herd
Gold Member
First of all, let me say that I know very little about tractors, since I was raised around mules, not tractors. Anyways, I have a JD 5203 for 2 years now and love it but still learning. I have been slowly clearing a 2 acre strip by my house which was covered with mostly scrub oaks and large pine stumps left over fm a clear-cut in 2007. I managed to run up on one of these pine stumps and got stuck, really stuck. I was lucky tho, I was stuck on the metal box under the "live pto" and no damage to anything.
My son tried to pull me out with a 4x4 blazer and we managed to move the tractor but not get it out. The tractor moved a bit and when it did, it moved over on the stump and severely dented the transmission filter against the stump. Althought dented, there was no leakage.
I managed to get off the stump with the aid of a neighbor and his backhoe. I immed checked fluid levels and all was fine. I ran the tractor for several hours and fluid level stayed intact.
So, my question is twofold: With the fiilter badly dented, but still sealed, did I hurt anything by continuing to operate the tractor. Secondly, can I get by with just swapping out the filter or do I need to change the transmission hydraulic fluid as well. In looking in the owner's manual , it says that this tractor's capacity is 10 gallons, that's a lot of fluid and I think it's pretty expensive. I am fixed income so dollars matter a lot, but I prefer to do things for the long term when I can.
Also, how do you remove a filter this size? Do I need to buy a special wrench? Any and all suggestions are welcomed and thanks in advance.
My son tried to pull me out with a 4x4 blazer and we managed to move the tractor but not get it out. The tractor moved a bit and when it did, it moved over on the stump and severely dented the transmission filter against the stump. Althought dented, there was no leakage.
I managed to get off the stump with the aid of a neighbor and his backhoe. I immed checked fluid levels and all was fine. I ran the tractor for several hours and fluid level stayed intact.
So, my question is twofold: With the fiilter badly dented, but still sealed, did I hurt anything by continuing to operate the tractor. Secondly, can I get by with just swapping out the filter or do I need to change the transmission hydraulic fluid as well. In looking in the owner's manual , it says that this tractor's capacity is 10 gallons, that's a lot of fluid and I think it's pretty expensive. I am fixed income so dollars matter a lot, but I prefer to do things for the long term when I can.
Also, how do you remove a filter this size? Do I need to buy a special wrench? Any and all suggestions are welcomed and thanks in advance.
