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Read articles →This is a real-time repair diary, not a polished how-to: an owner tackles an actual hydraulic fluid leak on his 4044M in a pasture, tracing it to a filter, then draining and refilling roughly 12.5 gallons of fluid, replacing filters, reseating the floor panel, and clearing two resulting dashboard fault codes (PTO/clutch switch). Useful for owners troubleshooting similar leaks or codes, but it's messy, unscripted, and not a spec overview or buying guide.
Posted by the Dowdle Family Farms channel, an owner-operator documenting hands-on repairs on his own tractor rather than a dealer or professional mechanic.
The leak was coming from around the hydraulic filter under the floorboard, which also led the owner to change the transmission filter.
The tractor holds roughly 12 and a half gallons of hydraulic fluid, so a five gallon bucket will need emptying once or twice during a drain.
Pulling the floor panel disturbs the clutch switch connector underneath, causing a PTO code and a clutch calibration code until it is reconnected.
The code was caused by a disconnected clutch switch under the floor panel; reconnecting the switch resolved the code.
