Hello from Louisiana

cqaigy2 · Feb 12, 2008

Don't forget which hose goes where. Also I'm thinking that pump won't be painted so if your inclined, you may want to do that before installing. I bet if you loosen the motor mounts you'll have more play to pull your pump.

MossRoad · Feb 13, 2008

Terry's version of easy and your version of easy will most likely be much different.

As others have mentioned, keep everything ultra-clean. Also, may I suggest getting a digital camera and take the time to take lots of before pictures. Make sure the pictures are nice and clear before you start so you can refer back to them later. Then be sure to mark all hoses and also mark which holes they came out of.

Some folks suggest plugging the ends of the hoses. There was a report of someone not plugging a hose and leaving the machine for a while. When they came back, most of the hydraulic fluid was on the floor... it siphoned out the tank. So get some plugs.

Take your time and do it right. Don't be in a rush. And BE SURE TO PURGE THE PUMP OF AIR BEFORE YOU FIRE UP THE MOTOR after you are done. You were given a hose to do the purge when you change filters. Be sure to do it.

SwampmanLA · Feb 13, 2008

Thanks for all the tips. I plan to use them all and will report back once surgery is complete. I just hope my tractor picked the right surgeon to go home with

ponytug · Feb 13, 2008

I'm sure it did!

It is really pretty straight forward- you remove and plug a couple of hoses, and then remove the pump. And then as the manuals state..."Insertions is the reverse of removal..."
(I love that phrase- so much effort lurks behind those benign 5 words.)

That doesn't mean it will be easy. If you don't have them, I recommend some 90 degree offset open end wrenches for dealing with hoses in cramped conditions. I bought a set from Harbor Freight and hand to manually grind them to the correct sizes- but they were cheap in every sense of the word. I figured I'd see how much use I got out of them before laying out for some quality wrenches.

Good luck!

All the best,

Peter

P.S. Just reading "Rising Tide" about the 1927 Mississippi flood- fascinating.

SwampmanLA said:
Thanks for all the tips. I plan to use them all and will report back once surgery is complete. I just hope my tractor picked the right surgeon to go home with

SwampmanLA · Feb 16, 2008

I installed my new tram pump today, WOW, that is one tight place to work! All in all I did pretty well, only swapped two hoses. I had the left side in reverse with the right full ahead. A quick swap of two lines and presto she works as designed. I really hope I don't have to do that again. From reading some treads here is seems that some of theses pumps last quite a long time. Some threads elude to years worth of service from a pump, that what I'm looking for.