fxstcustom
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So I was using the bush hog on the 55 ford 960
As I had the rotary cutter raised I noticed the 3pt was lowering slowly then suddenly it would jer k. It would do this every 8-10 seconds
I mowed for 45 minutes then suddenly the 3pt just dropped all the way and would not raise.
I had fluid, I tried shooting air in the hydraulic dipstick hole, and still nothing.
I had a guy tell me to burp the hydraulics. So in doing this, I was to have 960 running, at low rpm, barely idling, and take off the allen plug to top of hydraulic pump, make sure I see oil, and replace. In doing this I had hydraulic oil come gushing out of there and not stopping!! I though it would maybe splatter a little but at best, or if nothing, you add a little. I was not expecting it to come gushing out! I was very very low rpm also
Any ideas? Was that not the right step to troubleshoot the 3pt not raising? I can try something else...
The hydraulic fluid was not dork brown it to me was more carmel or maybe even mor like coffee and cream. Which to me was water in oil.
Thoughts?
As I had the rotary cutter raised I noticed the 3pt was lowering slowly then suddenly it would jer k. It would do this every 8-10 seconds
I mowed for 45 minutes then suddenly the 3pt just dropped all the way and would not raise.
I had fluid, I tried shooting air in the hydraulic dipstick hole, and still nothing.
I had a guy tell me to burp the hydraulics. So in doing this, I was to have 960 running, at low rpm, barely idling, and take off the allen plug to top of hydraulic pump, make sure I see oil, and replace. In doing this I had hydraulic oil come gushing out of there and not stopping!! I though it would maybe splatter a little but at best, or if nothing, you add a little. I was not expecting it to come gushing out! I was very very low rpm also
Any ideas? Was that not the right step to troubleshoot the 3pt not raising? I can try something else...
The hydraulic fluid was not dork brown it to me was more carmel or maybe even mor like coffee and cream. Which to me was water in oil.
Thoughts?
