545 skip loader

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yellowtractor

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1981 ford 545 skip loader
i cant download information to repair my issue with my 3pt hitch....I am new to this tractor and i dont know where to check the fluid or what reason the 3pt hitch doesnt work.....the arms are down hitting the ground, the position and draft controls wont raise.....
 
   / 545 skip loader #2  
Welcome to TBN!

To check the oil level in the rear end/hydraulic reservoir for the 3pt, on the right side, just about even with the floorboard is a square headed plug. If no oil comes out of the hole, add hydraulic oil in the fill plug on the rear axle behind the seat.

If thev3pt still doesn't respond and you have the hydraulic pump mounted on the left rear of the engine, then you may have lost suction on the metal inlet tube that goes across the bellhousing into the pump. Sometimes it is as simple as shoving the line back into the pump. The line is supposed to be held in place by a large clip on the top of the bellowing.

These two things are a place to start.
 

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Our 445 had a differential dip stick behind and to the left of the seat.
 
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