Max26XL Hydraulics

[LittleBill21]

hmm that was going to be my suggestion, if you crack the hardline going to the back does it drop down? was it working properly prior to removal of everything?

to be honest i am not sure how the 3 pt raising and lowering works

you didn't remove any hardlines did you? i think the 3pt return hardline goes to behind the block? since you used the tractor i assume all the noise is all gone and everything is normal now?

 

[vietvetharry]

There's a plug on the top of the 3 point unit. I opened it and the 3 point is working. I'm investigating what that is and what, if anything, should go in it, lubricating or hydraulic wise.

 

[LittleBill21]

There's a plug on the top of the 3 point unit. I opened it and the 3 point is working. I'm investigating what that is and what, if anything, should go in it, lubricating or hydraulic wise.
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that is not removed in my photo's I have never touched it. I strongly recommend you clean the machine before you get dirt somewhere in that system

 

[vietvetharry]

that is not removed in my photo's I have never touched it. I strongly recommend you clean the machine before you get dirt somewhere in that system

Good point, I rinsed it off yesterday after spreading the fertilizer and will pressure wash it after I finish my spraying. I don't know why the 3 point started working after opening that plug. I see it in the service manual but there is no reference to it's purpose there or in the operator's manual. The 3 point is still working after I closed it.

 

[LittleBill21]

you may have introduced some kind of large air bubble, you prolly vented it out of the system doing that. is everything working normal now that you removed that plug?

 

[vietvetharry]

you may have introduced some kind of large air bubble, you prolly vented it out of the system doing that. is everything working normal now that you removed that plug?

Everything worked great today with the sprayer over a 3 acre pasture. Now I'm wondering did I really needed to buy and replace that $500 hydraulic pump. I filled the old one with oil and capped it. It might come in handy at some time.

 

[LittleBill21]

Everything worked great today with the sprayer over a 3 acre pasture. Now I'm wondering did I really needed to buy and replace that $500 hydraulic pump. I filled the old one with oil and capped it. It might come in handy at some time.

doubt it.