TRH
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I have a Ford 1900 tractor with a Ford 771 loader on the front. In the 6 weeks I've owned it I have thoroughly cleaned and then lubed the whole machine. I changed the engine oil and the hydraulic fluid, cleaned the hydraulic filter and changed the fuel and oil filters. I think that the fluid changes were way overdue. I've put about 40 hours on the engine, equally divided between the loader and the backhoe. Both use the same hydraulic fluid reservoir and pump.
My problem is that the loader bucket is erratic in when it works. Sometimes when I am tipping (dumping) the bucket and stop tipping to raise it, it will not continue to dump. If I either raise it more or lower it, it normally works. Similar problem with raising the bucket. Sometimes if I stop raising, dump, and try to continue to raise, it will not raise. It always will go down (gravity?), but not always tip downward. Eventually it will work on both the dump and lift modes. So far, when I raise the bucket to the max, the dump function has always started to work again. It appears that there are no leaks in any of the hoses or cylinders.
I've had no problems with the operation of the backhoe, other than operator errors.
Any ideas?
Tom
My problem is that the loader bucket is erratic in when it works. Sometimes when I am tipping (dumping) the bucket and stop tipping to raise it, it will not continue to dump. If I either raise it more or lower it, it normally works. Similar problem with raising the bucket. Sometimes if I stop raising, dump, and try to continue to raise, it will not raise. It always will go down (gravity?), but not always tip downward. Eventually it will work on both the dump and lift modes. So far, when I raise the bucket to the max, the dump function has always started to work again. It appears that there are no leaks in any of the hoses or cylinders.
I've had no problems with the operation of the backhoe, other than operator errors.
Any ideas?
Tom