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[Yotekiller]

Is it just me? The sight window is easy as can be to read, and spending money
for food coloring never even entered my mind. I think the sight window is a
great feature.

I dunno, I have read so many posts of people saying they have a very difficult time seeing the level in the sight glass. Maybe it's more of an issue if the window gets dirty or scratched up. One advantage I see for the dye is to help see the fluid in the event of a sudden leak. On a concrete floor, the fluid would be easy to see but not so much on dirt or grass. I think the red tint would help with that.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

I dunno, I have read so many posts of people saying they have a very difficult time seeing the level in the sight glass. Maybe it's more of an issue if the window gets dirty or scratched up. One advantage I see for the dye is to help see the fluid in the event of a sudden leak. On a concrete floor, the fluid would be easy to see but not so much on dirt or grass. I think the red tint would help with that.

True story,

It (dye) helped me for sure.

There is no way we would have seen that leak until the reservoir was dry.


But I could not see the level in the sight glass either.

So win/win, for me at least.

 

[Yotekiller]

True story,

It (dye) helped me for sure.
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There is no way we would have seen that leak until the reservoir was dry.


But I could not see the level in the sight glass either.

So win/win, for me at least.

IIRC, this happening to you is what made me buy the red dye...

 

[forky]

I wonder if over time the dye is going to stain the sight glass and make it harder to, see?

 

[SRRGC1]

Just got a Kubota L2502 Tractor Package from the local dealer. Comes with a whole list of attachments

Offer Includes:
+ Kubota LA526 Loader
+ Kubota 66" Quick Attach Bucket with Bolt on Cutting Edge
+ Land Pride BB1260 - 60" Box Scraper
+ Land Pride AP-PFL3048 - 48" Pallet Forks
+ Land Pride QH16 Quick Hitch
+ Land Pride RCF2060 - 60" Smooth Top Cutter

First new tractor ever, and hoping that this thing will do what I need it to.

Using it to clear a chunk of sagebrush property and rocks, grade driveway, move snow, etc. I will be hopping on this site if I ever encounter any issues or have any questions.

Hope your dealer covered the use of rear ballast. Very in important when tractor has a frt end loader. Numerous ways to go from rear weight ballast to liquid ballast in tires. Possible your dealer already had tire ballast pumped in. I would check if nothing was said.

 

[Shawn T. W]

My reason for the dye was it is very difficult to tell the fluid level IF the fluid level is NOT in the window, as in completely below, or above the window ... It is hard to tell when filling while it may be close (my fluid is basically clear) ... Is it in need of more, or is it already too much??? On my little baby overgrown lawn mower which only holds 2.9 gallons of hydraulic fluid, it's a very fine line on being "just right", and easy to see on a glance walking by if it were low ... As in not showing in the window ... Old eyes make life interesting!

I've made room on my shelf for the tiny 4 oz bottle!

 

[Shawn T. W]

Yes rear ballast is very important, read the manual, following is an example I posted on another forum of a guy on his third front axle bearing repair, after stated almost never using rear ballast with the LA724 loader, falsely thinking filled tires was "enough" ...

It's not an either/or situation, it's a "use both" situation, not only for safety of not tipping over sideways, as the front axle is on a pivot, but to take the weight off the front axle ...

Notice how much the backhoe weighs ...

Notice all these pictures of USING the loader, shows rear ballast being used.

Notice how much the lift capacity is ...

In my opinion, and the dealers will not usually give you an actual number, nor does the manual, but ... I believe you should have as much on the back, or more, than you plan on picking up on the front ...

TLB's have no way to add additional rear ballast, so I like that number as a starting point ... Filled tires are more for traction and lowering the center of gravity ...

My backhoe weighs 650.4 Lbs, weighed it myself, my rear ballast box I made myself weighs 707.0 Lbs ... And I have rear tires filled ...