Tractor hydrulic fluid for power steering
03-03-2007, 10:46 PM
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Tractor hydraulic fluid for power steering
I flushed my power steering today,with powersteering fliud. But, I was curious would tractor hydraulic fluid be better, same or worse then powersteering fluid? I would think it might be better becuase its for higher pressure systems, only thoughts was maybe the seals might not like it. I couldn't find any ratings or weights for power steering fluid. But some hydraulic fluids are iso46 and such.
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03-04-2007, 01:35 AM
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I'm sure that I will get shot down for this, but except for the systems that specify transmission fluid for a fluid, hydraulic fluid is the same as power steering fluid. Been running it for years in steering systems. Some pumps specify a particular fluid and I generally use that in those systems.
03-04-2007, 11:34 AM
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Hey I'll shoot you down! 
There are some big differneces in hydraulic fluids themselves and they are different than power sterring fluid. I tried John Deere's tractor hydaulic fluid once in mine and it made the sterring VERY slow, was too heavy for that aplication.
My advice is too just flush it and use a good quality PS fluid.
There are some big differneces in hydraulic fluids themselves and they are different than power sterring fluid. I tried John Deere's tractor hydaulic fluid once in mine and it made the sterring VERY slow, was too heavy for that aplication.
My advice is too just flush it and use a good quality PS fluid.
03-04-2007, 11:54 AM
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I did some research last night, turns out ISO-32 is most likely the same as powersteering fluid. That was comparing pour point, visocity at40*C, 100*C and overall visocity rating.
If I could find anything with a name I've heard of, I just used some generic brand. But figured hydraulic fluid was the same just didn't know what weight to buy.
Hey I'll shoot you down!
There are some big differneces in hydraulic fluids themselves and they are different than power sterring fluid. I tried John Deere's tractor hydaulic fluid once in mine and it made the sterring VERY slow, was too heavy for that aplication.
My advice is too just flush it and use a good quality PS fluid.
There are some big differneces in hydraulic fluids themselves and they are different than power sterring fluid. I tried John Deere's tractor hydaulic fluid once in mine and it made the sterring VERY slow, was too heavy for that aplication.
My advice is too just flush it and use a good quality PS fluid.
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03-04-2007, 01:08 PM
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I did some research last night, turns out ISO-32 is most likely the same as powersteering fluid. That was comparing pour point, visocity at40*C, 100*C and overall visocity rating.
If I could find anything with a name I've heard of, I just used some generic brand. But figured hydraulic fluid was the same just didn't know what weight to buy.
If I could find anything with a name I've heard of, I just used some generic brand. But figured hydraulic fluid was the same just didn't know what weight to buy.
03-04-2007, 07:19 PM
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Tractor Hydraulic fluid is fine, have been using it for years in diff cars and trucks.
Years ago when there was problems with no steering ( cold weather )in GM rack and pinon steering on cars, local shops fixed it for $85. took less than 15 min, to change it over to tractor hyd. fluid.
Years ago when there was problems with no steering ( cold weather )in GM rack and pinon steering on cars, local shops fixed it for $85. took less than 15 min, to change it over to tractor hyd. fluid.
03-05-2007, 09:19 AM
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03-05-2007, 10:47 AM
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That's what I did too. Worked great. Then I backed out of the garage and heard a soft 'pop'. What was that I says?? Heart is still beating and the truck is still running so the important things are stilll working. I rolled the truck back and forth a couple times to see if the sound would repeat. No luck. So I try turning side to side. The steering is really smooth and easy like on ice. Ding, ding, duh....dang 
I left the plastic bottle with the waste oil on the floor along with turkey baster. So I open the door and looked down...yep there they are, flatter than a piece of lefsa. Amazing much surface a quart of oil will cover when the bottle it was in is run over by a CTD.
How do you get oil up off the concrete in the winter??
I left the plastic bottle with the waste oil on the floor along with turkey baster. So I open the door and looked down...yep there they are, flatter than a piece of lefsa. Amazing much surface a quart of oil will cover when the bottle it was in is run over by a CTD. How do you get oil up off the concrete in the winter??
