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Thanks for the response. If I to guess why the connecting rod feels “mushy” when moving it, I would say something (hopefully just a disintegrating o-ring) is impeding movement of the spool. I hope nothing in there is scored. The suggestion to raise the arms in case the valve needs to come out is...

I have a L555 with 3400 hrs. It was sitting for about two months over the winter without being used. When I used it I noticed the bucket tilt pedal did not fully return to the center position when tilting the bucket back. It would creep until I tapped the pedal. It only does this when tilting...

I want to apologize for posting my New Holland problem in the Bobcat section. Among my many faults is not paying close enough attention to computer related things. Thanks for pointing out my mistake, Bill

I have a New Holland L555 loader I bought used two years back and has 3000 hrs. on it. Shortly after I got it the Hyd Charge light/buzzer would come on at random times while driving it. All of the hydraulics would stop working and loud noises could be heard. I would stop the loader and let the...

I did not consider a thumb, but it looks interesting. If I understand the thumb attachment, I would still need to plumb in additional hydraulics to run the thumb cylinder. Also, after I posted the grapple question I was looking around the internet for ideas where to buy a grapple and came across...

I have a New Holland L555 with a backhoe attachment. I would like to add a grapple attachment. My question is the hydraulics. There are two lines with quick disconnect fittings that run the backhoe. My thought is to mount a valve in the cab and copy the hydraulic circuit that is on a log...