear and tear of the metallic parts, or dust/dirt intrusion. A hard worked piece of modern equipment is much harder on the fluid then the tractors of old.OK I know I will be called naughty name by some and not overtly bright by others. In MHO unless the oil has been contaminated but something, it never wears out, really oil never wears out, the additives do yes. When I have done the hydro I pull the plug, and drain the oil through several filters in to a CLEAN container. And reuse it, adding new to bring it level up to what I lost.
Is this the best or even a good way to do it probbly not, just one mans opinion.
Now on a big tractor or large piece of equipment that works around dusty or dirty conditions everything gets replaced due to contamination
Is $120 going to kill you over a $20k machine? I sure hope not.Plan to save, filter and reuse. Stuff is $27/gallon. The B2601 takes 4 gallons.
You’re a good man, skeets, and I‘m not jumping on you …. but you are mistaken in the belief that oil never wears out. Oil lubricates because its’ molecules, which are long-chains like spaghetti, are sitting between moving parts preventing their direct contact. But gears, rings, and other mechanical action Cuts and Shears those molecules into shorter and shorter chains until they are no longer as effective at separating moving parts because they become too short/small. (This is why used oil (that is not contaminated by sludge to thicken it) … has lost its’ viscosity and appears “thin”.OK I know I will be called naughty name by some and not overtly bright by others. In MHO unless the oil has been contaminated but something, it never wears out, really oil never wears out, the additives do yes. When I have done the hydro I pull the plug, and drain the oil through several filters in to a CLEAN container. And reuse it, adding new to bring it level up to what I lost.
Is this the best or even a good way to do it probbly not, just one mans opinion.
Now on a big tractor or large piece of equipment that works around dusty or dirty conditions everything gets replaced due to contamination