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Hello Brian, last year i cleaned and overhauled the hydraulics system of my Ford dexta , because the arms would only raise if the main control lever passed the top. Perhaps you remember the problem. With your help i did the overhauling. When i was werking with the Dexta this summer the liftarms slow...

Thank you Brian for all your help

Peter

Hello Brian, last summer you indicated me to get into the hydraulics system, so I did. Apperantly the main spring and so the draft control spring were stuck by mud and rust in the upper housing. So I cleaned everything and put new O rings etc. Is it possible that the control valve in my dexta has no...

Thank you for your reply. I will try it.

Hello Brian, thank you for your information. Piston seal might be a problem, however when the auxillary knob is pulled out, the lift arms do not react. When the knob is pushed in the control lever must go beyond the fixed point in order to fully raise the lift arms. In the article www.fordson-dexta....

This question concerns the Ford Dexta from 1963. I can only raise the lift arms as well as in position control as in qualitrol when I put the main control lever well behind the fixed point. The range to lift is very short and when I have a load in the lift arms the lift arms are slowly going down. A...