It was the hydraulic filter,the 80-90 oil clogged it up. Plus it was low on hydraulic fluid in the rear. Duh! Now the problem is I can not lift a full load of anything. Sometimes it slowly raises with a half of a load in the bucket. I think I may have damaged the pump some how 2 summers ago when bush hogging the hollow. The underbrush pulled the quick connect line out but did not disconnect the line. When I could lift the bucket I notice the hydraulic pump was really hot, really hot. I could smell the hot, I could feel the hot. It was hot! Can a hydraulic pump be rebuilt? I have read some of the post suggesting using a pressure gauge. The bucket will raise and lower really fast when nothing is in it. Where can i buy a book "tractor for dummies".