My Deere 777 manual says to change the hydro oil and filter every season...not that it's expensive but is it really necessary if I'm only putting MAYBE 50-hours a year on it...? I only use it on my own property and it's pretty much babied.
Change hydraulic fluid annually...?
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My Deere 777 manual says to change the hydro oil and filter every season...not that it's expensive but is it really necessary if I'm only putting MAYBE 50-hours a year on it...? I only use it on my own property and it's pretty much babied.
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It wouldn't hurt to change it if it has never been changed yet since the machine has to be at least 10 years old now.
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overrated i feel.
maybe every couple years. the first one may be important, but other than that i try not to worry about that.
maybe every couple years. the first one may be important, but other than that i try not to worry about that.
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Years ago I bought a nice Velke sulky. The instructions said to grease it every single day. Which I thought was absolutely absurd. (It's upwards of ten years old at this point and I only grease it every couple of weeks at best.)
I think John Deere is kind of taking the same approach: call for maintenance so frequently that it will stave off most problems...
I think John Deere is kind of taking the same approach: call for maintenance so frequently that it will stave off most problems...
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I'm in the same boat as the OP, bought a commercial machine for home use. I used to be a part time LCO and just can't go back to the cheap stuff. With that said, it's a lot of $$ not to maintain it the way the manual says. Oil, even synthetic, does oxidize and sometimes a machine sitting is worse than running it hard.
Some maintenance schedules seem a bit silly to me. I'd go by hours rather than elapsed time.
My Exmark has several spots that you're supposed to grease every 8 hours and it really takes a toll on my life. I can't do anything or go anywhere and can't even sleep-in having to grease it 3 times a day. I wonder what would happen if I didn't grease it for a day? I need a day off!
My Exmark has several spots that you're supposed to grease every 8 hours and it really takes a toll on my life. I can't do anything or go anywhere and can't even sleep-in having to grease it 3 times a day. I wonder what would happen if I didn't grease it for a day? I need a day off!
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That was what JD may have called for over ten years ago, and with the hydros they used back then, but now, it is after the first 300, then every 500 after that.
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I change the filter every 100 to 150 hrs, and look at the oil, it is always as clean as new. I prime the filter and fill the resivore to the right level, good to go. The wright filters will get gummed up and slow you down if they are on to many hours they have a tight micron rating.
LOL.Some maintenance schedules seem a bit silly to me. I'd go by hours rather than elapsed time.
My Exmark has several spots that you're supposed to grease every 8 hours and it really takes a toll on my life. I can't do anything or go anywhere and can't even sleep-in having to grease it 3 times a day. I wonder what would happen if I didn't grease it for a day? I need a day off!
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HAHAHA.....Damn.......Some maintenance schedules seem a bit silly to me. I'd go by hours rather than elapsed time.
My Exmark has several spots that you're supposed to grease every 8 hours and it really takes a toll on my life. I can't do anything or go anywhere and can't even sleep-in having to grease it 3 times a day. I wonder what would happen if I didn't grease it for a day? I need a day off!
Years ago I had a dixie chopper with nearly 4000hrs on it when I sold it....guess how many times I changed the hydro oil? Not once, not even after the breakin period. It always ran perfect and ran perfect for several years after I sold it according to the buyer.
Im not advocating that but just saying hydro systems are incredibly robust as long as the oil doesnt get contaminated.
I have learned how to change it on my current machines but I wont be doing it near as often as the manual recomends, its more likely to get contaminated changing it when it doesnt need it than it is just leaving it alone imo. Syn oil in there wont break down like it does in engines.
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