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Power beyond supplies oil to the 3 point hitch. Most back hoe valves do not have the power beyond feature so you want the return going...

Explain how you tried to "engage the starter manually". If you did that correctly and it still won't turn over, your problem is not...

I would say about 1/4 way open or more. Better safe than sorry. Suspect that valve is there for transporting to keep oil from splashing...

You want it open enough to allow air to flow easily in and out so that you don’t create a vacuum or pressurize the reservoir during...

Shows how good my memory is..

Wouldn’t that be 3 or 4 times of what that vintage of tractor would have cost when new?

If a piece of crud gets between the metal ball or poppet and seat they will leak. Look into the QD that is leaking to see if there is...

Why not mechanical drive with quick tach like used on factory snow blower or broom. Hydraulic maybe if you want to lift it way up but...

If you had a mid PTO it might be possible to power a front mount mower similar to front mount snow blower

No clue on that slot in the nut unless it was meant to bent in to act like lock nut once assembled but that is 100% pure guess.

What is the “heater plug” that was missing? Does the pump housing get significantly hotter than the inlet line to the pump? I made the...

You CANNOT 'tee' into pressure lines, every valve has to be added in series, you effectively have yours in parallel. The fluid, like...

Yes As long as the load is spread evenly. But, if moving around will the load stay uniform across all the casters?

Where do you have the gauge installed? If teed into the pressure line you will need to operate a function to see pressure.

To diagnose further you need to install a pressure gauge in the pressure line and watch this while the tractor is operating. There...