gimpyrobb
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As some of you know, I got a 53 m62 wrecker at the begining of this year. I fixed the starter and tinkered with some of the other features. The rear winch worked, the front will work with a little time and effort, the crane section had no fluid in it. I have read that the reserve tank holds about 60gal of hydraulic oil. That expense has been out of my reach until Thursday. I picked up some 5gal buckets cheap. I only had time to dump it in the tank on Thurs. Friday I got around to starting the truck and with fingers crossed, I tried out the boom. First off I tested extending the boom. It moved out and in just fine. WOOO HOOO! Next I tried lowering the hook. Aside from lack of weight on the hook, it worked good. Next came a left and then right swing, Awesome. Then I decided to raise the boom. It got almost all the way up and blew a hole in a hose. I was talking with some people about my project and one of the guys asked why I didn't use ATF. I had never thought about it, and wanted to ask what everyone thought about it. Do you guys who have wreckers use Hydraulic oil exclusivley? I have not priced ATF, but if it is considerably cheaper, it might be a good option. What says you?
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