Posted by kirby on January 10, 2009 at 20:19:31 from (205.188.117.74):
I have a Long backhoe attachment that i only use once or twice a year. It's a 3 point hitch attachment with it's own pump that runs off the PTO. Hooked it up the other day, it was running weak and checking the fluid level, i noticed it was milky white, so it's obviously contaminated. My questions: Is that just water? what is the best way to flush it out to make sure i get it out of all the lines and cylinders? Neighbor said to drain the system, fill it with diesel fuel, operate all the cycliders, then drain the system and refill it with fresh hydraulic fluid, will that work? fianally, any way to filter the old fluid? not trying to be too cheap here, but i only use the thing a few hours a year, and times are tight.
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