mmranch
Gold Member
This has been a repeating hassle and is at the moment, a problem for me.
Currently, only the hydraulic oil filter must be gotten from TYM through the dealer (all of the other filters I can get from other sources). The filter is TYM 1797-515-210-1. I have 6 on order (afraid to see what they will cost me)... they have been on order for weeks. I'm guessing because of the COVID disruptions, there are none in NC and they are supposed to be coming from Korea. My dealer has checked on the situation multiple times and given me updates.
Because I need to do my yearly service and also put on my snow chains, I like to do these operations at the same time. (Who wants to go through the hassle of removing the backhoe, jacking up the tractor, doing the service, installing the backhoe again... twice? Not having the replacement filter is holding me up big time. And the weather is getting worse which adds additional bonus hassle to the whole process.
What I'm wondering about is why can't I use some other, similar hyd filter? I have taken measurements of the filter and have found a couple which might work. As long as they have the proper matching threads and the gasket will seal on the flange, and they are a similar size capacity-wise and hopefully a similar internal filter material and a similar flow-through rate... it should work fine in theory right?
I have not been able to find a direct cross reference but can enter the dimensions on the WIX database and come pretty close. Just wondering what others have done to solve this type of problem?
Thanks!
Currently, only the hydraulic oil filter must be gotten from TYM through the dealer (all of the other filters I can get from other sources). The filter is TYM 1797-515-210-1. I have 6 on order (afraid to see what they will cost me)... they have been on order for weeks. I'm guessing because of the COVID disruptions, there are none in NC and they are supposed to be coming from Korea. My dealer has checked on the situation multiple times and given me updates.
Because I need to do my yearly service and also put on my snow chains, I like to do these operations at the same time. (Who wants to go through the hassle of removing the backhoe, jacking up the tractor, doing the service, installing the backhoe again... twice? Not having the replacement filter is holding me up big time. And the weather is getting worse which adds additional bonus hassle to the whole process.
What I'm wondering about is why can't I use some other, similar hyd filter? I have taken measurements of the filter and have found a couple which might work. As long as they have the proper matching threads and the gasket will seal on the flange, and they are a similar size capacity-wise and hopefully a similar internal filter material and a similar flow-through rate... it should work fine in theory right?
I have not been able to find a direct cross reference but can enter the dimensions on the WIX database and come pretty close. Just wondering what others have done to solve this type of problem?
Thanks!