L3450

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What is the correct procedure to check the hydraulic fluid in a L3450

Level ground? Machine running at idle? Machine off?
 

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I look down the fill hole and shake the tractor. If I can just see it, there is enough. Sight glass is useless unless I'm parked on a slope. It can't really be too critical because the level changes all the time, eg. loader all the way up/down.
Bottom line is I don't know but I hope NIW shows up with a definitive answer
 

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With the loader bucket down and the backhoe in the travel position you should be able to see it in the sight glass if you can you're good to go. ;)
 

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Yea on an L3450 just level and not running is fine for checking the level.

Dye in the fluid helps a ton on these sight glass units.

You know the sight glass is at your left heel, above the floor boards right. :D