I am having some some trouble with my hydraulics and I couldn't find quite the same situation in the archives. I have a ford 3400, but I think it might have had a 3000 rear switched in with a pto, since it has a pto when the serial said it shouldn't.
Anyway, I can't get the 3 pt to lift. It used to work until I ran low on fluid. Occasionally I had to rev it to get it the lift to work but then it would work great. Then I drained to replace some seals and now it wont lift.
When I hook a hose to the bleeder on the pump and send it back to the fill hole I get a bunch of fluid and no bubbles, so I think my suction side and pump is ok.
When I open the test port I get nothing. If I fill test port with fluid it fills quickly then drains. I see no visible leaks on the high pressure line.
Any ideas? I figure I need to pull the top cover but I have no idea what I am doing under there and was hoping my symptoms might point to something to somebody with more knowledge.
Thanks
Anyway, I can't get the 3 pt to lift. It used to work until I ran low on fluid. Occasionally I had to rev it to get it the lift to work but then it would work great. Then I drained to replace some seals and now it wont lift.
When I hook a hose to the bleeder on the pump and send it back to the fill hole I get a bunch of fluid and no bubbles, so I think my suction side and pump is ok.
When I open the test port I get nothing. If I fill test port with fluid it fills quickly then drains. I see no visible leaks on the high pressure line.
Any ideas? I figure I need to pull the top cover but I have no idea what I am doing under there and was hoping my symptoms might point to something to somebody with more knowledge.
Thanks