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Hello everyone sorry it’s been awhile I’ve got good news and bad after numerous attempts to fix my lift ( not working ) which involved stripping the top cover down and rebuilding I’ve got the lift to work but the bad news is it won’t go down now even with weight on the lift arms any ideas anyone tha...

Hello from Norfolk I’m going to replace the front wheels on the Dexta now do I go with the 19 inch narrow wheels as are on it now or change to the 16 inch wider wheels which seem to be quite popular on allot of pictures I’ve seen any thoughts on which ones are better ie smoother steering and grip of...

Hello I’ve recently bought a dexta loom from a well known supplier beginning with ag and I’ve tried to install it today but some of the wires don’t match the colour on the diagram so it’s a little bit frustrating to say the least the tractor didn’t have a loom on it when I got it I’ve got an origina...

Hello from Norfolk as you know I had a jammed lift lever thank to the help from here I’ve got it free and it appears to be working but now it’s back on the tractor the lift still doesn’t work so what’s the next thing to check and fix to hopefully get this problem fixed maybe the hydraulic pump

Thanks for your help everyone best I get searching

Good evening all I need to buy some nuts and bolts to finish off my dexta but I have no idea what thread ford used on the dexta sounds like a silly question I know but I’m used to metric not imperial thanks Andy

Hi got mine cleaned up okay lots of flakes of rust was holding it in now all I’ve got to do is sort out the lift lever shaft and pin and put it all back together

Thanks Charlie it was stuck as it’s been sitting in a shed for over a year but good news I managed to get it out this morning I tried the airline trick but that didn’t work as it was stuck solid but I put a small screwdriver in the hole and twisted it and the piston moved then the airline trick worked

Hello any ideas on how to get my stuck piston out of the hydraulic lift cylinder please ps it’s right at the bottom thanks

Thanks Mervin I have found a manual download and now reading it maybe Brian could help if he could and doesn’t mind

Thanks I will have a look at that

Thanks for the help I will see if I can figure it out at the weekend

Hi yes I think I’ve got one but it doesn’t say and the picture isn’t very clear

Thanks for that I’ve already managed to strip it all down but I’m left with a shaft with one lever stuck on it and I’m not sure whether it’s supposed to be free or fixed thanks Andy

Hello from Norfolk, my name is Andy I’ve just bought myself a dexta and I am restoring it I’ve discovered the lift lever is jammed solid so I’ve stripped it down and found this shaft my question is does this move or not as it’s solid at the moment I’ve found some very helpful posts on here thanks bu...