Mahindra 5525 Hydraulics Sluggish

truck57 · Oct 5, 2011

All Hydraulics are sluggish front loader and the 3pt. Filter and oil was changed about 2 months ago, just use it a couple weeks ago to move roll of hay.
Just today dropped the roll fork put on auger, the Hydraulics went sluggish

It a Mahindra 5525 2007

J_J · Oct 7, 2011

Check your QD fittings, might not have complete flow, or blocked flow. Remove the QD's if you have to, If bad, they will block or reduce flow.

Is the flow from the FEL going through a remote valve?

J_J · Oct 8, 2011

Install a hyd gage and test the pressure.

truck57 · Oct 10, 2011

Unhook all QD still have problem in all hydraulics.
I will check with parts store to see if they have a pressure tester.

Sure hope its not pump, if so I will not be happy with my Mahindra less that 500 hrs

thx for the info will try to keep you posted

flusher · Oct 11, 2011

truck57 said:
Unhook all QD still have problem in all hydraulics.
I will check with parts store to see if they have a pressure tester.

Sure hope its not pump, if so I will not be happy with my Mahindra less that 500 hrs

thx for the info will try to keep you posted

Under the seat there's a hand valve (the isolator valve) that controls the speed of the 3pt hitch and locks the 3pt in position when transporting implements long distances. Is it open all the way? Don't know if this will help, but I'd check it anyway.

If it's the hydraulic pump, at least it's mounted on the front of the engine where it's easy to service/replace. My MF135 has the pump buried inside the rear end hydraulics case. A bear to work on.

BTW: my big tractor is a 2008 Mahindra 5525.

J_J · Oct 11, 2011

When you get the hyd gage, if you want a permanent connection, just tee it in to the IN port of the FEL valve.

Whenever you use anything hyd, the pressure will be reflected on the gage. Use the FEL levers and max out the cyl and read the pressure. That will tell you if you have pressure, and the FEL relief psi setting.

Then raise the 3pt, max it out, and read the pressure. That is the relief setting on the 3pt. If things are not right, you begin trouble shooting. Hyd tank full, is pump turning, etc.

truck57 · Nov 13, 2011

well finnialy found the problem

a very small pin hole in the intake line was causing it to suck air so small it didnt leak hyd fuild now I just have to put it all back together

once again thank you all for the advice and ideas