50 hour service

[Glassman13]

just finished the 50 hr maint. on my 2301b. i used the vacumn trick for the hydraulic oil filter change, worked great! lost less than a coffee up of fluid. OTT always a big help!

 

[JohnDB]

Thanks for mentioning that trick - I hadn't heard of it before, will try it out next time I need to clean the suction screen and magnets. That will take a bit of time, but it sounds like the vacuum should give me time to plug the inlet to the canister that holds the screen, without creating a big mess.

 

[JackJ]

I don't know about the larger tractors mentioned above, but on the BX models you can change the HST filter without losing much fluid. You're not draining the sump at that point. The screen, however, is a different story. To inspect/clean that you do need a temporary plug or the vacuum trick in order to keep all the fluid from pouring out.

 

[shootem604]

What are guys using as a temporary plug?

 

[Cfrazer]

What are guys using as a temporary plug?

I trimmed the nose of a #4 plug i got from amazon to make sure it would fit, then put in the finger of a nitrile glove to be sure not to contaminate system with rubber shavings from plug. It worked great lost very little fluid but you do got to be quick. allowed me all the time in the world to clean screen not that i needed it as only saw a couple fibers on it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LYA0CTN/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[shiraz627]

OK, I'm new what's the vacuum trick?

 

[Creature Meadow]

OK, I'm new what's the vacuum trick?

When doing a hydro filter change only and not the oil like at 50 hrs remove the cap where you fill and insert the hose of a shop vac. Loosen filter to just prior to fluid dripping out then turn on shop vac. Remove filter install new one and turn off shop vac.

You can do a search here and find some good post on it but the above is the down and dirty.