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by tregear85
Sun Mar 29, 2020 5:47 pm
Forum: Fordson New Major
Topic: Power major rev issues
Replies: 2
Views: 8036

Power major rev issues

Hi All Firstly if I apologise if this is posted in the wrong place! I am looking for help.....any help! I have a 1959 power major which has been running fine for the last few years I've owned it, I did put a new diaphragm in the pump a year or so back. Yesterday It started to increase revs on its ow...
by tregear85
Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:42 pm
Forum: Fordson New Major
Topic: Hydraulic issues
Replies: 3
Views: 2846

Re: Hydraulic issues

When the arms get to the top they try to lift the knocker weight but fail so maybe there is a leaky seal. So when I purchased the tractor with the forks it had two bottle screws locking the TPL arms down I guess this is why! So I can get NDT all them for the knocker and check with a gauge do you kno...
by tregear85
Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:00 pm
Forum: Fordson New Major
Topic: Hydraulic issues
Replies: 3
Views: 2846

Hydraulic issues

Hi all, I have a power major that has a single hydraulic spool valve. I have operated a forklift successfully on this for a while. With the valve closed the link arms operate with the valve open the link arms would drop and the rise and fall would operate. However I have just purchased a permiter po...