Is it best to lower the link arms then read the hydraulic oil ?

[Hazza6930]

Massey Ferguson 6715s

 

[Exfarmer]

read the book, their will be a correct level for reading the oil

 

[Dave W]

It's good practice too but in reality arms up or down will make about 1mm difference on the stick

 

[puntabrava]

Shoot me now.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Should I read the hydraulic oil level whilst I have a trailer tipped right up? I don't want it to run short at a critical moment, that is all.

 

[balerman]

Should I read the hydraulic oil level whilst I have a trailer tipped right up? I don't want it to run short at a critical moment, that is all.

Absolutely not,too much oil is just as bad as too little.Mate of mine ruined all the seals on one of his tractors,£4k to fix.

 

[Exfarmer]

Should I read the hydraulic oil level whilst I have a trailer tipped right up? I don't want it to run short at a critical moment, that is all.

No but it is best practice not to drive too far with trailer fully tipped, especially if you value your telephone lines

 

[icanshootwell]

Should I read the hydraulic oil level whilst I have a trailer tipped right up? I don't want it to run short at a critical moment, that is all.

Thats my dipstick, when the tractor wont tip the trailer to the top, it needs a jug in the back end.

 

[upnortheast]

Thats my dipstick, when the tractor wont tip the trailer to the top, it needs a jug in the back end.

sounds like a dairy farmers solution

 

[Mur Huwcun]

Thats my dipstick, when the tractor wont tip the trailer to the top, it needs a jug in the back end.

Didn’t know that my dad understood the internet and was on this forum………

 

[bobk]

Don't dip the oil tank with your unloading auger out on a Claas , your belts will get wet

 

[Barleymow]

Don't dip the oil tank with your unloading auger out on a Claas , your belts will get wet

Spout out table down on a dominator to check hydraulic oil ,learned not to do it other way round

 

[bobk]

Spout out table down on a dominator to check hydraulic oil ,learned not to do it other way round

Yes , it's one of them . the margin is tiny .

 

[ColinV6]

The new Holland back end oil seems to fluctuate all the time. It’s very hard to read accurately. Sometimes when the tractor is sitting stone cold you’d swear it was really low, run it along the road and it’s bang on.

 

[mo!]

I have to run my NH about an inch over the extra full mark or it won't tip the trailer.

 

[Pistonbroke]

Seen some tractors instructions say to run above the maximum mark if working on very steep ground. 51 series maxxums need it or it can cut the drive. Been there,done that

 

[Lincsman]

Seen some tractors instructions say to run above the maximum mark if working on very steep ground. 51 series maxxums need it or it can cut the drive. Been there,done that

They also sometimes say add some if you are tipping large trailers.

 

[Pistonbroke]

They also sometimes say add some if you are tipping large trailers.

I would have said if the trailer stops going up the pump is running dry and doing harm. It's a bit if guesswork for how much to add. I'll post a photo of where I was when I found out it needed more tomorrow

 

[icanshootwell]

sounds like a dairy farmers solution

Just suckler cows so a tad more mechanical care.

 

[icanshootwell]

Didn’t know that my dad understood the internet and was on this forum………

I can beat that on Dads, mine emptied the back end once while hooking up to the wrapper, the blow off valve on the wrapper used to fire the oil out sometimes when you just plumbed the pipes on to the tractor. He managed to cover everything in oil around the farm with oil shooting out at 150 L a min. The best bit, he rang me up to say the tractor was starting to make some funny noises!!! I knew straight away what he had done. Back end totally drained of oil, i would,t have minded so much if the tractor had not long been serviced with nice new oil. FFS