Gearbox oil leval New holland TL100A

[Geoffreywrc]

Does anyone else have any problems reading the dipstick oil leval on these TLA tractors for the gearbox.
Could it be possible to fit a sightglass to make it easier.

 

[Mur Huwcun]

Is the dipstick too shiny so difficult to see the oil or is it pushing the oil down the dipstick tube

 

[Geoffreywrc]

Yes probably is too shiny
You have to check it and go out into the day light to check the leval and its difficult to see the point of where the oil finishes.

 

[Baker9]

The oil is too new, don't change the oil for 10 years and the dipstick will be easy to read if it is long enough
That is a livestock farmers solution to the problem.

 

[balerman]

Yes,they are hard to read.You do get used to it tho.Take it out,wipe off and replace should then see a blob of oil in the top detent if it’s full,more important than some tractors that the level is right,easy to overfill as well.I have a round file I use if concerned,but keep a firm grip of it

 

[Mur Huwcun]

Can you rough the dipstick up? Squeeze it in vice for the jaws to leave an imprint? Score lines across it with hacksaw? Paint it white? These were all things we used to do on new tractors years ago!!!