Hey guys so I have a 2013 T550 with 1300 Hours on it. Overall a good machine with almost no issues until now. So what is going on is the left pedal (the one that lifts the entire arm on the machine not just the tilt on the bucket) is sticky, getting harder to move, and now seems to be internally bypassing fluid OR sticking open/closed. It does this all the time and is getting worse. It is almost unuseable at this point but fortunately I am done with the season and have all the rainy days in the world ahead of me here in the Pacific Northwest to work on it. I popped up the cab and traced the linkage thinking it was a stick or something jammed in there but it was all clear. There is a heavy metal frame that the pedal control linkages pivot on that is flexing under the pressure required to move this pedal. The linkages all seem good to go so I think it is probably the little valve that is actuated in the valve cluster housing that is sticking. (not sure what that is called). Anyway Thanks for any help! I have done the following maintenance in the last few hundred hours: New main drive belt, Engine oil change. I bought what I thought was the right hydralic filter (the one near the radiators on the back) and it didnt fit so that filter was not changed. I bought this machine with 1000 hours on it and no information as to if other maintenance was done beforehand. I have not had time to dig into all the Preventative maintenance so I was wondering if there was an easily accessible list of 1000 hour Preventative maintenance beyond the obvious "check belt for cracks stuff" Overall the tracks are in wonderful condition but I want to make sure that I am taking good care of all the hydralic stuff. -Telo
T550 ?Hydralic? Problem.
- Thread starter Telocaset
- Start date
