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    Mustang MTL20 issues

    Ok, appreciate the input
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    Mustang MTL20 issues

    I have a good friend who has an older ASV MTL. He has had major issues from fuel contamination and some kind of algae or bacteria in his fuel. I assumed that Tak recommends draining the tank to avoid those sorts of issues. There’s also a fuel water separator. Which needs to be drained when water...
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    Mustang MTL20 issues

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    Mustang MTL20 issues

    Today I drained the fuel tank as called for in the operators manual. It says to do this every 50hrs. What are your thoughts? Is it necessary. Maybe a longer interval?
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    Mustang MTL20 issues

    I changed the drive oil today. The old stuff smelled strongly of sulphur. Any idea why that would be?
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    Mustang MTL20 issues

    On a different note, Mustang sent me the service manual and the operators manual for free! If you have a Mustang loader like mine and need these manuals, follow this link: https://www.mustang-by-manitou.com/contact
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    Mustang MTL20 issues

    Thanks for all the great information. The problem was indeed a hose to the drive and the machine is now back up and working.
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    Mustang MTL20 issues

    That's more great info, thanks! As far as the current leak goes... it's definitely hydraulic fluid that's leaking out. Not the heavy weight gear oil from the travel motor. Hopefully that's good?
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    Mustang MTL20 issues

    On high mounted final drives, toric (duocone) seal failures are rare. The toric seal is precision metal on metal and keeps the gear oil from falling out. Most likely a hose or fitting is damaged or loose. I got these from a Takeuchi TL140 parts manual, as, apparently, Mustang doesn't want...
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    Mustang MTL20 issues

    Thanks for the quick reply. I plan to do that as soon as possible. On a different note, does anyone have the service manual and operators manual for this machine on digits? It's almost identical to the Takeuchi TL140 and the Gehl CTL 70 so those would be helpful as well.
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    Mustang MTL20 issues

    Hello, I'm new to CTLs and recently bought a 2007 Mustang MTL20. The machine has about 3300 hours, and came from a local farm that I believe had owned it since it was new. I bought it used and didn't expect it to be perfect. The first issue we had turned out to be two bad relays. The machine...
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