Hinomoto Tractor

[donny paradise]

Howdy All! I have one problem on my Dads compact tractor I want to ask about. The monster is a Hinomoto E14D 4X4. The scenario is that a couple of time a year the hydraulic filter gets gummed up with some type of pasty gumbo s*** and looses all strength. It comes back around after a service but it doesn't seem one should have to do this twice a season it only gets used maybe 30 hours yearly. Any insight on this Blue Devil from Hell ? Thanks

 

[grant5127]

Hinomoto? Good God Man! anyway, the gumbo you are referring to is paraffin..... the oil is breaking down under stress and trying to return back to its natural state....it may have an internal leak in a circuit causing the oil to overheat....IIRC it doesn't have a filter, just a very fine screen on the pickup tube located in the final drive....... anyway... do a search on hydraulic oils and select a better grade oil than your using........

 

[honk]

You're saying that you clean the screen, but have you changed the hydraulic oil?

If not, I agree with grant and add that synthetic hydraulic oil might solve your problem forever. problem is that some tractors use a heck of a lot of hydraulic oil. My little Kubota with it's auto trans needs about five GALLONS of the stuff.

 

[donny paradise]

Thanks for the replies We use Super Tech oil in this little tractor and from what I understand its supposed to be a good oil. I know it is packaged for Wal-Mart but made by Quaker State. Any thoughts on that fact Thanks

 

[honk]

It's odd for any oil except diesel to develop life on it's own, but I'm not sure that there's a huge difference between diesel and the hydraulic oils sold for tractor use. Additives for sure, but the base is probably similar. Since a common problem with diesel in cold climate is the growth of fungal worlds and the formation of a waxy substance maybe that's what you're getting.

I don't think that it'd do much harm to add a few ounces of one of the 'treatment' type products sold for adding to diesel fuel to improve lubricity and hinder the growth of fungi while keeping down the waxy buildup. ( ) Even if it doesn't help it will do some good in the fuel tank.

 

[grant5127]

I know it is packaged for Wal-Mart but made by Quaker State. Any thoughts on that fact

I'm under the impression Wally World bought a Q-State, Pennzoil and a Mobil refinery and the Warren Oil Group operates and packages the product to Wally's spec.....