Recent content by wheelinag

Finally got the pump in yesterday. Looks like this ordeal is over. After installation, I had the relief valve almost all the way out and started up the tractor for very short periods and couldn't get any flow. I did this less than a handful of times and less than 10 seconds. Enough to know...

I'm going to drink a few beers and weld this channel into a V and give it a try. If it doesn't work, not much is lost.

That's awesome, but I'm not making that in half a day and I'm definitely not buying that. I do have a set of small discs I could run in front of the V.

I have a little over 3 miles of trenches I need to close up. All were done with a 6" wide trencher and vary from 12" to 30" deep. They are mains, sub-mains, and laterals for a pecan orchard irrigation system. My dirt is an alluvial silt loam, with a decent clay component. If I catch it at...

I'd still have to cut grooves for snap rings to locate my gear correctly. Ok, but why now when it wasn't really being used hard? Mainly, I just don't want to repeat this. I'm probably just going to go OEM. I need the tractor sooner than later. I work for myself, so time working on this is...

I could cut the intake tubes and reweld them to fit this pump, or make an adapter plate, but with the shaft also not having the two grooves for the snap rings, I'm worried about what else in the pump is wrong. I'm probably just going to buy an OEM pump. What I really want to know is why this...

Alright experts, seal kit? Worth a try for $100? I thought there was varnish in there at first, but looks like it's a backer. The only real concerning thing I can see is the wear on the aluminum bushing holders. Not actually sure what they are called. Pics.

To start off, I didn't check the power steering side pressure. There was no way I was fitting anything in between the pump and the hardline without taking the entire hard line off and I really didn't want to take the dash apart to get to the steering valve. A fairly interesting observation was...

I'll do this when I get the pump in as I'll be taking that off anyways. While I haven't done any flow tests yet, I've discharged fluid into a bucket quickly a couple of times and did the pressure tests into a bucket as well. Probably 20 seconds total, but I'd say there's a little over a few...

My intelligent colleague just made a good point. Maybe there is some kind of suction problem? How much PSI does it take to make the steering work?

I bought the tractor with that mower from the original owner. I'm pretty sure most of the hours on the tractor were from mowing, so it's definitely not a new addition. At some point soon, I need to rebuild the cylinder on the mower as it's leaking when it maxes out. I'll add a return line to...

Can you elaborate more? The rear remote? I want to add a second remote, but OEM isn't offered anymore. I also need to add a 3rd function for a grapple, as limb cleanup will be an ever increasing chore. Right now, I only have to deal with the large native pecan trees in the river bottom...

I'll definitely check everything in the pump once I get them swapped. I just want to get the tractor back together and working again. I've got to be able to fight this Johnson Grass before it swallows my Pecan trees again!

That's not for a M4900/5700. I almost got fooled too.

By the way, I want to thank everyone that's helped. I love fixing my own crap, the troubleshooting process, etc... These kind of forums and the people on them, help with the confidence part of tearing into something new. If anyone ever comes through La Grange, TX the beers on me.