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Inaccurate fluid amounts in the manual?

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Topic: Inaccurate fluid amounts in the manual?

Posted By: Dwayne TX
Subject: Inaccurate fluid amounts in the manual?
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 8:09am

Serviced the hydraulics in the 8070 this weekend - drained and changed RH & LH filters. The manual says to put 16 gallons in, run for 5 minutes and check the level at the sight glasses. Another section of the manual says the total capacity when draining all three plugs is 16.7 gallons. I did the 16 gallons, run and check and saw no fluid. Added three more quarts, which would be a bit more than the total capacity listed. I added three more quarts, one at a time, waiting 5-10 minutes between each one. Still nothing on the sight glass. It's been just over two years since I serviced it and don't remember this being an issue, but it could have.