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    78 Ford Cl340 skid steer hydraulics weak when warm

    The drive motors are both Char-Lynn 25 motors. The motor that is not performing properly has a lot of fluid leakage where the motor bolts to the skid steer. Anyone know where I can get a parts breakdown or more information on this motor? I did a google search but couldn’t come up with a...
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    78 Ford Cl340 skid steer hydraulics weak when warm

    Ok, I’ll have to give that a try. I found a manual online that I purchased. The loader pump appears to be a vane pump, but the drive pump is a variable placement piston pump. If I understand it correctly, the drive pump has two sections, one to each drive motor, and on the end of the pump is...
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    78 Ford Cl340 skid steer hydraulics weak when warm

    My skid steer seems to work well when first cranked as far as going forwards and backwards and turning. After 10 minutes or so after it warms up, the right drive motor seems to get weak and not pull the same as the left drive motor. It also sounds like I can hear fluid bypassing somewhere. My...
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