Recent content by mleo

  1. M

    Weak Hydraulics L245

    Thank you @007kubotaguy for the replacement lever! The tractor is up and running again. I suspect I was working the hydraulic system pretty hard with the bent part. Can you "wear out" hydraulic fluid by over heating it? Should I replace it?
  2. M

    Weak Hydraulics L245

    Well hell.... I'll straighten it and run a die over it. Maybe cut and weld a bolt to it?
  3. M

    Weak Hydraulics L245

    I am finally looking into this. I think this is the lift feedback rod, and I think, I'm pretty sure, it's almost certainly bent. Don't know how it got bent, and I'm pretty sure I need to get a new one. Easier than straightening. I also think I need to shorten it to disengage the relief valve...
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    Weak Hydraulics L245

    I have an L245. The hydraulics are functioning but weaker than they should be. I've checked the fluid and replaced the filter. The problem is worse if the 3 point lift it raised all the way up. Don't know if that means anything. There's a box grader on there almost always. Lowering the grader a...
  5. M

    Where is the hydraulic filter?

    Thanks for the help.I located it. It's a little dome with 2 bolts holding it in place.
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    Where is the hydraulic filter?

    Hi, I have a 245dt. The loader and 3 point lift hydraulics have been acting up. Weak, slow and occasionally non operating. I read the filter might need changing. Its and good place to start since it hasn't been changed as long as I have used it. I am not sure where it is. I took a couple photos...