Cidermaker
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Hi. New to tractor owning (and this forum) and have a problem with my new 70s MF40 industrial. All has been working fine and Friday morning the loader and bucket tilt have started to rise very slowly. Its not jerky and oil level is fine. Its just like the lifting output from the pump is being strangled.
Its an auto-reverse model with a forklift on the back. Both attachments seem to work off external hydraulics driven from the pump on the front of the crank. All downward strokes are as normal, but all up strokes are very slow and the pump sounds like its straining.
Is there a gain control I could have somehow disturbed, or might we have a blockage sonwhere?
Any help gratefully received - got a LOT of cider apples needing squashing and the MF40 is an essential part of the process!
Thanks in advance
Its an auto-reverse model with a forklift on the back. Both attachments seem to work off external hydraulics driven from the pump on the front of the crank. All downward strokes are as normal, but all up strokes are very slow and the pump sounds like its straining.
Is there a gain control I could have somehow disturbed, or might we have a blockage sonwhere?
Any help gratefully received - got a LOT of cider apples needing squashing and the MF40 is an essential part of the process!
Thanks in advance