Max26XL Hydraulics

[vietvetharry]

any luck with dropbox or the hydro's?

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

Does this link work?

 

[LittleBill21]

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

Does this link work?

yes ty very much, how did you make out with the hydro?

 

[Emainiac]

38megs. Maybe I could upload it to DropBox and establish a link.

You should also be able to do an "Export" of the image as a Jpeg and adjust the image size down to 2-3MB, which is plenty clear on a monitor.

 

[vietvetharry]

Thank you everyone for your research and input. I removed the cap today and found a plug in the port. I removed it, replaced the cap and the 3 point went up. My elation was short-lived since now the 3 point will not go down. Any thoughts?

 

[vietvetharry]

You should also be able to do an "Export" of the image as a Jpeg and adjust the image size down to 2-3MB, which is plenty clear on a monitor.

I'll do that. See my comment above.

 

[LittleBill21]

Thank you everyone for you research and input. I removed the cap today and found a plug in the port. I removed it, replaced the cap and the 3 point went up. My elation was short-lived since now the 3 point will not go down. Any thoughts?

you moved the lever down and put weight on the 3pt right? its gravity down

 

[vietvetharry]

you moved the lever down and put weight on the 3pt right? its gravity down

I actually stood on it with the lever down and it wouldn't budge. It seems locked in the up position.

 

[vietvetharry]

I was able to fertilize two pastures today with the 3 point in the up position. I will be spraying for weeds tomorrow, but won't be able to use the rake in the lower position. Should I reinsert the plug I removed to see if the 3 point will lower?

 

[dusty3030]

The dial that controls your 3 point lowering speed, what position is it in. If it's all the way closed 3pt won't go down.

 

[vietvetharry]

The dial that controls your 3 point lowering speed, what position is it in. If it's all the way closed 3pt won't go down.

I normally keep it in the middle but with the current situation I have it all the way open.

 

[LittleBill21]

hmm that was going to be my suggestion, if you crack the hardline going to the back does it drop down? was it working properly prior to removal of everything?

to be honest i am not sure how the 3 pt raising and lowering works

you didn't remove any hardlines did you? i think the 3pt return hardline goes to behind the block? since you used the tractor i assume all the noise is all gone and everything is normal now?

 

[vietvetharry]

There's a plug on the top of the 3 point unit. I opened it and the 3 point is working. I'm investigating what that is and what, if anything, should go in it, lubricating or hydraulic wise.

 

[LittleBill21]

There's a plug on the top of the 3 point unit. I opened it and the 3 point is working. I'm investigating what that is and what, if anything, should go in it, lubricating or hydraulic wise.
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that is not removed in my photo's I have never touched it. I strongly recommend you clean the machine before you get dirt somewhere in that system

 

[vietvetharry]

that is not removed in my photo's I have never touched it. I strongly recommend you clean the machine before you get dirt somewhere in that system

Good point, I rinsed it off yesterday after spreading the fertilizer and will pressure wash it after I finish my spraying. I don't know why the 3 point started working after opening that plug. I see it in the service manual but there is no reference to it's purpose there or in the operator's manual. The 3 point is still working after I closed it.

 

[LittleBill21]

you may have introduced some kind of large air bubble, you prolly vented it out of the system doing that. is everything working normal now that you removed that plug?

 

[vietvetharry]

you may have introduced some kind of large air bubble, you prolly vented it out of the system doing that. is everything working normal now that you removed that plug?

Everything worked great today with the sprayer over a 3 acre pasture. Now I'm wondering did I really needed to buy and replace that $500 hydraulic pump. I filled the old one with oil and capped it. It might come in handy at some time.

 

[LittleBill21]

Everything worked great today with the sprayer over a 3 acre pasture. Now I'm wondering did I really needed to buy and replace that $500 hydraulic pump. I filled the old one with oil and capped it. It might come in handy at some time.

doubt it.