Hydraulic Fluid and Hydro fan for 149

[BKsCC]

Originally Posted by Wild Bill

Seasonal and humidity changes make the transaxle housings sweat - especially the cast iron versions.

This is the real reason you should change your fluids regularly, even if you don't run it often. In fact, this counts for everything with a motor in it, not just your tractors. I've got a classic car in the garage I change the oil on every year regardless of how often I ran it to get the condensation out of the oil.

Same reason you should store your equipment and cars with the fuel tanks topped off with non-ethanol gas and a fuel stabilizer; less surface area for water to get absorbed from the ambient humidity, and ethanol breaks down into water if it sits in storage undisturbed for long enough.

[1711Cub]

Originally Posted by Wild Bill

Take clean 1 gallon jugs or 5 gallon sealable buckets, to any CASE-IH AG dealer -or- CASE Construction dealer, and have them fill your containers from the HYTRAN bulk tank. It's cheaper than buying it prepackaged, and WAY cheaper than buying it by the quart.

Many fluids claim to meet the same spec as Hytran, BUT, true Hytran is made exclusively for Case/IH. The manufacturer is not allowed to sell that formula to ANY other customer. Cub Cadet dealers are not even allowed to sell it being called HYTRAN. So beware if you go through a CC dealer to buy Hytran it is CRAZY EXPENSIVE, and not labeled as Hytran due to contractual agreement. Plus they sell a different transaxle fluid for the MTD built machines. So, you want the non-synthetic fluid for IH and CCC built Cub Cadets, using the Sunstrand hydro pump.

Also, true Hytran causes moisture to sink to the bottom of the transaxles differential case..(it will be a gray 'slime' when you take the rear cover off)...keeping it out of bearings, and off of gears. Seasonal and humidity changes make the transaxle housings sweat - especially the cast iron versions.

There is NO knockoff version of Hytran fluid that make the moisture sink!!

Thank you for the factual response.

[fortyeightjake]

Do you have a New Holland dealer any closer? I don't have a IH dealer within 1.5 hours but I do have a NH 15 mins away.

From everything I've read, the NH fluid is the same exact fluid as HyTran. I'm running it in 2 tractors now with no issues. It's a white bucket with a red lid and last fall I paid $100 for the 5 gallon.

https://www.mycnhistore.com/us/en/ca...oil/p/73341774

[BKsCC]

Originally Posted by Wild Bill

Take clean 1 gallon jugs or 5 gallon sealable buckets, to any CASE-IH AG dealer -or- CASE Construction dealer, and have them fill your containers from the HYTRAN bulk tank. It's cheaper than buying it prepackaged, and WAY cheaper than buying it by the quart.

So I tried this advice at my local dealer and the guys almost laughed me out of the store saying "That's some old-timer's advice for sure". Pointed at the stack of 1 and 5gal buckets they had and said that's how it's sold.

[RoseHillFarmIHCC125]

I live in the South, and I have O'Reilly compatible Hy-Tran, and it works fine in my 125. In fact, the guys here on the forum helped me with a hydrostat reverse issue, and it was the linkage. It’s just as strong in reverse as forward, and no “whining” from the transmission. I even run Rotella 15W40 in the newly rebuilt Kohler.

[BKsCC]

Originally Posted by RoseHillFarmIHCC125

In fact, the guys here on the forum helped me with a hydrostat reverse issue, and it was the linkage. It’s just as strong in reverse as forward, and no “whining” from the transmission.

Can you paste a link to that thread? I need to solve the same issue.

[RoseHillFarmIHCC125]

I adjusted the brakes and hystat linkage according to the manual. That’s what helped me.

[RoseHillFarmIHCC125]

https://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/...ad.php?t=60540