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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reno611" data-source="post: 1915" data-attributes="member: 23">I have changed the filter twice since owning the machine.  The tilt cylinder wall was scored bad, the piston was scored as well on one side.  The mechanic said it was the worst he had ever seen, naturally it was mine.  Anyway, he took it away and a new cylinder was built and everything inside replaced...nice big write off.    When I mentioned working the tilt pedal, that is what I do, keep a little pressure on the heel and try to keep it tilted up or level..I move honey bees on pallets, four hives each..at night, no light, except to flick on bright red lights for an occasional look see. Bees do not fly at night, but they crawl and will fly to light.  Sometimes it is hard to keep one's mind on tilt cylinder attitude while being covered with bees and ending up stabbing the forks into the ground and dumping a pallet of bee hives. It ain't pretty.   Today I will try the test with the machine and see if it might be the spool valve. The repair of these valves sounds involved so I  might be better off calling the mechanic back and brace up...thanks, wbl.</blockquote>