I’m still doing research, but I think I have to add fluid to the front and rear transaxles and hubs through the 3/8 inch drive plugs on the sides of both of these. How do you get the fluid in there without spilling it everywhere? Thanks.
You can use a tube from higher up to run it in.
Use a suction gun. I prefer to buy good quality tools but Harbor Freight carries them I bet. Local auto parts store will have one too.
3 1/2 gallons is the capacity of the rearend. Much easier to feed it in from above.
I have screwed in a 3/8" hydraulic hose or correct size and pumped into the hose with the 1 gallon container mounted pumps. Easy standing up and comfortable. Mine has a fill plug in two bad location but it's easy to see when they are full.
These work well .....
When I did my rear, I used this one. Was a little soar when done because of the volume, and viscosity of the oil. I would prolly do the same again as it was cheep and you do not do it often. If I had a shop, you can be sure I would have it powered by something other than me like an air pump or electric pump. As JL Sargent said getting the oil from above is prolly easier, but I really didn't have an access point on my machine.
To fill the rear diff on mine I set the bucket in the cab, ran a chunk of cheap air hose through the slots for the hoe controls. Started a siphon and did something else for the next hour...
Without going all-out with a dedicated drum dispenser for that particular lube product, these work good for occasional fills. Especially in the field.
Those little pumps work okay for topping up but anytime I do a total fill I stick a piece of 1/2" tygon on a funnel and hook the funnel up above the fill hole somewhere I can pour the oil in.
That works, too. It also funnels the rain, mosquitoes, dust, volcanic ash, snow, cottonwood dander, and mud into the compartment I’m trying to fill. Lol.
Lets see, 3.5 gallons required at 12 strokes a liter. That seems like a whole lot of strokes guys. That might approach my honeymoon night!
LOL
Do it on a warm day or warm the oil up. It's no fun trying to pump cold gear oil through those small transfer pumps.
5 gal bucket pump can order though your parts house or oil dealer too air pumps are more fun but lots of oil has been put in one pump at a time https://www.zoro.com/lincoln-oil-pu...qxECG0fhl0ur-akfKvPEXBPOqWLL0uEcaAly1EALw_wcB
I wonder what the flow rate per stroke is on that one?
Probably not as many strokes as yur honeymoon, but I'm with Jonas and the bucket pump..the longer handle makes pumping a whole lot easier and the pump can be used for other fluids as well after the initial task..Just wouldn't recommend washer fluid or beverages...
I found it: 1.5 oz per stroke. So 3.5 gallons is 320 oz / 1.5 oz per stroke = 213.3 strokes. That's beyond my honeymoon estimate I'm afraid.
Actually, I believe it is 298.6 strokes. My 1:30 am math was a little off.
Well did you factor in viscosity, temperature, barometric pressure, and available pump stroke clearance?
Talk about arm pump. Do it on a cold day!
That's why I only pump with my left arm and save the right one for 12 oz. curls..
How bout building up the muscles with a 25 oz curl...LOL...for future pumping no doubt
If you are talking about hydraulic fluid I have used a $10 electric fuel pump to pump it with. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=12v+fuel+pump&ref=nb_sb_noss
I decanted the transmission fluid into one gallon aliquots in a Home Depot bucket, and carefully poured it into a long funnel inserted into the fill tube. Trying to balance a five gallon pail of the stuff with a diagonally-situated funnel buried behind the loader arm seemed to be a bad idea. Hoping the hydraulic fill is better situated, and larger in diameter.
Well, how did the fluid look that you drained out? I'm hoping like new.
The transmission fluid was a bit murky, but not horrible. Oil was normal looking. Looking at the hydro, it looks brand new. Have not drained the differentials yet.