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Nowhere in that did you describe a dead battery. All I got is a periodic no start which is a common issue. How did you determine these batteries were dead? Dan

Anecdotal experience. I have never run my smsll engines dry and never had problems. I had two years were I was physically unable to do anything with them. They were all stored with whatever regular fuel (pump gas and synthetic oil) they had in them and they all started and ran fine. I had to...

With that budget and needs look for a good 25 year old Ford, International, Case, or MF diesel utility tractor. Dan

OUT is closest to pump. Dan

More importantly testing 3pt pressure wont tell you which relief is limiting the pressure and you also have the piston seals as a third possible source of pressure loss. Dan

Which hoses? If you reverse the cylinder hose it will steer in reverse If you reverse the supply and return hoses it probably wont steer at all and the transmission may quit working. Neither should damage anything. Its easy to determine which hose goes where Dan

What are you trying to accomplish? The primary relief on in your machine is in the loader valve. It sets max pressure to the loader and 3pt valve. It can increase pressure at thr loader but cannot increase 3pt pressure beyond the setting in the 3pt valve. If you added a hoe it can be...

The pressure test is an excellent idea. On that tractor the best test point for pump discharge pressure is the AUX hydraulic outlet block. Connect your gauge directly to the OUT port and turn the selector valve to the AUX position. That will deadhead the pump against the he gauge. Start the...

Be careful. Depending on the model with that test low pressure can be the relief in the tractor or the loader valve. Dan

Still waiting for a pic of the label on the new hoses..... Dan

But plenty of hose fittings :) Dan

Land Pride says that implement is 25 - 130 HP abd matched to a M series machine. A larger L might be acceotable but a LX or L2501 would not be a good match. Dan

I suspect thats the bearing retainer. Consult your workshop manual. I will ask one more time - what hydraulic diagnostics have you done and why remove the pump? Dan

I would say they are "identical" :) 8mm = .315" 5/16 = .313" Dan

Do not make thinks worse by unbolting the PTO. Keep working on the release mechanism. Dan