L3540 HST Transmission Filter change

[Buddys Road]

The manual states that you should change the HST Filter every 200 hrs. The Hydraulic/Transmission oil and hydraulic oil Filter only has to be changed every 400 hrs.
Can I get some advice in how to only change the HST Filter and minimize the oil loss?

Regards

 

[mikester]

Some owners have luck with the vacuum trick

 

[ruger1980]

You should only lose a little oil if changing the HST filter. The hyd. is a different story.

 

[old and tired]

Some owners have luck with the vacuum trick

Shop vac taped up or just stuck in the fill port at the back of the tractor... just make sure it's sucking and not blowing.... THAT was a mess...

 

[whitetiger]

The manual states that you should change the HST Filter every 200 hrs. The Hydraulic/Transmission oil and hydraulic oil Filter only has to be changed every 400 hrs.
Can I get some advice in how to only change the HST Filter and minimize the oil loss?

Regards

The HST filter is pressure-fed, not gravity-fed like the suction filter. When you remove the HST filter, you will only lose what is in the filter plus about a cup of hydraulic oil.

 

[mikester]

The HST filter is pressure-fed, not gravity-fed like the suction filter. When you remove the HST filter, you will only lose what is in the filter plus about a cup of hydraulic oil.

The vacuum trick on my M59 gave me a nice bath in 15 gallons of superUDT. My skin on my back never felt softer. Smells better than diesel and old grease too!