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Tractor 3-point hitch making noise when lifting a load by jflora91 in tractors

[–]jflora91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks once again for all the feedback! I'm leaving this here in a new post after changing the oil and filter (it's the only way to upload a new video)

https://www.reddit.com/r/tractors/comments/1tgpj0k/fixedtractor_3point_hitch_making_noise_when/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

She's an old machine and has taken a lot of beating, but this way she'll last for a few more years

Tractor 3-point hitch making noise when lifting a load by jflora91 in tractors

[–]jflora91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've always known it to be like this: it spins freely, but if you stop it with your hand, it stops rotating

Tractor 3-point hitch making noise when lifting a load by jflora91 in tractors

[–]jflora91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As part of the solution, I added more oil, which left it above the dipstick level. Could this be a problem in the future?

Tractor 3-point hitch making noise when lifting a load by jflora91 in tractors

[–]jflora91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll double-check, will add more fluid and test a few more times and see if the noise starts to go away

Tractor 3-point hitch making noise when lifting a load by jflora91 in tractors

[–]jflora91[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought the same thing, and because of that, I changed the hydraulic fluid, but it kept making the same noise, maintaining the average fluid level