Recent content by forrest carver

Sorry, I don't know what "move the lever to float" means. When the tractor was running, it would lift and lower as normal. Although I should note that even when none of the hydraulic levers were activated, the bucket was kind of "jerking" a bit, at the rate of once a second maybe. Come to think...

After snatching defeat from the jaws of victory a few times, I've finally gotten it fixed and working (with the right material fittings). I have not replaced the lost hydraulic fluid yet, though, and I suspect this is an issue because after turning off the tractor and dropping the bucket, it...

Got it. I actually asked the desk person if I should use thread tape and he said yes (also, there is evidence of thread tape on all the other hoses on the tractor.) I guess it makes sense he also I will remove it, thanks for the advice. Purely out of curiosity, why not? Bits of tape in the system?

Welp. $20 and 20 minutes, I guess that's a small price to pay for a valuable lesson on hydraulics.

Well, shit! What will happen if I try to run this setup as is?

I was able to find a compression fitting and an elbow at Napa, total $30. As you can see from the picture below, turns out the pinhole was just one of many issues with that joint on the original hose. I have no idea what happened to it but it looks like hell. Thank you all for the advice and...

Hi all, thanks for the further replies and sorry for the delay. A little update: Unable to avoid mistakes without without making them myself, I went the JB weld route. I gobbed it on liberally in two separate coats over the past several days. This morning after curing, I fired it up. As most of...

I'll give it a shot, I don't really see any downside in trying it out (???) Until then, a couple more questions for you all. #1 any thoughts on the emulsified look of the leaked oil? is that simply from it being "aerated" by splashing into the metal at high pressure? #2 I don't know how much...

Thanks all for your input! I went to a hydraulic hose shop as recommended. They did not think a compression or flare fitting would be a viable option. Their first recommendation was to tack weld it ALA Smokeydog. Their second recommendation was to replace the whole metal section with rubber hose...

I have an '84 L275. During a job I noticed a leak on the metal hydraulic line (actually my 6yo son noticed it and flagged me down. Good job kid!) The leak is 180 degrees from the red X in the photo below. A while back a hose sprang a leak and it was easy to replace. This, however, is a very...

Back when the key/main switch actually worked (which was many years ago so my memory is a little foggy) I'd have to hold the key in the leftmost most position to heat up the glow plugs. After about 10-15 seconds, I would turn it to the rightmost position to start it, and then it would revert to...

Here are some pics of the rats' nest. Note that among many other issues, the plastic connection appears to be melted and corroded where the GPI connects to the main switch. It looks like I could cut the large black/white wire which leads to the melted/corroded plug and connect that to the wire...

Awesome, thanks as usual for the help all and especially you Russell. The belt doesn't seem too complicated after all, I will get into that when I get a day off with nice weather. In the meantime I assume I can tighten it by moving the alternator along the slot. I believe I may run into an...

I have belt dressing for the meantime, but how big of a job is belt replacement? Regarding the wiring, it sounds like I need to at least get the glow plug indicator back into the picture. Russell sent me a wiring diagram back when we were getting it started, so I have that to look at anyway. It...

Eventually got it started yesterday! I'm not exactly sure what did it. I discovered that the bucket control was stuck on "lower", not sure if that has anything to do with it. Lots of fiddling around with the injectors, bleed screw, GPs, etc. When it did fire, it fired right up which leads me to...