Hydraulic Problem

Ji Case 35172 · Dec 22, 2017

I have a farmall 504 and when I gets really cold out the hydraulics don?t want to work the loader won?t pick up the three point won?t work or the power steering .You have to sit there and slowly turn the steering wheel for a long long time before the Hydraulics finally start to work I bought it recently and I had all the fluids changed by the previous owner I?m thinking he just put two thick of hydraulic fluid in it because once it gets warmed up the hydraulics work great there?s no problem whatsoever and they?re extremely powerful. Do you guys think that?s the problem?

kcm.MN · Dec 22, 2017

You think there's a chance he used thick oil to avoid some minor leaks?

onefarmer · Dec 22, 2017

First what do you call really cold. Second it wouldn't hurt to do a change as you never know what's in there or how old.

SVcummins · Dec 22, 2017

The cheap yellow bucket of 303 hydraulic oil does not like cold weather

Traditional Farmer · Dec 22, 2017

I wouldn't put that stuff in anything.

Janicholson · Dec 22, 2017

Hytran or Hy-Guard (John Deere spec.) Fluid will do it. The Previous owner cheeped out on you. Jim

old · Dec 22, 2017

The common 303 v fluid is no longer on the market or at least not here in Missouri it isn't

showcrop · Dec 23, 2017

It looks like you have an oil change in your future. Running cheap oil for a little while to give it a good rinse is a good thing. Just get the oil good and hot by running the loader and three point up and down for a half hour before draining, and you will get a lot of sludge cleaned out. A clean hydraulic system can save a lot of wear on seals.

moresmoke · Dec 23, 2017

For whatever its worth, the farm store Hytran replacement is thinner than the other trans/hydraulic oils. The latest spec of Hytran and Hygard are the same viscosity. Deere also has a low viscosity version of Hygard. I use the farm store Hytran spec in my Massey, otherwise it does exactly what you describe in the winter.

Ji Case 35172 · Dec 23, 2017

That could posibly be because I took a hydraulic line off once and it
looked really weird.

Ji Case 35172 · Dec 23, 2017

Like ten degrees and lower.

centash · Dec 23, 2017

Not trying to hijack your post, but how would you like to diagnose this hydraulic system? Landing gear door from a military aircraft, forget which one.
Ben

teddy52food · Dec 23, 2017

Filter ? Add some kerosene to thin it?

shaun wallace · Dec 23, 2017

What was reason for pulling Super Trac 303 oil in Missouri? It is avaible in Texas at TSC.

Glen in Iowa · Dec 23, 2017

Remember to drain the cavity under the seat. Take the seat and the square cover off. The plug is at the front left corner.

SVcummins · Dec 23, 2017

I just drained it out of my 3020 the previous owner must have been running it . Stuff was so thick the tractor couldn?t pull itself in 8th gear switched it over to an oil that? meets j20c and j20a and it made a whole new machine out of it

SVcummins · Dec 23, 2017

Every farm store around here has it works pretty good when it?s warm in the winter it don?t work good at all unless you warm it up for a long time

old · Dec 23, 2017

You many want to take second look. O'Reilly's and Orscheln's both no longer sell 303UTF fluid or TSC

farmer boy · Dec 23, 2017

The John Deere (JD) 303 designation is 57 years old and has been obsolete for 43 years. In addition, there are no specifications available for 303 THF, and as such products making only ?303? claims cannot be tested to assure compliance with any known specifications. Because of this, in the interest of protecting consumers, the State of Missouri ordered that ?303? THF cannot be sold in the state.
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SVcummins · Dec 23, 2017

No thanks

SVcummins · Dec 23, 2017

I can send you a pallet of 303 if you really really want it bomgarrs had it for 14$ a bucket about a month ago and that?s where I got the picture from the back of the bucket

old · Dec 24, 2017

All 3 places now have hyd fluid that comes in buckets that look like it is the 303 fluid but is not or is branded different. Plus in has a handle on the bottom of the bucket to make it easy to pour but there is a catch to the handle the bucket is a 4.8 gal bucket instead of 5 gal so they rip your off for the handle and I bet many never notice

SVcummins · Dec 25, 2017

We don?t have handles on the bottom of Buckets in Idaho yet

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