Hello, the Countyline 25 ton hydraulic oil reservoir cap is on top of the square beam, near the wheel. Some call it a breather cap. This cap has a dipstick on it. Protruding out top of the threads is a square cap that has a hole in it. There is another hole on the underside, atop the dipstick. I assume these holes are connected. The square cap allows you to put a wrench on it and unscrew the cap. It is leaking oil through the hole in the cap. I tightened it. It started leaking from the threads. I took it off and the threads look fine. I thought it might be cross-threaded but I don't think so. Could it be there is just too much hydraulic oil in there? Last season, maybe even the last we used it, we added hydraulic fluid because a hose busted. Anyway, could it be as simple as nothing is wrong, it's just venting excess oil? This happened after we split a while and the motor heated up. If this is so, should I remove some and, if so, what's easiest way to get some out? I'm not there to where I could look at it; maybe there is a drain plug. This is first time to use since last year. TIA!
Sounds like a little too much oil. Don't tighten it up any more in fact back off a tad. It will eventually stop dripping on it's own. Only fill with ram retracted and full doesn't mean FULL, leave some space.
As everyone is saying so far, I agree with the unit being overfilled. Don't make the matter worse by tightening something that doesn't need it. In addition, the owners manual will usually have a section of FAQ/ trouble shooting that might have this issue listed.
Is the splitter sitting level? If the breather cap is lower than the rest of the reservoir you can get some spillage. I basically split in a Boulder field. I often shim and the splitter level before firing up the engine.
I had the same issue with my splitter after adding oil. It was just overfull and quit on its own. I don’t tighten the cap and it does fine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Just keep using it and eventually the excess will leak out and all will be fine..I wouldn't worry at all....
I agree most likely overfull and it should weep out on it's own. As you mentioned, it has a dipstick so is it overfull should be easy enough to confirm.
Yes, some oil reservoir designs are really prone to spewing out the breather if things aren't pretty level...even more so if over full.
I agree with overfilled. I have a similar setup on my DHT splitter. I’ve found that it doesn’t hold nearly the amount of hydraulic fluid that the manual says it does.
Yep, BTDT, have the Tee shirt. Run it til it weeps out and cures the issue, or grab a turkey baster and pull some out if it really bothers you (in case there’s no drain plug).
I agree with Eric on using the baster, but he's a master at using one !! However the drain plug can be a risky proposal especially if you can be the fumbly sort. I'd recommend cracking loose the filter as it is easy to control.
First off, you added oil without knowing the fluid level? Never add oil without knowing the level on anything, ever. Sounds like it is over full or foaming. What line broke?
Yawner . Like the others have said have your splitter level. The dipstick MUST be screwed in to check the fluid level. The manual doesn't tell you this. I called the mfg to confirm on that. The only time I had oil come out the breather hole was when I towed mine.
