skid steer china vibratory smooth roller

has anyone got any info. on how to add oil before 1st use ? im not seeing where to add the oil , its a raytree 76in. i know its kind of a crapshoot with these things but only need it a few times a year. thanks!!

Did it not come with an owner's manual? Maybe ask your rep? You can also email the company. I would think there would be some grease fittings and that's it. Otherwise hook up hydraulic hoses to your skidsteer track loader and switch on the attachment. One of the issues when buying no name import equipment (especially Chinese), is no one on the site is likely to have worked on one, and Company support is dim.

Ritchie Bros. sells those vibratory rollers under a few different brand names. Maybe you check with them for a manual?? I don't know why you'd have to add oil and if you did it would be pretty obvious where. I agree with Peter above probably just need the hoses hooked up and a few grease fittings lubed.

I have one that has a sticker that says add oil I haven't located where the "oil" goes yet either. i just run it. I would typically not be so callus but I only have $3k in and it has already paid for itself many times over, next one will be a cat or a ride on. I couldn't justify the money for a cat when I bought it

Why not pour oil into one of the hoses? Surely some oil in the motor would be better than none.

jd mad said: has anyone got any info. on how to add oil before 1st use ? im not seeing where to add the oil , its a raytree 76in. i know its kind of a crapshoot with these things but only need it a few times a year. thanks!! Click to expand... If it's the same as mine, there are two plugs in one end of the drum I think. I'll try to take some pictures tomorrow. Don't run it without oil in it or the bearings will be running dry.

materthegreater said: If it's the same as mine, there are two plugs in one end of the drum I think. I'll try to take some pictures tomorrow. Don't run it without oil in it or the bearings will be running dry. Click to expand... Ok, so yours might be a little different than mine. Mine is a "Handy" 76" roller, but it looks very similar to the Raytree roller. When I inquired about adding oil this is the response I got from the manufacturer: "Hello， Be sure to add at least 77L of oil before use.Ordinary lubricants or scrapped hydraulic fluids will work fine. It just lubricates the bearings inside while adding weight to the drum. It won't get into the lines. Emma" She also sent me the user manual. Send me a PM if you're interested.

Welder Dave said: I don't know why you'd have to add oil and if you did it would be pretty obvious where. Click to expand... Probably just like a big roller. Our 533E's drum is filled with oil that bathes the exciters in the drum and like others said adds weight. IIRC we used 15W40 last time we added.

How much oil do you add to the drum them? As above, 20 gallons? Do you fill the whole drum up with hydraulic fluid/diesel oil?

Yes you fill the drum up pretty full. 3/4 full is standard any junk oil can be run in them. I have put used oil in from a 55 gallon drum that sat upright for a few months and just sucked until it started looking really black.

smifwal said: I have one that has a sticker that says add oil I haven't located where the "oil" goes yet either. View attachment 365060 i just run it. I would typically not be so callus but I only have $3k in and it has already paid for itself many times over, next one will be a cat or a ride on. I couldn't justify the money for a cat when I bought it Click to expand... lol that looks like the sticker on my unit!! (no owners manual) been reading different post about guys not adding oil before initial use and smokin the unit in the first few minutes. i bought it at ritchie bros auction. ill keep looking for info. thank you!! PeterG said: Did it not come with an owner's manual? Maybe ask your rep? You can also email the company. I would think there would be some grease fittings and that's it. Otherwise hook up hydraulic hoses to your skidsteer track loader and switch on the attachment. One of the issues when buying no name import equipment (especially Chinese), is no one on the site is likely to have worked on one, and Company support is dim. Click to expand...

PeterG said: Did it not come with an owner's manual? Maybe ask your rep? You can also email the company. I would think there would be some grease fittings and that's it. Otherwise hook up hydraulic hoses to your skidsteer track loader and switch on the attachment. One of the issues when buying no name import equipment (especially Chinese), is no one on the site is likely to have worked on one, and Company support is dim. Click to expand... i bought @ ritchie bros. no manual. ill keep looking and figure it out. thanks!

See if RB's can get a manual for it. If yours is like Smifwal's post above it looks like there are 2 compartments that take 3.6 litres (1 gallon) each. Probably have to turn the drum until a fill plug appears in a cut out section to access it. Maybe a bolt has to be removed is another possibility. Most machines like that (not built in China) would have a sticker or tag showing where to fill compartments.

Mine has never smoked, I bought mine on purple wave. I will get it out tomorrow and see if I can find a port that looks the materthegreater posted

Not to hijack the thread, but if any of you who have one of these could send me some pics of them I would appreciate it. I am trying to identify one that a client picked up over the weekend and there is no branding on it. Trying to figure out parts sourcing for it.

All the ones RB's sells look identical with 2 or 3 different brand names. Maybe googling vibratory rollers from RB would bring up some pics.? Maybe RB's can source parts??

materthegreater said: Ok, so yours might be a little different than mine. Mine is a "Handy" 76" roller, but it looks very similar to the Raytree roller. When I inquired about adding oil this is the response I got from the manufacturer: "Hello， Be sure to add at least 77L of oil before use.Ordinary lubricants or scrapped hydraulic fluids will work fine. It just lubricates the bearings inside while adding weight to the drum. It won't get into the lines. Emma" She also sent me the user manual. Send me a PM if you're interested. Click to expand... 77 liters is about 20 gallons . did you put 20 gal in it ? does yours have a fill and drain plug on each end ?

I think I found my drain/fill port, there is one on both it is a 10mm Allen. I don't have the socket here at the house so I haven't opened it yet

jd mad said: 77 liters is about 20 gallons . did you put 20 gal in it ? does yours have a fill and drain plug on each end ? Click to expand... Yes I put approximately 20 gallons in it. The drain and fill plugs are just on one end.

materthegreater said: Yes I put approximately 20 gallons in it. The drain and fill plugs are just on one end. Click to expand... You don't have the same Allen head bolt on the other side?. I have 1 on each sid with the same cut out for both