Hydraulic fluid change

[Eldubya]

Hey all! I've got a B7800 that's just come up to the 300 hour service interval, which includes changing the hydraulic fluid in the tranny. Drained the rear plug and got gallons of old fluid, but when I pulled the plug on the front portion I only got dribbles. Is that normal? Also, is there a separate fill point for the front portion? Could not find anything in the manual.
I've filled it back up from the fill point behind the seat and the dip-stick is showing a good level. (Who the hell decided it would be a good idea to make the dipstick yellow to measure a yellow fluid?)
Thanks in advance for any insight.

 

[whitetiger]

Hey all! I've got a B7800 that's just come up to the 300 hour service interval, which includes changing the hydraulic fluid in the tranny. Drained the rear plug and got gallons of old fluid, but when I pulled the plug on the front portion I only got dribbles. Is that normal? Also, is there a separate fill point for the front portion? Could not find anything in the manual.
I've filled it back up from the fill point behind the seat and the dip-stick is showing a good level. (Who the hell decided it would be a good idea to make the dipstick yellow to measure a yellow fluid?)
Thanks in advance for any insight.

You will not get much oil out of the clutch gearbox drain plug. It is refilled from the transaxle through a tube connecting them and by steering return oil.

 

[SidecarFlip]

Multiple drains, single fill port. Most all Kubby's are like that, I say most all. My M9's have one fill port and one drain plug for all 15 gallons of juice.

The stick is zinc iridite plated so it looks yellow. Drill a small hole at the full line and one and the low line and use the holes io determine fluid level. Much easier that way.

Don't know what is worse, a sight glass that will eventually leak or a dipstick you cannot read....

Sometimes I think it's easier to pull my PTO stub out and look in the case to check the oil level. If the oil level is just at the PTO support bearing with the tractor level, the FEL cylinders retracted and the 3 point arms up, she's full.