Jim_in_Omaha
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/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gifI got to try out my 3054 for the first time today. Around 1 1/2 hours worth.
Every thing seems to be working pretty good. Still have a funky thing with the Buhler loader.
Here's the dumb question: While running idle to 1500 rpm I notice that there is a lot of noise from the PTO area. If I put my hand on the PTO shaft (not engaged of course) I feel alot of slow vibration through it that matches the pinging sound. Its still there with the PTO engaged but reduced. The hyd. fluid level eye glass shows theres fluid in there. What I'm wondering that the manual and service manual are not eluding to is do you fill just the front transmission (between your feet) to fill the entire transmission to the rear axle housing? Also, theres an oil cap on the rear above the top link with a breather tube that the manuals do not talk about. I only know of the one level eye glass on the side between your feet. I guess I'm wondering if I really have the correct amount of fluid in the transmission because of the noise. Perhaps the noise is normal and I just need to get it broke in? Maybe someone with a 3054 could check this out on theirs.
As far as the loader goes it does something really wierd. I dug a big hole and when I would go to curl the bucket down in the air to dump it would slow down, almost stop, then maybe start moving to the full downward position. All other functions of the loader work great. I swapped the lines at the valve assm. and it did the same thing. When the bucket would slow down there was no notice of load on the hyd. system. Once the bucket reached the full down position then I would hear the normal sound of the hyd. system load. It would appear to be something in the cylinders or lines beyond the valve assembly. I could not find any limiters in line.
Thanks again for any info.
Jim
Every thing seems to be working pretty good. Still have a funky thing with the Buhler loader.
Here's the dumb question: While running idle to 1500 rpm I notice that there is a lot of noise from the PTO area. If I put my hand on the PTO shaft (not engaged of course) I feel alot of slow vibration through it that matches the pinging sound. Its still there with the PTO engaged but reduced. The hyd. fluid level eye glass shows theres fluid in there. What I'm wondering that the manual and service manual are not eluding to is do you fill just the front transmission (between your feet) to fill the entire transmission to the rear axle housing? Also, theres an oil cap on the rear above the top link with a breather tube that the manuals do not talk about. I only know of the one level eye glass on the side between your feet. I guess I'm wondering if I really have the correct amount of fluid in the transmission because of the noise. Perhaps the noise is normal and I just need to get it broke in? Maybe someone with a 3054 could check this out on theirs.
As far as the loader goes it does something really wierd. I dug a big hole and when I would go to curl the bucket down in the air to dump it would slow down, almost stop, then maybe start moving to the full downward position. All other functions of the loader work great. I swapped the lines at the valve assm. and it did the same thing. When the bucket would slow down there was no notice of load on the hyd. system. Once the bucket reached the full down position then I would hear the normal sound of the hyd. system load. It would appear to be something in the cylinders or lines beyond the valve assembly. I could not find any limiters in line.
Thanks again for any info.
Jim