Personally I don't think the wear and tear on the tractor is of any great concern, rather safety would be the issue. In the part of the country where I currently live I'd have no problem with the trip, but this is a relatively remote with low traffic area. I know people that do over 50 miles...
Harry thanks for the response, you are correct the splined shaft was barely in the controller and was badly worn and probably was about to fail anyway. The steering has had some slop in it for a while which in my ignorance assumed was wear in the front end. Now that it is working and I tested...
Found the problem yesterday. The spline on the rod going from the steering wheel to controller was barely in the controller and had worn and not engaging any more. Managed to loosen a clamp and get it in deeper and now have steering. So strange that this happened at the same time as breaking...
Thanks, think you're correct more than just the replaced line. Maybe I got some contamination in the controller when replacing the line. There's no resistance with the engine running not. Can't move the front wheels at all running or not. With the front wheels off the ground I can't manually...
Thanks. Yes, I did add more oil. Maybe the pump isn't working well now. The repair manual states that the tractor can be steered even without the PS pump running.
Thanks for the reply, really appreciate it. I did use equivalent hydraulic fluid. I didn't run the tractor very long as I couldn't steer it so cut it off right away and then started it a couple of times for a minute or two to lift the front wheels off the ground using the FEL. So hopefully I...
I broke the tubing that comes out of the high pressure side of the power steering pump (I don't know how but it did break). Of course I lost all steering. After replacing the tubing and filling the power steering reservoir with oil it still won't turn the wheels. The steering wheel just...
OK. I'll start with the lift cylinder seals. Bet that fixes the problem. I've not checked the temperature with a thermometer so it may not be as hot as my guessing and actually may be normal. Thanks for your response.
My TC48DA has a problem with the 3PT dropping when the engine is turned off and when the engine is running it pulsates some. When the hydraulic oil gets hot it will get to where it won't lift by brush hog even with the engine running at the RPMs at the mark for the 540 RPM PTO. I'm wondering...
An old gentleman back in the days before I was an old told man me the best way to get old rusted nuts off was to let the plow or whatever set out in the sun until it rained and then get after them after the rain stopped and they would be loose. Tried it on a couple of things and it worked. Now...
I've had this tractor for a number of years, think since June 2004 and not long after I bought it there was a recall about this and I took it to the dealer and they made the change. Later I the PTO got where it wouldn't stop when cut off which is kind of a safety hazard. By then the warranty...
First, Thanks to y'all for pushing me away from the pump. Knew all of you were smarter than me, but my ignorance kept popping up. Anyway this afternoon I went out to check what I thought was a relief valve on the FEL controls but when I removed the plug/cap there was no relief valve in there...
I removed the relief valve yesterday and didn't find anything in it and it looks good. No signs of damage. Checked the flow rate and it looks good. Question: Can the pump have a good flow rate without pressure but not able to pump under pressure? In case anyone might need it here is an...
Was plowing and the hydraulics were working fine. Got to the power lift wouldn't lift the plow and the FEL wouldn't do anything but go down. I found a similar problem, TC45DA Hydraulics Quit Working, and have gone through the trouble shooting procedures there. With the plow disconnected and...