Hello Brian,
If this tractor has an oil clutch then there should be a dipstick somewhere close to the firewall. Transmission may have a dipstick near the gear shift or a check plug on the side of the transmission case. Final drive oil is checked on the lower rear end of the tractor near the drawbar. There will be two plugs back there that require a hex shape wrench to open. You can make one by welding the right size nut on a steel bar.
Start shopping on Ebay for manuals, you should be able to find them there. Operators manual and parts manual are the two most useful for getting started.
If you could post some pictures that would be good.
Also tell us the serial number if you can find it on the rear end of the tractor.
Here is the "Capacities" page from the Operation and Maintenace Instructions manual for the 7U/ 6U D4 (form 12244-7)
Thank you guys so much, I will get a serial number sometime this morning when the snow stops, And yes there are 2 dipsticks one by the shifter and another closer to the firewall as well as the oil dipstick closer to the front in the motor. and I found the final drive tanks the other day and filled them up with 80#
If I understand you, you put the 80 weight in the final drives. That is correct. There are two more gear compartments, the transmission and bevel gear compartment (would be the differential gears if a dozen had a diff) which is just behind the trans and the oil fills both compartments. I believe there are two separate drain plugs to take out if you need to drain it.
i thought theres been discussion about 80 wt. being to thick to get rotated effectively to the top of the final case to lube the pinion bearings, especially in cold weather. i also think there was some service bullitan about using lighter oil there. anyway i use lighter oil in my finals all the time but my tractors don't get used much.. but as always and most of the time i could be wrong. thanks.
Thank you guys so much, I will get a serial number sometime this morning when the snow stops, And yes there are 2 dipsticks one by the shifter and another closer to the firewall as well as the oil dipstick closer to the front in the motor. and I found the final drive tanks the other day and filled them up with 80#
Hello Brian,
If this tractor has an oil clutch then there should be a dipstick somewhere close to the firewall. Transmission may have a dipstick near the gear shift or a check plug on the side of the transmission case. Final drive oil is checked on the lower rear end of the tractor near the drawbar. There will be two plugs back there that require a hex shape wrench to open. You can make one by welding the right size nut on a steel bar.
Start shopping on Ebay for manuals, you should be able to find them there. Operators manual and parts manual are the two most useful for getting started.
If you could post some pictures that would be good.
Also tell us the serial number if you can find it on the rear end of the tractor.
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