4115 dumped hydro oil every where!

[B2400]

My FIL has a 2004 4115 with 700 hours on it and came out to the garage yesterday to find hydraulic oil EVERY WHERE on garage floor. I took a look at it this morning and found that the little rubber seal/plug ( number 26 on parts diagram) had fallen out and was laying on floor directly underneath the hole it came out of!! This plug is just to the left of PTO and oil filter on bottom of front trans housing. Has anybody else had this happen?? Tractor sits in a heated garage ( kept around 50F unless door left open!) and hasn't been moved in several weeks, so it was a little confusing as to why it just fell out!! Thank God he wasn't running it as at least a gallon of hydro oil is now all over floor.

 

[RG1]

Possible there was too much fluid in the trans. Does he use it for snow clearing? Maybe he snagged the plug on something while plowing making it loose/part way out, and it popped out the rest of the way in the shop. I have never had it happen to mine. Hope I don't either.

 

[B2400]

Fluid has been in it for over a year and unless mowing yard, never gets off of a concrete driveway....it's a mystery!! Best part, local John Deere dealership sold him a small tube of locktite red and told him to just glue it back in. They were too lazy to even try to look up a $3 rubber plug!! I went in last Friday, read them the riot act and had them order the new part..should be here Tuesday. We will then install it with a small amount of RTV gray and go from there!