I wish I had your experience to draw from.
-I saw him check the crank bearings and they were well within the tolerance listed in the manual. I do not remember the numbers
-It is a new Oil pump (I know that does not mean not defective) The oil pressure gets low at RPMs less than 800 and after...
Thanks! It seems like a beast with those big 4wd front tires. The power steering is smooth as silk....like it is not even touching the ground. The best part is no electronics.
The manual one is an actual oil pressure gage with a short copper tube running to it. The electric one has a sender. I have a separate Low Oil Pressure alarm sender to a obnoxious buzzer. I put the manual one on for initial start up and to check make sure the electric one was reading right...
I tried to stop it by wedging a 2x4 up against the shaft to see if it had force behind it.It just ground a big notch in it. The owner is going to hook a bush hog on it and see if it running it a little will help