Carolina boy
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Hi y'all,
Long time lurker, seldom poster. I have a 1952 TO30. I use it mostly for light grading with a scrape blade. Last summer I hooked it to a
6 ft massey ferguson disc. It would lift great as long as the tractor was cold but when it warmed up, the lift would slow down and hardly lift it . It weighs about 750 pounds. Scrape blade a fraction of that. I understand that if I remove the side panel and it is raining hydraulic fluid then I have a leaking lift cylinder, bubbling in the hydraulic fluid, then a weak pump.
First, with these symptoms, which is the more likely case. If it is a leaking lift cylinder then do I hone the cylinder and put in new rings or is there more to it than that? If the problem is lower then would a pump rebuild be in order or would just a leaking valve. Just trying to get an idea as to what I am up against. Any body had these symptoms and what was the fix. Thanks for your help.
Long time lurker, seldom poster. I have a 1952 TO30. I use it mostly for light grading with a scrape blade. Last summer I hooked it to a
6 ft massey ferguson disc. It would lift great as long as the tractor was cold but when it warmed up, the lift would slow down and hardly lift it . It weighs about 750 pounds. Scrape blade a fraction of that. I understand that if I remove the side panel and it is raining hydraulic fluid then I have a leaking lift cylinder, bubbling in the hydraulic fluid, then a weak pump.
First, with these symptoms, which is the more likely case. If it is a leaking lift cylinder then do I hone the cylinder and put in new rings or is there more to it than that? If the problem is lower then would a pump rebuild be in order or would just a leaking valve. Just trying to get an idea as to what I am up against. Any body had these symptoms and what was the fix. Thanks for your help.