Please help with 2430 Farm Pro - BKHOE30 Back Hoe

[Whitewater]

I am a new member. While my tractor is a Massey Ferguson, the topic here is a Farm Pro.

My good friend loaned me his tractor while he is in the hospital. He has been a member of your forum for several years. That is where I heard of this forum. While using his backhoe, it ran low on hydraulic fluid in the back backhoe reservoir. I did not notice any issue until riding back to the barn up a hill. I had been using it to dig a hole and the tractor was pointing downhill of the grade. Once I was finished and turned the tractor around to go back up the hill to the barn I noticed some unresponsiveness. However, it moved back into place. Once I was back to the barn, the unit seemed to be sagging. The backhoe would not respond to the controls. I have replaced the fluid but the backhoe is still unresponsive. I checked the fluid stick on top of the reservoir and the fluid did not register. Is there a bleed port? Your help would be most appreciated.

 

[20 20]

You may have worked a seal lose(?) I'm a little confused, you did replace fluid but it still measures low? If that is the case then you may need more fluid, not sure what you ment.

 

[Whitewater]

You may have worked a seal lose(?) I'm a little confused, you did replace fluid but it still measures low? If that is the case then you may need more fluid, not sure what you ment.

Thanks for the reply. No it registered properly on the fluid stick when I was finished. I was hoping it would respond nicely when refilled. However, I fear that I could have overheated the pump while bringing the unit back to the barn while the fluid was low. I was hoping that I have air trapped in the system that needs removed or something else happened. Thanks again.

 

[Whitewater]

According to an older forum. Willl states

Just work it out, no bleed necessary.

Any thoughts?

 

[20 20]

Sometimes you can work it back and forth and it will work air out if that is the case.

 

[Briana03]

Welcome to TBN

I moved your thread to the Hydraulics forum.

 

[J_J]

You need to verify that the pump is actually pumping, by removing a hose and place in a bucket.

If the pump is pumping, then just hold the lever until the cyl moves, and repeat cyl extend and retract many times to purge any air.

If the pump is pumping, that fluid is going somewhere.

Perhaps the pump has lost prime.

 

[Whitewater]

20 20, Briana 03, J_J

I want to thank each of you so much for your support. Now I know why my friend has enjoyed this forum all of these years. You are great.

I got my hands on the manual. Fortunately, it was a simple problem. I had accidentally stepped on the Release Handle of the Power Take-Off. It is in the right foot, heel position on this tractor. I am not use to this. When the lever was pulled back up and the PTO re-engaged, everything worked fine! Da.

This is great news since he loaned me his tractor with a backhoe to get some things done.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This thread is complete.

Whitewater

 

[20 20]

Thats great news thanks for the update. I'm sure many of us have over looked the obvious from time to time, doesn't mean "da" just means we're human