Briar Hill Brittanys
Well-known Member
- Location
- Near Jasper, MO
Back in late May I bought a 66 model gas 1020 with a 37 loader. It's a sweet little tractor, runs strong with plenty of power for my needs, the hi/lo 4 speed gives lots of options, hydraulics are strong, smooth and responsive, and the added bonus of a light duty loader. I did have to do a few things to bring it up to snuff, tune-up, oil and hyd fluid change, shifter boots, control shaft bushings, muffler, and repairing a few hydraulic leaks. Over the course of the summer, I've noticed a couple of problems with the loader. The bucket curl circuit will slowly curl the bucket down, without any input from the control valve. At first it was so slow as to not been noticed. Now you can watch it empty the bucket while running at a high idle (above about 1200 RPM). Also, the boom will very slowly drift up when doing any work above a high idle. I first noticed this when pumping some water. The tractor was stationary, filling a tank, PTO engaged, motor turning about 1500 RPM. The controls for the loader are on the the right loader mount. There are 2 seperate levers for function, the boom is power up/gravity down. The loader hydraulics are plumbed into the belly. Cylinders controlling bucket curl are seeping a small amount of oil. The boom cylinders don't leak. What will fix the drifting? Thanks, Mark.