Posted by theponyroper on November 25, 2009 at 05:31:31 from (199.154.117.32):
In Reply to: water in transmission posted by Joe Hoover on November 24, 2009 at 18:13:58:
I've been having the exact same problem for over 10 years. I had the tractor for about 5 years before it started and it makes no difference if it sets in the shed or outside. The problem has gotten so bad that I have to take the hydralic filter out in the fall because the oil has so much slush in it during the winter that it clogs the filter and starves the pump. I changed the oil 3 times in an effort to get the water out and that also made no difference. The new oil had water in it within a couple of months. Changing the oil was so expensive that I found a way to get the water out of it and reuse it. I drain all the oil into clean barrels and let them set in the shop long enough for the water to settle to the bottom, then in the middle of the winter when the temp is 20 below I can pour the oil off and the water is a frozen chunk at the bottom of the barrel. There is an unbelievable amount of water in the oil sometimes and I find it hard to believe that much water can come from condensation but that's got to be the only source because the tractor sets in the shop 11 months of the year and there is no antifreeze leak. I installed a petcock from an old oil barrel in the drain plug hole so that in the summer after the tractor has set for a couple of weeks or more I can open up the valve and drain a couple of gallons out of the tranny. That way I have been able to get some of the water out that settles to the bottom of the tranny during warm weather. I save the drained oil and in the winter pour the oil off the ice. Until I figure out how to keep the water out that's the best solution I've found.
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