Gentlemen,I am quite new in the tractor hobby so any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Have a Farmall 560G with TA and power steering. It also has a Farmhand F-11 loader on it. The fluid was replaced less than a year ago (Am hopeful but don't know if the filter element was cleaned at the same time). Since then I have put probably less than 30 hours on it (some plowing with 3-bottom, some disking, some mowing). The loader is now going up much slower than it used to and the power steering kicks in and out. I understand both systems are operated by the same pump so resolution to the problem will solve (I hope) both issues. I checked the fluid level yesterday and some fluid came out (so it was full) but the fluid was a milky color. I have a concern that I may have caused this problem myself. The way my loader works, I have to use 2 hands to operate it - 1 hand to work the hydraulic control that sends pressure to the other 2 valves and 1 hand to operate those 2 valves that control bucket up/down and bucket tilt up/down. While just running the tractor for plowing/mowing/disking, the bucket very slowly drops down so I have to periodically lift it up again to prevent it from dragging. It is inconvenient to take both hands off the wheel to accomplish this while the tractor is moving. I friend of my with a great deal of experience with Green tractors recommended I bungy-cord the main control in the "on" position so I only have to use 1 hand to operate the bucket controls. Could having that lever in the on position have caused the milky fluid color. I believe the milky color is normally caused by the introduction of water or air bubbles into the fluid. I am confused! Question #2 - I would like to check the fluid filter elements. Do I have to drain 16 gallons of fluid to accomplish this or can the filter be removed without all the fluid pouring out? Any help is really appreciated!! Thanks, John
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