Depends on your usage, do you have trees, get a grapple sooner vs. later. Do you plan to take care of roads or build roads, hydraulic top and tilt connection for the 3 point hitch makes using box blade and rear blades a pleasure to use.
Can you post of photo of the dip stick location that you are talking about?
I did not know the L3400 had one, I thought it was changed on the next model up-grade; L3700 and L3800 models. I assume you know the difference between the clear hydraulic fluid and the black engine oil dip sticks...
If you trust AI... this is what google said... "Biocides kill the microbes but do not remove the resulting sludge (dead organic matter). This sludge can still clog fuel filters." But doesn't say that it would block the outlet, just clog the filter so MAYBE it might work. I can't see it hurting...
A very long shot, make a small wire screen (like a tiny fish net) and see if you can screen out what's floating in the tank. If it works, you'll be the first one to do it. Removing the tank is a pretty big job...
One guy drained his tank and was going to try and shop-vac out the crud. We...
You can add a Biocide https://powerservice.com/psp_product/bio-kleen-diesel-fuel-biocide/
how fresh is the fuel??
You can try draining the tank by removing the line going to the fuel filter to check if the flow stops.... then you know something is in the tank.
PS. Many years on a couple...
So welcome to the forum... normally, these threads turn out to be junk in the fuel tank or algae in the tank. Something floats around the tank until it get sucked into the outlet pipe. You can check a couple other things, like crack the fuel cap to make sure the vent is not plugged up (has...
Thicker oil less likely to leak out pass the seal...
As for the $100 question, You have to ask yourself... why would they redesign it? You already have the old seal and it's leaking... just a guess but I bet the new seal is less likely to leak...
PS, I use gear oil, 80/90 weight...
"Aftermarket" and cheaper; that just screams to me that it's a knock-off made from chinese "rubber" (who know what type) and that the specs were "close enough" to say that it matches the actual true size. Seen parts that were substandard...
Is it a fun job to do?? Just in case it doesn't work out, you willing to do it again? If the answer is no, $60 in savings ain't much if you have to do the seal again!!! I would pay $105...
I have some dye, 6 oz of both red and blue... but have not used it yet. Mainly just using RoundUp on the driveway so easy enough to keep track of what's been done. It's pretty old and forgot what rate we used it at.... maybe some day.
Engine oil change, new air and Fuel filters, and today I'll change the antifreeze. Got new wheels and yokes for the finishing mower, will grease them and slap them on, too.
https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/5/6/566-white-2-105.html
Says it has 540/1000. Got photos of the gear shifters around in the cab area? More the merrier....
I mounted my 3 spools on top of the FEL valve, was able to use the hoses from the old FEL valve and screw them into the new valve. Just had to buy 1 hose to tie in from the old Power Beyond (high pressure out) port and connect it into the the new valve's IN port (P).
What you'll need is "Open...