Mahindra 2545 on sand

[thekkfan]

I'd take what you can get. I can tell you if they do charge you for the residental they will do it on eBay or their website, regardless. I remember in the fine print on the website the free was only to a commercial address with dock (or like me where I could snatch it off with my tractor).

 

[pripyat]

Offer accepted at 8pm. Just paid. I'll save about $70 going through ebay and using the coupon. Thanks for the heads up. Estimated delivery is march 22?! The website says 5 business days. I'm tempted to call tomorrow and see if they will combine shipping and sell me a stump bucket.. stump bucket would be sweet.

I mocked up my toolbox mount today. Drilled some holes, still need to paint the mount. Not having any storage is driving me nuts.

I bought a hydraulic hose at the local hardware store earlier today to help me figure out the correct lengths I'll need to go between my two valves. Also got a block of steel for the standoff.

Everything is in pieces but i can see the light at the end of the tunnel..

 

[pripyat]

Well I can't find the manual for the factory FEL valve. There are two hoses on top, one on the bottom. One of the ones on top is labeled "T", i'm assuming this is tank. The bottom is labeled "P". I'm not sure if P would be pressure into the valve from the pump or power out to the 3pt hitch.

 

[pripyat]

Here are the three lines that I need to identify. One of these should be output from the hyd pump, one should be tank return, and one should be power to the 3pt hitch.



The one that goes to the rear of the tractor attaches at the back.



If you guys can just bear with me, I'll put all this information regarding the third function in its own thread. There is a ridiculous amount of knowledge regarding this mod on this forum but I'm yet to see a complete walk-through that connects all the dots and doesn't leave room for misinterpretation.

 

[pripyat]

So I just drained the trans oil. Does this thing not have a filter?? It is unbelievable how much stuff is suspended in the oil fluid. I kept filling maybe 1.5gal container and dumping it into a larger bucket. Every time i could see the color difference between the fluid at the top and the fluid at the bottom of the small container. The drain plug looked like an over-fertilized chia pet.

IDK, i just didn't expect the fluid to actually have seemingly suspended media in it.

 

[3gunr]

The line going to the back is ware a set of remotes would hookup. And yes you do have a hyd filter.

 

[pripyat]

Fluid color difference could actually be from the 3qt of 80w oil I put in there..

Drain plug



Lol I've seen automatic transmissions with 100k on them with less steel in their filter screen.

 

[pripyat]

Any tips on how to get most of the old hyd fluid out? I put the plug back in partly to keep contaminants out but plan to let whatever settles to the bottom drain out tomorrow.

In other news I sent MTL a message about adding a stump bucket to the order. I got the cheaper ebay price with no additional shipping charges. I don't really have a specific use for it but i'm eager to play around with it.

 

[thekkfan]

In other news I sent MTL a message about adding a stump bucket to the order. I got the cheaper ebay price with no additional shipping charges. I don't really have a specific use for it but i'm eager to play around with it.

Glad it worked out for you and that you got your coupon to boot! :thumbsup:

 

[deezler]

Ew... thats a pretty gross accumulation of metal on the drain plug there. Some here might call that "normal" for a new tractor, but it sure doesn't make you feel good. You have the machine and the owners manual.... is there a hydraulic filter? Surely there must be. Might as well cut that open when you change it out and see whats inside.

The key is to see whats in your hydraulic oil next time you change it. Hopefully almost nothing.