Posted by Brian Jensen on October 04, 2007 at 12:26:37 from (207.176.229.92):
I have been running the old girl for about an hour now filled the hydraulic reservoir up to the bottom of the fill hole opened what I think is the bleed valve (hex key bolt above and slightly forward of the distributor, it looks to have hydro fluid in it) I have been cranking (armstronging) the wheels back and forth and pushing and pulling hydro levers and I have not even had a hiccup yet out of it. What am I doing wrong? I know in the thick german accent of the previous owner I was told (warned) about how hard it is to get it primed again. But an hour seems a bit excessive, it doesn't even seem like it is trying. below my steering wheel there is a lever that I disconnected when I pulled the instrument cluster to repaint it but I put it back on, I am assuming that this lever turns the hydraulic pump off and on? I have a Du Al Bucket and Grapple on it so my hydraulic levers are all aftermarket mounted to the rear passenger side fender. Is there a way to expedite this process? Or should I be doing something differently? I cannot handle a 10 month process of getting the hydraulics to work, they did work when I parked the tractor 10 months ago, but there was a leak on the power steering lines, would it help if I used a jackall to lift the bucket and then I let it back down would that give me enough pressure to get the fluid moving?. Any ideas are always appreciated. I also have to mention that I think the only person more excited than me was my 3 year old boy, he has wanted to go for a ride on that thing everyday for the past 10 months, and now he wil finally be able to. :)
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