markie61
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2001
- Messages
- 1,370
- Location
- Northern Virginia
- Tractor
- 2019 Rural King RK55HC with Loader & Backhoe; 2001 New Holland TC40D with Loader
Neither the tractor or logsplitter owner's manual state the following:
<font color="red"> Adding a hydraulic implement using your tractor's rear remote uses a SURPRISINGLY large amount of hydraulic fluid. </font>
I finally purchased the TSC 3ph logsplitter and connected it to my rear remote hydraulic outlet with two 1/2" hoses, one 4ft and the other 5ft. After splitting 2 cords of wood and removing the splitter, I checked the fluid and it didn't even show up on the dipstick. This morning, I added an entire GALLON of NH134 and it STILL only registered halfway in the "acceptable" zone of the dipstick. That means that two little hoses and one 4" cylinder (retracted!) used more than 12% of my tractor's hydraulic capacity just for filling the airspace. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
The moral, I guess, is always check your hydraulic level after adding a new hydraulic implement - even if it is not permanently attached.
Mark
<font color="red"> Adding a hydraulic implement using your tractor's rear remote uses a SURPRISINGLY large amount of hydraulic fluid. </font>
I finally purchased the TSC 3ph logsplitter and connected it to my rear remote hydraulic outlet with two 1/2" hoses, one 4ft and the other 5ft. After splitting 2 cords of wood and removing the splitter, I checked the fluid and it didn't even show up on the dipstick. This morning, I added an entire GALLON of NH134 and it STILL only registered halfway in the "acceptable" zone of the dipstick. That means that two little hoses and one 4" cylinder (retracted!) used more than 12% of my tractor's hydraulic capacity just for filling the airspace. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
The moral, I guess, is always check your hydraulic level after adding a new hydraulic implement - even if it is not permanently attached.
Mark