Recent content by jepaul

Hi all, I need to replace the power steering cylinder for our tractor. The cylinder is one of those with the directional control valve built into it. It hasn't worked for years and basically renders the tractor useless without it. we took it into a hydraulics repair shop and they told us it...

I'm actually a few hours drive from the farm at the moment. The lines coming out of the bottom are in fact going straight to the PS cylinders. The PS mechanism is somewhat unique I believe, with the cylinder/piston, valve/spool, and actuator all in one compact package not much bigger than the PS...

Does anyone know what the part circled in the picture below is and what its function is? The hydraulic hose connections are shown in the second pic. Thanks, Jason

Hello, I'm trying to troubleshoot my Dad's power steering on his 444. The tractor runs fine other than the power steering hasn't worked in 20 years! It has a tandem hydraulic pump: one chamber devoted to the front-end loader/3 point hitch, and the other to the power steering. The front-end...