Warming Farmall 806 trans. oil....

Anonymous-0 · Dec 20, 2008

How do you guys suggest I warm the 806 trans oil. Can a guy use a dip stick heater and remove it before start up? Or, a heat lamp up by the bottom of the trans. Any other ideas? With it being so cold in the a.m. everything really whines for a while. Thanks Funtwohunt

caterpillar guy · Dec 20, 2008

What are you using for oil. We have never had a problem with that. The steering might be alittle stiff at first till it warms up. It gets -20F in the winter here.

Doc Holiday · Dec 20, 2008

The most efficent thing would probably be to add a screw in element type heater like is used with the hydro tractors.

You can use a couple (or 3 or 4) of those magnetic heaters on the belly, but there is a huge amount of heat loss trying to warm up the casting too...especially if the tractor sits outside.

Remember - you are trying to warm up 20+ gallons of oil.

Allan in NE · Dec 20, 2008

If it's singing at ya, it needs the filter and oil changed.

Allan

MN Scott · Dec 20, 2008

Just start it up and let it idle a few minutes when its really cold until you can turn the steering wheel. Thats what I do with my 706 and its what my dad before me did since it was new. It has not had the transimission or TA touched in its 7000+ hours so the singing don't hurt them. These old girls have an open center hydraulic system so they warm themselves pretty quick.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 21, 2008

didn't change the oil. The oil is Conoco Power Tran III. It was changed a couple of years ago and doesn't have 75 hours on the oil. Should I still change it? NW Nebraska at 7:54 a.m.
-12 deg. and 30 mph wind gusts to 40. A bit cold to say the least. Thanks Funtwohunt

Allan in NE · Dec 21, 2008

You must be my neighbor 'cause that's where I live. :>)

Allan

mkirsch · Dec 21, 2008

If the old oil was badly contaminated, residue in the system may have contaminated the new oil. If the tractor is stored outside, the fluid could be contaminated with water.

The only way you can tell is to take a sample. Easiest way to do that is to change the filter. You'll get a good sample out of the filter housing, and changing the filter won't hurt a thing.

If the oil is nasty, milky, filthy, change it again.

Now, are you looking to warm the oil to "solve" some issue? What issue? Warming the oil won't hurt a thing, but it should not be necessary. Go ahead if it makes you feel better, but don't do it as a solution to a problem. Fix the problem, or determine that it's a perceived problem (i.e. singing that goes away after a few minutes). The tractor will be more reliable and will last longer.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 21, 2008

I'm guessing you are along the Pine Ridge table area. Your father didn't happen to buy a couple of Goodyear 16.9 X 38 radials from me this last summer did he? Later

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