Fordson Major Hydraulics

[Nick]

Hi gman, i havent heard from brian in a while either. Maybe hes gone away somewhere........

[Kiwi Kev]

Read at the top of this forum of the oil specs by Brian. Speaking of Brian, have not seen any post from him in some time, hope all is well.

All
He is well. just very busy.
Kiwi Kev

[Nick]

good news

[Dandy Dave]

All
He is well. just very busy.
Kiwi Kev

Still Shoveling Snow in Merry Old England??? Poor Bloke... ... Dandy Dave!

[icom102]

Hi Guys i have been told i need a Download Valve i had a look online but cant find one anyone has anyone any pictures of one or know where i can get one ?

[Kiwi Kev]

Start at the start and work your way through.

Don't worry about whether the pump may be broken or anything else.

Drain the oil from the rear transmission. There should be 40 litres of oil, and maybe 10 litres of water, so have enough containers to catch it all. Remove the filter from the rear transmisssion and clean it.
Depending on how much sludge is in the filter, as to what steps you do next. If the current oil is the colour of bailey's, be prepared to buy yourself 40 litres of new oil.

What are you wanting to do with the tractor? ie mow a horse paddock once a month, work it every second day on the farm, or as a show tractor.

If you have a digital camera, please ask and we will help you to load photos onto your posts. (we've all heard the phrase, a picture saves a thousand words)

Get to the stage of having drained the oil and cleaned the filter and let us know what you've found.
We're hear to help you, but you need to help us also.

Kiwi Kev

Hi Guys i have been told i need a Download Valve i had a look online but cant find one anyone has anyone any pictures of one or know where i can get one ?


Maybe I should take on Brian's status of 'GRUMPY GRANDAD while he's otherwise occupied.

Have you changed the oil and cleaned the filter yet.
If so, how was it.
Have you put an oil pressure guage in the hydraulic lift to check hydraulic pressure. This will tell you if there's pressure to lift the link arms. If the filter is blocked, the pump will not get any/much oil to build pressure to lift the link arms.
Kiwi Kev

[icom102]

Yes its been dont not by me i aitn a mechanic but i have been told i need a Download valve i dont know what one is or where to get one does anyone here know?

[perrin hayes]

If your filter is anything like mine was it will not pass any oil. Mine was not only plugged but also flattened by
the pump suction force. You must check and clean the filter plus change the oil if necessary before attempting
any other repair. Also If there is a lot of debris around the filter it may be necessary do carry out further cleaning
which will involve taking the top cover off the rear end.

[Kiwi Kev]

i aitn a mechanic

It's not about being a mechanic, it's about being methodical and systematic in your approach to the problem.

I would advise anyone to start at the start, and then work their way through the fault finding sequence.

Looking at it another way, you're going to go to work today, first thing you do is
wake up, and then you're going to
get up, and then
get dressed, maybe have some
breakfast, or
walk the dog, then go outside and
hop in the car, and then
drive down the road to go to work.

but you don't try and get in the car before you get out of bed

Kiwi Kev

[JC]

I like your analogy, Kev. If you get dressed before you get in the shower, you're gonna have a bad day

You are talking about an unloading valve, icom102. I don't know of anyone that sells one to fit your lift, but you won't know if yours is bad until you do some more testing.

[Dandy Dave]

Most likely it would not be the valve, but the spring that controls it may be broken or weak. Or it is just plain rusted stuck. Dandy Dave!