IH 444 PTO oil

Wifes uncle has a 444. Needed to put seal on PTO shaft. ON taking off, found oil is LOW.

Above this cavity is the hydraulic fluid. It seems the hydraulic fluid is NOT what bathes the PTO cavity?

This isn't my tractor so I'm not too familar with this aspect.

What goes in the PTO cavity? Where do you fill it?

PTO, transmissiom and rear end all use 80 or 90wt transmission oil. Filler is by gear shift lever and level check is plug on the side of transmission case. I can't remember if it is on left or right side but it is just at the foot rest level.

JimB

Thanks!!

Now I've got to find the drain plug and drain the MILK that I found in there

I am away from home and don't have my B414 Operator's Manual, but if I recall correctly, there is one drain plug at bottom of rear end casting below PTO shaft, another one on bottom of transmission housing. I can't remember if there is a third but it would be on bottom of housings.

JimB

I'll be giving a look. A drain plug can't be TOO hard to find and I knew that when I wrote above.

I will ask this... well, I'll first make a statement. It seems water has found its way in here since the oil that is here, looks more like a semi-melted milk shake rather than motor oil. It's a light tan color and is creamyyyyyyyyyy smooth...

I'm going to drain it but I think it would also be a good idea to flush it and try to get as much of this out as I can.

Would you (or anyone) recommend:

1. Drain... then fill with perhaps a lighter weight motor oil.... buzz around the field for 10 minutes, then drain again...refilling with heavier motor/gear oil

2. Drain... then fill with normal gear oil and forget it however, perhaps change it again later in summer, after a handful of hours use.

??

Oh... luck of all luck... since the oil here is not the hydraulic fluid, it would seem the hydraulic pump is toast. I saw this leak, knew the hydraulic filler was "on top" of this section (little did I then realize they were simply stacked compartments, mutually exclusive of each other).

I figured while I was going to refil the hydraulic fluid, I may as well fix this leak...

Got the PTO leak fixed today, VERYYYYYYYy low on oil...however, the hydrauilc fluid above, is near full and my hydraulics are dead, including the power steering.

I sometimes wish I had a nice cliff nearby for this thing... :wink: