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3cyl gas 1968 3400
Today the 3 point wouln't lift. Fired it up (30*f last night & today) box scraper wouldn't leave the ground - ended up jacking it up with a floor jack and using limit chains to hold it up while I drove away from the barn. 10 minutes later the lift started to raise as I was enterinig the woods. Tried the bleed plug on the back of the piston pump and the 303 utf burbled sputtered and dripped. Fresh fluid (6.3 hrs on it since Summer)
Been reading posts and archived posts all day, re-read Ford manual (chapter 11) on the workings, troubleshooting, theory and repair of the Super Dexta3000 3 point system.
Saw some posts referring to a trick from a tractor mechanic about the unloader valve (poster said car mechanic friend needed this tip) I've been unable to find said post/tip despite several hours in front of the fire searching. Anyone care to share?
Could the unloader be sticking? Can I free it without removing the lift cover?
Today the 3 point wouln't lift. Fired it up (30*f last night & today) box scraper wouldn't leave the ground - ended up jacking it up with a floor jack and using limit chains to hold it up while I drove away from the barn. 10 minutes later the lift started to raise as I was enterinig the woods. Tried the bleed plug on the back of the piston pump and the 303 utf burbled sputtered and dripped. Fresh fluid (6.3 hrs on it since Summer)
Been reading posts and archived posts all day, re-read Ford manual (chapter 11) on the workings, troubleshooting, theory and repair of the Super Dexta3000 3 point system.
Saw some posts referring to a trick from a tractor mechanic about the unloader valve (poster said car mechanic friend needed this tip) I've been unable to find said post/tip despite several hours in front of the fire searching. Anyone care to share?
Could the unloader be sticking? Can I free it without removing the lift cover?