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Sibby, You have answered a lot of the MF hydraulics questions over past months, and I have one nobody has responded to. So am trying to reach you directly (open to all, of course!). I think I overloaded my MF-35 (2-stage clutch) 3-pt hitch with a 6 ft wide x 4 ft deep home-built carrier carrying rocks over rough terrain causing bouncing and front end to rise on uphill climbs. Lift started to slow down, then stopped working except when using 6' blade; now it won't even lift that. Empty arms will lift and fall, but not with any load at all. They start to move, then some minor pulsing, then they stop. They don't drop, but don't rise further. If I raise them without load, put more than 185# (my weight) on them, they start to fall slowly. Nothing is cracked, loose or broken on the outside that I can see. Oil is full at dipstick and clean. No odd noises coming from pump or elsewhere. Manuals bought on YT have such poor quality photos that written descriptions are not enough for this amateur. Any sugestions for step-by-step, progressive diagnosis? Thanks very much.
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