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Mixing 10w30 and Hydraulic fluid
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<blockquote data-quote="bobbie-g" data-source="post: 31708" data-attributes="member: 26"><p>Regarding mixing: my T180 manual says 10W30 is OK for hydro fluid, although I can't quote chapter and verse on that at the moment. But I did read it in there. I did a flush using 10W30 for a few rinses. Last fill I did with Bobcat juice, so I'm about 80% Bobcat stuff and 20% 10W30, and I'm feeling OK with that. -- Ken suggested I drain the system using the aux connectors. I swiped a connector/hose off my grapple, hooked it up to the lower Bobcat connector, and it worked really slick. Pump the stuff out till it runs dry. Fast and simple. No, I didn't keep running the pump after it quit spitting out fluid. Just stopped when it quit squirting. The "output" connector on both my T180 and 751 is the lower connector, which is the larger diameter one. I hesitate to say male or female, as it depends on which part you're referring to. Having said the lower is the output, it of course depends on whether you are running the aux hydraulics in the normal direction or the reverse direction. In the reverse direction, the upper smaller connector becomes the output. Confusing enough? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ---RC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobbie-g, post: 31708, member: 26"] Regarding mixing: my T180 manual says 10W30 is OK for hydro fluid, although I can't quote chapter and verse on that at the moment. But I did read it in there. I did a flush using 10W30 for a few rinses. Last fill I did with Bobcat juice, so I'm about 80% Bobcat stuff and 20% 10W30, and I'm feeling OK with that. -- Ken suggested I drain the system using the aux connectors. I swiped a connector/hose off my grapple, hooked it up to the lower Bobcat connector, and it worked really slick. Pump the stuff out till it runs dry. Fast and simple. No, I didn't keep running the pump after it quit spitting out fluid. Just stopped when it quit squirting. The "output" connector on both my T180 and 751 is the lower connector, which is the larger diameter one. I hesitate to say male or female, as it depends on which part you're referring to. Having said the lower is the output, it of course depends on whether you are running the aux hydraulics in the normal direction or the reverse direction. In the reverse direction, the upper smaller connector becomes the output. Confusing enough? :-) ---RC [/QUOTE]
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