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  • Robertbarlage
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2014
    • 1242

    Versatile 895

    Hydrolic tank is leaking on bottom . How horrible of a job is it to take out?
  • TASFarms
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2014
    • 1347

    #2
    I’d just weld it where it is if you can get at it

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    • sumdumguy
      Senior Member
      • Mar 2007
      • 11989

      #3
      Doesn’t it just unbolt and drop straight down?

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      • AlbertaFarmer5
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2010
        • 12542

        #4
        Originally posted by TASFarms View Post
        I’d just weld it where it is if you can get at it
        That is what I would do, and have done on other tanks. It gets a little exciting as the leaking oil tends to ignite and makes it difficult to finally plug the hole. I suppose draining it first may be a safer option, but does take some of the fun out of it.

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        • farmaholic
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2010
          • 17482

          #5
          Is that tank sitting on a cross member tucked up against the side frame rail? ....just close enough but not far enough away to prevent dirt and straw from accumulating between them. Did it rust out or wear through from vibration on the mounting base or straps. If it's rust, you have to wonder when the next spot will let go. I believe we've cleaned(blew or washed) out that space on ours(855) before. Our old relic(1980) doesn't see alot of action anymore...harrowing or land rolling or pulling disc or cultivator around in fall. Archaic and crude but fairly darn dependable! Even sold the $7000.00 load sensing Atom Jet off it afew years ago....that will never have been anyone's drill tractor anymore anyway. Pretty much got the same money we paid for the Atom Jet when we first installed it..."inflation" erasing "depreciation".... on some stuff it works. Wouldn't mind replacing the tractor with something "newer"(relative to 1980) with no chloride and dry weights....in the Case line.

          Best of luck!

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          • Robertbarlage
            Senior Member
            • Feb 2014
            • 1242

            #6
            Yes has cross members in the way looks like a few words are going to be said taking it out or in a position to hopefully weld it

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            • makar
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2007
              • 1689

              #7
              Tranny comes through the floorboards, think i pulled the tank at the same time when i did the 850.

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                #8
                Originally posted by makar View Post
                Tranny comes through the floorboards, think i pulled the tank at the same time when i did the 850.
                Yea this 835 had the floorboards out Not as bad a job as it seems
                Cant dry it off and jb weld it ? Pretty amazing stuff sometimes if its not all rusted out

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                • Guest

                  #9
                  Originally posted by farmaholic View Post
                  Is that tank sitting on a cross member tucked up against the side frame rail? ....just close enough but not far enough away to prevent dirt and straw from accumulating between them. Did it rust out or wear through from vibration on the mounting base or straps. If it's rust, you have to wonder when the next spot will let go. I believe we've cleaned(blew or washed) out that space on ours(855) before. Our old relic(1980) doesn't see alot of action anymore...harrowing or land rolling or pulling disc or cultivator around in fall. Archaic and crude but fairly darn dependable! Even sold the $7000.00 load sensing Atom Jet off it afew years ago....that will never have been anyone's drill tractor anymore anyway. Pretty much got the same money we paid for the Atom Jet when we first installed it..."inflation" erasing "depreciation".... on some stuff it works. Wouldn't mind replacing the tractor with something "newer"(relative to 1980) with no chloride and dry weights....in the Case line.

                  Best of luck!
                  Case is good lol

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                  • Jay-mo
                    Senior Member
                    • Jan 2007
                    • 730

                    #10
                    If you can apply vacuum to the tank. Should stop it from leaking and you can clean it up and JB-weld it.

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