rvds
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We are having a pretty severe winter here and I need my little tractor! The 3pt was being slow to go down and after an hour of snow blowing would no longer lift so I did a transmission oil change. This normally solves the problem, the tractor lives outside and we had a very wet year. While waiting for the oil to drain I decided to take the cover off the standpipe because I am having issues with the crank driven pump for the loader. The pipe came out with the cover so when I try to replace the pipe I do not know how much it should protrude when seated in the pump. Neither do I know if I am in the pump at all. The hydraulics did not work so I took the little cover back off and played with the stand pipe. Then I decided that to see if it was in the right place I should run the motor, and at one point I got oil oozing up the standpipe. Unfortunately while I was feeling around with the pipe, it got caught in a gear and the end was crushed so that I could not even pull the standpipe out.I removed the side cover and have removed the old pipe. I can not see much in the casing because the fenders I have are a strange model that come right down to the floor. To remove the fender would be a pain because the tractor has a ROPS on the axle and the loader mounted under. The loader's valve is also making access difficult.
I now have a brand new standpipe in hand and I need some suggestions for reinserting the standpipe, preferably from the left side. I would like to know how much the pipe should protrude, and how much oil should spout when cranking over the engine. If I preinsert the standpipe in the little cover should I push it all the way till it bottoms? If I have it in the little cover and perfectly perpendicular should it go straight into the correct seat on the pump? I still don't now if my hydraulics will work with the new oil so troubleshooting is problematic.
So what is the standard procedure for inserting the stand pipe? I find the factory service manual woefully unhelpful.
Thanks and Happy New Year!
Rob
I now have a brand new standpipe in hand and I need some suggestions for reinserting the standpipe, preferably from the left side. I would like to know how much the pipe should protrude, and how much oil should spout when cranking over the engine. If I preinsert the standpipe in the little cover should I push it all the way till it bottoms? If I have it in the little cover and perfectly perpendicular should it go straight into the correct seat on the pump? I still don't now if my hydraulics will work with the new oil so troubleshooting is problematic.
So what is the standard procedure for inserting the stand pipe? I find the factory service manual woefully unhelpful.
Thanks and Happy New Year!
Rob