hydraulic fluid smell normal?
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LD1
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Agree, no worry if no leaks.
The trans/rear axle case/sump is vented to atmosphere. So as things heat up....you will occasionally catch a whiff if the wind is just right.
The trans/rear axle case/sump is vented to atmosphere. So as things heat up....you will occasionally catch a whiff if the wind is just right.
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I assume with 1500 rpm's that you are using a manual / Gear drive tractor and not a Hydro-static Drive (HST).
no, hst, i usually use around that rpm because i prefer the way the machine reacts to inputs (not jerky). Is that a bad practice?
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When my tractor was new I used to sense that smell sometimes. I guess Iām so used to it now that I donāt notice it anymore. Remember when cylinders are extended fluid is removed from the sump. Air is sucked in. When cylinders are retracted fluid is returned to the sump. Air must therefore go somewhere so it is expelled. Takes a little vapor with it which we smell. My seat of the pants assessment anyway. 
Myself I often run my tractor 18~2000 RPM mostly, A bit slower when using the backhoe or maybe just moving between points, and full out if using the brush hog. And near idle often with the PHD.
Myself I often run my tractor 18~2000 RPM mostly, A bit slower when using the backhoe or maybe just moving between points, and full out if using the brush hog. And near idle often with the PHD.
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Not wide open throttle but if you are working it, more than idle. At least this is what my dealer said. Since this is the only HST I've used, I trust his judgement (but then again, he is out of business....)
So my rated PTO is 2580 RPM's, he said if you are just moving it from here to there, 1500 rpm's are fine but you want to be above 2000 if you are doing any work. It heats up the oil and can not cool it off enough. Can Anyone confirm or refute that???
To the OP, you are fine, since I think your rated pto is 2200 rpm...
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No scientific data to back any of it up....but I have never had an issue running 1500rpm with a hst.Not wide open throttle but if you are working it, more than idle. At least this is what my dealer said. Since this is the only HST I've used, I trust his judgement (but then again, he is out of business....)
So my rated PTO is 2580 RPM's, he said if you are just moving it from here to there, 1500 rpm's are fine but you want to be above 2000 if you are doing any work. It heats up the oil and can not cool it off enough. Can Anyone confirm or refute that???
To the OP, you are fine, since I think your rated pto is 2200 rpm...
But I'm also not working it hard and lugging. That's doing easy work like shuttling mulch around, pulling a 2-row corn planter or 2-row cultivator that the tractor don't even know it's there.
1500rpm is just a lot quieter than winding it up.
As to cooling.....don't know. My MX has a pretty darn small cooler. And it's in front of the radiator so not really a direct air flow either. All the added rpms do is give a little more airflow. But it also increases the hydraulic flow proportionally. So heating it up faster.
My logic is......it would be like saying rev your engine up faster if it starts overheating ....just don't really make sense.
Sure, running around at idle isn't doing it any favors. But 1500 rpm I won't hurt a thing
