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Read articles →This is a hands-on, detailed walkthrough of the actual 50-hour service on a Mahindra 1538, not a review or dealer pitch. The owner shows filter locations (fuel, hydraulic, oil, HST), drain and fill points for the hydraulic reservoir and front axle, fluid choices (Chevron Delo, factory HST filter), tools needed (22mm sockets, strap wrench), and practical tricks like using the sight glass and refilling fuel filters. Best for owners about to do their own first service.
Posted by an owner (D L R / Devin) documenting his own tractor maintenance, so it's a firsthand DIY perspective rather than a dealer or professional shop.
It holds over five gallons, and in this case the reservoir was a little over eight gallons of fluid, since transmission, hydraulic, and rear end share one reservoir.
The dealer said aftermarket is fine for most filters, but because the HST runs higher pressure, use the factory filter since aftermarket may fit but not handle the pressure correctly.
Use the sight glass above the tie rod end. Fill slowly past 4 quarts, adding a half quart at a time and waiting, since fluid takes a second to reach the sight glass.
A metric socket set up to 22mm, adjustable box wrenches for some loader bolts, a filter wrench or strap wrench, and a small flat blade screwdriver for the oil fill cap.
