You probably have a sticking control valve. (MAKE SURE ENGINE IS OFF)Open the right side acess cover and you'll see an "H" shaped contol fork hanging down. Reach down into the fluid and feel for the "T" shaped control valve stem that is in a the sockets at the end of the control fork. Push forward and then pull back.the valve should move freely in and out about an inch.. Now start it up, making ure the pto is engaged since it runs the hydraulic pump. (UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES PLACE YOU HAND INTO THE HYDRAULIC COMPARTMENT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.) Excercise the lift lever up and down and watch the contol fork move the control valve foward (RAISE) and rearward (LOWER). If it's working that way, drain the fluid out, flush the sump with some diesel from a tank sprayer and drain it out. Sop up and remove any crud remaining in the sump and fill with fresh UTF. It will take 6 gallons.
got a 46 ford 2N out of the brush and brought her back to life engine wise did nothing to the transmition. Well everything was working , hooked up the scraper blade and the lift arms were working great wherever I placed the control lever the lift arms stayed right there, at the end of a pas dragging out and away I went to lift the blade and nothing ,all levers in the same places ,nothing was hot, checked the gear lube level and it was right where it was to be but fluid was very milky. Any ideas? this old tractor has been driving me crazy, and the old saying is true you get what you pay for , the problem is she was working great for awhile and then quit I'm thinking it has something to do with the water in the gear lube?
