Plastic in Hyrdraulic Reservoir - BX2360

Panik · May 9, 2021

So just changed all the fluids/fluids in the BX last week and went out to the shop this morning to get ready to do some spraying. Checked the hydraulic fluid at the the back of the tractor and noticed it was a bit low. No big deal, figured that I would top it off and be on my way spraying before the rains move in this evening.

Unfortunately, my tractor was one of the models that originally had a hard hydraulic line routed around the back of the tractor. This eventually cracked at one of the fittings and was replaced with a soft line; leaving very little room to maneuver a funnel into the hydraulic fill port. In the process of trying to get the funnel in a good position a piece of the funnel's outer lip broke off and fell down through the spout and into the hydraulic reservoir. Piece is roughly 1" long by 1/8" wide or less.

On the plus side, with fresh fluid it is quite visible at the bottom of the reservoir and looks to be reachable with a set of long thing forceps. Downside, is I have to squeeze running to work in-between Mother's Day breakfast, and buying a new fridge at Lowe's to get said forceps and still hopefully spray.

My big question is if I should not be able to remove the plastic piece from the reservoir (big hands, small space to work) do I need to start looking into more drastic measures for removal? Or will it stay harmlessly in the reservoir / get pulled out of circulation by the filter?

oosik · May 9, 2021

This small chunk will probably be caught by the hydraulic filter. Just like the few small chunks of metal that don't get flushed out on a new engine and either end up on the magnet or within the hydraulic filter.

Panik · May 9, 2021

Thanks for the reassurance.... been up since 5:30 wanting to get this issue fixed and get rolling..... still waiting on the rest of the family to stir. Hopefully, some forceps will make it a non-issue, but it's darned nice knowing that even if not, it should not be an issue.

Fallon · May 9, 2021

X-Long 36" Flex-Cable Pick-Up Tool 4-Finger Claw End Retriever Snake: Cable Insertion And Extraction Tools: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific or the like. Will be easier than forceps. The light might not like being dunked (if you get one with a LED between the fingers) but pretty sure mine still works & I think I've dunked it in oil before. Cheap enough, who cares anyway.

But ya, the strainer should catch it if you can't fish it out and it does move.

Panik · May 9, 2021

Fallon said:
X-Long 36" Flex-Cable Pick-Up Tool 4-Finger Claw End Retriever Snake: Cable Insertion And Extraction Tools: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific or the like. Will be easier than forceps. The light might not like being dunked (if you get one with a LED between the fingers) but pretty sure mine still works & I think I've dunked it in oil before. Cheap enough, who cares anyway.

But ya, the strainer should catch it if you can't fish it out and it does move.

Just got back from running errands...... went by Harbor Freight instead of work and picked up their version of a claw retriever.

Just waiting on mother's day brunch/lunch before I duck out to put the claw in use. Gotta get up and running so I can spray weeds for SWMBO's mother's day request.

Fallon · May 9, 2021

Panik said:
Just got back from running errands...... went by Harbor Freight instead of work and picked up their version of a claw retriever.

Just waiting on mother's day brunch/lunch before I duck out to put the claw in use. Gotta get up and running so I can spray weeds for SWMBO's mother's day request.

Amusingly my search to get the URL was "Harbor Freight grabber". Amazon link was the first result. I'm sure they are all the same cheap but effective quality.