Hello folks,
I have started to see some change in the speed of the 3-pnt. lift of my Tractor, as some of you may know I no longer have my Orange buddy, I am now the owner of a compact Red one, (Yan) yeah I really hated to see it go.. But It was time for a larger one that would work the FEL , and the price was right for Red, maybe in the future I can get another larger Orange,
here is the problem ----> The lift and all else has been working fine up until now, as i said I will be installing the FEL soon and have already made the cut into the pressure line directly off the Hydro pump,and installed a loop to keep the Fluid in positive flow until the loader will be installed,
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this has been done for a couple weeks and the lift has still been working properly and I've been using the tractor all along with disc harrow and pulverizer,box scrap, etc,
estimated weight of each implement, approx 375-425 lbs. been lifting these good with no problems, in fact it still will lift them now only it take about 30secound to get them up to full lift, insted of a quick 2-sec lift as has been, OK! here is what I've tried doing, drain and changed the hydro/trans fluid with 5-gal of 303, clean filter/screen, open lock valve all the way, note: can shut off lock valve and the lift will continue to hold up as it should, although no change at any increments of the knob is noticed in the speed of lift,
I then removed the plunger/piston and inspect the O-ring and to be sure it had not stuck all was OK..... replace and still no change,.... the absolute only thing I have change was the adjustment of the down speed, it was set to slam down, I set the T valve to have it go down a bit slower, and the lift continued to work great after doing this for several uses, it seem to have simply started after the 3rd day of this adjustment and over nite, and problem started the next time in use,....... I set the down speed to the way it was originally " slam down" but still no change in the lift speed, The only thing that will speed up the lift "even a little" is if I throttle up to about 2-k rpm. when as before it could lift easily at idel speed of 800-1000 rpm
any advice or help would be Thankful... and (((( Greatful ))))
I have started to see some change in the speed of the 3-pnt. lift of my Tractor, as some of you may know I no longer have my Orange buddy, I am now the owner of a compact Red one, (Yan) yeah I really hated to see it go.. But It was time for a larger one that would work the FEL , and the price was right for Red, maybe in the future I can get another larger Orange,
here is the problem ----> The lift and all else has been working fine up until now, as i said I will be installing the FEL soon and have already made the cut into the pressure line directly off the Hydro pump,and installed a loop to keep the Fluid in positive flow until the loader will be installed,
(Picture attached )
this has been done for a couple weeks and the lift has still been working properly and I've been using the tractor all along with disc harrow and pulverizer,box scrap, etc,
estimated weight of each implement, approx 375-425 lbs. been lifting these good with no problems, in fact it still will lift them now only it take about 30secound to get them up to full lift, insted of a quick 2-sec lift as has been, OK! here is what I've tried doing, drain and changed the hydro/trans fluid with 5-gal of 303, clean filter/screen, open lock valve all the way, note: can shut off lock valve and the lift will continue to hold up as it should, although no change at any increments of the knob is noticed in the speed of lift,
I then removed the plunger/piston and inspect the O-ring and to be sure it had not stuck all was OK..... replace and still no change,.... the absolute only thing I have change was the adjustment of the down speed, it was set to slam down, I set the T valve to have it go down a bit slower, and the lift continued to work great after doing this for several uses, it seem to have simply started after the 3rd day of this adjustment and over nite, and problem started the next time in use,....... I set the down speed to the way it was originally " slam down" but still no change in the lift speed, The only thing that will speed up the lift "even a little" is if I throttle up to about 2-k rpm. when as before it could lift easily at idel speed of 800-1000 rpm
any advice or help would be Thankful... and (((( Greatful ))))
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I am only turning over engine not allowing it to start so it would most likely have a bit more pressure once engine is started,..... the picture I have taken captures it in still motion the way the fluid is moving in the rubber line, kinda looks like cork screw twisting,
