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I have an old hydraulic valve that leaks and I have begun to investigate the issue. After taking the spool out of the valve body I see that the top sealing surface is pitted and imperfect. Does anyone know of a way to do a cheap repair to these or is a replacement part the only option. It...

I have recently been told that the original Case 580CK Construction King TLB with the 'suicide sticks' (one stick for each of the following - right outrigger, bucket, dipper, boom, left outrigger) were designed to only allow the boom or the dipper to move by themselves and not together - can...

Hello, Have had a problem with the boom motion of a 1969 Case 580CK backhoe that I recently bought. When the boom control lever is moved, just a little, the boom moves uncannily fast, and the engine sounds a bit strained when at a slow idle. This happens in both directions - up and down. The...

I recently purchased a 1969 Case 580CK backhoe and am having trouble trying to dig with it. It very possible that its me not really knowing what I am doing. I decided to watch backhoe videos on line to get started. Every video that I watched showed the operator using the boom and the dipper...

I have a Bolens h1502 and the seat that is attached is original, however it looks like there use to be a spring that added a little dampening to the ride. Does anyone have a picture of how the spring mounts to the seat or could someone provide a picture? Any help would be appreciated.

Is it necessary to 'prime' a serviced hydraulic system. This was an absolute tear down and rebuild. Steel lines removed and blown out due to junk in the system. Would you try to crank the engine with the intention of not starting the tractor for a little bit? My tractor has a hydrostatic...

Quick disconnects I believe

I have a Bolens H1502 which has a three point hitch. The hitch seems to raise but has almost no power at all. It seems to be able to raise the weight of the three point hitch arms, but almost nothing further. I can place my hand on the hitch and stop it from raising. Additionally, once the hitch...

I have a Bolens H1502 that has a problem with the three point lift. It lifts, but stops as soon as it sees a load. I can grab it and lift it up and it will stay where I leave it but it wont raise under even a modest load. The three point doesnt seem to leak down once raised up. I cleaned out the...

I recently purchased a Bolens h1502 which has the K3A engine. Unfortunately it wont start. I have bled the fuel system using all three of the bleed screws one at a time starting nearest the fuel tank ending at the injector pump. I replaced the existing fuel in the tank with new fuel. When I...