Thanks for sharing your experience. Glad to hear it was the packing considering I already pulled the cyliders ;)
Both are at the shop being rebuilt. It was a real joy removing the cylinders. Lol
My question is, What did I break?
Scenario: Driving tractor/backhoe down the road to job (3 miles distance), backhoe crowed-in tight, but full swing to the right. I did this to reduce the chance of an oblivious driver from hitting the backhoe. Conscious of the fact that the backhoe boom and...