MT265B BARLY MOVES PLZZ

[jlicitra523]

OK SO I HAVE A 04 CHALLANGER MT265B AND IT WILL SHIFT INTO ALL GEARS BUT TAKES FOREVER TO GET MOVING. DOESNT HAVE MUCH POWER TO DIG INTO A PILE OR EVEN MAKE IT UP A BIG HILL WITHOUT PUTTING SNAIL OR TURTLE GEAR. RABIT GEAR I USED TO BE ABLE TO LIKE START IN 2ND GEAR AND GO BUT CANT TO THAT EITHER.IT REMIND ME OF WHEN YOU CAR IS GETTING LOW ON FLIUD YES I CHECK IT. ITS IN THE SIGH GLASS. ASLO NOW THE BUCKET AND BACKHOE DO HAVE POWER TO LIFT BUT ITS NOT AS STRONG AS IT USED TO BE LIKE I HAVE NO TROUBLE LIFTING THE WHOLE TRACTOR UP OFF ITS WHEEL BEFORE NOW I HAVE TO DO IT LITTLE BY LITTLE IT WILL GET THERE THOUGHT. IM GOING TO DO A FULL FLUID AND FILTER CHANGE BUT I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ESLE I SHOULD LOOK AT. I KNOW SOME HAVE LIKE A PICKUP SCREEN ON IT BUT I DIDNT SEE ANYTHING ABOUT IT ONLINE IF THIS ONE DOES OR NOT! I JUST WHAT IT TO GO FAST AGAIN PLZZZ HELP!!!

 

[Lou_B]

Your Challenger has a suction strainer which can be removed, cleaned and inspected once all of the hydraulic oil has been drained. ACCO has decent parts diagrams that show exactly where this is. You can get the parts manual from ACCO Publications.

Before starting work, I would recommend that you find the cause of your poor performance. If this is a geared tractor, a worn or improperly adjusted clutch would cause some of the problems that you describe. Measuring hydraulic pressure would show if there was an actual hydraulic problem.