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Read articles →This is a real-world troubleshooting story, not a how-to walkaround: a 3025E owner loses power steering, discovers a loose fitting spraying hydraulic fluid, and learns the transmission and power steering share fluid (no separate reservoir under the hood). He shows the fill cap location, tightens the fitting, and adds roughly four gallons to refill the 5-gallon transmission. Useful for 3025E owners chasing steering or fluid-level problems.
Posted by Kevin of Naples Lawn Service, sharing a hands-on owner experience rather than a professional repair tutorial.
There is no separate power steering jug under the hood. The fill cap is for the transmission, since the transmission and power steering share the same fluid on this tractor.
A loose fitting on the power steering cylinder was spraying hydraulic fluid out, draining the shared transmission and power steering fluid until it lost pressure.
The transmission holds five gallons. After a leak drained it, about four gallons were needed to refill it back to full on the dipstick.
The owner used John Deere Hy-Gard hydraulic oil transmission fluid to refill the transmission after fixing the leaking fitting.
