Terramite T7 front buck slowly drops

[84snipe]

Hi all,

I got a T7 Terramite and the front buck will slowly start dropping to the ground as soon as I let off the lever. If I lift the front wheels off the ground a few inches it will slowly set them back down. If I lower the bucket all the way down which lifts the tires as high as possible It seems to hold. My best guess from searching the site is that it could be seals in the cylinders that are leaking. Any other Ideas? or things that I can try to narrow it down?

Thanks.

 

[J_J]

It has to be either cyl seals or valve spools leaking..

Fully extend the bucket cyl, then remove the rod end hose from the bucket.

Push the lever to extend and hold it. If you can force fluid past the cyl seals, then you will know. You might try the test in both directions.

Do one cyl at a time.