Posted by NHEngineer on November 06, 2023 at 08:14:24 from (146.168.28.74):
Quote: JD Seller (quoted from post at 02:28:41 06/21/10) Water and oil will separate eventually. There are several ways to do it......
2) Drain all of the hydraulic oil out of your tractor. Put it into something that you can heat. I have used an old electric stove and a steel five gallon pail. DO NOT USE AN OPEN FLAME You will need to heat the oil to about 180-200 degrees. It will separate the water out and not damage the oil. Then just slowly pour the oil out of the pail leaving the water behind in the bottom of the pail.......
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Mr. JD Seller, I just discovered your post from 13 years ago. I hope I won't get scolded for waking up an old post.
I've let my JD400 loader/backhoe sit for about 6 months hoping the water and oil would eventually separate. I am relieved to know it will. I'm also relieved to know it should be all separated by now. Thank you for the detailed information.
Question: At 80 years old, I'd rather not crawl under it unless I have to. Do you know if there is a drain plug on the oil reservoir or do I need to siphon it out? This Spring I'm prepared to extricate as much water from the system as possible and do some serious and much needed digging.
This post was edited by NHEngineer on 11/06/2023 at 08:15 am.
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