Hyd filter on Farmall C

Geo-TH,In · Feb 14, 2015

A while back someone on YT told me there was a hyd filter, screen, on my farmall C. Today it's too windy for man or beast to be outside, so I decided to change the HYD oil and check out the filter. Inside the pole barn, out of the wind.

There was a lot of sludge, not to mention the screen filter needed a bath.

Put it back together and decided to experiment with 5w20 full synthetic motor oil. It only hold 3 qts. The pump was talking more than I like. Well it sounds a lot better using synthetic. Will keep an eye on things. See how it works in the summer. I figured some hyd fluids are full synthetic. Synthetic can handle higher temps. My hyd system is only used to operate the lift arm, which raises and lowers the belly mower.

teddy52food · Feb 14, 2015

Looks like just cleaning the screen would improve it.

C. Amick · Feb 14, 2015

It's supposed to have IH Hytran fluid in it. I used the Tractor Supply equivalent when I recently changed mine in the Farmall C.

Geo-TH,In · Feb 15, 2015

When I switched to Tractor Supply equivalent and it got cold, the pump started making a cavitating sound. No sound using 5w20 synthetic, so I'm thinking part of the problem may have been dirty screen and Tractor Supply equivalent.

You can easily see the Tractor Supply equivalent is more like honey when it's cold.

I tried using the Tractor Supply equivalent in Jubilee. Works great in summer, not in winter. I went back to the chn134a in Jubilee.

Hyd filter on Farmall C

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