I just borrowed a pressure gauge and a flow meter. when I go up to our summerplace next week I am going to check both pressure and flow. I talked to the service dept at the NH dealer closest to the tractor,(100+ miles away) he said the pump should not be worn out after only 450 hours. He had a similar problem on a TC48 and it was a defective plug in the power beyond circuit of the loader control. Film at 11.