Question re: 1025R backhoe subframe & HST fluid change

[nikdfish]

I was considering doing the 1025R's 50 hour HST fluid & filter change rather than drop it off at the dealer where it might sit for anywhere from 3 days to a couple of weeks before it bubbles to the top of the service dept's to do list (a "first in - first out" list for those without an established service account). One thing that I'm not sure about is whether or not the backhoe subframe is going to make removal/replacement of the suction screen more of a job. I haven't had the backhoe off since delivery & beginning to think I need to do that to get a decent look at the lay of the land...

Anyone been there yet? I'd assume a 1026R with 260 backhoe would be pretty much identical.

Nick

 

[RalphVa]

Long as you can maneuver a floor jack underneath the left side of the hydraulic area between the rear wheels, you should be able to slightly lift a rear wheel to get it off to remove the suction screen. I had to remove a rear wheel to get at the hydraulic filter on my 4010 I had before the 1025. Removing the left rear wheel to get at the suction screen on the 1025 should be a similar process. The suction screen on the 4010 never had anything on it. Probably not really necessary, but if you wait until it starts plugging up things, then you have to remove the fluid, etc. to get it out at that time. Guess it might be possible for it to collapse, too, if too overloaded with stuff. Not likely to get anything in there if there's nothing there from the original assembly; so, you wonder about having to repeat it ever. Too bad they cannot come up with a screen design that would fit underneath the screw-on filter. Don't see why they couldn't. Could just be a reverse cone underneath the filter.

 

[nikdfish]

Just did the 50 hour service on the 1025R today. Dismounted the backhoe & loader first to clear the decks, so to speak.

The job was pretty straight forward, but with the expected really tight bolts & filter. Probably the most aggrevating components were the clamps on the rubber portion of the suction tube. The backhoe subframe did make getting at the lower one less convenient, but not impossible. They were pretty well imbedded in the hose so getting them to move took a bit.

The suction screen had a pretty good collection of chips and filings and the magnet inside had a coating of what can only be described as iron sludge. Cleaned them up & popped them back in.

The fill took a bit more than 13 quarts to get to the top of the full zone on the stick. After the first 13 qt. I put the left rear back on & drove it up the driveway and back. Parked it, checked the level (it was below add a tad) and put in another 1/2 qt. Remounted the loader & backhoe and rechecked the level - it was now at the top of the full zone.

All in all, I guess it was two or three hours from getting things dismounted to being finished and cleaning up / pouring used fluid back into the empty jugs. It saved a few bucks but the main benny is that I didn't have to leave the tractor over at the JD shop for 3 - 10 days while it percolated up through service queue!

Nick