Recent content by Topcat1952

I now feel so obligated to assist on this platform because of a gentleman who has reached out and given me some very valuable advice... So, hear goes....Black smoke often means too rich or too much fuel... White smoke means a leaner condition and if runs then dies and a poor restart probably...

I do understand your thoughts... Changed oil, went from aw32 to 46, as internal leakage maybe with oil ring seal bad... wear internal parts, do not think so... comes and goes.... never seen wear do that and the hydrostatic is a piston pump.... Remember after losing only the left side I can...

on this, my real thoughts here is pressure relief valves in the hyd motor itself, the problem comes and stops with temp mostly... Got to know before I pull the pump out...

So, I assume your background is farm equipment with all types of repairs.... Blue Colar work, I respect you more already... My argument and admittedly biased, is mostly growing up making a living at whatever paid the most... Started mixing mortar by hand at the age of 14 for bricklayers to start...

I am beginning to think you work for New Holland, Testing data, a magic word.... Once in my lifetime, it was a valuable asset to have Equipment shop manuals.... I used often, today the manufacturer has seen a profit holding most information for two reasons... 1 Making most things not repairable...

Thanks again and again, the pdf are outstanding, I wish I had the skill set to find them myself on the internet...... I started playing with my machine yesterday checking hyd pressures... Charge pressure actually, 300 recommended I'm stilling at 250 and it goes to 0 on each drive movement.... Do...

Evening Shanmar, I did reply to one and thank you much.... My computer skills are hit and miss and do not understand a Direct mesage...rog

Shanmar, I got to thank you for the data... I looked at it this morning and it appears to be at least close... In all honestly, I am a mature guy (72 ) and a bit to immature to concede I do not know what I am doing.... Kinda think if man made it man should be able to fix it mentality... The...

Yes it is a bbbbbb.... remove the ground from the battery.... remove the elect fuel pick up pump...... with a swivel 15 mm ( I think) you can sneak it behind the starter with a 6-inch 3/8 drive extension.... I know it's difficult... also you can use 15mm swivel socket- two in extension--a 1-inch...

I am interested in making repairs to my machine, I have the dealer manuals but they lack data on the Hydrostatic pumps... I do not want to pull the pump out until I have information on it and be able to ID it.... I believe it is Eaton but I cannot see any numbers to see group or type and...