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Since it works find in hand control mode I'd check the wiring to the actuator at the foot pedals on the lift side. You could have a bad lift actuator on that side.

The new common rail systems run on EXTREMELY high pressure. Just to fire it needs somewhere around 2000 psi. It operates around 6000 psi but can go as high as 26,000 psi. Hard to check the pump under that kind of pressure. I guess they're changing the high pressure fuel pump. I was told if the...

To check your drive chains put the machine up on blocks and rotate the tires by hand clockwise and counter clockwise. See if any have excess play. I think on that one you can access a side panel to see the chains. There also might be steering dampeners (little shocks) that are missing or worn...

So to update: After paying the tech to come out and guess, I went ahead and changed the suction control valve that I sourced from the UK. That didn't fix the problem. The next best guess by the tech is that the high pressure pump is bad. Now wouldn't someone think that a Deere technician could...

If you want to see the fluid, just take the male or female coupler off the attachment and pour some fluid into a glass. You just want to make sure the fluid doesn't look milky. To put the coupler back on just use some thread sealant and two wrenches to tighten it back on.

I guess I should say that there is oil on both sides as the piston extends or retracts. Like I said earlier, I'm not saying that there IS moisture in the system. I'm saying I'd open the line and check the fluid to make sure it's not milky. If the oil looks milky at all, I'd flush the attachment...

It has been my experience that there is oil on one side. As the rod extends out oil pushes the bottom side of the piston. As it retracts oil fills on the top side of the piston.

It'll be pretty easy to tell. If you have individual lines with a T fitting for each injector, you don't have the upgraded return line.

Sorry for so many replies but this site doesn't seem to let me edit a post. You can go to the bobcat parts website, enter your serial number and then view parts for your machine.

There is a serial number break but try this 6675461

I don't have the PN but if you call your local dealer and ask for the upgraded return line for the Deutz engine they should know what you are looking for.

I'm not saying it would happen for sure but I would think over the course of several years of warm/cold just from ambient that you could get some moisture forming in the empty side of the two way cylinders. I would just verify the fluid in the attachment before connecting it to your machine. I...

When I have done them I have just replaced the leaking spool. To be honest I didn't know there was a plastic plug inside the end of the spool. Make sure you pay attention to the direction the green seals come out. I didn't hand had to do this job twice. Good luck! And I'll check back if you have...

oiu789, Bobcat/Deutz came out with a steel line that connected to each return with a small section of hose. If your machine hasn't had this upgrade, I'd recommend doing it. The engine came with soft line originally with t fittings that went to each return IIRC. The steel line is a nice upgrade...

Most that I have heard about involved bird nests on the turbo/exhaust manifold. One I had happen to me personally involved someone replacing a factory steel line to a lift cylinder with a flexible hydraulic line (not me... seriously). The line was right next to the battery and rubbed the...