bazman82
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Any updates Baz ?
Yup. I was just going to post the update today. The bolts needed to be tightened on the hydraulic pump. I finally got a chance to get under the tractor and mess around with it 2 days ago. Luckily I have a ton of extra allen wrenches because I had to shorten 2 of them to be able to insert them into the bolts without taking the pump off. Almost every bolt got at least a half turn or full turn before being tightened completely. Even the mounting bolts needed tightening.
I was able to up the pressure and it would hold steady after the adjustment. I didn't adjust it to max just yet because I did put in some AW 46 hydraulic oil before I did anything with the pump. I was able to use it and it seemed ok on Wednesday so I will adjust it to where it should be this weekend. I did check the bolts again last night and 1 needed a quarter turn but all the rest were good. I will have to keep an eye on it though. If they happen to get loose again then I will most likely have to take the pump off and clean everything up and put some locktight on them. Its not a project that I have time for right now so all I need to do is get the manure piles cleaned up and I'll be good to go.