Bill, WELCOME to MTF.
The type of fluid you use in your hydro depends on operating conditions (air temp), condition of equipment (number of hours) and availability, as long as it is a "quality hydraulic fluid" (Sundstrand's words). Here in a temperate climate (-30 to +90 F) I have used Dexron for 27 years and over 2000 hours of HEAVY use on my MF1655, which is your tractor with a two cylinder Onan engine.
Heavy uses I have put my tractor to include;
Spreading and levelling four 17 cu.yd. loads of sinter on my driveway (over 1 ton / cu.yd.)
Excavating 55' of my 24' wide driveway to a depth of 3'.
Filling that hole with gravel and levelling it.
Removing 18" of garden soil from an area half the size of a regulation sized volleyball court and refilling the resultant hole with 8" of crushed gravel.
Many other smaller excavations and fillings.
ALL with a 54" wide x 22" height and depth bucket and no transmission issues.
These are all secondary jobs! The primary job was snow removal for up to 8 neighbourhood driveways for snowfalls from 2" to 12" normal and once (thank the Deity of your choice it was only once) 60". Average snowfall of 60-80" for 24 years = how many tons from about 800' of driveways. THAT is HEAVY WORK.
I think your tranny can hold up and it won't burn up any clutches.
The 3pt hitch has a lift capacity of about 350 lbs.
Sorry for the long post.
Bob
The type of fluid you use in your hydro depends on operating conditions (air temp), condition of equipment (number of hours) and availability, as long as it is a "quality hydraulic fluid" (Sundstrand's words). Here in a temperate climate (-30 to +90 F) I have used Dexron for 27 years and over 2000 hours of HEAVY use on my MF1655, which is your tractor with a two cylinder Onan engine.
Heavy uses I have put my tractor to include;
Spreading and levelling four 17 cu.yd. loads of sinter on my driveway (over 1 ton / cu.yd.)
Excavating 55' of my 24' wide driveway to a depth of 3'.
Filling that hole with gravel and levelling it.
Removing 18" of garden soil from an area half the size of a regulation sized volleyball court and refilling the resultant hole with 8" of crushed gravel.
Many other smaller excavations and fillings.
ALL with a 54" wide x 22" height and depth bucket and no transmission issues.
These are all secondary jobs! The primary job was snow removal for up to 8 neighbourhood driveways for snowfalls from 2" to 12" normal and once (thank the Deity of your choice it was only once) 60". Average snowfall of 60-80" for 24 years = how many tons from about 800' of driveways. THAT is HEAVY WORK.
I think your tranny can hold up and it won't burn up any clutches.
The 3pt hitch has a lift capacity of about 350 lbs.
Sorry for the long post.
Bob
