Nathan1989
New User
Hey, new member here I'll start with a little about me, I'm 29 an electrician by trade I live in central oklahoma on 4 acres I enjoy tinkering on trucks and other equipment, welding/fabricating, woodworking, riding 4 wheelers, and camping.
Recently bought a 1958 massey ferguson 50, got it for $500 which I think was a pretty good deal. It's in usable condition (I'll post some pics later) so far I have replaced the water pump, ignition coil, fuel bowl,1 front tire, rebuilt the carb, and changed the engine oil/filter.
Next project is the hydraulics, it has some type of red fluid in it now which I assume is some type of newer trans/Hydro fluid, I bought 8 gallons of 90w mineral oil for it but after using it some and researching I think I'm going to have to rebuild the pump.
The lift arms fall down within a minute of shutting it down with no load and surge when lifting or even holding a load and have to raise the rpms quite a bit to get it to lift even a few hundred pounds. From what I have researched it is most likely bad rings/seals on one or more of the pump pistons.
So how bad is it to rebuild the pump myself? From the kits I have seen it doesn't look bad. What else should I replace while I'm in there, already planning on the pto seal.
Thanks
Recently bought a 1958 massey ferguson 50, got it for $500 which I think was a pretty good deal. It's in usable condition (I'll post some pics later) so far I have replaced the water pump, ignition coil, fuel bowl,1 front tire, rebuilt the carb, and changed the engine oil/filter.
Next project is the hydraulics, it has some type of red fluid in it now which I assume is some type of newer trans/Hydro fluid, I bought 8 gallons of 90w mineral oil for it but after using it some and researching I think I'm going to have to rebuild the pump.
The lift arms fall down within a minute of shutting it down with no load and surge when lifting or even holding a load and have to raise the rpms quite a bit to get it to lift even a few hundred pounds. From what I have researched it is most likely bad rings/seals on one or more of the pump pistons.
So how bad is it to rebuild the pump myself? From the kits I have seen it doesn't look bad. What else should I replace while I'm in there, already planning on the pto seal.
Thanks