Boss Plow oil leak

rapracing

rapracing

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My v-xt plow has a leak. It appears to be on a breather at the top of the cylinder that lifts the plow. When I raise the plow it pushes oil out of what I assume is a breather.

Looks like there is only one line on the cylinder at the bottom. It appears that the weight of the plow is what drops it down?

I ASSUME it is oil by bypassing the packing in the cylinder and coming out the breather

Anyone have an issue like this?
 
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Keifer

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Haven't had that issue, (new v-plow this year) but it is recommended you replace fluid only with Boss oil. Go figure...!
 
rapracing

rapracing

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Mine is new as well. I had it installed in the fall. It has 10-12 hours on it now but seems awful quick for seals/packing to go
 
Tom B

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rapracing said:
My v-xt plow has a leak. It appears to be on a breather at the top of the cylinder that lifts the plow. When I raise the plow it pushes oil out of what I assume is a breather.

Looks like there is only one line on the cylinder at the bottom. It appears that the weight of the plow is what drops it down?

I ASSUME it is oil by bypassing the packing in the cylinder and coming out the breather

Anyone have an issue like this?
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I had a leak at the breather...... the breather was loose, the boss dealer had me hand tighten it (plastic) and no leak since. It could have been over filled too.
 
rapracing

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Tom B said:
I had a leak at the breather...... the breather was loose, the boss dealer had me hand tighten it (plastic) and no leak since. It could have been over filled too.
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It's not likely it was overfull. I had used it several hours. Just started leaking today. I seems it is coming through the breather. I check it in the morning and be sure it's not loose. Thanks
 
rapracing

rapracing

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Just talked to dealer. It is as I suspected, oil is going around the seal and when I raise the blade it pushes out the breather. They are going to give me a new cylinder
 
Keifer

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Consider using only Boss oil to keep your plow warranty in force. Just saying.
 
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Keifer said:
Consider using only Boss oil to keep your plow warranty in force. Just saying.
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Magnuson-Moss warranty act is pretty clear that they can't deny a warranty just because you used a different brand part/fluid. As long as it meets the specs, you'll be fine. If you use bad stuff, yes they can deny a claim if they can prove that the part/fluid was the cause of the problem, but the burden is on them.

I bought a Sno*Way plow this year, and they do the same thing - they sell their own branded fluid, which of course the dealer has never seen. They sold me Fischer oil and I'm reasonably sure it's the same stuff, different label.
 
rapracing

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The first guy I talked to told me this was the first time he had heard of this. When I stopped to pick it up a was talking to one of the mechanics. I asked if he had seen it before. "Yes, we even had to replace the one on our machine".

Sounds like it may be a common problem talking to him.

They did give me a quart of fluid to replace what was lost as well as a new cylinder
 
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