stopping hydraulic leaks

Timis · Feb 20, 2012

I farm with late 70's early 80's tractors and they all seem to have some leaks around the valves and hydraulic parts in general - is there any way to stop this other than replace parts - just kinda drives you nuts to spend 1 day taking apart little pieces hoping you dont drop something to fix a 10 cent o-ring that isnt tight anymore - how do some of these guys have tractors without any leaks - I've gotten all mine used and they werent "cherry" by any means - but some guys seem to be able to keep them oil free - our oliver 1850, MM670 case 300 - never leak and theyre 15+ years older and it seems as every time I go to the field I'm checking the hydraulic oil and adding some. Any thoughts? Toying around with trading in a leaker for a non leaker just to save the time.

wisbaker · Feb 20, 2012

It's just a matter of getting them to stop leaking and keeping after them. Two places I worked were leaks weren't allowed a golf course (hot hydraulic fluid kills grass) and the Air Force (three drops of fuel or hydraulic fluid in 5 minutes grounds a bomber). At the golf course everything was cleaned when it came in I replaced a lot of hoses, oil seals and used a lot of Teflon tape to keep things dry, in the Air Force we worked a but load of hours when the weather changed keeping ahead of the Aircraft.

stopping hydraulic leaks

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