Hydraulic temperature gage

[countrypapa]

I have a BX23s and I would like to hook up a temperature gage to my hydraulic system. In the past at different times I have had 2 hose leaks and a broken fan blade. I didn't notice neither because I was out in the woods and everything was working fine but when I went to use the tractor the next day I saw fluid on the ground. Both hose leaks were very big and if I had done more work I could have really got some damage. So I thought that if I had a temp. gage hooked up I would see the temp. gage go up and know to look for a problem. My question is, where and how do I hook one up?

 

[Fedup]

Interesting concept, but I'm having a hard time understanding how a temperature gauge, regardless of how/where it's mounted, is going to tell you when you run out of oil. Possibly when the gauge has no reading at all due to lack of contact with any fluid?

 

[PoTreeBoy]

Like Fedup, I don't think a gauge is going to help detecting leaks. If you see a cloud coming out of you tractor, you may have a leak.

If you don't have a guard on your hydrostat fan get one. I understand those fans are easy to break and hard to replace.