I rekeyed the ignition switch on my 2400h today. When I bought the tractor 3 weeks ago it only came with one key. I bought one of these switches on sale for $9.99 and used the tumblers from the new switch in the Branson switch. Same tumblers and springs.
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The main spool has another rather small spool inside it that in my case was stuck.
Cleaned it well and reassembled. Lift arms now raise at idle.
Branson 2400h position control valve fix.
Well looks like the main spool on my position control valve is leaking by. Going to pull it apart again and have a closer look at it.
Here is a short video.
2016 Branson 2400h position control valve leaking
The lift arms stay in position until I lower them. There is no leakage by the piston.
I plan to shim the cover with 2x4 and run it. I suspect to see fluid flow from this port if this O-ring is leaking by.
I'll get the old Mitutoyo digital calipers out and see if I have O-rings that fit.
Moving the spring got my 3ph positioning working. I can now control the positioning fairly well. It still requires about 1400 rpm to move.
I priced a new positioning valve at $506 USD. I'll play with it a bit more tomorrow but it's working for the most part.
I found a receipt from 2019 where he bought a bucket of Duratran oil, FE9105 and TA069864 filter. I'm just waiting on the dealer for my new filters but the oil looks OK.
Well I pulled the hydraulic cylinder case again this evening. I may have found my position control valve issue.
Someone was in here before and had reassembled the valve incorrectly. They installed the spring over the main spool instead of between the arm and seat.
It should be like this...
Something I did was replace the cotter pin the previous owner put in the trottle lever instead of the Roll pin the parts manual shows. The throttle lever had a little play before I installed the roll pin. I'm going to bleed the fuel filter before starting it again.
I've looked through two...
2400h update.
Engine smoking at start.
I drained the tank and added fresh diesel. Added Hotshots Diesel Extreme. Now it smokes at full rev and seems to Rev higher than it did before. The bottle called for 250 ml per 80 litres. I may have over dosed it a little.
3PH not raising at idle.
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Yes I have a hydraulic flow meter and pressure Guage set at work. I may bring them home this evening for testing.
I painted the bucket on my Satoh Beaver with a roller and Corrostop paint. Took forever to dry but it is tuff stuff.
I zoomed in on that power beyond sleeve and noticed it looks to have a Teflon oring backer. Mine does not. If I can't find one I'll make one on the lathe. Would be nice if it was just that backer missing.
I changed out the oring on the sleeve. It didn’t look bad but I changed it anyway since I had it out. I still need to have the rpm up to about 1500 for the 3ph to move.
I decided to put everything back together and drive it around a bit to test out my neutral return spring and the HST drive...