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Read articles →This is a real-world troubleshooting video, not a routine maintenance tutorial: the owner diagnoses delayed power steering and a jerky front-end loader on their JD 4105, suspects a clogged hydraulic filter, and walks through draining the old dark fluid, replacing the filter and O-ring, and refilling with new oil. It includes actual costs (filter, O-ring, oil totaling near $400) and confirms whether the fix worked. Useful for owners troubleshooting similar hydraulic symptoms.
Posted by the Growns Family Farm channel, an owner-operator family documenting hands-on repairs and farm projects on their own tractor and property.
The owner suspected the hydraulic oil filter was clogged, since the power steering and loader are controlled through the hydraulic pump and fluid system.
They changed the hydraulic oil filter and O-ring and refilled the hydraulic oil, which made the steering smooth and the loader lift more smoothly afterward.
The filter was over $100, the O-ring about $10, and the oil was between $250 and $300, totaling almost $400 for the whole fix.
Yes, after refilling the oil and running the tractor, the owner said the steering was smooth and the loader was going up and down pretty good.
