aesanders
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- Joined
- Aug 12, 2005
- Messages
- 943
- Location
- Alachua County, Florida
- Tractor
- LS MT3 42 S HST cab, BCS 830 2 wheel tractor, Gravely Pro-Turn 160 XDZ, John Deere Gator HPX 615e
Rich, you seem to be making mountains out of mole hills.
What you have is a slightly overfilled hydraulic reservoir. It has been mentioned previously, but looks like you asked again about how to check this. You need to lower your three point hitch and front end loader to check. This is really to remove all pressure from the hydraulic lines, so do this while the tractor is turned off. Move that loader lever around to remove the hydraulic pressure. Should be no pressure in the hydraulic lines.
You can also add more dye to get a more pronounced red color. It doesn’t look like it has fully mixed together the dye and oil yet, so it will likely darken some. I like mine more red than not so I can easily check. That dye will not stain the glass or metal in your system so don’t worry about that.
What you have is a slightly overfilled hydraulic reservoir. It has been mentioned previously, but looks like you asked again about how to check this. You need to lower your three point hitch and front end loader to check. This is really to remove all pressure from the hydraulic lines, so do this while the tractor is turned off. Move that loader lever around to remove the hydraulic pressure. Should be no pressure in the hydraulic lines.
You can also add more dye to get a more pronounced red color. It doesn’t look like it has fully mixed together the dye and oil yet, so it will likely darken some. I like mine more red than not so I can easily check. That dye will not stain the glass or metal in your system so don’t worry about that.