Anyone DIY dye their hydro oil?

   / Anyone DIY dye their hydro oil? #21  
I wonder why they don't just dye the damn stuff at the factory, like ATF! It's so clear it's really hard to see.
I retired from Deere in '16. I remember corporate saying then that the new J20D coming would have a florescent dye in it that would glow under black light. A check station was going into all the assembly lines to look for leaks? Not sure if it happened though.
 
   / Anyone DIY dye their hydro oil? #22  
Whatever type of red dye JD puts in from the factory sure smells good. Looks and smells like Grenadine. I wonder if the DIY dye Deere sells smells like the factory stuff?

If so, I might put some in just for the sensory experience during handling. :)
 
   / Anyone DIY dye their hydro oil?
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#23  
How’s it taste? :p :unsure:
 
   / Anyone DIY dye their hydro oil? #25  
I used half the JD dye bottle in my L3200 years ago & it worked well. I made sure to tell the guy I sold it to it wasn't ATF.

I went to use the last half of the bottle a while later, couple years maybe, & it was all dried out. I tossed it rather than try to scrape out the residue. I've been meaning to get more for my now 6 ish year old L4060, but never have.
 

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