super99
Well-known Member
The power steering unit under the dash on the new to me 1550 is leaking oil, I think it is original but can't say for sure. It's hooked onto the pto generator and parked closest to the door in front of the 1850 diesel with the blade on it. When it first came here and got cold, the front wheels wouldn't turn until it warmed the oil a little bit. I changed hydraulic oil and filter and that helped, I backed it out yesterday at 6 below to plow the driveway. I could turn the steering wheel but the front wheels were very slow to turn and just kind of wobbled when I was backing it out. I let it run a while and it steered OK putting it back in the shed. Too cold to mess with it, but I'm thinking that the orbit motor under the dash needs replaced. I read years ago somewhere that the orbit motor out of a MF combine would work as a replacement without too much difficulty. I have a MF 550 combine setting here waiting for me to scrap out, I'm thinking that the orbit motor from the combine should work in the 1550, any thoughts???