DHB, This one has the Swartz front end and shows some problems also. Here's how mine works 'cause I'm using a live pump with that maunual priority valve for both the loader and the power steering. Without the weight of the loader, everybody is happy, but if I lift the loader and the tractor is setting still, power steering just doesn't wanna work right and it fights back a little with only that 3 1/2 gal of oil. If I bump up the oil flow just a little to the torque motor, then the steering works okay, but then the loader suffers. So, what I've done, is that I've got into the habit of making sure the tractor is rolling just a bit before I move the steering wheel and then it is a "one-finger" deal all the way. It sure isn't perfect by any means, but it is light years ahead of the way it used to be. I pushed snow all morning with it and had the time of my life. My biggest trouble now is that darned muffler; I just gotta get an original one from somewhere. This aftermarket thing drives me nuts... Makes the tractor sound like an old 'tater truck, especially when it is working hard. Allan
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