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I have a B7500 with an FEL that I really only started using a week or so ago to move a pile of
dirt (purchased this in January; have about 15 hours on it).
When using the FEL, I notice a steady drip of hydraulic fluid coming from the control box that the
lever is attached to and that the four hydraulic hoses from the FEL plug into. The dripping was
not coming from the hose connections, but somehow underneath the control box.
I pulled the yellow hydraulic dipstick that's next to the HST rear pedal, but the fluid is (presumably) clear
and I could not really determine the level of fluid in the tank.
I looked in the tractor manual, but there is nothing relative to the hydraulics in there; it does not even
show the dipstick in the diagrams.
Is the dripping normal? Is this some type of pressure release remedy? I wouldn't think it is, as the dripping
was pretty constant while the REL was in use.
I had a front mounted snowblower in the winter, and never noticed any fluid leaking with that use (but
there is much more use of the hydraulics with the FEL than with the blower).
What happens if the fluid level gets too low? Will the FEL simply not work as well or will I be harming
the mechanics by continuing to use the hyrdraulics with the fluid too low (ie: is it as bad as letting the
oil get too low?).
I don't know if something may be loose inside the hydraulic box; once again, there's nothing in the manual
regarding the hyrdaulics and I'm hesitant to starting pulling things apart and really screwing it up.
Thanks
dirt (purchased this in January; have about 15 hours on it).
When using the FEL, I notice a steady drip of hydraulic fluid coming from the control box that the
lever is attached to and that the four hydraulic hoses from the FEL plug into. The dripping was
not coming from the hose connections, but somehow underneath the control box.
I pulled the yellow hydraulic dipstick that's next to the HST rear pedal, but the fluid is (presumably) clear
and I could not really determine the level of fluid in the tank.
I looked in the tractor manual, but there is nothing relative to the hydraulics in there; it does not even
show the dipstick in the diagrams.
Is the dripping normal? Is this some type of pressure release remedy? I wouldn't think it is, as the dripping
was pretty constant while the REL was in use.
I had a front mounted snowblower in the winter, and never noticed any fluid leaking with that use (but
there is much more use of the hydraulics with the FEL than with the blower).
What happens if the fluid level gets too low? Will the FEL simply not work as well or will I be harming
the mechanics by continuing to use the hyrdraulics with the fluid too low (ie: is it as bad as letting the
oil get too low?).
I don't know if something may be loose inside the hydraulic box; once again, there's nothing in the manual
regarding the hyrdaulics and I'm hesitant to starting pulling things apart and really screwing it up.
Thanks