So I have a 300 utility with a front loader, been pecking away at it little by little as she was rough from the start. The tractor has a front loader and they have been slow and a little weak from the start. I did some reading on here and have taken the tank apart and have cleaned the filter screen as well as flushed the system, done entire procedure twice. While the hydraulics are marginally better, they are still slow and weak. To be clear my reference is to the front loader, the rear seems to be fine, in line with other tractors I have owned or operated.
The loader does increase in speed if you throttle the heck out of it, tach does not work so I can state RPM but I am guessing 2K or so it moves as I would expect at idle or just off idle. If it is just a low idle (500 or so) it will not even move the loader.
So what I am trying to understand is this "normal" with an older tractor? The other tractors with front loaders I have owned were newer (mid 80s and up).
If it is not common is it likely the pump it self?
Brian
The loader does increase in speed if you throttle the heck out of it, tach does not work so I can state RPM but I am guessing 2K or so it moves as I would expect at idle or just off idle. If it is just a low idle (500 or so) it will not even move the loader.
So what I am trying to understand is this "normal" with an older tractor? The other tractors with front loaders I have owned were newer (mid 80s and up).
If it is not common is it likely the pump it self?
Brian