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Considering how difficult these line fittings can be to remove, use this exact style or type of crows foot wrench. I have used this type for many years and they work well they don't strip the line nut. Hope this helps!

Inspect pump drive if all is OK take it to be tested at a place that tests deisel pumps. Also check fuel coming from the tank to the pump with no water or contamination if any.

Oops, my bad the cooler is attached in front of the radiator on the access door. Here's a pic the hoses going to it are at least and inch in diameter as u can see.

Hi Foton, that's a great suggestion! However the cooling system has a separate cooler on the back of the radiator unlike yours. It does have a belt driven fan to cool both radiator and attached hydraulic cooler. I never thought the cooler could be plugged or restricted lowering the flow/volume...

Just wondering, did you move or adjust the injector pump timing at all during the head repair? How did it start before when it was running? I think you should run a compression test before moving on to other testing to make sure bottom end is in good shape.

Hello all, I have a general question regarding hydraulic temperature. I have a 96 Thomas TH173 skidsteer, what is the normal temp range of the hydraulic temperature? After use a few week ago I noticed the the hydraulic reservoir was hot to the touch. How hot is normal? The day was about 85...

brdgbldr I have found a link to a video mentioning the springs and detent ball bearings. This service does not look too complicated. Thank you for the lead, much appreciated, brdgbldr and person filming the vid. Hope this helps others too! See vid below.

Sorry I do not maybe your pump has a number on it to help you ID yours.

Thanks for the lead! I'll see what I can find online. Hopefully the repair procedure is not so difficult.

Hi glad to help answer that! Hope it helps for what it worth. So my auxiliary pedal is engaged by stepping on the toe (front part of pedal) semi hard and quick. It's like a rocker pedal. Once activated It supplies hydraulic pressure to a attachment/implement such as a grass shredder, auger, or...

All was well with my Thomas 173 skidsteer, however the detent on the auxiliary pedal will not stay in the detent position, is this an issue with the hydraulic valve body that controls hydraulic pressure or a switch that's not activating correctly? The bucket can be raised and lowered with out...

Here is a customer service number, you may find this helpful. 506-278-5695 You may want to use this site below. https://www.thomasloaders.com/upload_files/manuals/175%20Repair.PDF

Thomas T173 HL Skidsteer its a old but its a new toy! Hello skidsteer forum community, I just purchases this 3 months ago and this unit works well except for a few minor details. I have many years working in the automotive industry and I have twisted a few wrenches in my lifetime, but working on...