Hey guys, need some more guidance. You helped me in the past with my synchro clutches...now it's the hydraulics. My 3010 gas has a single remote which worked ok in the spring. I noticed my 60 actually ran my log splitter a little faster than the 3010 but it wasn't much different. Then late this summer I put a 46A loader on the 3010 and put it in the single remote. It was strong enough to lift the front end of the tractor off the ground but the hydraulics slowly got weaker after just a few weeks of use. Now it barely picks the loader up at all. The steering works but stalls out easily, the 3pt works but very slowly, brakes are ok. Here is what i've done so far
1) new hyd filter, it was already new from the synchro work but I replaced it anyway. No difference in hydraulics.
2) pulled low pressure pump suction screen, it was probably 90% plugged. After cleaning, no difference in hydraulics.
3) left filter cover off, started tractor, and pumped into a bucket. Probably half filled the bucket in about 30 seconds.
4) checked standby pressure with a gauge in the remote and the loader unhooked from the hydraulics...got 800psi.
5) turned the stroke control valve in, turned it out...no difference in standby pressure regardless of the valve adjustment.
From all the old posts i've read, I'm pretty convinced the stroke control valve is stuck or needs work. Here is the help i need. Should I plumb my gauge in somewhere else to make sure it's the stroke control valve? I read in one post that you can change the stroke control with the pump on the tractor, is that really true or should I just drop the pump out and go through the whole thing? Am I missing anything before diving into this?
1) new hyd filter, it was already new from the synchro work but I replaced it anyway. No difference in hydraulics.
2) pulled low pressure pump suction screen, it was probably 90% plugged. After cleaning, no difference in hydraulics.
3) left filter cover off, started tractor, and pumped into a bucket. Probably half filled the bucket in about 30 seconds.
4) checked standby pressure with a gauge in the remote and the loader unhooked from the hydraulics...got 800psi.
5) turned the stroke control valve in, turned it out...no difference in standby pressure regardless of the valve adjustment.
From all the old posts i've read, I'm pretty convinced the stroke control valve is stuck or needs work. Here is the help i need. Should I plumb my gauge in somewhere else to make sure it's the stroke control valve? I read in one post that you can change the stroke control with the pump on the tractor, is that really true or should I just drop the pump out and go through the whole thing? Am I missing anything before diving into this?