Re: Occasional filtering of H's hydraulic oil

Posted by john d on July 31, 2005 at 16:54:56 from (69.128.206.190):

In Reply to: Occasional filtering of H's hydraulic oil posted by Dave in CT on July 30, 2005 at 19:47:08:

Filtering the oil would be okay, but simply changing it every few years would accomplish about the same thing. Most of the dirt that gets in there will settle to the very bottom of the reservoir and never cause much of a problem. The key to making those old pumps work well and last a loooong time is to not let dirt get it there in the first place! Always clean fittings before working on them. I have quick-couplers on the hoses of everything except my loader, which stays on the tractor. Before uncoupling a hose, I blast the outside of the coupling with a can of spray Gum-Out that I carry on the tractor. Before re-coupling, I use the spray and a clean paper towel on both halves of the coupling. The lift-all pump in my '49 M has seen a lot of work, and has been opened once since Dad bought it in '52.

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