Deere & Company
Thermal adjusted hydraulic fluid gage

Abstract:

A hydraulic fluid gage for measuring hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic tank of a work vehicle. The hydraulic fluid gage may include a body, a fluid connection (s), thermometer, and a range indicator. The body is used to receive the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic tank. The fluid connection is coupled between the body and the hydraulic tank to communicate hydraulic fluid. The range indicator includes a plurality of ranges of temperature, each of which aligns vertically relative to one another. The thermometer is positioned relative to the range indicator such that the temperature indicated by the thermometer corresponds to one of the ranges of temperature, each of the ranges of temperature corresponding to a recommended range of the hydraulic fluid volume in the hydraulic tank. As such, the gage allows a user to measure the hydraulic fluid volume in the hydraulic tank without the influence from different temperature.