Rachel shows an easy technique for priming the hydraulic pump after it has set for a while. This technique applies to all tractors with an external hydraulic pump.
Rachel, want to thank you for your video... I inherited a Ford 1310 this year and did a few projects around the homestead. However, the 3ph after a while would not raise - hard to dig post holes like that. I cleaned the hydraulic fluid filter and changed the hydraulic fluid. It worked great for about 5 post holes... I cleaned the filter and topped up the fluid. No dice. Went on a youtube and found your video - It worked like a charm! Thanks again...
I have been scratching my head on and off for a few months on my compact tractor as hydraulics stopped working after changing the oil. Thankyou so much ,this worked for me today with a couple of blasts of the airline .When my hydraulics starting working again I jumped for joy .
bookmarked it , as with all your videos I learned something , I have an old 8n and sometimes its slow about bringing the pto up but its probably age . I really like seeing a young lady doing a tutorial that knows, not only how it works but can show you how to repair it . YOU ROCK GIRL>.
To those that chastise Rachel for starting it from the ground and not in the seat, the Ford tractors of that era (I'm not familiar with newer ones), have an interlock with the starter button that won't allow it to be pressed if the transmission isn't in neutral.
You are soooo right. Unless someone has bypassed it along the way. I have 6 screws in my right foot because someone bypassed an interlock....and somewhere in the day a kid popped the trans in gear. I started it up and was promptly run over, broken leg, crushed foot, but survived to tell the tale.....safety interlocks are good...if they work...ALWAYS be mindful of the previous owner/user and at the very minimum, wiggle that shifter.
Terry Wall it's your fault for not ENSURING the transmission is in neutral. Sad that you were injured but it is your own haste and negligence. Good that no one else was injured.
Rachel, You know what you are talking about! The lift on my IMT539 (IMT stands for Imitation Massey Tractor.) would go up but not come down unless it was turned off for a while. I was dreading the idea of opening into it with my limited knowledge of hydraulic lifts. I tried your trick and it fixed this issue. I forgot to crank the engine first though, but my lift now goes up and down. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
i need to rent Rachel for about 3 weeks! Ive got lots of minor tractor small items that need attention and it seems i just cant ever find the time to complete all of them!! Thanks for your movies,,,ive learned a lot from them. You musta had a great teacher
Rachel, great video.........you should think about talking about preventative maintenance after you share your knowledge of reaction maintenance...keep up the good work.
You're awesome, Thank you for this tip! I had replaced the rear pto seal on my Massey 35 and was having trouble getting the hydraulics going again. You saved me a bunch of guess work and time :)
into the reservoir on the left side, the plug with the square head. Use a little pressure with a rag wrapped around the air gun and be sure the reservoir is full of oil...stay clear of the moving hydraulic parts when the pump gets primed from the pressure..
By God, that's BRILLIANT! That'll also prove if there's a hole in the suction line or a bad suction pipe inside the gearbox. If you pressurize the gearbox and get air out of the inlet to the pump, you got a bad suction pipe. I know what I'm doing tomorrow... THANKS
For purposes of clarification, it would be helpful for her to explicitly state that she is referring to air pressure from a standard air compressor, and that the pressure is being applied to the tube vacated by the hydraulic dip stick.
Good job but show some close ups what you are doing. I would get a better idea where things are located since I'm new at just buying a 1952 Ford tractor
No disrespect but that is sexy!! A woman educating men on mechanical issues!! Nice video and I’m sure after reading the comments you have helped a lot of people out with this video!!
Great Video Well done and described . I have heard of this Hydraulic priming method talked about on some tractor sites and they warn to not build up any pressure past a few LBS or this could harm seals. Just use air tenderly and sparingly as she did just enough to move hydraulic fluid into pickup tub and hyd pump area. and when you see the 3 point lifting stop using air.
This video helped us out of a jam today. I didn't even have to seal the hole with the air needle going in and the pump picked enough oil up to start raising and lowering. All we did was drain the oil and fill it back up, and it wouldn't work. Not being a tractor guy, this video helped immensely.
Although I am not surprised by all of the comments about the starting of the engine, it is clear to me that it is not your first day around a tractor. Thank you for the tip about the hydraulic pump prime. I had to do the procedure twice, but that may have had something to do with the 3*F temp outside this morning...is there any other time for problems to occur than the worst possible one?
Great job Rachel. If I send my wife to come live with you. Can you teach her what you know about tractors? The only thing she can ever seem to remember is trying not to break her finger nails. Why oh why did I ever marry a city girl????????? LOL
Goes to prove that you don't have to look/act like a "grunge", to operate/fix equipment, especially the "old stuff".☺ My wife is better at operating, as opposed to fixing. Oh, she's GREAT at DIS-assembly. But the RE-assembly she needs a bit of coaching with, still! And, she doesn't look like no "Tugboat Annie" herself, either, although she does insist upon a pair of those light-duty Mechanix-brand gloves, since she ain't got "elephant-hide" on her knuckles like I do.☺ I'm proud of her liking to help me, especially since she seems to enjoy it so much. And quite often, that smaller-hand will fit in spots that my beaten & swollen ones won't, and therefore get the job done and over with. That, and I must admit: That "three and a half-fingered" grease/sweat-wipe across her cheek looks a lot-better on m' little red-haired Katy, than it do on ME.....!☺
I have a 1979-1980 Ford 3600 Diesel with a Dunham Lehr / Farmhand 22 Loader. The loader worked without any problems what-so-ever when parking it back in November for the Winter months. Now that it's March & we got a 55 degree day, I wanted to start up the tractor and get some routine maintenance done on it...but even thou the tractor started right up, nothing happens when I push or pull either spool valve handle for the loader. I tried the selector valve that pulls in and out and is located below the right hand side of the seat which faces the hi/lo shifter but whether it's in or out didn't make a difference....this is the valve that diverts flow from the 3pt arms to the auxiliary flow for the loader, and when it's pushed in my 3pt arms work like they should and when it's pulled out they don't work and so I know that it has to be pulled all they way out or in the middle for the loader to work. I disconnect the pressure line at the loader's spool valve and leaving this line connected to the selector valve, and then started the tractor whereby sliding the selector valve in and out to all positions but still no fluid came out the selector valve's pressure line. I looked all around the under side of the tractor and the ground but there's no leaks. I also removed the small plug on the back right side of the tractor to check the differential fluid and it was full and wasn't milky looking. Even though the fluid didn't look milky as if there is water in it, Is it possible to get moisture in the hydraulic system and it froze up and won't let the hydraulic fluid circulate through the selector valve and then to the loader's spool valve....or something like that? Does the external pump on a 3600 need primed and if so, how is it done properly...does a 3600 need to have air blown in through the differential's fill hole since there is no dipstick on a 3600 to check the rear end fluid however a 3600 does have a dipstick for checking the transmission fluid that's located near the hi/lo shifter.
Very nice explanation and technique. I have an issue with my 3 point when it has an implement. It raises and lowers without anything hooked up, however when it has weight it will only go about 1/4 of the way up and I can hear my pump struggle. What should I do? I have replaced the filter and fluid already
Rachel or anyone here. I was having lift issues after I played with the draft control lever. Then after a fresh fluid change it wont lift at all with out a lot of grunt help. What PSI from the air hose should I be using? Some on some forums say not much more then 20psi as it may blow seals out. Thanks for all the great videos Rachel!
Hi Rachel, quick question about which fluid to put back into the tractor. I have a 1939 9N and read that I should use 80w-90 oil instead of universal hydraulic fluid. What are your recommendations? Thanks.
Thanks you for your knowledge, Can you answer a question. I had to replace my pump on my tractor because something caused it to continue to spin the nut off that holds the gear on to the pump. Which caused the keyway break or ? Needless to say my new pump has done the same thing. Can you tell what is wrong, this cost to much to continue to do this. FYI I am new to tractors but have needed one for 15 years. I have small mini farm. Thanks in advance Show less Reply
Phil, This is easy to troubleshoot by removing the side door (the one without the PTO lever). Shine a flash light in there with your 3 point arms in the up position with the tractor running and you'll be able to see where the oil is leaking. (Do NOT put your hand or any tools in this compartment!). If the top piston has blown the ring, then oil will run from the top down--just be pouring out. If the head gasket is blown, oil will also run down from the top. If the relief valve is the issue, it will bubble up from the bottom of the pump. If the top lid gasket is blown on the inside, then oil will be running down the side of the transmission case on the inside. This would be hard to trouble shoot with the tractor taken apart, but easy to trouble shoot with the tractor running by looking through the access panel on the side. For further help, watch my top lid repair video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XcWtNVOxzDg.html Or consider purchasing this DVD: www.farmtractorrepair.com/product-p/1250.htm
hi rachel. can u answer a question for me on my ford 600. ive got a ford 600 and the oil pressure line appears to go into the front of the hydraulic pump. this doesnt seem right to me. can u advise where your oil pressure line goes to on the engine. thks. jim
Do you know what’s wrong with my tow truck hydraulic? Oil level is good the pump push strong, and the flatbed is going up and down but won’t move forward or backward? I can see the pressure in the hose it looks like it’s want to explode but cylinder won’t move at all, before completely stopped working was very slow and became slower and slower and now nothing! Please help! I am going crazy🤪
When you say "pressure" in the video, is it air pressure or hydraulic fluid pressure? I don't see hydraulic fluid when you pull that hose away, so I think you mean compressed air, but that looks like a hydraulic hose, and you never say what it is. So it doesn't work to remove the priming plug and re-prime the pump that way? (Because my pump seems to keep losing prime, and priming it at the priming plug seems to keep finding air, though the plug is taped.) Also, how much pressure?
whats up Racheal . I have a question how do u gett the radiator off a frod jubilee 1953 tractor... for real ever other repair video but how to take a radiator off... the bolts keep spinning do I have to grind them off or is there something im missing.. its my pops tractor.
I have a Harry Ferguson to20 , the lift is difficult to keep in place it drifts either up or down to easily , can this be fixed or is it normal for the Ferguson ? Thankyou for all the videos
Hi. Thank you for the video. I did this to my Ford 1310 at the reservoir and hit the levers for the front loader and the rear levers for the backhoe and they all worked. But once the air is removed I get completely zero movement from anywhere. Does this sound like a hydraulic be pump issue? Or something else? Thank you.
I have a 8n that I just replaced the hydraulic pump on. Now the arms lift fine with no weight but won't lift at all with weight on them. There are no visible leaks. open up the box and all i could find was a broken spring. put it back together and had a little improvement so now once it's up it no longer falls back down. You can get the box blade up with a board or bouncing on the back. any suggestions?
I recently bought an old 9N, and am slowly learning about it. My question is this. My lift arms wont go up or down without the PTO being engaged. Is this typical for this tractor? If not, what do I need to do to correct this problem ? Thanks, Timmie... P.S. Thanks for all the videos that you share with us....
The PTO runs the hydraulic pump, so it has to be engaged for the hydraulics to work. If you disengage the clutch, the hydraulics stop working since the PTO is not "live".
i have a 40s ford 8N and my lift on it dosent work at all and im wanting to make it work to i can get a bush hog for it and mow. the PTO works but the lift wont. any idea on what could be the problem. i bought it as it is nothing was changed when i bought it
I have a question I have a 601 and when I have the arms all the way up I noticed that it does like a hiccup type movement. What I mean by hiccup is the arms would lower just a little bit then shoot right back up. I'm new to the 601 I was using an 8N before so I'm not sure much about this type of tractor
Good afternoon I have a question hopefully you can help me I have a ford tractor 8n i was having trouble with my hydraulic system it was staying gauge up at all times when trying to cut my yard and put in the level down, and when I shut it off everything will go back to normal the hydraulics will lower... so I was advice to rebuild my hydraulic pump assembly because a valve could been stuck... so I rebuild the whole hydraulic pump when installing it back on my test in my hydraulic system multiple times and everything was working properly up and down so I decided to go cut my yard everything will working properly for an hour when returning home and turning my tractor off my hydraulic stay engaged up at all times even with the tractor off what could be my problem can you please help
While cleaning the hydraulic element on my 1966 2010 John Deere the end gasket came off the element. I was told they cannot be put back on ? They are over a hundred and fifty dollars new?
I have a 1967 John Deere 2010 tractor. The hydraulic system stopped working so I cleaned the very dirty filter element and changed the fluid. It worked great for about 15 minutes then stopped working again. Once again I checked the element and it was clean. I refilled the system and tried it. It worked perfect again for about the same time then it stopped again, no power steering or bucket function.? Any help would be"GREATLY APPRECIATED" !
Any help, My tractor is Ford 5610 it happened my tractor run out of diff oil then I filled oil, after that PTO and hydraulic couldn't worke again. ( I tried to change oil filter and clean the strainer but nothing is happening) So what could be a problem with my tractor?
I have a quick question I have a Ford 2N 1943 tractor I just got. I was disking with it today, and it will not lift the disk its the same size as the one you are using, and it would not lift it. I saw place's were it can lift up to 800 LB and 1200 LB with a front weight. yet this will not lift it. now if I put the level in the up position it will try but will not lift but if I and a friend I have pull up on the disk it will go up and stay up. Can that be the PUMP. If so please let me know if you have any idea of what it could be so I can get her fixed up right. Thanks in advance.
McCuneWindandSolar Doesn't sound like an issue with the pump. If I had to guess, t's probably the piston being blown or the relief valve. You can be sure by taking the side cover off and looking inside to see what is happening with the oil. Here's a step-by-step for the repair. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XcWtNVOxzDg.html
I'm sure you checked to see the tractor was out of gear but after a very bad experience I've made it a policy for the last several decades to never start a tractor when I am not in the seat. All it takes is one mistake to end a good run.
My jubi will only lift enough to get bush hog off the ground. With no weight it will raise all the way up.it responds fast but wont lift much. It will not lift a 6 ft disc. I'm thinking bad pump. Any ideas?
Can you please tell me where is my hydraulic filter at on my 1964 MF 165 that lifts up my three point hitch or can somebody tell me and second how to adjust my steering valve on my cylinder steering that is on the front of the tractor where I can steer my tractor
I have a old Massey Ferguson tractor with a front-end loader but the buckets on the loader will roll down on its own slowly as you're using the tractor what do you think could cause this?
Sounds like the cylinder packing is blown, causing the oil to escape to the other side of the cylinder. You'll need to re-pack your cylinders by taking the cylinders apart and replacing either the o-rings or leather (depending on which type you have).
I tried this idea it did not work for my tractor the three-point was completely dead just died one day after driving it around for 8 hours it started working again perfectly but pressurizing the system like you suggest did nothing
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