Hyd. Fluid Contamination

Never noticed any difference, and I really don't think that a few quarts of the "other" oil would do much harm.

If on the other hand, if the last guy to use it doesn't clean his connections or use dust plugs, yeah there's gonna be a little dirt in the system. It should be filtered out by the tractor's filter, but some of it goes into the cylinder before it'll go back to the tractor to get filtered.

Donovan from Wisconsin

They always make me supply my own cylinders at my own additional cost.

Falls right in line with my "buy high and sell low" policy. :>(

Allan

pressurize then drain, pressurize then drain again.. etc.

Soundguy

Too much time to constantly drain the system. Over time they all end up mixed.

My guess is that they all end up with what is most convienant/least expensive.

My day ran dextron in his gear tractors for years with no problems or abnormal wear. i'm talking 25 years +.

I'm not up on the new big ones but my Kubota Dealer recomended HyTran over the Kubota fluid for my new little Hydro Kubota.

I've run Cub Cadet Hydros on Hytran and Dextron and couldn't tell the difference a decade later.

I do like hytran better because of the water retension properties.

It might make sense to do the drain thing once if you don't know where the implement was used. Gear Oil / dirt / water would be a bad things to get in your trans.

Mixing Hy Guard and Hy Tran - I don't think it matters all that much

All my hy implements use UTF.. however if i had any that ran on the ford N.. then I'd keep them seperate.. Ford N has 90wt in the common sump..

Me personally.. I'd also avoid ATF in my common sump machines. i don't see any final drives that spec ATF.. there must be a reason for that.

Soundguy

Soundguy