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The way I see this: 1. Pressure test charge pump 2. Pressure test forwards/backwards pressure on both pumps (to validate relief valve performance) 3a. If above fails, swap relief valves between forwards/backwards and see if the machine now has power in forwards and lacks power in reverse 3b. If...

OK, so using this a bit and I've discovered a bit of an issue. It seems to lack power in forwards when it gets warm. The stick come up hard with quite a bit of resistance, so I'm not sure if it's drive motors or pumps that are the problem. It still has tons of power in reverse. Video showing...

Service manual, as requested ^^^

The Isuzi in the 960 doesn't have a lift pump, it relies on the pump in the front of the injection pump. You're looking at an air issue, air is getting into the pump. It will either the the throttle shaft seals or the injection pump input seal.

So, I bought an old 960 from a tractor dealer here in the UK... £6k delivered, which seemed the going rate for a skid steer over this side of the pond. Tyres are good, bucket is usable, starts and drives. 3800hrs. It spent it's early life driving a road planer so has Hi-flow hydraulics on an...

I can put an electronic copy of the service manual on my google drive, if that's of any help? I've got a 960 too, but can't really pass on much more advice apart from, check that fuel is getting to the pump and the wiring to your stop solenoid is good.

Hi folks, I'm in the UK where the choice of used, tracked machines is (at the time of writing), 4 machines.... yes, 4. Anyway, after much deliberation I've decided that I need to upgrade from a 2wd tractor with loader, and get something more compact that has tracks, so the options are skidsteer...